Monday, February 15, 2021

February Newsletter

 

MAARC February Newsletter


Club meeting upcoming!
Join us Monday, February 22nd at 6:30 p.m. for our regular monthly meeting at American Legion, 418 W Walnut St, Muncie.  This meeting will simultaneously be hosted on the WB9HXG repeater 146.73 (-) PL 127.3

February Foxhunt Results
Drew, K9HMX hosted the Muncie February Foxhunt.  KB9ZUV and KB7ZGB teamed up and were first to find the fox in 36 minutes.

Indiana Winlink Wednesdays
As my experiments in Winlink progress, I have learned there is a weekly Indiana Winlink Net.  https://qsl.net/k9atp/IWW is the webpage.  Send a winlink email to KC9TYA if you are interested in joining in.

April Operating Event
Planning continues for the April Parks on the Air "Support Your Parks Spring Event".  The group has reserved the Sunset Shelter at Summit Lake State Park.  Come join us at the park April 17th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  We will be operating from the park.  We will be providing pizza for dinner.  There is a $7 admission charge per car entering the park. Parks on the Air

2021 Weather Spotting Training
Registration is open for the 2021 Spotter Training.  This year training is live online training sessions.  There are 6 sessions in March to pre-register for.  Training lasts approximately 2 hours.

2021 Winter Field Day
Did you participate in Winter Field Day?  I went camping and had a great time at the event, other than some engine trouble while trying to leave the park.  If you participated, logs are due by March 1st, 2021.

QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo
Are you craving a hamfest since they are mostly all being cancelled?  QSO Today is having a virtual event March 13-14.  Tickets are $10 right now.  More details here.

Drew Bennett,
K9HMX
President, Muncie Area Amateur Radio Club

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