Regular Meetings held the Third Saturday of Each
Month.
| President |
Gary Quinn |
NC4S |
| Vice President |
John Unger |
W3GOI |
| Secretary |
Larry Macionski |
WA2AJQ |
| Treasurer |
Dale Cabaniss |
KD4LSL |
A SPECTIAL MEETING FOR OCTOBER
New Time And New Place!!!
Weather Balloon Launch. Temp, W4HZV, has made
arrangements for a special presentation for our October meeting. This month!s
meeting will be held on at 9:00 AM at the National Weather Service Facility
( see map and directions Gn the back side of this newsletter). Temp has
received permission for our group to use the facilities (which include a
conference room for our business meeting) and to witness a high altitude
balloon launch immediately following. The National Weather Service release
two weather balloons daily to map upper atmospheric conditions. The instrument
package called a radiosonde transmits a series of tones which are decoded
by ground instrumentation into pressure, temperature, and humidity data and
used in weather forecasting.
Skywarn Presentation
Immediately following our business meeting, personnel
from the Weather Service 'Skywarn' program hold a discussion on the
program and its importance to the forecast office and community during severe
weather.
Saturday's itinerary:
9:00 AM Business Meeting
9:30 AM Skywarn discussion
10:00 AM Radiosonde Launch
A special thanks to John, W3GOI, for making the
arrangements for our September meeting to be held at the Goose Creek Meeting
house in Lincoln, VA. Due to the fire at the Tex-Mex restaurant we were without
a suitable location for our meeting. John quickly responded and within days
had an alternative location for us.
We are still in search of a permanent location for our
meetings. Several locations are under consideration and will be discussed
at our October meeting at the Weather Service. If you know of any location
which is suitable please let us know.
Due to the postage expenses of our monthly newsletter
and our limited treasury, we will be trimming our mailing list. In the future
we will only be sending newsletters to members who have been contributing
to our cause by paying their $12.00 annual dues. We currently have 50 hams
on our roster, of which 25 have paid dues. Plans are to mail a monthly newsletter
to active members and local A.R.R.L. officials, and once or twice a year
have a large mailing to announce special events (Field Day, etc.) to all
on our current roster.
Calendar of Events:
Every Sunday 8:00 PM Club Radio Net, 28.360 MBZ USB
Every Third Saturday 8:00 AM Club Meeting, Purcellville, VA
October meeting to be held Saturday Oct. 14, at 9-00 AM
Weekday Mornings and Evenings Commuter Net, 147.48 MHz Simplex
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