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March Birthdays! Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 21:43

Happy Birthday to the following MARC members with March birthdays. Please drop us an email if you have a March birthday and are not listed!

Dusty Land
 KE5TKI March 1
B. John McDaniel
 KE5PL March 2
D.J. Ray
 N5FRN March 4
Terry Lambdin
 WV5E March 7
Robert Boyd KC5ZJO March 8
Richard Shelton
 K5RSX March 12
Gerald Beazley
 W5GWB March 14
Dwayne Fox
 W5ZOX March 15
John Mitchick
 KE5DYV March 15
Joe Coldewey KK5ZG March 16
Les Bannon WF5E March 20
Scott Johnson KD5MHM March 23
Doug Salyers KB5TUN March 28
Ralph Lang Jr. KB5CWJ March 29
Pete Stull WB7AMP March 30
Randy Karch N5OVH March 31
Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 15:02
 
WA5PFJ March 8 Program Downloads Print E-mail
Friday, 05 March 2010 20:37

The papers referenced by John Wilder, WA5PFJ, in his March 8 meeting program may be downloaded below.

All About EMI Filters

Common Mode Chokes

A Ham's Guide to RFI, Ferrites, Baluns, and Audio Interfacing
 
N5XXD & N5ZMP Can Check Your IARU Region 2 Awards QSL's Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010 15:42
Mark Cranford, N5XXD, and Sara Gail Cranford, N5ZMP, have received confirmation that they can verify QSL's to qualify anyone for the IARU Region 2 Award.  The IARU Region 2 Award is a new award available to amateurs and shortwave listeners who submit confirmed QSLs with 20 Region 2 countries or entities.  They will have the forms and be available for card checking at the hamfest.  For more information visit the announcement on the ARRL Website.
 
Scholarship Application Available for Download Print E-mail
Tuesday, 16 February 2010 15:35
The application for MARC's annual $500 scholarship is now available for download.  The scholarship is available to any Midland County high school senior or college student.  Preference is given to club members who are licensed amateur operators or the sons/daughters of club members.  Click here to download.
Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 19:39
 
Field Day Results Are In - MARC is #1! Print E-mail
Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:01

The 2009 ARRL Field Day results have been posted to the ARRL website.  The QST article is available for download at http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/2009/fd.pdf.

A few highlights from the scores database are:

  • MARC placed 8th nationally in category 4A
  • We placed 63rd nationally in ALL categories
  • We're #4 among all categories in the West Gulf Division and #1 in 4A
  • We're #1 in the WTX section among all categories

The next highest score in the WTX secion was K5FD, the Big Bend ARC, with 7414 points compared to our 9652 points.  Big Bend was in category 2A.  The only other 4A entry in WTX was W5WX, the Panhandle ARC, with 1312 points.

Congratulations to all involved in the MARC 2009 Field Day effort!
Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 12:19
 
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