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The fox is hidden. It is on 147.555. You can hear it from the 41/441 loop. Good luck.

Tomorrow is Amazon Prime Day.

Please remember to start all of your shopping with the website smile.amazon.com. Bookmark it to make things easier.

FCARC will get .5% of your spending.

So far, FCARC has received over $500 in donations from Amazon.

If you received a message that you've been added to the roster, it is a real email not a hoax. I was trying out a different type of club membership software called HamClubOnline.com. I wanted to see if it would be a good fit for membership management for our club. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

73,
Donna
KC9THF

The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club is on the move. That's right. Starting with the November meeting (Monday, November 18th) the FCARC will begin holding its meetings at Maplewood Middle School on Midway Road. That's about one block from UW Fox Valley. The meeting time is still 7:00. The school is approx 500' east of the UW Fox Valley where we had been meeting. The address is 1600 Midway Road. The room we will use is the Community Room, which has its own separate entrance at Door 17.

The best place to enter and park is by entering the eastern most of the two driveways to the school and parking in the lot directly in ahead to the north-east. There is plenty of parking here, including several handicapped spaces. The door will automatically unlock 15 minutes prior to the time we've reserved.

Maplewood Middle School
1600 Midway Road
Menasha, WI 54952

This Sunday, August 25th, we will be having a Brat Fry at the Festival Foods on Green Bay Road in Neenah.

Volunteers are welcome. Please bring a hat and a lawn chair. We are starting at 8:30 am.

The Brat Stand will run from early morning (some people like brats for breakfast) until about 5 pm.

Stop by and enjoy some good food.

Hello all FCARC members,

The American Cancer Society has invited the FCARC to once again to provide communications and logistics for the Sole Burner this year.
Your attendance will be greatly appreciated in providing a valued community service and working with a controlled net under W9ZL control.


May 11th, 2019
8:00 check'in
About 3 - 4 hours total time required
You can be placed to a second location if you have time
Breakfast meeting prior to the event
Certificate of FCARC events will be issued at the Awards Banquette
Please notify me if you are interested

Sincerely,
Brian KB9LRD
FCARC - Sole Burner event Coordinator
920-205-2366 voice or text
kb9lrd@gmail.com

FCARC - Face book signup sheet is active

The meeting scheduled for tonight is still on. I confirmed that the building will be open.

I will not be there, so to make things easier on the others there, please renew your membership and pay for the February banquet online using the buttons on the FCARC.club home page.

The Green Bay Mic and Key Club is having a special event tomorrow, December 1st to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers. The event runs from 8 am until 1 pm on these frequencies.

7.035 MHz CW
7.270 MHz SSB
14.035 MHz CW
14.270 MHz USB
146.495 MHz FM simplex

It's that time of year again. All memberships expire on December 31st. You can renew right here on the club website (look to your left).The fees are still the same. $15 for regular membership; $10 for retired membership; $5 for additional family members. You're also welcome to renew at the December club meeting.

Our club van needs a name. I am asking for suggestions. At the HamFest in November, you will have an opportunity to vote on which name you like the best.

So far we've had the following submissions:

Foxy
The HamVan
Ham-Ster
John Claude Vandham
HamVantion
Radio Gaga
Foxy VanHam
Jean Claude HamVan
The Vantenna
Spurious Emmision
Z-Van aka zee Van
VanGo aka Van Gogh
The Roaster ie, a metal box with a bunch of ham in it

Please post your suggestions to the club FaceBook page, post a comment here, or email me at Donna@Mendyke.com.

73
Donna
KC9THF

Several FCARC board members when to NBC TV in Green Bay last Friday to pick up a van which the station donated to us. For those at the Monday club meeting, you'll know all about this.

We spent the entire day getting it ready to drive. That was almost exclusively dedicated to using heat shrink guns to remove the vinyl decals. The station management wanted all trace of NBC, etc. removed before we drove it away.

As you'll see in the picture, there is still some more to remove, and we'll likely as for club members to volunteer to help with this, plus many other things as we get it ready to use...and spend time envisioning many uses for it, be it Field Day, Flag Day parade, maybe EAA special event station use and many other club events.

You will notice in the back a telescoping mast. This is lifted via air pressure and can be extended to 50'. This will be ideal, for example, at Field Day if we want to mount a Yagi or attach the HF dipoles for inverted V operation. There is a pan control, so that will serve as our rotor.

So stay tuned for announcements such as at club meetings, or emails or other, and we really welcome ways in which club members wish to participate in getting this vehicle ready, equipped for various ham uses and deployed.

Bernie N9YMC asked Larry Petterson (WA9TT) to take the lead on this. He has already formed a small team (The Van Go Team) to begin initial discussion...starting with an already scheduled assessment of the vehicle with a list of items that might need repair. We'll prioritize and then move forward.

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, August 4th.

FCARC will be providing communications support for a 50 mile, family, biking event that runs from Radio Road on Appleton's east side to De Pere.

It starts a 7:00 am.

We need more operators for this event. You only need to be available for a few hours. It should be lots of fun. We will be given T Shirts, food at the event, and an invitation to their post party.

Please contact Donna Mendyke, KC9THF to sign up and for more information.

73

Donna Mendyke
Donna@Mendyke.com
920-858-5837

It's that time of year again. Membership dues are now due. If you didn't pay before December 31st, your account is marked as expired.

Renewals are easy to do.

The price is $15 for regular memberships. $5 for additional family members living with you. $10 for retired memberships.

You can pay online from the FCARC home page. The button is in the left column. You may also pay at our meetings. You can also send us a check.

The Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club will be holding a brat fry at the Northland Avenue Festival Foods from 9 am to 5 pm this Sunday.

We need volunteers. You can work a few hours or the entire time. Please contact Donna at 920-858-5837 to sign up.

If you can't volunteer your time, please show up to eat. The brats are fantastic.