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Bud Hughes, K4CWG 269-2796 k4cwg@cfl.rr.com Jose` Ramos, KC4VIO 267-5892 kc4vio@yahoo.com Becky Lee, KF4HTB 267-9375 lees@titusvillearc.org Titusville, FL
32781-0073 Pike Abell, W4EPU 269-4208 pikeatal@digital.net John Renninger, KE4ZPA 267-9431 ke4zpa@gnc.net Mic Woltman, KI4CFA 632-4601 mjwoltman@mindspring.
com Bob Farrington, W4YBI 633-5664 bobandlinda3@juno.com Les Griner, K4SJC 267-1565 Warren Murray, W4CEL pager - 638-5476 Mike Hensley, W4LOV 639-1553 Ken Denman, KD4HNW 269-5711 Next Meeting Tuesday February 22nd at 7:30 PM Tutusville Public Library, 2121 South Hopkins Avenue The President's Page There were bargains galore available at the Orlando Ham
Fest February 11-12-13. TARC had two tables and for all
three days the tables were pretty well stocked with
equipment from the estate of our silent keys Bill Karr W9IOS,
Don Klein KC3RQ, Cliff Hoag KC4SYD. And yes yours truly
along with several other club members placed items on the
table. Much Kudos and many thanks are extended to our fellow
club members who assisted in manning the tables. I know
the spouses appreciate your help in the disposal of the
various pieces of ham equipment. I am personally pleased
and gratified with the results of your labor. More President's Corner On Saturday, April 9, 2005 NASA is sponsoring "KSC ALL AMERICAN PICNIC AND RETURN TO
FLIGHT RALLY" at KARS PARK in North Merritt Island." As a result of the many hams who gave
their time and talents in providing communication services between the evacuation shelters and the
EOC during the recent storms, TARC has been asked to participate in this exercise by setting up a
ham station and demonstrating amateur radio to those in attendance at the picnic. TARC will be
furnished a 10X20 tent, 3 Tables and 10 chairs. The price of the meals will be $5.00 each. We will
have more information regarding this picnic as the time passes and will make the same available to
you. This picnic is 6-7 weeks away so please plan on attending if you can. Should you need
transportation to and from the park please let me know. I want to thank Mic KI4FCA, John K1KSC and others for their support given to Les K4SJC in keeping
the 146.91 machine up and running. We hope to have the 146.775 (KD4HNW) Repeater in Hog
Valley back on the air soon. Our next club meeting will meet at the North Brevard Public Library on Tuesday February 22. Hope
to see you there. As always best wishes, 73s and 88s, Bud K4CWG The Vice Squad By Jose` Ramos KC4VIO TARC Vice President I am glad you enjoyed the Titusville Police Department 911 presentation during our last meeting. Do
you know how to speed dial 911 from your 2 meter rig? There is also another police department line
you can speed dial for other purposes. We'll tell you how at our next meeting. Do not under estimate the power of one watt. You will be surprised when you hear our next guest
speaker's presentation "Mr. Watt And All His Friends". You do not want to miss this one. Bring
another Ham with you. KC4VIO, José Abell's Anecdotes By Pike Abell W4EPU Several years ago Walking Catfish in South Florida raised concerns that, in no time, they would take
over the waterways. Scary as it sounded, that never happened. The fish traveled across land and
even roads by undulating with stiffened pectoral fins and a body rocking motion. How they know
there is a pond ahead remains a mystery. Now the subject has again reared its ugly head. In Broward County numerous sightings of walking
catfish, crossing roads, has been reported. The subject of the walking catfish reminds me of the
time when I was a young boy living on the farm in Arkansas. My uncle occasionally took me fishing.
One time he caught a 7-1/2 pound catfish. At the time it was the biggest fish I had ever seen. Abells' Anecdotes Con't Obviously I wanted it in the worst way. He put it on a stringer, we baited our hooks and threw our
lines back in the water. While we were fishing he told me a story he had heard about a person who
trained a catfish to live out of water. He simply took it out of water for a few minutes a day. Each day
keeping it out a little longer than the day before. Eventually the catfish would become accustomed to
it and could stay out indefinitely. He told me that if I would be willing to try training him, he would
give me the fish. I told him I would, because in fact, I would agree to anything if I could just have that
fish. We had a small spring fed pond behind the barn in which I put the catfish. Just as my uncle
explained it, I kept it out of water more and more each day until finally one day I went to the pond and
the fish was not there. I heard a commotion in the chicken yard. I went to investigate. There the
catfish was playfully chasing the chickens. I never put him back in the water again. Several weeks later I took him to the county fair, just to show him off. I won a blue ribbon by default,
because actually I was the only person at the Fair who displayed a non-aquatic fish. On the way
home I was walking and carrying my pet catfish. I was crossing a bridge when I looked down and
saw fish swimming in the stream below. I laid my catfish down on the bridge and was watching the
fish . The catfish flopped off the bridge and fell into the water. I ran to the end of the bridge, down
the bank, into the water and retrieved him, but it was too late. He had already drowned. 73es88 Pike Minutes of the January Meeting The meeting was called to order by president Bud Hughes, K4CWG. After the Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence,
members and guests introduced themselves. Bud told the club about the 2005 club birthday calendar that Sherry KU4ZO has prepared. In addition to club member birthdays, for
each month there are candid photographs of members which were taken at various club functions throughout 2004. There is a
limited supply of these calendars available to members for $5.00 each. Bud also updated the members on the sale of equipment for families of Silent Keys. He also talked about the upcoming Orlando
Hamfest where the club will have 3 tables for selling surplus equipment. He then turned the meeting over to Vice President Jose Ramos KC4VIO who in turn introduced Lisa Di Liberto assisted by Titusville
Police Sgt. John Richardson who presented a most interesting program on how 911 works. During the social house, Les Griner K4SJC was honored with a birthday cake for his 89th birthday. He was also presented with a pair
of red suspenders. It seems that the new thinner Les has had some trouble lately keeping his trousers on. By Becky Lee KF4HTB, Club Secretary Treasurer's Report Beginning balance 1/1/05 $2,894.35 Deposits in 2005 62.00 Total Income $2,956.35 YTD Expenditures - 541.00 Balance as at 1/31/05 $2,415.35 Titusville Amateur Radio Club P. O. Box 73 FIRST CLASS MAIL Titusville, FL 32781-0073 Membership Renewals KI4BFA WES BURZEE AE4CB DAVID HURST KV4DC ROE WEAVER N3DMI BOB GREEN KD4DOJ FAYE SKIDMORE KC4DPP ALAN HOBRON KC2ENO ART SMITH N2JY JUDY SMITH W4GBW CHARLES MOREHOUSE KI4GMH CHARLES MILLER K4GPF JOE MYERS KD4JBL WILLIE WILLIAMS WD4JLT BRIAN SONENBERG WB8PXO JAMES MORGAN LF4QML KEVIN ZIMMERMAN KK4SH VINCE GONZALEZ KE4MYC JEAN GONZALEZ AE4WM MITCH MATHENY W4YBI BOB FARRINGTON W4YFN LINDA FARRINGTON Field Day already? June seems so very far away, but Field Day 2005 will be here before you know it and members of
the Titusville Amateur Radio Club need to start thinking about it. Many of our new ham members have never participated in a Field Day before. This is a great
opportunity to see how amateur radio really works, what makes an antenna hum and how to
contact other hams all across the country who are "roughing" it to prove that they can provide real
communications in even the worst possible conditions. Warren Murray W4CEL has agreed to be chairman of the Field Day 2005 operations, but he
cannot do it alone. YOU need to mark your calendar now for JUNE 24-25. Plan to roll up your
sleeves and help hoist the wires and polls, then get set to enjoy what ham radio does best. Of
course, there will be time for "dinner on the grounds" - this is TARC, after all - but we'll also need to
plan to help pack away the equipment afterward. One or two people simply cannot do it all.
WE NEED YOU!!! For Sale HF Transceiver ICOM IC-720A with matching 20 AMPS Power Supply and external speaker. Covers 10 thru 80 Ham bands. Nice looking set that will look good in your shack. Great for beginners or old
timers. $300 firm. Jose, KC4VIO. 267-5892. Call now or see it at the next club meeting if not sold by then.
President
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
PO Box 73
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
Board Member
146.91 Repeater Trustee
146.97 Repeater Trustee
444.15 Repeater Trustee
147.775 Repeater Trustee
Thank you Senior Jose for the selection of our January TARC Program. Lisa of the Titusville Police
Department made a very informative presentation of how the
911-Telephone system works.