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CQ: The Movie
by jmax＠attglobal.net 29 May '02

29 May '02

For those of you on the Board who are movie buffs, see http://www.mgm.com/experiencecq/ No, I haven't seen it yet. 73. Jim, W6CF

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New Life Membership Plaque sample
by Wilson, Mark K1RO 28 May '02

28 May '02

Thanks to everyone who has commented on the new Life Member plaque design that I sent last week. We'll go ahead and finalize plans with the vendor and let you know when we start shipping the new version. 73, Mark K1RO

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Re: [ARRL-ODV:7242] Famous K5UR
by K5ur＠aol.com 25 May '02

25 May '02

Hey thanks, Tom! Well, there are actually 7 Bird wattmeters. The picture just doesn't show everything (hi). Thank goodness the picture didn't show a close up of the Bird slugs I'm using. Now, now, I'm just kidding.... Hope everyone has a super Holiday weekend. 73, Rick - K5UR In a message dated 5/24/02 2:16:13 PM Central Daylight Time, frenaye(a)pcnet.com writes: << June 2002 CQ magazine arrived today. Nice to see local hero Rick Roderick on the cover. Nice clean radio shack - would never win a messy shack contest. I'm still trying to figure out why such a world-class QRPer needs four Bird wattmeters though. -- Tom >>

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Variation on the Nigerian scam... note the # of people scammed & for how much! /g/
by Gary Johnston 25 May '02

25 May '02

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Reflective Vests
by Tuck Miller NZ6T ARRL SWD Vice Director 25 May '02

25 May '02

At the last Board meeting there was some talk about reflective vests for ARES. The Section Manager for San Diego has been looking into this even before it came up at the board meeting, and has found the following. In my opinion, it is a bit on the pricey side, but maybe with a large quantity order, the price would go down. http://cops911.com/AmateurRadioVest.asp I believe the ARES uniform was also discussed briefly, and it is my opinion, that if the Board were to come out and state that a particular shirt, etc were to be used for ARES, it might cause a firestorm bigger than we are experiencing with the Section News. In the San Diego section, they have been using Yellow polo shirts with a large ARES logo on the back for at least 10 years, probably longer than that. These shirts stand out, does not look like law enforcement, and are easy recognizable, easy to spot. Just food for thought. 73, Tuck NZ6T -- ************************************************ Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director American Radio Relay League (ARRL) The national association for AMATEUR RADIO Are you a member yet? If not, visit http://www.arrl.org/join.html 2002 SWD Convention, Aug 16-18 For Registration forms, click on http://sd2002.hamcon.net/mainpage.html?registration.html Tuck's Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t

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Re: [ARRL-ODV:7242] Famous K5UR
by W3KD＠aol.com 25 May '02

25 May '02

In a message dated 5/24/2002 3:09:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, frenaye(a)pcnet.com writes: > > I'm still trying to figure out why such a world-class QRPer needs four Bird > wattmeters though. > > That was symbolic. Hasn't Rick ever flipped you the Bird, Tom? Chris

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[ARRL-ODV:7238] Re: Reflective Vests
by sysop＠bfdin.com 24 May '02

24 May '02

Steve, Your comment makes good sense. I agree. - Bill N3LLR AR>Ladies and gentlemen. AR>The discussion of how to differentiate ourselves from served agencies AR>onscene is what brought the vest idea to the fore. AR>One of the discussion points was the need to identify Amateur Radio AR>operators to the public, police, fire, coast guard, etc, officials. AR>Whatever the choice I would like to ask that abbreviations NOT be used. AR>While WE know what ARES and RACES are abbreviations for, nobody else does. AR>A clearly stated "Amateur Radio Emergency Services" or "Radio Amateur AR>Civil Emergency Service" logo on the front and back of any wearable means AR>more than ARES or RACES. AR>Let us not forget the reason we are doing this and be very clear in our AR>message to the public. AR>-73- Steve, W2ML

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Famous K5UR
by Tom Frenaye 24 May '02

24 May '02

June 2002 CQ magazine arrived today. Nice to see local hero Rick Roderick on the cover. Nice clean radio shack - would never win a messy shack contest. I'm still trying to figure out why such a world-class QRPer needs four Bird wattmeters though. -- Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki(a)arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444

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RE: [ARRL-ODV:7238] Re: Reflective Vests
by Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ 24 May '02

24 May '02

This matter was referred to the VRC for study at Minute 64 of the January meeting. I'm sure the VRC appreciates the input from Tuck and Steve, and anyone else who can contribute. Dave K1ZZ

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RE: [ARRL-ODV:7237] Reflective Vests
by Mendelsohn, Stephen A. 24 May '02

24 May '02

Ladies and gentlemen. The discussion of how to differentiate ourselves from served agencies onscene is what brought the vest idea to the fore. One of the discussion points was the need to identify Amateur Radio operators to the public, police, fire, coast guard, etc, officials. Whatever the choice I would like to ask that abbreviations NOT be used. While WE know what ARES and RACES are abbreviations for, nobody else does. A clearly stated "Amateur Radio Emergency Services" or "Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service" logo on the front and back of any wearable means more than ARES or RACES. Let us not forget the reason we are doing this and be very clear in our message to the public. -73- Steve, W2ML

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