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MONTHLY MENTORING MEETING CALLED MEET THE MENTOR.  THE PURPOSE OF THE
MEETING IS THREEFOLD TO HELP NEW HAMS GAIN CONFIDENCE AND EXCITEMENT
TALKING ON THE AIR, TO BOOST ENTHUSIASM WITHIN SMRA, AND TO INSTILL BASIC
AMATEUR RADIO SKILLS.  JOHN HAD PREDICTED THAT THE VIRTUAL MEETINGS WOULD
FAN THE FLAMES OF RADIO EXCITEMENT, AND HE WAS RIGHT.  THE MEETING FORMAT
MEET THE MENTOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY
MONTH AT 2300 UTC.  JOHN CALLS THE MEETING TO ORDER AND INTRODUCES THE
PARTICIPATING MENTORS THERE ARE USUALLY ABOUT FOUR IN EACH SESSION.  PATTI
SINGLE, KC3CDL, ONE OF SMRAS MONDAY NIGHT NET CONTROLLERS, ENCOURAGES
ATTENDEES TO JOIN THE MONDAY NET AND PRACTICE GETTING ON THE AIR.  NEW HAMS
THEN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES BY THEIR FIRST NAME AND CALL SIGN.  THE MEETING
CONTINUES WITH SHOW AND TELL, WHICH IS UTILIZED TO ELABORATE ON NEW
EQUIPMENT SIZE, USAGE, AND BASIC FUNCTIONS, WHICH ALSO ALLOWS NEW HAMS THE
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