Happy New
Year
Bible
Verse Exodus 24:12-13: And the LORD said
unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there:
and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and
commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach
them. And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and
Moses went up into the mount of God. (KJV)
Vice
President’s Comments Well another year has come and
gone. I hope everyone had a very pleasant holiday season.
I hope you are looking forward to the upcoming Jackson
Hamfest; Know I am. Please if you can attend we would
like to have a good showing from the MARC.
Also we have had a request from the
Red Cross to put some communications gear in the Red
Cross building. This will help us to further our presence
in the community and assist the Red Cross with their
mission. The details haven't been totally worked out but
plans are under way to achieve this goal.
I would like to thank the MARC for
allowing me to serve as your Vice President and hope to
help all I can to make our club flourish. Keep up the
good work and encourage inactive hams in our area to join
us again as we can all benefit from the
togetherness.
Michael / N5VWS
Editor's
Thoughts I hope your New Year has started
off with plenty of good health and happiness. As with
years past, there is always the need to bring up the
subject of dues and other expenses. Please take a moment
to help financially with the request in the Treasurer's
Report as well as the report from w5LRG below.
Due to the lack of incoming
information, I am thinking about only publishing The
Spark Gap once every two months. Of course if something
important comes up, I will be very happy to make
exceptions for these items.
Please remember the
February
business meeting has been changed to January 31st
due to the Capital City
Hamfest falling on the first Saturday of February.
Best wishes and God bless you. 73,
W5MAV
Treasurer
Report Happy New Year! We begin the New
Year with several paid members as of January 20, 2004.
Please bring your 2004 dues to the Queen City Truck stop
on Saturday mornings or mail them to the address below.
MARC One of the most frequently asked
questions that I hear is: How much are my DUES? Dues
are:
In addition, the pavilion at Bonita
Lakes (Coot's Crossing) has been reserved for Field Day
2004. Thank you for helping us get the New Year off to a
good start. Have a great month! 73, KD5JYJ
w5LRG 146.970 ki5fw/R pl100hz 444.500
w5LRG/R Hello Everyone: As you may have
guessed, it is that time of year again. Insurance for
both the w5LRG 444.500/Rptr and the 146.970 ki5fw/Rptr is
due. The Lauderdale Repeater Group has split the price of
this policy with the Meridian Amateur Radio Club now fer
the last three years. This is a liability policy that
protects both groups. The premium for the policy is
$325.00 per year making each group responsible fer
$162.50 to cover the premium. The insurance premium is
due the 5th of February and the money needs to be mailed
by the 1st of February.
More than $450 has been spent
maintaining/repairing repeater equipment this past year.
Just recently a new antenna was installed, the controller
was repaired and the preamp rebuilt due to a Lightning
strike on the 146.970/R. This is sometimes expensive
equipment to maintain.
This is a hobby that many enjoy. If
you like/enjoy using this equipment, think about helping
cover the cost of keeping them on the air. Any donations
will greatly be accepted. These repeaters do not go on
and remain on the air without cost. This goes also for
the MARC 146.700/R.
If you use any of these repeaters
on a regular basis you should abide by the gentleman's
agreement of most hams and support these repeaters. If
you do not wish to be a member of any club or group just
send in a donation. Believe me it will be appreciated.
Without some help these repeaters may not go back on the
air the next time there is a major breakdown or when the
next insurance premium comes due. Please mail any
contributions to the below address. TNX & 73,
Dennis Carpenter ki5fw
Upcoming
Events Capital City Hamfest in
Jackson, MS. February 6th & 7th Friday the 6th from
5:00PM - 8:00PM, Saturday the 7th from 8:00AM - 4:00PM.
For more information visit http://www.jxnarc.org
Dixie Fest in Memphis, TN
February 14th & 15th
Mississippi QSO Party - Feb
28 & Feb 29
San Diego, CA: Challenger Middle
School ARC, KI6YG. 1500Z-2400Z Jan 28.
18th
Anniversary of the Challenger
Disaster. 28.450 21.350
14.250 146.52 FM. QSL. Frank Forrester, KI6YG, Challenger
Middle School, 10810 Parkdale Ave, San Diego, CA 92126.
Nacogdoches, TX: Nacogdoches
Amateur Radio Club, W5NAC. 1300Z-2400Z Feb 1.
Shuttle
Columbia Recovery Effort.
14.250 14.050 7.250 7.050. QSL. NARC, 167 County Rd 2093,
Nacogdoches, TX 75965.
Baton Rouge, LA: USS Kidd
ARC/Baton Rouge ARC, W5KID. 1500Z-2300Z Feb 28.
60th
anniversary of the launching of USS Kidd,
DD-661. General class
bands, 14.250-14.320; CW QRP subbands. QSL. W5KID, c/o
USS Kidd Museum, 305 S River Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.
http://www.brarc.org/.
Have a
great month
January 2004
c/o Debbie Hover
11785 Nancy Drive
Collinsville, MS 39325
Lauderdale
Repeater Group
Lauderdale Repeater Group
7760 Vanzyverden Road
Meridian, MS 39305
The 2004 Mississippi QSO
Party is sponsored by the Vicksburg ARC, starts at
1500Z Feb.28 and ends at 0300Z Feb. 29. Suggested
frequencies are 3545, 7045, 14045, 21045 and 28045 on
CW and 3862, 7238, 14275, 21375, and 28375 KHz on SSB,
but no WARC band or VHF & above contacts. For more
info contact w5xx@vicksburg.com or visit
