President's Message May 2012

It's May, a very busy HAM RADIO month. The first Saturday of the month will find us assisting Boy Scouts. Our presence has been requested to demonstrate Ham Radio to a couple hundred scouts, and sound like a fun outing with a portable setup. I expect I'll be taking my NEW Elecraft KX3 mini all band radio. Probably also take along a solar panel, a battery, and enough wire to make some trouble. We'll also bring a few extra radios so we can set up and operate four or five stations. I hope you can join us...send me an email.

Our Monthly WACOM meeting is on the 10th...the second Thursday, due to a room availability issue. Do come and meet all our new hams, most all Extra Class. If the folks at Elecraft in California don't delay shipping, I'll bring along the very brand new KX3 radio for the after meeting program. Imagine an entire HF radio, AM/FM/SSB/CW GENERAL COVERAGE with all the goodies built-in...in a box 3.4"H x 7.4"W x 1.7"D...that includes a built in battery pack, and an antenna tuner. Even made in the USA and as they say "A GAME CHANGER".

And of course DAYTON...did I tell you...YOU NEED TO GO, because if you are waning in the pursuit of radio happiness...IT WILL FIX YOU UP. If you are active in the hobby, the more than 40 different interests within the hobby are all represented by seminars, conferences, booth displays, breakfasts and banquets. The backpackers, boatanchors, the Collins Collectors, Satellite users, DXers, the QRP crowd lead by a large British contingent, kit builders, minimalists all are well represented. Come check out ALL the radios in the manufacturer's booths...try out some, as many are hooked to antennas in the lot. Check out the Japanese 130' crank up tower. Pick up your new Yaesu baseball cap and tell Dennis I said hello (sales manager & good guy to know ). AND DO NOT FORGET TO COME BY THE EXPANSIVE WACOM TENT FARM flea market sites FE4043-4041 and FE-4241-FE4239 between gates C and B next to the fence, 5 rows from the North Hall entrance.

Our new hams will be hunting in the jungle, and should they need to be rescued or "expert" advise what NOT to buy, we will provide a VHF radio lifeline. We will be operating HF and VHF at the tent.

If you get lost give me a call...ny9h...1.9 GHz device 224.436.4262. VHF frequency TBA.

73, Bill Steffey, NY9H/3

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