THE LIVE WIRE The Monthly Publication of the Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society, Inc. December 2014 “Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.” CLUB & BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE (BOD at 6:15 ,Club at 7:30) 2015 Jan. 5 Feb. 2 March 2 April 6 May 4 June 1 BRARS OFFICERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS July 6 Aug. 3 Pres. Rick Bagwell, KD4DRA Steven Parrish, AJ4QA V. Pres. Larry Kinsler, KK4JBQ Rick Hughes, K4BYT Sept. 7 Oct. 5 Brent Crawford, KE4UJA Sec. Rick Bagwell II, KD4KBO Treas. Robert Martin, K4SCX Robert Webster, WR8RW Nov. 2 Dec. 7 PRESIDENTS CORNER Hello everyone...Hope this News Letter finds you Healthy. This News letter is not meant to Offend anyone We had a very good meeting in December, We had a great gathering of Members and guest, we enjoyed an evening of eating and talking about just about everything. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR. The Ham fest is our next big thing coming up , I hope we'll be able to twist your arm to help us out this year, you know this is your Ham Fest, when someone says that was a good Hamfest you can pat yourself on the back. Remember the reason for the Season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Click Here For something great New Members No upgrades that I Know of. If you did upgrade, let me know this is a proud moment, that should be known. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR It was the night before Christmas, after all were in bed, you turn on the HF rig , and you heard Santa calling , CQ CQ CQ 80 meters... Ham License Testing Sessions Administered by Volunteer Examiners (VE)’s For all tests you should arrive at least 15 minutes early and bring the following: Photo ID (such as Drivers License or State ID) Original and photocopy of your current Radio License, if applicable (as well as any CSCE's you will present for verification for upgrades) Social Security Card or FCC-issued Registration Number Good Luck! _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spartanburg SC Greenville SC 3rd Saturday of each month 2nd Tuesday of every even Month (Except December) Testing begins at 9 AM (Show up by 8:30) Testing begins at 7pm ( show up by 6:30) Red Cross Building Herald-Journal Bldg. downtown Spartanburg 940 Grove Rd. (near G'ville Memorial Hospital) 189 W. Main Street in Spartanburg Fee is $10.00 Fee is $15.00 Contact: Steve Shaffer @ [email protected] Map Here Map Here “To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” T. F. Hodge THE BLUE RIDGE 2 METER NET Totals for the month of November 2014 TOTAL CONTACTS ? SESSIONS 31 TRAFFIC ? 146.610 Net Total... breakdown by operator WU2T ........? ...........KF4ZCC .......? ................WD4CYM ......? .............. KI4DOS....? .... K4SUG .....? ............. ND7J .... ? ...........W4DJW .....? .........WA4REG .... ? ....... WR8RW...?.....KJ4RQZ .....? .....KE4NXW.....? .....K4SCX …? ........ These numbers are provided by our Net Manager, Ray (K4SUG) CHECK IN.. TO HEAR WHATS HAPPENING, AND RAGCHEW ON THE LOCAL NETS Greenville: 9 pm Nightly – 146.610 The Skywarn net is now on 145.470 tone 91.5 Anderson: 8:30 pm Nightly – 146.790 Good Morning Net: Mon-Wed-Fri: 9 am – 146.760 Greenwood: 9 pm Thursday night – 147.165+ t 107.2 Greenwood Ladies: 8 pm Tuesday night – 147.165+ t 107.2 SC Single Sideband Net: 7 pm nightly – 3.915 LSB Your 146.610 Net Control Operators by Day Are: Sunday : Rusty, WU2T Monday: Mike, KF4ZCC Tuesday: Is Shared, Robert, K4SCX; Karen, WD4CYM Wednesday: Gary KI4DOS (This is Swap Net Night) Thursday: Ray, K4SUG (Ray is our Net operations Manager) Friday:Robert,WA4REG, Robert, WR8RW and Rick,KD4DRA Saturday: Is Shared, Dave, W4DJW; Nathan,KJ4RQZ; Ariel, NY4G; Mike, AK4HR; Michael, KE4NHW From the Board of Directors It is the policy of the Board of the Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society that should any member of the Club have an issue with something the leadership of the Club is doing, the member is encouraged to bring their concerns to the attention of the Board at any Board meeting or to the membership of the Club at any regularly scheduled Club meeting. Further, the actions of the Board may be reviewed by any member of the Club at any time. Contact the Officers Pres. Rick Bagwell – [email protected] – 864-901-8489 V.Pres. Larry Kinsler – [email protected] – 864-238-4542 Sec. Rick Bagwell II - [email protected] – 864-238-1979 Treas. Robert Martin – [email protected] – 864-335-9679 Board Members Rick Hughes – [email protected] – 864-303-9485 Steven Parrish – [email protected] - 864-270-1730 Brent Crawford – [email protected] - 864-430-7290 Robert Webster – [email protected] -864-655-7065 On The Web www.brars.org Blue Ridge Amateur Radio Society ON FACEBOOK News and Info If you ever wanted to go inside the W1AW station CLICK HERE, but it would be better to go in person, it would be beautiful this time of year, enjoy. W1AW is open to visitors during normal operating hours: from 8 AM until 4 PM ET on Monday through Friday. Licensed amateur radio operators may operate the station from 10 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 3:45 PM Monday through Friday. Be sure to bring your current amateur radio license or a photocopy. ARRL Headquarters and W1AW are closed on New Year's Day; Presidents' Day; Good Friday, Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving and the following Friday; and Christmas Day. This info is direct from ARRL website. 01/10/2015 | Greenwood Hamfest 01/10/2015 | Techfest 2015 Location: Greenwood, SC Location: Lawrenceville, GA Type: ARRL Hamfest Type: ARRL Convention Sponsor: Greenwood Amateur Radio Society Sponsor: Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society Website: http://w4gwd.org Website: http://www.gars.org.