W5TOM is mentioned in the News Blast this morning under News.. Thanks..Rick
On Sun, Jan 30, 2022 at 6:02 PM Ambrose E Fawcett III via BVARC < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rick, Tom, W5TOM became a silent key this Sunday morning. I was > informed by his son Rob. > > You might want to mention it in your News Blast, if so please also mention > that his web site, W5TOM.COM > is very entertaining. > > Pump > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Hiller via BVARC <[email protected]> > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>; TDXS List < > [email protected]> > Cc: Rick Hiller <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Jan 30, 2022 1:13 pm > Subject: [BVARC] News Blast # 105 220130 > > *BVARC NEWS BLAST # 105- January 30, 2022* > > *-- K5WH in QST -- Local Ham Mentors the World* > *-- Stir Crazy Net is an information Watering Hole* > *-- Local School Gets Slot with the ISS* > *-- SK's -- In Remembrance* > > > *NEWS * > > -- Read February QST page 13 about Walter Holmes, K5WH, and his world > wide, multi-mode mentoring activities. > Other mentoring articles are in this QST issue also. > > -- BVARC's weekday noontime Stir Crazy Net is another mentoring spot. > Subjects range from antennas to on air operation discussions. > > -- Houston's St. Stephen's Episcopal School received one of the 8 slots to > talk to the ISS. Autumn time frame. > Keep a lookout for Jeff's, W5JEF, notices on the BVARC reflector about > the event. His children attend school there. > > -- Sad to report two recent club SK's -- Dan Gannon -- WA5ANF and Tom > Morton -- W5TOM > > *NETS* > Monday Night BVARC Net -- 8 PM. Visit with Terry, K5PGF > All are welcome to check in and stay awhile (or not) > 146.94 KE5OOG Repeater > > Stir Crazy -- Week days daily at Noon -- various NCS stations. 146.94 > repeater > Check in, tell your story or just listen, but do check in. > > 80 Meter Rag Chew Net -- Wednesday 7 PM(local) with John, K5LKJ, as NCS. > Early check-ins at 6:30 > Just a chance to chew the rag for an hour or so. > 3910 KHz LSB > ============================================================== > > *Local Happenings* > > *VE Testing -- BVARC Saturday February 5th at 10:30am* > Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet St., Houston TX 77074 > Details for candidates are found at Ham Testing | Brazos Valley Amateur > Radio Club <http://www.bvarc.org/home/amateur-license/> > Contact: Mark Janzer - K5MGJ --- [email protected] > > *BVARC Beacon Newsletter -- January -- First Issue of 2022* > In your mailbox now or in color at bvarc.org. > An excellent source for BVARC club info. K5IZO - Editor > Top notch editorial and technical content. > Featured Columns: *The Prez Says*, *The Radio Hotel *and > JP's *Cutting Thru the Static* and *The Feed Point.* > Along with meeting info, eating info, BOD Minutes, FCC > License Testing > and local Hamfest info, plus the new 2022 Board member > listing > > *BVARC Board Meeting -- Saturday Feb 5 9 AM* > Zoom joining details on the reflector this week > > *BVARC February Meeting -- Feb 10* > Time: Feb 10, 7:00 PM Central Time > ZOOM based meeting, will be about the George Observatory at Brazos > Bend State Park. > Make sure you tune in to find out more about their centerpiece -- > a 36-inch Gueymard Research Telescope. It is one of the largest in > the US which the > public has direct access to on a regular basis. There are also two > other telescopes > an 18-inch reflector and 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain. > > Join Zoom Meeting at...... > > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81604776785?pwd=R255OVBqRnljZFppaE1nb0RXdXlyZz09 > > Meeting ID: 816 0477 6785 > > Passcode: 325536 > > ============================================================== > *Trivia for the Grey Matter* > > * T**he popular movie "A Christmas Story" was written* > * and narrated by what radio personality?* > * A) Walter Cronkite -- KB2GSD* > * B) Arthur Godfrey -- K4LIB * > * C) Jean Shepard -- W9QWN* > * D) Roy Neal -- K6DUE* > Answer to last week's Trivia -- B) Coaxial cable was first used in the US > Civil War > ================================== > > Be curious and enjoy your hobby -- Ed. > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *Cell: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036*
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