The ARRL Club News
ARRL Club News for January 2009
ARRL Club Newsletter
January 28, 2009
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Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE:
+ Club Meeting Programs
+ New Multimedia Program Added
+ ARRL Foundation
Club Meeting Programs
Clubs are always looking for meeting program ideas. Some programs
that can be the most fun and successful revolve around hands-on
projects or interactive activities. Involving members in the program
allows them to share knowledge and experiences.
Traditional club projects include kit building, antenna building or
some other soldering project. These sorts of projects attract
members to the meetings and teach useful skills to the radio amateur.
As a program director in a club today you want to be looking at
current topics with subjects that club members can apply to today's
operating requirements.
Some topics could include:
Computer logging programs
Operating digital modes
Logbook of The World
Wireless networking
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Computer file management
D-Star
Contest software
Radio to computer interfacing
Sound card modes and interfacing
Programming a VHF/UHF handheld transceiver
Make your presentations lively and exciting and involve your
audience. Quiz the audience. People love to jump in with an answer.
Visual aids, charts or slides are great tools to help make a point
and drive home an idea.
When club meetings are exciting and informative people will be eager
to attend.
New PowerPoint Program Added To the Multimedia Library
Logbook of The World
This presentation is an overview of ARRL's exciting on-line QSO
confirmation award service. The LoTW is a repository of
digitally-signed log data uploaded by individual participants. The
system compares the log data to all other logs to find matches
(QSLs). These matches can be used as confirmation of a contact for
award credit.
Users can also use LoTW to track awards, check DXCC records, and find
QSLs and QSOs.
Many of today's popular computer logging software programs interact
with LoTW providing users with an interface to LoTW from within the
logging program. LoTW works with Windows, Mac and Linux operating
systems. The software is free to download and there is no charge for
uploading data or viewing records.
All PowerPoint programs are free to download at <
www.arrl.org/multimedia >
The ARRL Foundation -- dedicated to Amateur Radio's future!
Founded in 1979, the ARRL Foundation is a unique 501(c)(3)
organization dedicated to supporting Amateur Radio activities --
primarily young hams! The Foundation concentrates on two key areas,
providing project grants and awarding scholarships to young hams
pursuing higher education.
Amateur Radio organizations apply for grants that may range from $500
to $3000 to support projects related to Amateur Radio. Many of them
are focused on introducing young people to ham radio, helping them
become licensed, and getting on the air. Recent grants have been
awarded to expand a fox hunting project, to expand a school radio
club, to support licensing classes, and to assist museums with
Amateur Radio displays. Grant guidelines, forms and instructions can
be found on the web at www.arrl.org/arrlf
The ARRL Foundation awards and increasing number of scholarships each
year and annually more than $50,000 is awarded to FCC-licensed young
hams who are pursuing higher education in fields that range from
computer science to health care. And more scholarships are added
every year, funded by Amateur Radio clubs and organizations as well
as individuals who share the Foundation's commitment to education.
All information about the scholarships, including descriptions and
application forms and instructions can be found on the web at
www.arrl.org/arrlf/scholgen .
In both of these arenas, the ARRL Foundation is funding the future of
Amateur Radio. And you can be part of that process. These grants
and scholarships are 100% funded by contributions, and I can think of
no better organization to benefit from your generosity.
You can make a tax deductible contribution of any size to support the
scholarship program or the grants projects by contacting the ARRL
Foundation at 225 Main Street, Newington CT 06111. We'd love to hear
from you!
Milestones
10 Year January
*W6
SDG San Diego Amateur Radio Council W6SLF
*W7
WWA Redmond Top Key Contest Club N7KE
*W0
MN Minnesota QRP Society WQ0RP
25 Year January
*W4
SFL America Radio Club, Inc. WD4ARC
*W5
MS Alcorn County ARES (ACARES)
LA Bayouland Emergency ARS KE5EAO
*W7
WY Northeast Wyoming Amateur Radio Association NE7WY
*W9
IN Indianapolis Repeater Association W9RIA
*W0
CO Aurora Repeater Association N0ARA
50 Year January
*W4
TN Roane County ARC Inc KE4RX
*W6
SCV West Valley Amateur Radio Association W6PIY
*W8
OH Butler County VHF Association W8CCI
OH Coshocton County Amateur Radio Association, INC. W8CCA
*W9
IL National Trail Amateur Radio Club K9UXZ
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