Greetings,
The RACK Club meeting will be this Thursday, November 14th from 7:00PM to 9:00PM at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 701 Merchants Drive. Our guest speaker this month will be David Bolt, Founder of Sustainable Future, LLC. His presentation will be about solar power and how to create a sustainable future. David’s personal goal is to help home and business owners towards Net Zero Energy buildings, one that creates as much energy as it uses over the course of a year. Since late 2003, David started looking full time at ways to live in harmony with the Earth and at ways to help others accomplish their environmental goals as well. From countless books, lectures, and conversations David is convinced that by making simple everyday choices, we can create a sustainable future. This will be an interesting an informative presentation that you don’t want to miss.
The year is almost over and will soon be time to renew your membership. You don’t have to wait - We are currently taking renewal applications. You can do this online via http://w4bbb.org/applic-C.pdf. Payment can be mailed in or Paypal via our website. You may also just print out the application and just bring it to the next meeting along with your payment.
And finally as a reminder, the RACK Christmas party will be on Saturday, December 1st at 2:00 PM at Puelo’s Grill, in North Knoxville. Address is 110 Cedar Lane, Knoxville, TN 37912. The Christmas Party will take the place of our regular scheduled December meeting. Therefore there will not be a Thursday meeting in the month of December. I hope to see you at the next meeting.
73’
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Monday, November 12, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
October 2012 Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs,
We have been showing and using the CommVan of late. We displayed at the VOAD Fair, the following week at the TenTec hamfest ant then last Saturday, we had a communications net assisting the Cystic Fibrosis Bike Ride. This club project is in full swing and I want to appeal to all members to participate by donating some of the needed equipment for our van. If you want to help but don’t have any items to donate, cash is always a needed item. I want to thank all that have helped to this point and hope the excitement and enthusiasm will continue. Just a reminder, we can give you a letter for your donation which may qualify you for a income tax deduction.
Our October meeting will be a joint venture of the members that attend.
We all have some kind of project in the works, so we are going to bring them and have a show n tell night. This can also mean bringing a project that you are having trouble with or just need another set of eyes to look at it to get some suggestions. This will be an education for all of us and an opportunity to share ideas and knowledge with our fellow members.
Our next event will be the Boy Scouts event at the Furrow farm on October 27th, outside of Loudon. There is expected to be about 3000 people attending. KUB, Red Cross, RACK and other organizations will be set up at the farm. We will need volunteers to help with set-up, tear down and there to answer questions from many inquisitive participants. This is an all day event starting very early and should be a great time to show off our hobby and emergency communication capabilities. I want to encourage all members to help out in some way with this and other events that we are having or working on. Thanks for helping, and keep our Military forces in your prayers.
See you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
We have been showing and using the CommVan of late. We displayed at the VOAD Fair, the following week at the TenTec hamfest ant then last Saturday, we had a communications net assisting the Cystic Fibrosis Bike Ride. This club project is in full swing and I want to appeal to all members to participate by donating some of the needed equipment for our van. If you want to help but don’t have any items to donate, cash is always a needed item. I want to thank all that have helped to this point and hope the excitement and enthusiasm will continue. Just a reminder, we can give you a letter for your donation which may qualify you for a income tax deduction.
Our October meeting will be a joint venture of the members that attend.
We all have some kind of project in the works, so we are going to bring them and have a show n tell night. This can also mean bringing a project that you are having trouble with or just need another set of eyes to look at it to get some suggestions. This will be an education for all of us and an opportunity to share ideas and knowledge with our fellow members.
Our next event will be the Boy Scouts event at the Furrow farm on October 27th, outside of Loudon. There is expected to be about 3000 people attending. KUB, Red Cross, RACK and other organizations will be set up at the farm. We will need volunteers to help with set-up, tear down and there to answer questions from many inquisitive participants. This is an all day event starting very early and should be a great time to show off our hobby and emergency communication capabilities. I want to encourage all members to help out in some way with this and other events that we are having or working on. Thanks for helping, and keep our Military forces in your prayers.
See you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
Monday, September 17, 2012
September Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs,
Our September meeting will be on the 20th of the month at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church at 7:00pm. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Charlie Hargis, K4LF. His topic will be a presentation on grid squares and there will also be an interactive “quiz” at the end. This will certainly be informative and fun for all of us.The Comm Van project is in full swing. We will have it at the VOAD fair at Cokesbury UMC on Sept.22. This event will be focused on emergency preparedness from storing food to civil agencies preparing for us. Faith based organizations as well as city, county and other government agencies will be present. It will be something that you will wish you had attended if you don’t.The van will also be at the TenTec hamfest on the 29th at the TenTec factory in Sevierville. It will also be taken to the Boy Scout Jamboree on Oct 27th just outside of Loudon. This will also be attended by some civil agencies to demonstrate emergency readiness. Put these on your calendar to help the club with staffing of our CommVan. As you know, the lightning strike we took at our repeater site was very damaging. This will be a very time consuming task of getting it back up and running. Thanks for being patient till we get it back to it’s usual operating condition. Our fall picnic will be Sunday, September 23 at Melton Hill Park. This location is in West Knox County on the lake. Talk-in on the club repeaters. The club will provide the grilled burgers ,dogs and other stuff. Please bring a side or dessert to help our with our fun. Thanks for your time, keep our military troops in your prayers.
See you at the meeting,
Jim Norman, N4CFB
Our September meeting will be on the 20th of the month at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church at 7:00pm. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Charlie Hargis, K4LF. His topic will be a presentation on grid squares and there will also be an interactive “quiz” at the end. This will certainly be informative and fun for all of us.The Comm Van project is in full swing. We will have it at the VOAD fair at Cokesbury UMC on Sept.22. This event will be focused on emergency preparedness from storing food to civil agencies preparing for us. Faith based organizations as well as city, county and other government agencies will be present. It will be something that you will wish you had attended if you don’t.The van will also be at the TenTec hamfest on the 29th at the TenTec factory in Sevierville. It will also be taken to the Boy Scout Jamboree on Oct 27th just outside of Loudon. This will also be attended by some civil agencies to demonstrate emergency readiness. Put these on your calendar to help the club with staffing of our CommVan. As you know, the lightning strike we took at our repeater site was very damaging. This will be a very time consuming task of getting it back up and running. Thanks for being patient till we get it back to it’s usual operating condition. Our fall picnic will be Sunday, September 23 at Melton Hill Park. This location is in West Knox County on the lake. Talk-in on the club repeaters. The club will provide the grilled burgers ,dogs and other stuff. Please bring a side or dessert to help our with our fun. Thanks for your time, keep our military troops in your prayers.
See you at the meeting,
Jim Norman, N4CFB
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
August Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs.Our August meeting will feature Mr. George Dominick, W4UWC, to talk about his 60 years in Ham radio. George will talk on history, equipment and fun in his powerpoint presentation. This is an event you will not want to miss. Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, 7:00pm, August 16th.Now for a bit of unpleasant news. Our repeater site on Chilhowee Mtn. has taken a major lightning strike or electrical surge. It has taken out the hamcam, weather station, computers, and much more. We will be going to the site to climb check on the tower and all equipment on the tower. At this time, the 2m, 1.25m and 70cm repeaters are working, but maybe not extremely well. More info as we find out. One thing is for sure, we will be filing on our insurance we have been paying on.More on the repeaters and equipment as we figure it out.See you at the meeting, Keep our military in your prayers,
Jim, N4CFB
Jim, N4CFB
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
July Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs,Our July meeting will be on the 19th at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. We will be installing new board members, having a great fellowship and, oh, I almost forgot. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Jim Smith. Jim is considered an expert in knot tying. I know in my past, I have been very when attempting to sucure something such as a guy rope, lawnmower in my pick-up or something of that nature. Jim's knowledge will help us all in all parts of our journey through life. He will also bring demo ropes for all to practice and show and tell as he demonstrates. That's all for now,See you at the meeting, and keep our armed forces in your prayers,
73'
Jim Norman
N4CFB
73'
Jim Norman
N4CFB
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Field Day coming in June
W4BBB RACK Field Day video from Knoxville, TN
Field Day is an annual event held throughout the US where Ham Radio Operators demonstrate emergency radio communications. This year, RACK Field Day will be June 23rd & 24th 2012 at Fort Dickerson Park. Whether or not you have a Ham license or even a RACK membership doesn't matter. This event is open to anyone interested in amateur radio. For more information contact Steve Brummette w4zj@arrl.org or 865-216-0226. For a Field Day site close to you visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator. We hope to see you there this year!
73'
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Field Day is an annual event held throughout the US where Ham Radio Operators demonstrate emergency radio communications. This year, RACK Field Day will be June 23rd & 24th 2012 at Fort Dickerson Park. Whether or not you have a Ham license or even a RACK membership doesn't matter. This event is open to anyone interested in amateur radio. For more information contact Steve Brummette w4zj@arrl.org or 865-216-0226. For a Field Day site close to you visit: http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator. We hope to see you there this year!
73'
Joe Meighan, KB4REC
RACK President
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
May Meeting
The May meeting will be on May 17, 7:00pm at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church. Our guest speaker will Mr. Ken Weathers , meteorologist for WATE-TV6. He will be speaking on severe weather and Skywarn weather spotters. Also on our agenda will be discussing our Comm Van. It has had a substantial amount of work done on it, but we will be having many things to do if we have it presentable by the Hamfest.
The other item of business for the May meeting will be a report by our Nomination Committee which is composed of myself as immediate past President, Bill Reneud, WR4MS and Jim Snyder, AJ4NO. We have put together a group of potential board member that we believe will work well for the club in the next year. The slate for board members is as follows: Proposal From Nomination Committee The nomination committee has the following recommendation for the Board of Directors to be voted on at the June 2012 meeting. Nominations are as follows: President, Joe Meighan, KB4REC 1st Vice President, Jim Norman, N4CFB 2nd Vice President, Steve Brummett, W4ZJ 3rd, Vice President, Jack Creed, K4EPC Education Officer, Willard Sitton, W4HZD Public Information Officer, Dave Garner, K4YRK Treasurer, Bill Renaud, WR4MS Secretary, Jim Snyder, AJ4NO Hamfest Chairman, Lou Dreinhoefer,W3JKQ
Nomination Committee: Jim Norman, N4CFB, Immediate Past President Bill Renaud, WR4MS, General Membership Jim Snyder, AJ4NO, General Membership
I look forward to seeing all of you at our May meeting, Keep our military troops in your prayers.
Jim Norman, N4CFB 1st Vice President
The other item of business for the May meeting will be a report by our Nomination Committee which is composed of myself as immediate past President, Bill Reneud, WR4MS and Jim Snyder, AJ4NO. We have put together a group of potential board member that we believe will work well for the club in the next year. The slate for board members is as follows: Proposal From Nomination Committee The nomination committee has the following recommendation for the Board of Directors to be voted on at the June 2012 meeting. Nominations are as follows: President, Joe Meighan, KB4REC 1st Vice President, Jim Norman, N4CFB 2nd Vice President, Steve Brummett, W4ZJ 3rd, Vice President, Jack Creed, K4EPC Education Officer, Willard Sitton, W4HZD Public Information Officer, Dave Garner, K4YRK Treasurer, Bill Renaud, WR4MS Secretary, Jim Snyder, AJ4NO Hamfest Chairman, Lou Dreinhoefer,W3JKQ
Nomination Committee: Jim Norman, N4CFB, Immediate Past President Bill Renaud, WR4MS, General Membership Jim Snyder, AJ4NO, General Membership
I look forward to seeing all of you at our May meeting, Keep our military troops in your prayers.
Jim Norman, N4CFB 1st Vice President
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
April Membership Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs,
Our April meeting will be held in the parking lot at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, weather permitting. We will be working on our communications van and assisting anybody that needs help with some antenna project, soldering connectors on coax. Bring your thoughts on getting this project ready to be functional, and also ready to help install some equipment. I will try to have the van at the church by 6:00pm.
See you then,
Jim, N4CFB
Our April meeting will be held in the parking lot at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, weather permitting. We will be working on our communications van and assisting anybody that needs help with some antenna project, soldering connectors on coax. Bring your thoughts on getting this project ready to be functional, and also ready to help install some equipment. I will try to have the van at the church by 6:00pm.
See you then,
Jim, N4CFB
Friday, April 13, 2012
Club Picnic
Picnic – This Sunday April 15th from 1 to 4 pm at Douglas Dam Overlook. Bring a salad, side dish, or desert to share. Club furnishes drinks and grilled meat. This also a great time to bring items to demo or swap. Hope to see you there
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
March 15th Club Meeting
Hello Fellow Amateurs,
Our March meeting is this Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm @Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Merchants Drive, Knoxville. Our guest speaker is Mr. Ken Weathers, meteorologist at WATE-TV6. He will be discussing weather related subjects in typical storm season time of the year. On another note, we plan on having our "new to us" van on display for all to view. We hope this will get the ideas started and then members will participate in getting this project to a usable comm vehicle in a short time. There is alot of work to be completed and hopefully you will donate time, money, and components to the project. It a opportunity for RACK to have fun while supplying a very useful communications tool for our community.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
Our March meeting is this Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm @Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Merchants Drive, Knoxville. Our guest speaker is Mr. Ken Weathers, meteorologist at WATE-TV6. He will be discussing weather related subjects in typical storm season time of the year. On another note, we plan on having our "new to us" van on display for all to view. We hope this will get the ideas started and then members will participate in getting this project to a usable comm vehicle in a short time. There is alot of work to be completed and hopefully you will donate time, money, and components to the project. It a opportunity for RACK to have fun while supplying a very useful communications tool for our community.
I look forward to seeing you at the meeting,
Jim, N4CFB
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