May News You Can Use
The regular SMARC monthly meeting will be held Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7 PM. We meet at the Greene County Emergency Management Office at 833 N Boonville. There is going to be a very important business meeting this month and all Club Members are encouraged to attend. The second half of the meeting will be sponsored by the HF Special Interest Group.There will be a Q&A session for Hams wanting to upgrade their ticket or a non-ham that wants to get a ticket.
We are planning a non-traditional antenna party at the QTH of Steve and Patti Palmer. The address for the event is 3021 E. Catalpa. This is planned for May, 24, 2008 from 12-6 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend this exciting antenna party!
The monthly testing session will be held at the Library Station on North Kansas. Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 3 PM. Contact Lee Brown at 417-831-3016 for details. The monthly Board meeting will follow the testing session.
The Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club will be hosting a 60th anniversary party at our tower site in Fordland, Missouri. We will have a special event station setup, VE testing, food and drinks for all. This event will be held on Saturday, July 19th. More details will follow as this event gets closer.
There has been some interest in having training classes for the Technician class ticket. If you are interested in becoming a ham please contact Richard Anderson at 417-849-4760 for information on this upcoming training class.
Field Day is approaching fast! Steve Palmer is Field Day Chairman this year and needs your help! If you want to participate in this year's Field Day event please let Steve know and we are sure he will have a job or two that needs done.
We now have all the information in packet form for the Fundraising Event. If you would like to go out and solicit our local business community for funds to keep our club active and help out in the expenses on the upkeep of our repeater systems. Contact Lee Brown or David Williams for the packet and our tax id number.
Treasurer's Report:
Beginning Balance:$380.00
Southern Missouri Batteries $75.00 Deposit on Battery Backup System
Ending Balance: $305.00
What is SMARC?
The Southwest Missouri Amateur Radio Club, based in Springfield, Missouri, was incorporated in 1956 as a "benevolent organization" with the purpose of service to the community. The club participates in public service activities ranging from Skywarn with the National Weather Service, to communications for the Greene County Emergency Management Office.
Our mission is "To provide an association for persons in the Southwest Missouri area who share a common interest in developing proficiency in and furthering the interests of amateur radio and to provide for community services using amateur radio."
We maintain repeaters on 146.910 MHz, 146.640 MHz, and 444.400 MHz to assist with our public service activities, and for the enjoyment of the general ham population. We also assist people in becoming licensed through exam study seminars and by giving the actual test via the FCC's Volunteer Examiner program.
You can join SMARC by attending any of the club meetings, which are held at 7 PM the third Monday of every month. Meetings are held at the Greene County Emergency Management office, 833 N Boonville Ave in Springfield.
If you aren't within reasonable driving distance of Springfield, but still want to have some involvement in the club, we can arrange to get you on the club's Yahoo! Reflector or our club mailing list for the monthly newsletter.
