THE INDIANAPOLIS RADIO CLUB - FOUNDED IN 1914
(The oldest continuously meeting Amateur Radio Club in the United
States)

THE AMACHEWER for November, 2002


2002 IRC Officers:

President:                 Bill Goodall-K9DBY               255-4749
Vice President:         Tom Chance- K9XV                783-1093
Secretary:                 Maria Chambers-KB9RLG      357-6308
Treasurer:                 Wade Kingery-W9JGZ             255-5191
Chief Operator:         John Lee- W9GRE                   251-3793
News Editor:            Tom Chance - K9XV (Interim)

=================  Next Meeting November 8, 2002    =================

Next meeting is  November 8, 2002 at the Indianapolis Training Center
at 7:30PM (2nd Friday of the month)

Our QRP contact had to postpone for a future date due to job
commitments.

==========  Program:  Homebrew Projects  =======================

I want to invite everyone to bring their latest homebrew project.
Please keep your presentation limited to 10 minutes.  Chuck Crist is
going to start off the evening with the "Arrow" antenna he constructed.

=============== Meeting Minutes October 11th,2002 ===============

- Bill Goodall called meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

- Introduction of members.

- Wade gave his treasurer's report

- We had a visiting guest who was introduced as John England

- We talked about the Christmas dinner it will be at MCL in the
Greenwood
shopping center at 6:00 p.m. on the 13th of December 2002 this year.

- We also got 3 members on the nominating committee for amateur of the
year the
members on this committee are as follows: John Lee, Don Hemenover, and
Wes
Murphy.

- Bill announced about the election committee, which is Wes Murphy and
Maria
Chambers.

- We have a new member Bob Marschel KB9TEA paid for both this year and
next
year.

- Bill turned meeting over to Tom Chance

1) W9ICE group picnic will be Oct. 20th at Noblesville At Forest Park

      2) Emergency communications for the tornado was discussed.

- Norm AB9FC talked about what it cost for the power and light to pay
employees and to replace poles and service for everyone.

- Trevor Fulk talked about the upcoming event at IUPUI

- Tom introduced Joe Pontek K8JP who is moving to Belize, he talked to
us
about contesting and DXing.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm


Reminding everyone the will be elections held at the November 8, 2002
and we
would like to see everyone there and we still need someone to take over
the
Amachewer news letter.

See you all at the November meeting

Again, let's start the fall off right and make Amateur Radio make a
difference.


Sincerely,

Tom Chance, K9XV