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NewsHOTARC's Field Day 2010  We had a great Field Day 2010! We had good weather (dry, and typically hot!), good food, good success with equipment and antennas, and good "PR" with lots of visitors and new faces. We made about the same number of contacts as last year. Thanks to all who participated!Check out the photos on the Field Day 2010 page. There will hopefully be more to come (so be sure to check back), but for starters, our thanks to KD5RWX, K5WAR, and AE5CA for sharing their camera work. And, be sure to attend the HOTARC meeting this month and get the "scoop on the scoring" from our resident Field Day Statistician, KC5NT Ed Middleborook! Speical Event: TMOM
Coming to McLennan County for the first time this year is a very worthy special event that has requested commmunications assistance from HOTARC. On August 13 and 14, for about 10 hours both days, the Texas Dental Association sponsors the Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) to provide FREE dental services to the residents of McLennan County and surrounding area. Their goal is to "relieve immediate pain and restore smiles." Setting up hundreds of dental chairs, x-ray stations, dental appliance work areas, and so forth on the campus of McLennan Community College (MCC), area dentists, dental workers, and hundreds of support staff will administer dental care to folks who could probably never see a dentist otherwise.The TMOM folks have asked for our communications assistance to manage the many hundreds of patients they expect over the course of the two-day event. Since HOTARC members are well trained in net operations and have good VHF radio equipment (handheld and mobile rigs), this will be an easy task for us to manage the anticipated information flow around the campus needed for smooth operation and movement of people for this event. However, the two-day, all-day time requirements for this event will require all available HOTARC members to step up to the plate on this one. Please mark your calendars, plan to donate some of your time on either Friday or Saturday (or both, if you can!), and contact KA5QKL Jim now to volunteer a few hours of your time for this worthy event. NOTE: There are some preliminary registration requirements for this event, so you cannot wait until the last day to volunteer, or simply show up at the event. Again, please contact KA5QKL Jim today! 
HOTARC/BARC Amateur Radio TestingHOTARC and BARC (Baylor ARC) are pleased to offer amateur radio testing to the general public and fellow amateurs. Our Volunteer Examiners will deliver an ARRL test session, scheduled for Saturday, August 21 at 10:00 AM at Baylor University's Rogers Engineering Bldg (see #70 on this Baylor map), Room 109. Meet us in the first-floor lounge area on the east side of the building.Please bring with you to the test session:
*CSCE is an official proof of previously passed FCC exam(s), valid up to 1 year. For example, suppose you passed your Technician exam, but have not yet received your FCC license in the mail. If you come to take a General exam, we'll need a photocopy of the CSCE you received when you passed the Technician exam. If you already have your new FCC license, then we don't need the CSCE—just a photocopy of the new license. 
HOTARC Members MeetingHOTARC will hold its next monthly meeting of members on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM, in the Kultgen Automotive Center of the TSTC Waco Campus. Our meetings include a few minutes of regular business, entertaining radio-related discussions, and a brief interesting program, as noted in the HOTLINE issued the weekend preceding the meeting. Family members and visitors—especially those interested in becoming hams or joining the Club—are very welcome! |
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