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Field Day June 23-24


Field Day will be held June 23 & 24, beginning at 1:00pm (1800 UTC) Saturday and running through 4:00pm  (2059 UTC) Sunday.

Metro Amateur Radio Club will be set up on 2 meters and high frequency bands (15, 20 & 40 meters) operating from the Emergency Command Center of the Lincolnwood Fire Department in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Members and friends of MAC are encouraged to participate by helping with set-up, tear down and making contacts. We will be on the air all 24+hours, even throughout the night. We need volunteers to help keep W9LYA on the air.
Please plan on attending our next monthly meeting on June 5 to help plan the event.

Visit http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator to find a Field Day site near you.

 

May 1 2012

Bharathi Prasad, VU2RBI presented  the evening's program on May 1, 2012.
Members enjoyed a presentation about Mrs. Prasad's expedition experiences and how she helped mobilize an emergency communication network in India, based on her experience during the 2004 Tsunami that devasted coastal India and Thailand.


VU2RBI Bharathi                                                Bharathi and her son Varun with MAC members after her presentation. 

Bharathi has 30 years of experience in the field of Amateur Radio operations covering the areas of administration, conducting dx-peditions, training and demonstrations, establishing Amateur radio Stations, and liaison with government departments.
"Amateur Radio started as a hobby then turned into a passion. On an average I have more than five lakh contacts to my logbook during these three decades with Amateur Radio."
I had the opportunity to work with Andhra Pradesh Amateur Radio Society in 1980 and later National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR a premier institution in promoting Amateur Radio activities in India) as a founding member since its inception in 1985 (website is www.niar.org).

Present Assignments:

(i) I am presently working with a voluntary organistaion, National Institute of Amateur Radio (NIAR), Hq., Hyderabad as Chief Co-Ordinator in Delhi and engaed in promoting the field of Amateur Radio Communications.
(ii) Extending consultancy to Indian Red Cross, Gujarat wing for establishing Amateur Radio network in Gujarat.

(III)Presntly promoting ham radio activity in Himachal Pradesh and New Delhi.

My Endeavour is to promote Amateur Radio activity in the society for the benefit of all concerned. Mrs. Prasad is the Chief Coordinator for the National  Institure of Amateur Radio in India. For more info on Bharathi visit www.qrz.com and search on her call sign:  VU2RBI

 

Raffle Returns

The popular raffle is back! The raffle is a great way to raise a few dollars for the club and
to bring home some new/old stuff for your ham shack. Raffle tickets are just $1.00 each.
Keyer, travel bags, filter, battery charger, hand tools and a vacuum cleaner were among
the many items in April's raffle.  Bring a few dollars and see what shows up for the May raffle.


Bring an item for next month's raffle.

 

Hot News


Field Day will be held June 23 & 24, beginning at 1:00pm (1800 UTC) Saturday and running through 4:00pm  (2059 UTC) Sunday.

Metro Amateur Radio Club will be set up on 2 meters and high frequency bands (15, 20 & 40 meters) operating from the Emergency Command Center of the Lincolnwood Fire Department in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Members and friends of MAC are encouraged to participate by helping with set-up, tear down and making contacts. We will be on the air all 24+hours, even throughout the night. We need volunteers to help keep W9LYA on the air.
Please plan on attending our next monthly meeting on June 5 to help plan the event.

Visit http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator to find a Field Day site near you.