1989 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

ANNUAL PICNIC
The Club's annual picnic will take
place on Sunday, August 20, at Dixon
Lake in Escondido - same place as
last year. Dinner again wi 11 bea·
potluck affair (since we ALL like to
sample what the good cooks cook!).
Those with surnames beginning with A
through F should bring a dessert; G
through M a salad; and N through Z a
casserole or meat dish. Bring
enough to feed eight. If you'd like
to come early for fishing or boating,
do so and get a good parking
place and as table. Arriving by
0900 is a fine idea. Parking costs
$1. Talk-in on 146.730. Take 1-15
to El Norte Parkway (north of 78).
Go east on El Norte to La Honda
Drive. Turn left (north) and go to
park entrance. Pay your $1 and
go .7 of a mile to the parking area
adjacent to the Club's reserved
area. A short walk if you come early.
W9FQN is planning a T-hunt(s)
(time(s) to be announced sooner or
later). Dinner at 1200 and prize
drawing thereafter at 1300.
Tickets for the drawing will be
issued to club members at the August
club meeting and at the picnic.
Your ticket may be issued to your
agent (must have a signed authorization
f rom you). You or you r agent
must put your ticket(s) in the hopper
at the piquenique; and must be
present to claim your just desserts.
The Club will not act as your agent.
The n~mber of tickets you receive is
based on your attendance at club
functions. You must be a current
member to receive any tickets. Picknick
prizes will be $400 worth of
gift certificates f rom some of ou r
favorite advertisers plus whatever
WI6B was able to wheedle from them.
Come with your loved ones (or your
wife and kids) and have a wonderful
time, but hold down the calories in
all of that wonderful chow you'r~
going to force me to eat. CU therel.
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HAM STAMP PINS
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The Club has for sale ($5 a shot)
some of the attractive amateur radip
postage stamp replica pins. Se~
Ron, WI6B or Stan, W9FQN.
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YLS ON FIELD DAY
For the first time, the Club had a
YL Station at Field Day. We operated
15 and 75M SSB. On our first try
wi th inexperienced ops, we got 105
contacts on 15M and 124 on 75M. Ops
we re: Jo, KB6NMK; Ellen, N6UWW;·~
Pat, N6RHS; Mary, N6PEA; Terri,
N6UZH; and Barbara, KA6FPS. Others
who helped with logging, etc. were:
Bernice, KB6TJW; Mary, KB6NZA; Marga
ret, N6PHS; Ani ta, KB6YHY; and
Susan, N6QDB. Special thanks to
Bernice, KB6TJW, for the use of her
TS-440S; Fred, N6PDZ and Ma ry,
N6PEA, for the use of their van and
Mary's staying all night and Fred
for all his help including sneaking
out and filling the generator so I
only had to do it one time. Thanks
to Stan, W9FQN, for his help; Carl,
N6NZX, for the use of the mobile
radio 'til we got our act together;
and Jack, KI6JM, for his help in
putting the antennas together on
Friday. Thanks also to Larry, WQ6V;
Vina, N6PQQ; and Don, WD6FWE; John,
WB6IQS; and my husband, Norm and the
kids, who let me have so much fun.
de Jo, KB6NMK.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee, consist­
ing of club officers and Chairmen of
its committees, meets at 7:30 p.m.
on the second Thu rsday af te r the
club meeting. The August meeting
will be at the home of 11.
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At the July meeting at the home of
'W9FQN, the Commi t tee hea rd and approved
the minutes of the previous
meeting and the Trea$urer's report.
The Committee discussed the autopatch
and heard from N6UIA as to the
status of his work on it. Field Day
was discussed and a mot ion was
passed to: " Wa it' 1 next yea r ! It
WI6B will proceed with the purchase
of the picnic prizes. W9FQN reported
on the meeting of SA~aRA-TASMA's
San Diego "chapter". N6KI is to
check on the cost of antenna wire
and coax for HFa~ntennas for the
Club and to purchase it.
THINK ABOUT IT
Reba tes: Mothe r Na tu re' s way of
telling you you've been overcharged.
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