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What’s up for the 2017 Meeting Programs?
By Tony Otlowski, W2WCC
As Vice President, one of my duties is to organize the programs for the meetings. I have a few lined up for this year already, but if there is something or someone you would like to see at a meeting please let me know and I will try to make it happen.
So far, we have lined up:
Planning has started for the new year, and already we’ve got quite a few suggestions on the “wish list”. Some are things we like to do each year, so we put some money in the budget for them. These include the monthly club meetings and educational guest speakers program, and major yearly club events like Field Day, Hamfest, Summer Picnic, and the Holiday Dinner. But we also like to do other things too. Our monthly Tech Saturday Forum (celebrating it's 2nd anniversay) out at our Clubhouse is part socializing, part “Elmering” in a more 1-on-1 or casual small group setting – ideal to learn how to use that great new radio you picked up over the holidays, or to play radio at the club’s station, or for pretty much any other radio related questions that you would like to try and have answered.
We support ARES/RACES emergency communications preparedness activities. We offer radio communications support to several local charity walks and bike rides. We participate in Skywarn in conjunction with the National Weather service. We’ve made presentations with hands-on radio demonstrations to local Scouting groups. We support volunteer examiner program for license upgrade testing. Our members participate in on-air special events, often from our Clubhouse station as was done during the 2014 W1AW Portable Stations operations, and annually during the Original 13 Colonies On-The-Air.
Many of our members are avid DX chasers, often using the Clubhouse or another club member’s superstation to hunt the airwaves for new countries they can contact, or to participat in international DX contests. We’ve had field trip outings to be guest operators on board the Battleship New Jersey, and have run an occasional radio direction finding hidden transmitter “fox hunt” that can be entertaining for the whole family.
Have an idea for an activity or event that you would like to see?
How about a guest speaker you know, or maybe something you yourself could share at our next club meeting? Let’s hear from you!
What activity or event would you like to see in 2017?
By Tony Otlowski, W2WCC
As Vice President, one of my duties is to organize the programs for the meetings. I have a few lined up for this year already, but if there is something or someone you would like to see at a meeting please let me know and I will try to make it happen.
So far, we have lined up:
- January 4, 2017 : APRS...Beyond Position Data. Presented by John K2ZA, Chuck KD2EIB, and Tony W2WCC.
- February 1, 2017 : Dan Romanchik KB6NU via Google Hangouts Video Call. He is the author of the KB6NU’s Ham Radio Blog that is featured in our Crosstalk magazine and the “No Nonsense” Amateur Radio license study guides.
- March 1, 2017 : The speaker will be Carver Washburn W2TFM, who is Army MARS Region 2 Director.
- April 5, 2017 : We will have Jim Fisher AJ3DI, speaking about Linux in the ham shack.
Planning has started for the new year, and already we’ve got quite a few suggestions on the “wish list”. Some are things we like to do each year, so we put some money in the budget for them. These include the monthly club meetings and educational guest speakers program, and major yearly club events like Field Day, Hamfest, Summer Picnic, and the Holiday Dinner. But we also like to do other things too. Our monthly Tech Saturday Forum (celebrating it's 2nd anniversay) out at our Clubhouse is part socializing, part “Elmering” in a more 1-on-1 or casual small group setting – ideal to learn how to use that great new radio you picked up over the holidays, or to play radio at the club’s station, or for pretty much any other radio related questions that you would like to try and have answered.
We support ARES/RACES emergency communications preparedness activities. We offer radio communications support to several local charity walks and bike rides. We participate in Skywarn in conjunction with the National Weather service. We’ve made presentations with hands-on radio demonstrations to local Scouting groups. We support volunteer examiner program for license upgrade testing. Our members participate in on-air special events, often from our Clubhouse station as was done during the 2014 W1AW Portable Stations operations, and annually during the Original 13 Colonies On-The-Air.
Many of our members are avid DX chasers, often using the Clubhouse or another club member’s superstation to hunt the airwaves for new countries they can contact, or to participat in international DX contests. We’ve had field trip outings to be guest operators on board the Battleship New Jersey, and have run an occasional radio direction finding hidden transmitter “fox hunt” that can be entertaining for the whole family.
Have an idea for an activity or event that you would like to see?
How about a guest speaker you know, or maybe something you yourself could share at our next club meeting? Let’s hear from you!
What activity or event would you like to see in 2017?
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 1930 Hours at:
Pfeiffer Community Center
301 Blue Bell Road (Main Street and Blue Bell Road)
Williamstown, NJ 08094
GPS Heading : 39.682622°, -74.993315°
January 4, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
APRS...Beyond Position Data
Presented by John K2ZA, Chuck KD2EIB, and Tony W2WCC
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Dan is the author of the KB6NU Ham Radio Blog and
the "No Nonsense" Amateur Radio license study guides
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March 1, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
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April 5, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
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May 3, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
Open Elmer Forum
*Bring your questions
*Bring your HTs that need programming help
*Bring your friend who wants to know more about Ham Radio
*Bring your questions
*Bring your HTs that need programming help
*Bring your friend who wants to know more about Ham Radio
June 7, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
Dennis Dura, K2DCD
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Dennis Dura, K2DCD
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Swap 'N' Shop and Field Day Preview
During the business portion of the meeting, we’ll finalize our Field Day plans for later in the month.
Following the break, we will listen to Dennis Dura, K2DCD, speaking about SKYWARN and Amateur Radio.
Also, if you have any mid-year items you don’t want to hold onto until our Hamfest in September to swap or sell, you are welcome to bring them to this meeting to put on a side table to show off, giving fellow club members a first chance to look at, to swap, and/or buy.
What doesn’t sell, you, as a club member, are welcome to get posted for free on our club’s website, with pictures if you have them, under the “Swap Meet” tab. This is a great service offered by our club.
Following the break, we will listen to Dennis Dura, K2DCD, speaking about SKYWARN and Amateur Radio.
Also, if you have any mid-year items you don’t want to hold onto until our Hamfest in September to swap or sell, you are welcome to bring them to this meeting to put on a side table to show off, giving fellow club members a first chance to look at, to swap, and/or buy.
What doesn’t sell, you, as a club member, are welcome to get posted for free on our club’s website, with pictures if you have them, under the “Swap Meet” tab. This is a great service offered by our club.
July 5, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
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Ham Radio Deluxe
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FREE Pizza, Field Day Recap
August 2, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
Skip Arey, N2EI with Jim N2GXJ at Field Day
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Plus Hamfest Volunteer Sign-Ups and an update on the rain-cancelled Summer Family Picnic
September 6, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
Hamfest 2017 Preview
John Zaruba, K2ZA
Satellite Communications
Sunday, September 10, 2017
ARRL New Jersey State Convention and Hamfest
Presented By The Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club
October 4, 2017 - General Membership Meeting
Hamfest 2017 Review
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Also on the agenda for the October Meeting is the nominations for 2018 Club Officers