1986 - Palomar Amateur Radio Club

---FROM THE PRESIDENT--­
"The early 1 930s America was still d e e p i nt o the terrible depress i on .
Herbert C. Hoover was President, and Franklin D. Roosevelt was a bout t o be
e l ecte d to the presidency of our g r eat c ountr y. We we r e a nation of 48
s t a t es . "
So begins the history of the Palomar Ama t eur Radio Club by t he Club' s
Historical Committee: W6BLL, K6HAV, and WA6KZN. The Palomar Amateur Radi o
Club was f ounded on February 13, 1936 , by Fred Elser, W6GVU, a nd for the
f i r s t several months was known a s "The Northern San Diego County Radio
Club . "
We hope to have some of our founding fathers present for our February
club meeting so PLEASE COME AND JOIN US IN OUR CLUB'S GOLDEN JUBILEE BIRTH­
DAY CELEBRATION.
73 de Stan, W9FQN
FEBRUARY CLUB MEETING
THE PROG RAM f or the evening wil l be an illustrat ed prese ntation on
Earthquake Pr epar e dness by beauti ful Nanc y Kend all o f Southern California
Edison Company (NO, not SDG&E, SCE ) . A fine group of f acts by a l ady who
knows she ' s t alking t o a s e a soned old group of amat eur radio disa s t er
expert s. Nancy's coming all the way from beauti ful downtown Ro s emead to
talk to you, so y'all c ome .
SHOW AND TELL wi l l featu r e a portable non-elect r ical sol dering iron (a
r eal HOT t i p so don't t ry and pocket it); an operating packet s tat i on
in p l ace be fore and after the meeti ng f o r hands- on experienc e ; Fred Brown ,
W6HPH, will show us his home b r ew universal oscillator with schematics
available to those who want t hem.
COFFEE AND ANNIVERSARY CAKE in keeping with celebration of t he evening.
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* * * * * * * COME OUT AND HELP US CELEBRATE OUR 50TH * * * * * * *
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JANUARY CLUB MEETING
At the January meeting, which was held at the Mount Ve r non Inn in Escon ­
dido, Bob Hoover, KA6HZF , t old us about Packe t Radio; a nd t ha t i t i s the
wave of t he f uture for amateur radio digita l c ommunicat i ons. Bob, Paul,
KB 5MU, and Gerry , N6LYX, had working packet stati ons f or our informa t ion
and ins pection. W9FQN announced that the February mee ting would be t he
50th Annivers ary Meeting for t he Palomar Amateur Radio Club. KB6DNR was
awa rded a certificate commemorat ing the day last Fa l l when Larry' s 2M r ig,
locked on t he air by t iny hands , ke pt W6NWG/R timed out f o r sever al hour s.
I t cost t he Club $50 to rent the hall, but it was spacious enough f or our
large turnout , although the acoustics were poor. (But KB6 DNR 's s ound
sys t e m l e t u s hear a nyone who was at the mike - it rea l ly works !)
* * CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON THE FIFTIETH ANNI VERSARY OF THE PARC * *
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
The Executi ve Committ ee, consisting of the Club' s off icers and commi ttee
c ha irmen , mee ts on the second Thursday of the month at the home o f var i ous
o f i ts members. Without fail, the meetings usually start at 7 : 30 o f the
p.m. Club members are welc ome to attend and observe.
At the January meeting, which was held at the home of W9FQN, much wa s
discussed a nd reported , i ncluding the incr eas ed cost o f publi s h i ng the
Sc ope on l etter-si ze paper ; the repeaters (see fo l lowing i t em) ; t he con-
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