You are cordially invited to join Southwest Missouri Foxhunters for an afternoon of fun & games Saturday, April 26th, 2008.
 
This Foxhunt will start promptly at Noon from the Battlefield Mall NE parking lot (near Sunset & Glenstone) in Springfield .  Talk-in on the 146.91 repeater.
 
This will be a mobile hunt – with short on-foot sniffing when closing-in on a Fox.  Scoring will be based on shortest distance driven, and fastest times – with points awarded for each category. We’ll be hunting 3 Foxes in an area bounded by US 65 (Schoolcraft Fwy) on the east, I-44 on the north, US 160 (West Bypass) on the west, and US 60 (James River Fwy) on the south. 
 
Cici’s Pizza (319 E Battlefield, Springfield, MO) will be the after-hunt gathering spot at 4 pm for an awards ceremony, tall-tales, war-stories, camaraderie, and of course – food.
 
If you’ve never experienced the fun & excitement of Foxhunting, or don’t have any Foxhunting equipment, come on out and ride along – there will be experienced Foxhunters with extra space in their vehicles who will be happy for you to join them.
 
73 & Tally Ho,
 
Allen Busiek – WF5U
 
 
The Mission of Southwest Missouri Foxhunters is to HAVE FUN, but the skills learned while having fun are useful for serious activities such as locating repeater jammers, RFI sources, lost aircraft, etc.
 
Foxhunts will normally be scheduled monthly, with times & starting locations TBA.  A gathering of the Foxhounds after hunts for war-stories, tall-tales, camaraderie, food & beverage will be the norm.
 
The Membership requirement is extremely arduous:  You MUST be ready, willing, and able to HAVE FUN (others will be allowed to participate on a probationary basis).  All Foxhunters (or wannabies) are welcome at our events, and are encouraged to bring offspring, spouses, & guests.
 
There will be NO Dues.
 
For more information please browse the Southwest Missouri Foxhunter’s  den at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWMOFoxhunters

This really deserves a bit of publicity !

A web based SDR (software defined receiver) located in The Netherlands
but controlled simultaneously by multiple listeners worldwide.

Listen in realtime to parts of the 40 and 80m bands as heard in Europe.

Definitely the coolest thing I’ve seen on the web for some time !

Go listen at -   http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Thanks to EVERYONE, NET Controllers, EOC Managers, Storm Spotters, and all the others that helped out during the severe weather event on April 9. It was a real service to the community and every amateur operator can be proud of your achievement.

Ham Radio even got some recognition on the TV channels, and it was exciting to hear them announcing events only seconds after they were communicated to the weather net.

If you would like to add your thoughts  - please post comments below.

 

Now that the Hamfest is over for another year, it’s time to start thinking about Field Day! Here’s the latest information package from the ARRL.

 

More information at http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/

 

 

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The March meeting of the Fort Smith Amateur Radio Club was held on March 17, 2008.
 

The meeting was called to order by President Jim Lowery.
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