September general meeting minutes available

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Published on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 21:10

Written by Jay Farlow, W9LW

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Minutes of the September, 2018 general meeting of the Fort Wayne Radio Club are available by using the "Files" menu above or by clicking the link below.

September, 2018 general meeting minutes
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September fox hides in tree

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Published on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 20:07

Written by Al Burke, WB9SSE

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Well, the September foxhunt started as usual from Cobin Memorial Park at 1:30 pm, on Sunday 10 September, on anything but a typical Indiana summer’s day. It was cool, about 60⁰ F, rainy, and windy with a thick overcast blotting out the sun. Not necessarily a nice day to hunt. Of course, that meant nothing to the hunters, after all, they are animals.

Only one foxhunting crew was able to participate in this hunt, that being the stalwart team of Jim & Annie Pliett, K9OMA & KA9YYI, plus Carole & Al Burke, WB9’s RUS & SSE. The other usual suspects (hunter teams) were either convalescing from surgery or using Sunday afternoon to attend to repairs on their automobiles and antenna systems. (Some grumbled as to “How can that stuff be more important than Foxhunting?”). Then again, 10 September was the date of the Findlay Hamfest, so that might have dissuaded some other folks from participating. We plan to schedule around such events in the future.

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The September 2018 Issue of Allen County HamNews Is Now Available for Download

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Published on Sunday, 02 September 2018 08:55

Written by Ken Helms, AB9ZD

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The September 2018 Issue of the Allen County HamNews newsletter is now available for download using the link below. This and previous issues are also available for download by clicking the "Files" link in the main menu and then clicking "Newsletters."

Revised September 2018 issue of the Allen County HamNews
The September 2018 issue of the Allen County HamNews in PDF format (revised).
2018-09-02  1.72 MB  218

July, 2018 minutes available

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Published on Monday, 23 July 2018 13:31

Written by Jay Farlow, W9LW

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Minutes of the July 2018 general meeting of the Fort Wayne Radio Club are available for download:

July, 2018 general meeting minutes
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July fox hides on old tow path

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Published on Wednesday, 18 July 2018 09:15

Written by Jim Pliett, K9OMA

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The fox hunt for July started promptly at 1:30 pm, 8 July, one week late due to the 4^th of July holiday. On hand were three eager foxhunter teams, Steve and Linda, W9’s SAN & LAN, Don, K9LI and his wife Kathy, and Charles, KC9MUT, Fred, KC9EZP accompanied by new ham and foxhunter Stuart, KD9LFW. 

The foxes for this hunt were Jim K9OMA and Anne KA9YYI. The fox location was on the near west side of Ft. Wayne just off Glendale Ave., on the Tow Path, part of the River Greenway This location was a bit of a challenge for the hunters because the direct path from the Corbin Memorial Park starting point to the fox location ran right through downtown Ft. Wayne. Experienced foxhunters will tell you the signal bounces around due to the tall buildings.  

Don was the first hunter to localize us at about 50 minutes in to the hunt. He and Kathy drove past the high power fox and went about ¼ mile further down the road. Don appeared about 10 minutes later on foot with his portable fox sniffer. 

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