July 2003

The LARG Radio News - DE K4LRG

The Loudoun Amateur Radio Group, P.O. Box 1004, Purcellville, VA 20134

President	Larry McCaig KC1YC	(703) 443-2397
Vice-Pres.	Dale Harrison K3CN	(703) 777-6685
Secretary	Carol Boehler KF4TJJ	(703) 777-9427
Treasurer	Gary Quinn NC4S	(540) 882-3017
Editor	John Unger W4AU	(540) 338-4620
Training	Bill McCourt WF1L	(703) 467-9272

MEETING LOCATION: NO REGULAR LARG CLUB MEETING ON JULY 19 - NEXT CLUB MEETING AUGUST 16, 2003.

July Club Meeting Plans - There will be no regular meeting of LARG in August. Instead, on July 19, the normal club day, we will be launching the HABCAT-2 high altitude balloon. The instrument package carried by the balloon will be an improved version of the HABCAT-1 package launched earlier this year. If you want to participate in this activity please contact Tom, WB3AKD, who can put you in touch with the coordinator of the appropriate team. Launch time is scheduled for 0900 EDST. Pressure and temperature telemetry will be transmitted on 145.65 as modulated FM modulated CW. Video from the instrument package can be seen on cable channel 59, and, if time allows, APRS will be downlinked on 144.39.

June Club Meeting Report - We made our final plans for the 2003 LARG Field Day.

Field Day 2003 - Buddy, K4CJB, reports the successful operation of our 5A Field Day event at Gary's, NC4S, farm. Our final score and other information will be in next month's newsletter.

Club News - More next month; your editor has been travelling too much recently...

Calendar of Events:

Every Third Saturday 8:30 a.m.	Club Meeting - 16 August 2003 Leesburg Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Weekday Mornings and Evenings	Commuter Net, 147.480 MHz Simplex
Every Sunday 8:00 p.m.	Club Radio Net, 145.310 MHz down 600 KHz
Every Tuesday 8:00 p.m.	LARG Slow Speed CW Net - 28.150 MHz

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