Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 73

Carmine TX 78932

Meetings: Last Wednesday of each month

Repeaters: 145.410 (KC5YMJ)

~~444.875 (W5ALG)~~

1998-99 Officers:

President, Larry Reese, WB5RTT

Vice President, Carl Hickman, K5OWC

Secretary/Treasurer, Rick Waldrop, KC5BFU

Newsletter Editor, Dave Jenkins, KK5KX

Newsletter Publisher, Dave Jenkins, KK5KX

The SFARC Newsletter is published monthly for members and those interested in becoming members.

Note:

VOL. 8, #3

March, 1999

March Meeting

The March meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31, at the Bellville Restaurant, on the courthouse square, in Bellville. Dinner will be at 6:30 with business meeting to follow. There are a few items that will be discussed at this meeting:

· Field Day

Still on the agenda: does SFARC want to join BVARC for a joint Field Day effort?

· Election

It’s that time of year again. We need to have some volunteers to serve as office-holders for the coming year. This next meeting will be your chance to a) participate in the nomination process, and b) watch your back (if you’re not there, who knows – you may end up getting nominated!

February Meeting

Members present:

Rick KC5BFU

Wade W5TEN

Brian KA5BKG

Carl K5OWC

Dave KK5KX

Dan W5AOV

Field Day

A discussion of the BVARC offer to mount a joint Filed Day was discussed and tabled.

MS150

We will need operators for three stations. SFARC will not be acting as lunch break Net Control this year -–that duty will be handled by MS 150 personnel. We will need to ~~man~~ ~~woman~~ person three checkpoints only. As of now, we still have a need for one or two more volunteers. If you would like to help out, please get in touch with Wade W5TEN, who is coordinating this Club activity.

Brenham Swap Meet

The Brenham club will be sponsoring a swap meet at the Washington Count Fairgrounds on April 10. Contact Brian Gaskamp KA5BKG if you would like more information.

Alex and Beth

The Club presented Alex and Beth a card and check to congratulate them on the birth of their daughter.

Brenham Amateur Radio Club Web Page

The Brenham Club has a web page: www.alpha1.net/~barc check it out…

Austin County Repeater Association Actions

ACRA funded and installed a new 2M antenna at the repeater site last Saturday. From all reports it has been performing spectacularly well (especially vis a vis the previously installed antenna). Yesterday I managed to bring it up from about 6 miles W. of Giddings, using my glass-mounted Larson dual-bander, so I guess it hears just fine.

Membership List

Dan, W5AOV, has prepared a list of current members and those who, for one reason or another, are still receiving Newsletters – I am attaching a copy of that list to this Newsletter. Please let me know (409/836-3544 or djenkins@phoenix.net) if you spot any errors that need correcting.

Background Noise . . .

Has anyone started using the Internet since the last Newsletter? If so, please let Dave, KK5KX (e-mail: djenkins@phoenix.net or dfjenkins@equiva.com), have your e-mail address(es). (If your mailer does not have the ability to handle attachments in MS Word format, you will have to continue receiving the Newsletter via snail mail, until I iron out some technical problems – sorry…)