V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 5 Page 4 On On a a recent recent sunny sunny Saturday Saturday afternoon, afternoon, two two esteemedesteemed BCARC BCARC members members replaced replaced the the inin- verted verted verted vee vee vee antenna antenna at at the the 911 911 Center. Center. Thanks Thanks to to Bruce, Bruce, Bruce, WB8ZSK WB8ZSK and and Larry, Larry, Larry, WB8R WB8R for for their their their work. work. work. (photos courtesy of Arnie, NS8T)
V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 5 B R A N C H C O U N T Y A . R . C . Meeting Meeting Every Every Third Third Tuesday Tuesday <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>County</strong> Communications Communications Center Center At At The The The <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>County</strong> Airport Airport 7:00 7:00 P.M. P.M. Next <strong>Club</strong> Meeting - Tuesday, May 15th This month’s club meeting will be superseded by one of our popular Fox Hunts. Meet in the parking lot of the 911 Center and be ready to ride at 7:00 p.m. Our fox this time will be Bruce, WB8ZSK. J O I N U S O N T H E W E E K L Y T W O M E T E R N E T T U E S D A Y - 7 : 0 0 P . M . - 1 4 7 . 3 0 0 - A L L W E L C O M E ! N O T E S F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T I don’t want to get too serious here, but I’d like to get this off my chest. I think the year was 1980, a year after I got my novice ticket, when someone came to me and asked if I’d be willing to be the publisher of the club’s newsletter. I’d never done anything like that before, but I agreed to give it a try. Heck, we used a ditto machine and typewriter at the time! A couple years later another member asked if I would help teach a license class. Me? Teach a class? Well I took a step of faith and said I’d give it a shot. Not long W E ’ R E O N T H E W E B ! W W W . B R A N C H C O U N T Y A R C . C O M W E after that I was approached by the election committee about running for President. Aw, what the heck, I’d never done it before, but I gave it a try, and I don’t think the club was too much the worse for it. Then, the next year . . . well, you get the picture. What I’m getting at is that it’s time for some of you to step up to the plate. You’ve been enjoying the hobby and the club and now it’s time for a payback. Who knows, you might hit one out of the park! It doesn’t take experience (though it doesn’t hurt), just being willing to give it a shot. What do you say? Jim Voss, Voss, W8SST Page 5 Thanks, Thanks, and and a a tip tip of of the the hat! hat! This month’s kudos go out to Larry Camp, WB8R, and the crew who gave up a number of hours the weekend of April 21st, and 22nd to participate in the Civil Air Patrol exercise. While they didn’t play a pivotal role, it was a chance to get our name and capabilities in front of another agency. Thanks to all of you who participated! This This is is a a sample sample of of the the hail hail which which fell fell throughout throughout the the countycounty on on the the afternoon afternoon of of May May 1st. 1st. This This photo photo was was subsub- mitted mitted by by Brad, Brad, K8BPD. K8BPD. It It fell fell at at the the <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>Branch</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>County</strong> Airport Airport at at about about 4:45 4:45 p.m. p.m. Peggy Peggy Voss, Voss, N8GTH, N8GTH, collected collected several several stones stones measuring measuring over over 1 1 1/4” 1/4” about about 20 20 minutes minutes after after the the fall fall and and were were likely likely somewhat somewhat larger larger at at the the time time they they hit hit the the ground. ground.
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