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Message6 M AM N fromet Established the In Michigan London Amateur Radio Club Promoting Amateur Radio in London And surrounding area since 1920 November 7, 2010 L.A.R.C. Executive Next Meeting Topic President Doug Elliott, VA3DAE The next LARC meeting will be on Thursday, November 11, at 7:30 PM. The November meeting will feature a presentation by Mitch Powell, Vice-President VE3OT about his experiments and adventures in LF - where the David Lambert, VE3KGK frequencies and wavelengths both use the "kilo" prefix. Come on out and Past President learn about an amateur band you've never tried. Doug Tompkins, VE3IDT Treasurer Brian Bouckley, VA3ATB Silent Key – Ethel Williamson, VE3DTW Secretary Ruth Dahl, VE3RBO The obituary for Ethel can be found on page 3 of this newsletter. Director, Flea Market Ann Rundle, VA3EOR To this editor’s knowledge, Ethel was the oldest, active female ham in Ontario. She may have been heard locally on the YL Net found on Director, Membership John Visser, VA3MSV VE3TTT/VE3SUE. Thanks to the ladies of that net for bringing to my attention of the passing of this wonderful woman. I know she will be Director missed by all that got to know her. Mike Watts, VE3ACW Non-Voting Director, ARES & 2010 L.A.R.C. Flea Market CANWARN Brett Gilbank, VE3ZBG Thanks for making our Flea Market another great success. We owe an amazing thank you to Ann Rundle, especially for her tireless efforts behind Appointments the scenes. She did a wonderful job. She knew most the vendors by LARC Repeater name and what they had requested. Ann would also like to thank all of Coordinator the people that helped out throughout the day. Our attendance was up Brad Seward, VE3NRJ from last year, our vendors tables was pretty close to last year, but we did Repeater make a bit of profit. So all in all our Flea Market is still doing great. Operator/Programmer David Young, VE3EAY Field Day Coordinator Next Meeting is Where and When? Dave Lambert, VE3KGK Reminder: The next monthly L.A.R.C. meeting on November 11, Webmaster 2010 at 7:30 pm Doug Elliott, VA3DAE All meetings are normally located at St. Judes Anglican Church, 1537 Newsletter Editor Adelaide Street North at Fanshawe Park Road East in London, Ontario. John Visser, VA3MSV The meetings are normally held on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 Auditors pm EST during the months of September to June. Rob Hockin, VA3HO William Clothier, VE3BCU Next Meeting will be December 10, 2010. This meeting will be our Annual Potluck Dinner. Note: Start time will be 7:00 pm instead of 7:30 pm Area Repeaters Membership Certificates LARC Repeaters London VA3LON 147.060 + 114.8Hz The Club has created membership certificates for its current members. VE3MGI 145.390 - 114.8Hz You can see your own certificate at the following link. http://www.larc.ca/member-list.htm SORT Repeaters London Simply click on your surname and it will bring up a PDF of your VE3TTT 147.180 + 114.8Hz certificate suitable for printing. Echolink Node 10741 VE3SUE 444.400 + 114.8 Hz IRLP Node 2400 VE3TTT 442.200 + D-Star Flaunt Your Face – Show Your Shack Ipperwash In our hobby it's not always easy to put a face to all the fellow hams you VE3TCB 146.940 - 114.8 Hz Linked to VE3SUE talk to on the air. To help us all figure who's who, LARC invites its Grand Bend members to submit digital photos of yourself and/or your shack to be VE3SRT 442.050 + 114.8 Hz published on the membership page of our website. Purely voluntary of Linked to VE3SUE course, and if you prefer you can submit just one (depending on whether Other Area Repeaters you think your face or your shack is more presentable). London VA3SIX 53.470 - 114.8 Hz How will it work? On the membership page, we'll attach your own picture VE3OME 145.450 - 114.8 Hz where your first name appears, and the picture of your shack to your CANWARN callsign. See the entry for Doug Elliott, VA3DAE for an example. VA3FEZ 444.100 + 114.8 Hz Grand Bend How do you submit your pictures? VE3RGB 146.760 + 173.8 Hz Stratfordville Just email them to the LARC site webmaster address, which is: VE3DPL 146.655 - 131.8 Hz [email protected] St. Thomas VE3STR 147.330 + 114.8 Hz Echolink Node: 72886 VE3STR 443.825 + 114.8 Hz IRLP Node: 2482 Goderich Mutual Aid VE3OBC 146.910 - 123.0 Hz Would you be willing to answer some questions if a fellow ham needed Whitechurch VE3WWD 443.075 + 123.0 Hz some advice? Got a problem you can't figure out? Want to try something new but need someone to show you the ropes? Check out our new Mutual Aid Mutual AID page (http://www.larc.ca/mutual-aid.html), a new way to get people who are looking for assistance together with the folks who can help supply the answers. Let us know what you think of this new facility. Membership Report Currently the membership is at 126 members however this number will drop at the end of October. As of the beginning of the 2009/2010 year we have gotten If you have a repeater that should 24 new members to the club. Of the 18 Honorary Members brought in from the be listed here, please forward the L.S.R.C., 3 have paid for the current 2010/2011 year. information to John Visser, VA3MSV at [email protected] and I’ll add it to the list. Nets Silent Key – Ethel Williamson, VE3DTW With great sadness, we announce the peaceful passing of our beloved matriarch Ethel on October 29th in her 104th year at Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Village. Survived by her beloved son Douglas, daughter-in-law Beverley and grandchildren Douglas (Linda), Heather (Jim), Daily Melinda (Wayne), Bruce (Melody), Greg, Jim and Trans Provincial Net Sister-in-law Ugena Bardsley. Ethel was the 7.055 MHz 7:00 am – 5:00 pm proud great-grandmother of 13, great-great Sunday grandmother to 6 and adopted grandmother to Swap Net Wendy (Brent) and the extended Williamson 7.055 MHz LSB 12:00 pm family. She will also be missed by her devoted ARES Ontario Net nieces and nephews. Ethel was predeceased by 7.153 MHz 1:00 pm 7.055 MHz 3:00 pm her beloved husband of 61 years Cyril, her cherished son Bruce (Booty), 3.742 MHz 7:15 pm daughter-in- law Effie, her brother James and sisters Anne and Pearl. Ethel's IRLP Reflector 9005 8:00 pm longevity was matched by her boundless energy and zest for life, unfailing love for her family and tireless service to her community. Ethel inspired and brought Monday joy to all she met throughout her remarkable life. Born in England in 1907, LARC 2m Net Ethel immigrated to St. Catharines with her family in 1911. When Cyril enlisted 147.060 MHz + 8:00 pm to serve in the RCAF in World War II, Ethel spent 5 years raising her sons and Wednesday volunteering at the Red Cross and Air Force Canteen. During this time, she also ARES Net penned “Hats off to England“, an inspirational anthem that received frequent 145.450 + VE3OME 7:30 pm airplay on CKTB during the war. When the war ended, Cyril and Ethel became ARES Ontario Net lighthouse keepers at Port Weller for the next 25 years. It was during this time IRLP Reflector 9005 8:00 pm Ethel earned her Amateur Radio License, VE3DTW, and began her long standing membership with the Niagara Peninsula Amateur Radio Club. Ethel was also a Thursday prolific writer of short stories and articles published in Canadian magazines. In PROCOMM Net 1972, “A Light on the Seaway“, Ethel's best-selling book about their exciting life 147.180 + VE3TTT 8:00 pm and times at the Port Weller lighthouse was published. In 1987, her children's 444.400 + VE3SUE 8:00 pm story, “The Little Seamstress” was published. As much as she enjoyed writing, Friday Ethel was happiest when she was sharing her wonderful tales with the countless Tech Net number of school children and community groups she has spoken to over the 147.180 + VE3TTT 8:00 pm last 50 years. Just earlier this year, Ethel spoke to the SK class at her public 444.400 + VE3SUE 8:00 pm school, Alexandra, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. When she was well into her 80s, Ethel, a former hairdresser, volunteered with the John Howard Saturday Society and Bethlehem Place to provide haircuts for those in need. Never losing VE3TTT 2m Net her incredible passion for service even as she reached the century mark, Ethel 147.180 + VE3TTT 7:30 pm knitted over 1500 toques which she donated to the Red Cross and other local 444.400 + VE3SUE 7:30 pm charities. In recent years she was very proud to christen a new vessel for the 146.940 - VE3TCB 7:30 pm Coast Guard at her former Port Weller station. Ethel's outstanding record of 442.050 + VE3SRT 7:30 pm service was formally recognized when she was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal. Ethel will be dearly missed. Her indomitable spirit will continue to inspire the many lives she touched. We love you, Dear Heart. Thank you for your life so well lived. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Red Cross and Bethlehem Place.