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THE GREEN FBAVyMIKE & KEV CLUB. INC.

EP'TEMBER 1991

NEXT CLUB MEETING

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB WILL BE ON
SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1991 IN THE J.M. SCIENCE BUILDING, ST. NORBERT
COLLEGE, AT 7:30PM. MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME! IF YOU'VE
NEVER BEEN TO OUR NEW MEETING LOCATION AND NEED DIRECTIONS, CALL
IN ON THE 147.12 REPEATER.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE ANNOUNCED THAT NOMINATIONS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR 1992 WERE OPENED. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE AÀ MEMBER OF THE CLUB FOR A POSITION ON THE
BOARD, PLEASE CONTACT BOB HEISER, WA9SWX AT 468-5052, OR COME TO
THE NEXT MEETING AND MAKE YOUR WISHES KNOWN. NOMINATIONS FOR

OFFICE WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE ANNUAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE CLASSES

THE GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB WILL AGAIN OFFER AMATEUR RADIO
CLASSES, TO COINCIDE WITH THE NEXT SEMESTER AT ST NORBERT'S. WE
NEED A GROUP OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL HELP INSTRUCT THE
CLASS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET THE WORD OUT TO AS MANY
POTENTIAL STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THIS UPCOMING CLASS. IF YOU
KNOW ANY INTERESTED PERSONS PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH A BOARD
MEMBER RIGHT AWAY.

CODE _PRACTICE

AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN UPGRADING, WE
FIND THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR HELP WITH THE CODE. ONE WAY FOR
LICENSED OPERATORS TO GET THIS NECESSARY EXPERIENCE !S BY
ON-THE-AIR PRACTICE. AL, KA9QAIV HAS VOLUNTEERED TO HELP THOSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS. SUGGESTED 1S A REGULAR PRACTICE SESSION
ON 10 METERS OR WHEREVER. THIS WILL ENABLE THOSE WITH A NOVICE OR
TECHNICIAN LICENSE TO POLISH THEIR SKILLS AND UPGRADE TO GENERAL
AND HIGHER. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN "REAL TIME" PRACTICE, CALL
KAQA IV AT 4999-9535.

PALL EEST 71
ON OCTOBER 5TH, THE GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB WILL HOLD !ITS'
ANNUAL SWAPFEST. FOOD, INCLUDING A PANCAKE AND PORKIE BREAKFAST,
WILL BE SERVED. TREE 'FEST WILL AGAIN BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE CENTER ON DOUSMAN ST. IN GREEN BAY. WE STILL NEED HELP IN
VARIOUS AREAS TO MAKE THIS A SUCCOESS. FF YQU WOULD L.IKE TO HELP
OUT, CALL JOHN, KE9AS AT 469-2333 ORF SCOTT, KB9AMM AT 432-3491.

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MISUTES OF THE AUGUST 1991 MEET'NG

TE AUGUST MEETING OF THE GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB WAS
CALLE) UTC ODDER AT 7:37PM AT ST. NORBERT COLLEGE. A POLE CALL WAS
TAKEN WITH Zú “EMBERS AND 1 GUEST PRESEN7. A MOTION WAS MADE TO
DISPENSE WITH THE READING OF THE OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST
HEETING. MOTION CARRIED. PAT, KA9VRK REPORTED A TREASURY BALANCE
OF $3226.28. THE TREASURERS REPORT WAS ACCEPTED. KA9VRK REPORTED
THAT THE WORK ON THE SNC STATION WAS MINIMAL, GUY ANCHORS WERE
INSTALLED. THE REST OF THE TOWER WILL GO UP SHORTLY. THE STATION
WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE START OF SCHOOL. TOM, KB9EWK AND
BOB, WA9SWX WILL BE SETTING UP NOVICE CLASSES FOR THIS YEAR.
WY9E, JIM, ASKED THAT THOSE PERSONS WHO VOLUNTEERED AS A "VE"
CONTACT JIM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT LEGISLATI!ON
IS BEING CONSIDERED IN CONGRESS TO CHARGE A USER FEE FOR AMATEUR
RADIO, CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMAN TO VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS
PROPOSAL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT KE9LZ AND WF9H ARE MOVING FROM THE
AREA. PAT, KA9VRK ASKED THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP WHAT DIRECTION THE
CLUB WANTED TO GO. MORE REPEATERS? 220? 440? PACKET? SATELLITE?
WHAT SHOULD BE OFFERED FOR THE MEMBERSHIP? WHAT ARE THE LONG
RANGE GOALS OF THE CLUB? ANY IDEAS THAT ANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE,
CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER OR COME TO A BOARD MEETING. A REMINDER TO
THE CLUB THAT ELECTIONS ARE COMING UP SOON. A MOTION WAS MADE AND
SECONDED TO OPEN NOMINATIONS. MOTI|ON CARRIED. PAT, KA9VRK,
OUTLINED THE DUTIES OF THE CONTROL OPERATOR. IF ANYONE IS
INTERESTED IN BEING A CONTROL OPERATOR CONTACT BOB, WA9SWX.
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN BEING NEWSLETTER EDITOR, CONTACT ANY
MEMBER OF THE BOARD. RANDY, KB9EWJ SUBMITTED HIS IDEA FOR A CLUB
LOGO. BRING YOUR DESIGN TO THE NEXT MEETING. VOTING ON THE
DESIGN WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER. WY9E
GAVE THE "DX" REPORT FOR STATIONS HEARD AROUND THE BANDS. THE
MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:29PM. GARY, ND9Z, GAVE A VERY
INTERESTING PRESENTATION ON SATELLITE OPERATIONS AFTER THE
BUSINESS MEETING. SUBMITTED BY JOHN, KE9AS, SECRETARY.

CLUB OFFICER ELECTIONS
AT OUR ANNUAL MWMEETING, WE WILL BE VOTING FOR OFFICERS FOR
CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOMINATIONS FOR THESE SEVEN
POSITEONS WILL BE ACGEPTED UNTEL ELEGTIEON TUME, JF QU WQOÚLD LEE
TO RUN FOR A POSITION OR KNOW A MEMBER WHO WOULD, PLEASE MAKE YOUR
FEELINGS KNOWN TO A BOARD MEMBER, OR. NOMINATE THEM AT A REGULAR
MEET NG.

"THE FCC FUNDING LEGISLATION ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE COMMERCE
COMMITTEE ON JULY 29TH CONTAINS TWO UNUSUAL ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
AMATEUR AND OTHER RADIO HOBBYISTS: LICENSING OF AMATEUR RADIO
CLUBS AND A BAN ON SCANNER FREQUENCY COVERAGE”. SAYS FRED MA!A,
W5Y1, IN THE AUGUST 15TH EDITION OF THE W5Y| REPORT, “PSROVISHONS
INTRODUCED BY REP. MATTHEW J. RINALDO (R-NJ), WERE SUBJECT OF NO
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OR HEARING. . .PROBABLY DONE !N CLOSED-DOOR
MEETINGS..."” ACCORDING TO A CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER. THE
RINALDO AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO PROHIBIT THE 824-849 AND 869-894 MHZ
BANDS FROH SCANNERS, AS LONG AS REQUESTED BY THE CELLULAR RAD9:O

iNDUSTRY. (FE NAME GF THE BILL rS HRI67T14./. Yam (G ANOTHORIZATIUON
ACT QP 459 1. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT AGAIN YOU WRITE YOUR CONGRESS
REPRESENTAT VES AS TO YOUR FEELINGS HERE.

MEPIBERSHIP ALBUH

WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A MEMBERSHIP ALBUM FOR SOME TIME,
24. WYSE BRODGESJ ¿9 THE IDEA ABGDT A YEAR AGO AND rT SEEMED T@ #E
& GOOD |DEA, THE ONLY PROBLEM WE NOW HAVE [IS TO @ET PEOP:E T9
FlLL QUT THE FORM AND BRING IN A QSL CARD. THIS ALBUM WILL BE
KEPT iN THE NEW STAT'ON AND ALSO WIL. BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR
PERUSAL AT THE MEET ENGS., “WHEN YOU GCOME “TO: THE NEXT MEETING, WHY
NOT SMSÇISEP AT TRE FRONT TABLE, F|LDE GUT THE FORM; AND DROP: OFF À
ARD; UT Wil. ONLY TAKE ñ MINDSTE;

SNC UPDATE!

AT THE LAST MEETING, WE GAVE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE
STATION AT ST.NORBERT COLLEGE. WELL, HERE'S SOME MORE GOOD NEWS!
THE TOWER IS FINALLY UP! THANKS TO JOE, WB9VKF, TOM, KB9EWK,
DENNIS, N9LOK, PAT, N9LPM, TOM RAASCH OF THE SNC STAFF AND
PAT,KA9VRK FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND HARD WORK. AND YES, JOE, THE
"NO-OX'' WE USED ON THE TOWER SECTIONS WILL WASH OFF! STILL TO
COME IS THE BEAM, AND THEN WE'LL BE ON THE AIR! (THE FIRST
CONTACT FROM THE TOP OF THE NEW TOWER HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE!) OH,
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN THE NEWEST "KNIGHT LIFE",
PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE, THERE IS A GREAT ARTICLE (PAGE LONG)
ABOUT THE CLUB AND THE NEW STATION. IT IS REALLY WORTH READING!

DONATIONS TO THE CAUSE!!

AS A FEDERAL TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE GREEN BAY MIKE AND
KEY CLUB CAN BE THE RECIPIENT OF "SOLICITED' FUNDS. WE HAVE MANY
WAYS TO TURN DONATIONS INTO NEW THINGS TO HELP OUR CLUB. IF YOU
HAVE A FAVORITE ORGAINZATION (OR A RICH UNCLE!!) AND THINK THEY
MIGHT LIKE TO "DONATE TO THE CAUSE", CONTACT PAT, KA9VRK FOR THE
APPROPRIATE PAPER WORK.

SOME RUMBLINGS HAVE BEEN HEARD RECENTLY ABOUT SOME OF THESE

FUNDS.,. . MORE ABOUT TFLS: AT THE: NEXT: MEET PNG 1

_VE' TESTING AND THE CLUB

iF YOU NOW HOLD AN ADVANCED OR EXTRA CLASS TICKET AND WOULD
BE INTERESTED IN MAKING A LOCAL TESTING TEAM À REALITY, HERE !S
YQUR SHANQCGE, J1MO WYŠE BES PN AGTFEFVE PURSU[T OF THIS @QAL AND jS
LOOKING FOR YOU! A ''CANVAS' WAS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR
DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS INTEREST. IF YOU WERE ONE OF
THESE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP ALEADY, GET FN TQOUCH' WITH J'EM RIGHT
AWAY FOR A SPECHLAL:. MEETING: CALLE J2IM AT 869-2839, OR VIA PACKET,
OR ON THE REPEATERS.

UPCOMING EVENTS
SUNDAY-, SEPT.B8TH, . "THE "BARSU” HAMEEST JN JOL DET:, F;

CONTACT: "BARS' AT 708-759-700@5 FOR INFO.

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146.16/76, DOORS OPEN AT 8AM

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CLUB, COMMUNITY SERVICE CTR. "PANCAKE &
PORKIE BREAKFAST"',CALL £69-2333 FOR INFO.

NEW GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB MEMBERS
THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CLUB ARE:
KB9GPS/KT - KEVIN BUESING
W9L!D - LARRY ROBBINS
N3LLA - JOE YEDYNAK
WHEN YOU SEE AND HEAR THESE FELLOW OPERATORS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU
EXTEND THEM A WARM WELCOME!!!

RED CROSS DISASTER TEAM

THE RED CROSS IS LOOKING FOR A GROUP OF AMATEURS TO BE A PART
OF A DISASTER ACTION TEAM. ET WILL BE THE RESPONSES LL I TY OF THESE
OPERATORS TO GO IN AND SET UP COMMUNICATIONS AT A DISASTER SITE OR
A SHELTER OR WHEREvVER.

TRAINING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AREAS OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT
J S.

MR. DALE KELTNER FROM THE RED CROSS WILL SPEAK ON THIS
SUBJECT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.

THE GREEN BAY MIKE & KEY CLUB
PO. BOX 13351
GREEN BAY, WIS. 54307