Meeting Notes & Other News:
    Many years ago when Lou Aiken asked me to take over the club newsletter I adopted the general format of using bullet points to keep members who may have missed the meeting informed and involved with current happenings as well as give the general public an idea of what we do as a club.  In those days the club minutes were usually not published until the next month.  A few years ago we decided to start publishing the minutes before the next club meeting to save time and give members a chance to formulate questions etc.  Now-a-days with the work done by our recent Secretaries Christine and Pattilynne, I am usually able to post the minutes just a few days after the meetings.  In my view this makes my old "meeting bullets" format somewhat redundant and besides that, the minutes are more complete and official!

    So starting today I am going to try changing the Kerchunker format.  I want to start encouraging everyone to read the minutes monthly while I use the Kerchunker to highlight things that are not included in them.  Those will include things like links to some of our digital presentations, current events, etc.  I also want to encourage members to send me links, articles, and information that may be of interest.  To avoid spammers I ask that you contact me (Webmaster, BCARC) through the form on the Contact Us page, let me know what you have, and I will return an email address if necessary.

Please go to the Meetings Page to view current and past meeting minutes.

Click Here to view a PDF version of Ken Bell's presentation about our great Winter Field Day Event.

Click Here to visit the Westminster Village Club website and view information on their planned amateur radio youth classes.

Click Here to visit the Westminster Village Club website and view information on upcoming ham events like the Satsuma Tailgator.

    I will conclude this month's Kerchunker by saying that I continue to be impressed with the great attendance numbers.  I counted 45 people who braved the February cold and enjoyed the meeting.  I heard Tom Wallace mention that we will potentially have around 85 paid members when all dues are counted.  That is a healthy and vibrant growth rate!  I also want to mention that Ron Thomas has put together a nice website for Westminster Village that is referenced in a couple of the links above.  I have added their website to our Links page and encourage all to spend some time looking around when you visit them on the web.  I would also encourage all to do some Googling about GMRS radio and gain a better understanding of some of the concepts presented by Jared Budlong, KQ4UAQ at the meeting.  Jared's presentation generated a lot of Q&A!

There are a few of you that I still don't have email addresses for so if you see your name isn't listed on the Contact Us page dropdown list please fill out the contact update form.  Good things are happening at the club and our growth is a result of them.  I hope to see you all next month!

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copyright 2007 Baldwin County Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 491  -  Robertsdale, AL.  36567
Editor: Emery Wooten - KC5LIO