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The HOTLINE
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A New Home for HOTARC! |
by John Chamberlain, AC5CV |
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As we’ve been anticipating for several months, we now have a new monthly meeting place, beginning with the January Meeting of Members! The place is not hard to find, although it is a little “out of the city” and might seem like a dark drive during these winter months. In the “big picture,” it is located near the junction of Chapel Road and Old Lorena Road. More specifically, it is 12772 Chapel Road, Lorena, Texas 76655. There are a few different ways to easily reach it, depending on where you’re coming from.
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Route 1: From Highway 6. From Highway 6, exit at Imperial Drive, head south. Continue across Hewitt Drive, where the road changes to Chapel Road. Drive about 5 min, to a block or so before you reach the “T” at Old Lorena Road: the white-walled workshop is all lit up on your right. |
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Route 2: From Highway 84. From U.S. 84 (either Waco or points west), exit to Old Lorena Road and head south to Chapel Road. Turn left onto Chapel Road and, after about a block, the white-walled workshop is all lit up on your left. |
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Route 3: From Interstate 35. From I35, exit at Lorena (southbound Exit 323; northbound Exit 322) and head west on Old Lorena Road to Chapel Road. Turn right onto Chapel Road and, after about a block, the white-walled workshop is all lit up on your left. |
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As part of the meeting, we’ll get to tour the facility and learn about Larry’s grand vision for the building. Come on out! |
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President’s Corner |
by Scott Hamilton, K5ZOH |
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We’ve had some funny weather, but good DX since our last meeting. I hope that everyone has had the opportunity to enjoy the Winter hamming and the bit of relief from the dry Fall since out last get-together. It is going to be Spring before we know it!
Everyone should plan on coming to the meeting this week... we are in for a treat! As you can see in this issue, we are meeting at the brand new building built by Larry Bush W5NCD. It is really a great building and our program will be a tour of the facility. Let’s fill up the building at our meeting and congratulate its proud new owner.
73,
Scott K5ZOH
HOTARC President
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It’s time to renew your membership! Please send in or submit (online) your 2012 DUES. Thank you! |
For the Record... |
HOTARC
Meeting of Members
December 1, 2011
HOTARC’s Annual December Meeting was called to order by Scott Hamilton K5ZOH on Thursday Dec 1st 2011 at 6:58 pm at the Salvation Army Center in Waco. Wayne Branscum KD5SMC opened the meeting with a prayer. Present were 19 full members.
The Treasurer Reports... |
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O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club Beginning Account Balance $ 7,383.84 Income WWWC donation $ 500.00 Interest 0.12 TOTAL Income $ 500.12 Expenses Paper statement bank fee $ 6.00 P.O. Box rent 46.00 License classes $71.00 Christmas luncheon Door Prizes 72.60 TOTAL Expenses $ 195.60 Ending Account Balance $ 7,688.36 Uncleared
activity (as of 1/16/2012) Submitted
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A motion to approve the Minutes for the October meeting as published in the HOTLINE was recognized from Rodney Baden K5YKC with second by John Chamberlain AC5CV. The motion was approved by the members.
A motion to approve the October Treasurer’s Report as published in the HOTLINE was recognized from Jim Judd KA5QKL with second by Rodney Baden K5YKC. The motion was approved by the members.
Committee Reports:
· ARES: Clint Anderson AE5CA reported that Ed Hynan KC5KNI still needs some more volunteers for the Monday night Bakers Dozen net. Skywarn 2012 will be February 4th.
· Trailer: Larry Carlson KC5JWD reported no new news.
· Repeater: Norris Martin KB5SLI reported that it is time to renew our VHF Society membership.
· D-Star: Rodney Baden K5YKC reported that everything is running fine.
· Web page: John Chamberlain AC5CV reported that the calendar has been changed over to a Google calendar for security reasons.
· ATV: No News
· Education: No News
· Public Relations: No News
· Special Events: No News
New Business:
· A motion was made was made by John Chamberlain AC5CV with second by Jim Finch AE5WP to repay Clint Anderson AE5CA $25 for expenses incurred during the General Class.
· Scott Hamilton K5ZOH opened the floor for further nominations for each Officer & open Director position. Hearing none, nominations were closed following a motion from John Chamberlain AC5CV with second from Larry Carlson KC5JWD, and a unanimous vote by the members present. Seeing only one nominee for each open position, the Secretary was directed to cast a vote for the single nominees, following which the candidate was declared the winner. The result is our elected Officers and Directors as follows:
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Ø President: Scott Hamilton, K5ZOH Ø Vice-President: Clint Anderson AE5CA Ø Treasurer: Norris Martin, KB5SLI Ø Secretary: Jim Judd, KA5QKL Ø Past-President: John Chamberlain, AC5CV Ø Director (expiring 2012): Rodney Baden, K5YKC Ø Director (expiring 2013): Larry Bush, W5NCD Ø Director (expiring 2014): Larry Carlson, KC5JWD |
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Motion to adjourn was recognized from John Chamberlain AC5CV at approximately 7:40 pm.
Submitted by:
Jeremy Neal KE5PRG
HOTARC Secretary
HOTARC Christmas Luncheon |
by Jim Jud,
KA5QKL |
On December 3rd, 28 members and friends of HOTARC celebrated the conclusion of the year with our annual Christmas Luncheon at Raymond’s in Lorena. All were welcomed by our President Scott Hamilton K5ZOH, and followed with a prayer from Wayne Branscum KD5SMC. Excellent food and good fellowship were enjoyed by all. Following the meal, awarding of door prizes was conducted by Rodney Baden K5YKC and John Chamberlain AC5CV. Winners included Brian Schoenefeld KC9TOK, Jena and Gary Hough KB5VVD, David Bush KC5UOZ, Larry Carlson KC5JWD, Larry Bush W5NCD, Bill Feltenberger KD5UEW, Ron Bowden AA5RT, Paul Holroyd, Jr. KE5MZF, Byron Bottoms KG5FM, Cherie Baden W5CLB, Wayne Branscum KD5SMC, Norris Martin KB5SLI, Jeremy Neal KE5PRG, and Joann Bowden.
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Severe Weather Season 2012 |
by Ed Hynan, KC5KNI |
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Baker’s Dozen Weather Net activation procedures remain the same. National Weather service will request spotter activation when observed or potential severe weather threatens the area. The Net is automatically activated any time a severe thunderstorm or a tornado warning is issued for McLennan County. As the storm season nears, please be aware of conditions that could lead to Net activation. Monitor local television, radio, and the National Weather Service Weather Radio for potential severe events. The Net will be activated from the Waco-McLennan County EOC or by one of the ARES Net Control Stations until the EOC can be opened.
Things can happen fast when spotting. As activation is a result of a warning, reports should relate directly to the type of warning issued. For severe thunderstorms, winds of more than 50 mph and any size hail (using coins for size) should be reported with exact location and time of occurrence. Remember that the size of hail for a thunderstorm to be considered SEVERE is 1 inch. Please continue to report all occurrences of hail when spotting for the Bakers Dozen. This gives us an indication which cells are producing hail and could be an indicator of larger hail to come. For tornados, wall clouds, wall clouds with rotation, funnel clouds, and tornados on the ground, insure that time of occurrence are reported immediately. In the case of an actual tornado on the ground, direction and speed of movement are needed. Report any visible damage and/or injuries associated with either type of storm. All other weather related reports should be held until requested by Net control.
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Head towards the Waco Regional Airport, but stay westbound on Steinbeck Bend Rd instead of heading to the airport terminal. (Click the image above for a live map.) |
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February 4, 2012 |
SKYWARN 2012 will be held on 4 Feb 2012 at the McLennan Community College Emergency Services Building. Basic SKYWARN will start at 0900 – coffee and donuts available from 0830 – and run until about noon. The advanced class will start about 1315 and should be done by 1530. All Bakers Dozen Weather Net Storm Spotters should attend a SKYWARN session at least every other year. We had 25+ in attendance last year.
Good training and continued excellent spotter participation should see us through the severe weather season.
License Training Classes |
by John
Chamberlain, AC5CV |
HOTARC’s training
mission is in full swing, thanks to the efforts of your Education Committee,
headed up by Clint Anderson, AE5CA. Clint 
conducted a successful General Class Training last October,
resulting in three new General Class hams! Congratulations folks!
Next: Training for the Amateur Extra Class exam begins at 0900 this Saturday, January 28 at the W5NCD Workshop, with about a half dozen hams enrolled. It’s still not too late for you to sign up, pay up, and show up to take advantage of the group effort to upgrade to your Amateur Extra Class ham radio license. There are a total of three class meetings planned, culminating with a special VE Test Session on February 25 to take the Extra Class exam. (See our web site for info.)
Looking ahead: Similar preparation assistance for the Technician Class exam is being planned for Saturdays March 17 and 24, to be held at the W5NCD Workshop. This is an excellent opportunity for friends, family, and co-workers to climb aboard the fun and rewarding experience of our hobby. Send them to our website, where we will soon be posting an online registration form with other additional information.
The HOTLINE is the monthly newsletter of the Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club (HOTARC), Inc., a nonprofit corporation, chartered by the State of Texas and principally located in Waco. It is permissible to use any of the original material contained herein, provided proper credit is given to the source.
Edited and Published by John Chamberlain AC5CV, AC5CV@arrl.net
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2012 Board of
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HOTARC 2012 Board of Directors
President: Scott Hamilton K5ZOH, 717-0755, DrPSHamilton@gmail.com
Vice Pres: Clint Anderson AE5CA, 855-5080, AE5CA@grid-em11.com
Secretary: Jim Jud KA5QKL, 235-2315, jjud654@aol.com
Treasurer: Norris Martin KB5SLI, 829-2138, KB5SLI@flash.net
Past-Pres.: John Chamberlain, 855-7731, AC5CV@arrl.net
Director (2012): Rodney Baden K5YKC, 857-9760, RBaden@hot.rr.com
Director (2013): Larry Bush W5NCD, 848-5155, LBW5NCD@gmail.com
Director (2014): Larry Carlson KC5JWD, 662-4106, LMCarlson1@att.net
145.15 MHz (input at –600 kHz, tone 123 Hz)
146.98 MHz (input at –600 kHz, D-Star)
442.875 MHz (input at +5.0 MHz, tone 123 Hz)
ATV: 421.25MHz (Cable 57), input 439.25 MHz (Cable 60)
Next session has been scheduled for Saturday January 28, 10:00 AM. Location: Baylor’s Rogers Engineering and Computer Science Bldg (#70 on the map), Room 207. Bring: 1) testing fee of $15 (cash only); 2) a photo ID (two for first-time licensees); and for already licensed amateurs: 3) current license and photocopy of it; and 4) photocopy of any relevant CSCE. Contact: Linda Hynan, AC5QQ at 666-4873 or Linda.Hynan@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Meeting NoticeThe Meeting of HOTARC Members will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday January 26 at the W5NCD Workshop, 12772 Chapel Rd in Lorena. Meetings generally last about 75 minutes consisting of fellowship, general Club business, and an interesting program. Visiting hams, family members, and prospective hams are welcomed! |
A new HOTARC meeting place for 2012!
Come check it out!