November 09 President's Message

Hello Fellow Amateurs,
I am hoping that these words find all that read it in great health. With all the viral bugs in our world, I would encourage all to get their flu shot and practice washing your hands frequently. Maybe we can stay healthy during the cool months that are fast approaching.

Our Christmas Banquet is going to be at Puleo’s Grill on Cedar Lane.
It will be held at 7:00pm and there will be no reservations. We will be ordering off the menu. I do have a sign up sheet so we will be able to give the restaurant management a number to prepare for. If you choose to participate, you can donate a wrapped child’s gift to be distributed by Wallace Memorial Baptist Church to a less fortunate child. We thank you in advance for your participation.

Our remote HF project is in full swing. The repeater site now has high speed internet service. This will enable us to do many fun things from the convenience of our own computers. We hope to have one of our TS-480 SAT at our next meeting to play show and tell. With a new weather station, remote camera and HF station, this is just some possibilities of things that we can do with our station on the mountain. I look forward to operating through the internet or from a handheld while camping in the Smokies.

The repeater system is operating great. I want to thank our Trustee, David Waters, AC4JF, for all the work and contributions he makes to keep these five repeaters up and running. Thanks, David.

We have a great opportunity to have fun and promote our hobby. I want to encourage all to play an active part in our club and take part in our projects.

Keep our Military personnel in your prayers,
See you at the meeting,

Jim, N4CFB
President