Borrowing a line from a long running soap opera – “Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives” (pictured is one of our recent gorgeous sunsets)
Welcome to 2025!
Another trip around the Sun, the holidays are behind us, and wind and fire warnings seem to have replaced our rains. As I am typing this we are on day 1 of 2 days of a “Life-Threatening & Destructive Windstorm!!!” (exclamation points from NOAA) On the upside, the days are finally getting longer. I hope you all are safe, have power, and are not impacted by this windstorm.
Decemberfest was great! I hope you all enjoyed getting together as much as I did. Great conversations, good food, nice gifts, fantastic decorations, and trivia! We are already reserving the location for next year (thank you Robert) and will use the next 350+ days to address some of the short comings we experienced. Do you have any input you’d like to give us on the event? Please let us know. Better yet, help us plan Decemberfest 2025! We would appreciate the extra help.
Speaking of the next 350+ days, here’s what we’ve been working on. Robert KM6RSS has been lining up presenters for our monthly meetings, and we have been filling in the calendar with our usual club events – Field Day, picnics, VE sessions, Church clean-up days, etc.
Nets! We currently have 3 weekly nets and those will continue in 2025 but with 2 changes:
- The Wednesday 40M net will change to 80M due to conditions this time of year. With the time change and season, 40M falls apart just before the start of the net. More info on the change will be sent out over Groups.io in the next week or so.
- The Monday Night Net contest will reward those that HOST the net. Each time someone hosts the Monday Night Net, they will receive 3 raffle tickets, maximum of 6 per calendar month, that can be used towards the raffle prize at ANY future club meeting in 2025. You must be present to enter the raffle, and elected club officers are not eligible. Interested? There will be a signup sheet at each monthly club meeting OR you can use the online request form on our website here: https://k6mep.org/host-a-monday-night-net/
Is there anything you would you like to see or add? Is there anything that you could lead? We want to make sure this club is relevant to YOU so please let us know!
Upcoming Events:
- Jan 10th Friday 7pm – Monthly club meeting – Presentation by Clement KM6OKZ who will talk about his antenna tower project.
- Jan 18th Saturday 8:30am – VE session
- Jan 25th Saturday 9:00AM – Church Clean-Up – this will mostly be yard work. Come in your work clothes, bring gloves, and let’s give back to Grace Lutheran for their generosity in allowing us to meet at their facility.
- Jan 25th and 26th – Winter Field Day – We are not doing anything official through the club, however it’s a great way for you to test your radios and antennas by making short QSO’s with folks near and far. Details can be found at https://winterfieldday.org/
Thank you for time and attention and I hope to see you at our January 10th club meeting!
Dave AI6VX
