At the club meeting on November 28, John, WA5PFJ, gave an interesting presentation on grounding and the use of a counterpoise.  The following reference material may be downloaded:

Counterpoise

Tunable Counterpoise

More Resources

The MARC Christmas Party will be held at Gerrardo's Bistro on the north side of the Claydesta Building on Monday, December 12, at 6:30 pm.

The menu will be beef and chicken fajitas with all the fixin's.  The cost is $15/person which includes the meal, soft drink, tax, and tip.  Advance reservations and payment is required.  Reservations are now closed.

We'll have installation of officers and, of course, lots of visiting! Hope to see you there!

MARC will be operating W5CAF Commemorating the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in conjunction with the Commemorative Air Force AirSho 2011 in Midland, Texas on October 8th and 9th.  Operation will be in the General Class area of the 20, 15 & 10 meter bands. We will be operating from 0800hrs to 1700hrs CDT.

A special QSL card is available to all confirmed contacts of the event. All requests must be accompanied by a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) to the following address:

Midland Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 4401
Midland, Texas 79704

Everyone is invited to the Midland Amateur Radio Club Tailgate Party September 17th from 8:00 am until all the buying, selling, trading, visiting, and eating is over!

Load up all your stuff and bring a tailgate (or a table will work too!) to the MARC clubhouse. Tailgate spaces are free as well as the coffee and donuts. J.T. will be cooking up a few delicious chili dogs if you stick around until lunch. Of course, you're welcome to drop a dollar or two in the donation jar if you're so inclined.

So mark your calendar now to be at the MARC clubhouse at 8:00 am on Saturday, September 17th. You won't want to miss it!

Questions? Just drop an email to J.T., WA5ZFH.