The Lake Erie Amateur Radio Association - WB8CQR WR8ABC

Recent Announcements:

• Net control stations wanted!  Contact KD8ACO if interested

• LEARA Club Net promotion - see the LEARA "On The Air" column in the newsletter for more info

• New LEARA website (www.leara.org) and Club Net Activity Log

• The Saturday SSTV net has returned to the 146.88 repeater at 8 PM

• The Wednesday SkyWarn practice net has returned to the 146.76 repeater at 8 PM

• Next LEARA monthly membership meeting on 3/30 (Topic: Skywarn spotter training)

• ARES District wide exercise for District 10 to be held on 3/20

• ARES nets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 8 PM on 145.41 repeater

• Next ARES meeting on 3/21 at Cuyahoga County Public Library (Beachwood Branch)

• Officer Election Results:
  President: WD8JMM, Vice-Presidents: N8AUC and KD8ACO, Secretary: W2THU, Treasurer: WB8APD,
  License Trustee: N8AUC, Radio Officers: N8OOF and K2RJ

• Upcoming Hamfests – 3/21 Toledo

Past Trivia Questions:

• How many student-built satellites does the space shuttle Endeavor plan to deploy before it lands on 7/31/09?

  Four - Two by students through the Navel Research Laboratory and two by students from Texas universities.

• What type of computer technique is commonly used for modeling antennas?

  Method of Moments is an ARRL computer program for modeling a proposed antenna.

• Which ham radio website was the first to go online?

  QRZ.COM went online in 1993.  One of the first 25,000 websites.

• KZ5 was once the call sign prefix for ?

  The Panama Canal Zone.

• What was interesting about the radios seen in later episodes of Mayberry RFD?

  They included a ham radio rig and a CB rig.  One was actually an EICO CW-only transceiver.

• When was the first meeting of the Findlay Radio Club?

  The first meeting of the Findlay Radio Club was on January 21, 1921.

• Route 66 passes through how many states?

  Eight: CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, KS, MO, and IL.

• Licensing of "wireless" activities in the United States began in what year?

  The Radio Act of 1912 required all radio amateurs to be licensed.

• What former major league baseball player from the Oakland A's is a licensed ham?

  Former outfielder Joe Rudi is NK7U.

• In what year was the first California QSO Party held?

  The first instance of the California QSO Party was in the fall of 1966.

• In the February 2009 School Club Roundup Week, how many countries did Gilmour's station talk to?

  Nineteen countries.  Gilmour Academy earned 6th place in the national ranking for high schools.

• Which DXCC country spans two continents?

  Italy.

• The Swan 250c transceiver was a single band rig.  What band was it?

  Six meters.

• On average, when is the first measurable snowfall in Cleveland?

  November 8th.

• Which Ham invented the Walkie-Talkie?

  Al Gross, W8PAL.

• What is a PTO?

  A Permeability Tuned Oscillator.

• How many turkeys are consumed in the U.S. at Thanksgiving?

  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, an estimated 45 million turkeys.

• How many call sign districts border on the Great Lakes?

  Five - Districts 0, 2, 3, 8 and 9.

• Auroral contacts at VHF frequencies are most often made on what mode?

  CW.

• The now defunct "Conditional Class" license granted what privileges?

  The same privileges as General Class.

• How did the total number of licensed hams in the USA at the end of 2009 compare with those at the end of 2008?

  Up by nearly 3%.

• Which state legislature is the only unicameral legislature in the United States?
  
  Nebraska

• What was the first image transmitted by the earliest television prototype?
  
  Felix the Cat

• When was the first amateur satellite, OSCAR 1, placed into orbit?
  
  February 11, 1963

   

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