From: Steve Hilberg 
Subject: ARES of Champaign County QST  - May 2005


The May meeting of ARES of Champaign County was held Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at
the Fire Service Institute.

ATTENDING
N9XDC, KC9AZX, WB9HFK, AB9FJ, KC9DSS, KB9KAI, K9SI, W9DML, KC5DEQ, W9MOO


CONGRATS TO DEBBIE & JAY
Debbie Fligor, N9DN, and Jay Kreibich, KD5EOQ, are proud parents of a new baby 
boy!  Lance was born on Saturday night, April 30 and was 8 lbs. 14oz., and 20.5
inches long . Mom, Dad, Lance and older brother Pierce are all doing well.


AEC POSITIONS
If you are interested in any of the three AEC positions described in the email 
of May 3 (Logistics, Training, Public Service) please let me know.  We need more
members becoming active in the leadership and operation of ARES.


PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS
On Saturday, April 30 ARES provided communications support for the March of 
Dimes WalkAmerica along the four mile walk route. Thanks to KC9AZX, KC9AZX, 
N9XDH, K9SI, KC9DEQ, KC9DSS, N9GKA, and AB9FJ for helping with this event.  
On Sunday, May 1 we provided communications along a route through Meadowbrook 
Park in Urbana for the Multiple Sclerosis Walk.  ARES volunteers for this event 
were N9XDC, K9SI, KC9DEQ, KC9DSS, KC9AZX, AB9FJ, and N9GPA.  Thanks to all for 
giving p part of your weekends to help with these events,  This is the third 
year of our participation in both of these events and the organizers are very
appreciative of our help.

UPCOMING EVENTS
We have been asked to provide communications support for the Homer, IL 
Sesquicentennial celebration to be held on the weekend of June 3-5.  I will be 
learning about what is required in the next week or so and will have more 
information then.

The Twin City Amateur Radio Club is planning on having a table and display at 
the Taste of Champaign on the weekend of June 25-26 (this is also Field Day 
weekend), and would like to have ARES participation as well. This may involve 
demonstrating some equipment, answering questions about ham radio and ARES, and
handing out information.  If you are interested in helping out (there's lots of
good food at the Taste) please let me know.  There will also be Field Day
activities at Ambucs park in Urbana (former Woodland Park), so it will be a
busy weekend.


RECENT EMCOMM GRADUATES
Congratulations to KF8ZN, K9MLT, and N9XDC for successful completion of the ARRL
Emcomm Level II course in the past month.


MAY NET CONTROL STATIONS
The weekly ARES net is held each Tuesday, 9:00 p.m., on the 444.100 repeater.  
We will be modifying our net format slightly in the near future, probably 
starting with the March 15th net

May 10	KC9DSS	
May 17  AB8FJ		
May 24	KC9DEQ	
May 31	KC9AZX
June 7	W9DML	


NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 7:00 pm at the Fire Service
Institute.ΚΚ

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