Help Wanted

Has anyone noticed we’ve been shy on newsletters lately? Carol Woolley (KD7BYE) did a fabulous job last year. Thanks Carol! We are now looking for someone to fill her shoes. To volunteer, please contact Travis Lofthouse, 652-8552. Guest writers are welcome. Share your expertise! Share your latest exciting contact, tell us about your new rig, write an equipment review, or whatever. What is it about amateur radio that really excites you? Want to tell us about your specialty? Submit your columns to any member of the board!

Also, to spread out the tasks, Bindy Boylin (KB6UJR) has brought the refreshments to the club meetings for the last year or so. Anyone that wants to pitch in and give her a breather is welcome to. Please contact Bindy at 688-7190.

Field Day

Our Field Day coordinators this year are Dan Farwell (W8EQA), John Hunt (K7XE) and Tom Griffith (W5CNG). They would be happy to hear any of your ideas. Please be thinking of what you may be able to do to help. To volunteer to help or give any ideas, please contact one of them.

Hamfest

Dan Farwell (W8EQA) is also the Southern Utah coordinator for the Hamfest this year. To find out more, check out the website at http://www.utahhamfest.org/ or contact Dan at 688-1609.

Treasurer’s Report

General Fund              $ 624.26

Repeater Fund            $ 887.05

Total                           $1,511.31

Membership Dues $15/Year

Web Pages

Amateur radio is alive and well on the internet. Here are a few of my favorite sites.

http://www.infowest.com/sites/s/suar/index.html

http://www.netutah.com/rcarc/

http://www.heavens-above.com

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

http://www.qrz.com/

http://www.arrl.org/

http://www.netutah.com/rcarc/intermap.htm

http://www.aesham.com/

http://www.hamradio.com/

http://www.mfjenterprises.com/index.htm

Do you have your personal amateur radio web page? Tell us about it so we can all check it out. Here is one from our own Dan Farwell (W8EQA): http://www.qsl.net/w8eqa/

Club Website

     Watch for developments at our club’s new website at http://www.dixieham.org/. Lansource has agreed to provide space for this. Thanks Tracy Peek (KB4YHB)!

To sign up to receive your newsletter by email, please send an email to kd7frn@infowest.com. Use this same address to volunteer to provide content, maintain or contribute to the club web page to include monthly newsletters, roster of members, repeater sites and club information.

Club meeting: Third Wednesday of every month, County Administration Building

197 East Tabernacle, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Evening Net:  Sunday 8:00 p.m.

146.910-

Congratulations to our new hams: John Beecher, Nicholas Beecher, and Thomas Beecher!

Thanks to the course instructor, Duane Beecher

Next test: May 24, 7:00 p.m.

Food for Thought?

The Dixie Amateur Radio Club is like any club. We want it to be of interest to its members. What can we do to make the club more interesting and valuable to you? What can we do to better promote amateur radio in our community? What is your favorite thing about being a member of the club? What topic would you like to have a guest speaker talk about? Feel free to contact any of the club officers with your suggestions, gripes, praise, ideas, whatever you can think of. The club is for each of us, let your voice be heard.

Chums Annual Bike Race

Thanks to John Hunt (K7XE), who coordinated the event, and for all the hams who participated! Special thanks to Bill Well (KJ7RA) for getting the 146.820 repeater on the air!

For Sale: Classifieds

Walt May (KA7STK) has the following HF rigs for sale: Yaesu 707 with manual, extra mic and external speaker $250. Kenwood 130 with mic and manual $350. Contact Walt at 673-2742 or may_walt@sgmail.com.