Well It's over for another year and I am pleased to say this being my last event to head up which I have been involved with the last 9 or 10 years. I think that this one was a big success and I don't mean financially, I mean when you get home and feel that you have done your best and are satisfied with end result and then ask about how we did financially.
As I will not be here for the next meeting I would like to thank all the people involved this year without you the flea market would not have been a real success. I will not thank all individuals involved by name but there is one that I will. I would like to thank David Wilson VE3BBN for the super job he has done taking care of the table rentals for me over the years and I hope he continues in the future as it's great to have someone like him to take on this position. Thank you David.
As for the rest rather than forget someone, all groups did a great job and that is due to most people returning each year with their knowledge of there areas make things run a lot smoother, so thank you to the people of these groups.
Also I would like to congratulate Conrad Nahachewsky VE3LOS for his winning the Grand Prize draw.
Thanks to All......... John Boswell VA3BOZ / VA3XMPictures of the Big Event 32 are available on the NPARC club picture site available by clicking this link.
The next meeting will be Thursday, February 12th, 2010 at 7:30 PM at the Royal Canadian Legion in Fonthill. The Legion is centrally located in the Niagara Peninsula at 141 Highway 20 East, Fonthill, Ontario. Click for map and directions.
Everyone is welcome to attend, including those interested in membership or learning more about the hobby.
Presentation(s): NPARC technical night
Join us at the February meeting for a night of technical displays.
Various display areas will be setup for you to stop by & investigate further.
To date your presenters are:
| VE3CJX | demonstrating how to create a presentation using MS Office & Open Office, |
| VA3KGS | demonstrating how to tune one of the antennas recently sold at the meetings, |
| VE3BBN | how to build a QRP dummy load, |
| VE3FOI | why and how of QSLing, the QSL buro & eQSL, |
| VE3OGG | open source software for ham radio, |
| VE3LVW | assembling an inexpensive portable SAT station, |
| VA3WU | remote controlling a station with Ham Radio Deluxe, |
| VA3DTP | programming Yaesu FT60 with a computer. |
Come and join us and perhaps you'll learn or discover something new about this fantastic hobby!
After the meeting, members are free to discuss their future in the club and answer any questions about becoming an Amateur Radio Operator if you are not one already.
Refreshments will be available following the meeting and a mini flea-market for members to sell or trade their new and almost new equipment. Guests and Non-members may find this very interesting. Again all are welcome.
