When:	Meets every second Thursday of each month
Time:	7:00 P.M
Location:	First Lutheran Church of El Cajon 867 South Lincoln Ave. El Cajon, CA 92020
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Who is a Volunteer? Do you find yourself calm during Emergency situations? Do you think HAM stands for, Helping All of Mankind? Do you like to be in the Know? Do you like to help others in the time of need? Do you like to talk on the radio? If you answered YES to one or more, you’re a Volunteer. Amateur Radio wants your help. Volunteers Needed. Paul Rios KC6QLS Public Relations ARCEC, SANDARC & Past SDG PIC 2007
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Field Day 2007 Information

Field Day 2006

ARC of EC Executive Board Meeting
1st Tuesday @ 7:00 PM
Location: 222 West Madison Ave (Map & Directions)

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Digital Software

DigiPan | PSK31 Deluxe | WixW | Win PSK

NETS

Donut Net
Every Monday Night 19:00-20:00
Roll Call and Trivia Question
Net Control Operator: Axel KI6RRN
Freq. 147.420 Club Repeaters System

San Diego Digital VHF Net “Net is Closed”
Every Thursdays, at 8:00 p.m.
“Except the 2nd Thursday of each month”
PDT on 50.291 Mhz.
PSK31 mode.

Frito’s Wide Open Net
WA6BGS Repeater Tuesday Night 7:00
Freq. 147.420 Club Repeaters System
Bring your Chips and Dip, sit back and have fun!
OPEN TO ALL

Frito’s 10 Meter Net
Thursday Night at 7:00
Freq. 28.435 USB
OPEN TO ALL

WAMO Net
Wednesday and Saturday Nights
8:00 p.m. Local time
With Early Check-ins at 7:45
Freq. 147.420 Club Repeaters System

WAMO Freq.

Club Picnic

It will take place on Saturday to be set, 2009 at La Mesita Park It will start officially at 8am and I believe we will have a table or two reserved at the south end of the park. To find the park go to 8881Dallas St. from Fletcher Parkway and go west onto Dallas. The park is on the left just before you cross over the freeway. The Hot Dogs and Burgers are from the club but please bring a favorite dish to share with the group.

Looking for Members that would like to be in the Counterpoise Ham Spotlight

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Class License Theory Course
Instructor: Gordon, AE6QW
Location: 222 W. Madison Avenue, El Cajon

Time: 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Text: ARRL’s

Sessions:
1 – 6 on Tuesday:

To enroll Contact: Mike Maston, N6OPH
Education Chairman
(619) 296-9067

Silent Auction is for: August

Discone Antenna!

Opening Bid $25.00
Donated by: Gordon, AE6QW

Silent Auction Rules

• Auctioneer announces that He/She is holding a silent auction. He/She also posts what the item being bid on is and an optional minimum bid i.e. $20.00.

• Everyone that is participating in the auction privately writes down their WAMO number, Call sign , Name, and their Bid on the item. Then Hands it to the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer will then time code the bid and place it in the Silent Auction Box.

• Everyone is entitled to no more than (2) two bids per item. Only the first two bids from any participant will be valid. All bids must be deposited in the Silent Auction Box no latter than 10 minutes into the first meeting break. The bids are compared by the auctioneer and the highest bid is the winner. If there is more than one winning bid amount, than the lowest time code is the winner.

• The winner will be announced when we resume after break. Cash or check (payable to A.R.C.E.C.) must be paid in full prior to the end of the meeting the day of the Silent Auction. Auctioneer will then hand item(s) to the winner.

The auctioneer posts ONLY the person who won, the price, and time stamp if needed - so everyone knows that no scamming is involved.

We also are starting up some new things, Radio Clause, Fund Raisers, Rummage Sale, Crest Fire Safety Council, getting more involved in CERT.

Our News letter is called Counterpoise, and is free on-line and to all of our members. You can also pick up a copy at HRO. As you read it you will see that we have a lot of fun at our meetings. Every meeting we have a guest speaker talking about the fine art of Ham Radio.

We, also have three Repeaters up and running, 2 Meters, 200 MHz and 440 MHz. On the Repeaters we have WAMO nights every Wednesday and Saturday nights at 8 PM. We also have a Tuesday Rag Chew “Frito Corn Chip Net” at 7:30 PM. All nets are open to all Hams.

President ARCEC KC6QLS

Note from Membership Chair

Greetings from the El Cajon Amateur Radio Club!

Upon reviewing the Roster, I note that your membership has expired. We are having a membership drive through December 1, 2008. If you renew your ARCEC Membership and your dues are post marked on or before December 1, 2008, you will receive one ticket for the Early Bird Membership Drawing, which will be held at the Christmas Party on December 16, 2008 at the Home Town Buffet located on Main Street in El Cajon at 6:00 p.m. The rules for the Membership Drive and early bird drawing are on the website.

Would you please take a moment to complete the membership application, which can also be found on the website, and mail it and your dues to: ARCEC, Membership Chair, P.O. Box 50, El Cajon, CA 92022. Dues are $18.00 per year for an individual membership and $30.00 per year for a family membership.

As you know, the Counterpoise has gone on line and now everyone can receive it by email at the same time it is published. If you would like to receive the Counterpoise by email, please email me at kc6tbg@cox.net so I can add you to this list. This has saved the club a lot of money. If you still want to receive the Counterpoise by mail, please email me and let me know so I can add you to the mailing list or you can sign up on the mailing list at the meeting.

Lastly, due to the Counterpoise going on line, beginning January 1, 2009, everyone’s yearly membership dues will be due on December 31st of the proceeding year. This means that everyone’s dues for 2009 are due on December 31, 2008. If the dues you paid in 2008 extend in to 2009, you will pay prorated dues for 2009 based on the month your dues expire.

The El Cajon Amateur Radio Club sincerely hopes that you will renew your membership at this time and that you will continue to be an active member of our club.

73,

Ann Rios, KC6TBG
Membership Chair

ARCEC 2009 Membership Drive
September 1, 2008 to December 1, 2008
Dues can be paid at the Sept., Oct. & Nov. Meetings.
$18.00 for an Individual Membership
$30.00 for a Family Membership

Membership Form Please Click here PDF Format

Please fill out, print it and send it in!

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ARCEC 2009 Membership Drive Rules

1. The prize will be determined by the Board based upon the amount of dues collected, and the prize will be drawn at the Christmas Party;

2. The Membership Drive will begin September 1st and end December 1st;

3. All member renewal dues to be entered into the drawing must be received by the Membership Chair by December 1st and/or postmarked no later than December 1st;

4. Members who may have dues due prior to December 31, 2008 shall pay both the 2008 dues presently due in addition to the ARCEC dues for the following year by December 1st in order to be eligible to enter the Membership Drive Drawing;

5. Each member will only receive one ticket for the Membership Drive even if they pay the current years dues and the following years dues at the same time;

6. All Membership Drive tickets will be issued by the Membership Chair with a master list kept of each member paid and their ticket number;

7. As all future dues will be due on December 31st of each year, the Membership Drive will be held September 1st to December 1st of each year;

8. The Treasurer shall hold the dues collected for the following year in a separate fund clearly labled Membership Dues for the Year 2009

9. The Treasurer will include in his/her monthly General Membership Report the amount of dues collected each month of the drive (September, October and November);

10. The budget for the following year will be based on the amount collected in the Membership Drive;

11. The prize shall be up to a maximum of 10% of the total dues collected and shall be determined by the Board at the December Board Meeting based on the dues collected as of December 1st when the Membership Drive ends;

12. Once the prize is determined by the Board, it is non-negotiable and will be determined by drawing;

13. Only non-mutilated drawing tickets that are legibly marked with name and call sign will be eligible to win the drawing;

14. One ticket will be entered per membership renewal and/or one ticket will be entered for each new membership (individual and/or family) that joins during the dates of the Membership Drive;

15. While members do not have to be present at the Christmas Party Drawing, the winning member must retain and submit the other half of the winning ticket in order to claim the prize;

16. If the prize is not claimed by the winning member by the close of the January meeting, the prize will be redrawn from the tickets remaining in the Prize Can and the winning member would have to be present at the January meeting and present the other half of the winning ticket to claim the prize;

17. These Rules will be followed in subsequent years with any necessary modifications(s) to the Rules to be made by motion only at the February Board Meeting; and

18. The foregoing Rules for the Membership Drive will be posted on the Website