President's Message July 2009

Field Day 2009 is now over and what a great time we all experienced. I will be giving a more detailed follow up in the next newsletter. As a club we had excellent participation and learned a great deal about Emergency Communications.

We are in the process of determining the end results, but with over 1000 total contacts we did very well, including setting new high contact numbers in CW and digital transmissions.

It was a team effort and from talking to all club members on site we all learned a great deal and had fun in the process. That is what Field Day is all about.

73's Bud Plants, N3TIR

WACOM Picnic

Join your fellow club members for the annual WACOM picnic in place of the regular August Club Meeting.

When: 6PM - August 6, 2009
Where: South Strabane VFD Pavilion (behind the truck garage) - 1696 East Maiden St. Washington, PA

Boy Scouts Emergency Preparedness Drill

More info TBA

When: October 2-4, 2009
Where: Camp Anawanna

WACOM Hamfest

When: 8AM - 1PM, November 1, 2009
Where: Washington County Fair Grounds
Admission: $5
Prizes:

1. Yaesu 897D - HF,6,2,440, 100W Portable MultiMode Transceiver
2. Icom 208 - 2m/440, 55/50W Mobile FM Transceiver
3. MFJ 269 - Antenna Analyzer

VE Session: 10AM
Contact: Bud Plants, N3TIR; n3tir@arrl.net, 724-484-0207, to reserve tables.
- Hamfest Flyer
- Table Reservation Form