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Southeastern Massachusetts
Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
54 Donald Street,
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EDITOR
Robert B. Kelley, K1KVV
Phone: (508) 758-6311
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2007 SEMARA OFFICERS
President
Lou Mester - W1CH
Vice President
Bob Kelley - K1KVV
Secretary
Armand Augustine - W1BUG
Treasurer
Mike McDonald - KB1NB
Board of Directors:
Marty Jordan - KA1YFV
Ed Duclos - WA1ZCB
John Carreiro - W1ZYV
Trustees: (year term is up)
Bill Miller, Jr. - K1IBR (2007)-Ch
Larry Houbre, Jr. - AA1FS (2008)
Bill Vincent - W1POW (2009)
Dave Dean - K1JGV (2010)
Tim Smith - N1TI (2011)
STANDING COMMITTEES
Building and Grounds
Mike Miller -N1ITQ
Scholarship
Larry Houbre, Jr. - AA1FS
Technical
Tim Smith - N1TI
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Activities
Scott Szala - W1EV
ARES/SKYWARN
Rob Macedo - KD1CY
New Building
Chris Smith - K1CJS
Radio Events
Ron Silvia - WB1HGA
Repeater
Rick Cabrak - W1RJC &
Dave Goldstein - W1DJG
Website
Tim Smith - N1TI
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 It
seems to me ...
de
Bob-K1KVV editor*semara.org
that
Amateur Radio in general, and SEMARA in particular,
have an opportunity to further the hobby of ham radio.
With the new rule changes, there will be lots of new
faces sporting callsigns – or hopeful ones aspiring
to get one.
So what do you think you can do to
further the cause? Can you be an Elmer?
Are you someone who could share your love of ham radio
with others? Do you just like to operate? Then how
about showing the newcomers what a good operator does?
Like to tinker? How about sharing some of your experience.
What I am suggesting is that this is a good time to
re-evaluate how we enjoy our hobby. Perhaps some of
you might step forward to participate in a Tech Talk
that we can invite newcomers to attend. Let’s
all think of ways to welcome newcomers into the fold?
Thinking
about the number of members who recently joined that
big radio club in the sky, it certainly can’t
hurt to bring some younger bodies into the fold. See
the story about the repair of the heating ductwork
on page 4. Young Mike Miller, a SEMARA
member, was able to help his dad Mike, N1ITQ.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t climb
those towers as well as I used to. The same goes for
ladders, too!
Really think about where we would
like SEMARA to be in five years. What kind of club
do you envision? What part are you willing to play
to making it happen?
It
is really up to you. You will make a difference in
the life of the club. Let it be one that the we can
all be proud of. Remember to be positive when you
meet a newcomer on the air or at the club –
Elmer!?
[I
have changed the layout of Zero Beat. What do you
think?]
POINTS TO PONDER
“Life is short, and it's
up to you to make it sweet.”
~Sarah Louise (Sadie) Delany
(1889-1999)
“It is better to be looked
over than to be overlooked.”
~Mae West (1892-1980)
“If life is a bowl of cherries
–– what am I doing in the pits?”
~Erma Bombeck (1927-1996)
Hammin' Around ...
Question* G0B06 What is the threshold
power used to determine if an RF environmental evaluation
is required when the operation takes place in the
10-meter band?
- 50 watts PEP
- 100 watts PEP
- 225 watts PEP
- 500 watts PEP
* 2004 General Class
(Element 3) question pool (good thru. 2008-06-30)
ANSWER on page 7
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