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MGRC White Noise Newsletter
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Maple Grove Radio Club
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If you are having trouble reading this newsletter in your email client try turning off "Dark Mode." Also, you can always read it online from the newsletter archives.
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MGRC Mission Statement
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Maple Grove Radio Club provides education to current and future amateur radio operators, with the goal of serving the public. We are a reliable communications resource for events and emergencies in Maple Grove and surrounding communities.
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President's Message - May 2024
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We also are looking for one more Skywarn net control operator. If you have never been a net control operator that is not a problem. We will train you and get you up to speed. Please reach out to myself at the next club meeting or by emailing president@k0ltc.org.
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Our third ask is that we need a Field Day coordinator. Carolyn has done an amazing job but she is no longer able. We really need someone who can step up and coordinate details to make this event happen. Carolyn saved all the info for what needs to come together so don’t worry about starting from scratch. We do need a coordinator to make this event happen and it is closer that we think!
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Last we have put together a website committee to update the website. If you are interested in joining that committee please let Clay or Stephen know and we will get you in touch. You do not need to be a board member to sit on any of our committees.
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ARRL NEWS
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👉 MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production! 👈
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MFJ Enterprises, Inc. founder Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, announced that as of May 17, 2024, the company will cease on-site production at their Starkville, Mississippi, facility. Ameritron, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, Mirage, and Vectronics brand products will be affected by the shutdown.
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In a letter posted to social media, Jue said he is looking forward to retiring:
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Times have changed since I started this business 52 years ago. Our product line grew and grew and prospered. Covid changed everything [for] businesses, including ours. It was the hardest hit that we have ever had, and we never fully recovered.
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I turned 80 this year. I had never really considered retirement, but life is so short, and my time with my family is so precious.
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Jue founded MFJ Enterprises in 1972, after building a CW filter kit that sold for less than $10. Since 1990, the company has acquired several other legacy brands within the amateur radio market. Jue shared that the company will remain open to sell existing inventory because they have "a lot of stock on hand." They will also continue to offer repair services for the foreseeable future.
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Jue expressed gratitude to the many longtime employees of MFJ, some of whom have been with the company for 40 years.
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He also thanked MFJ dealers and radio amateurs for their patronage over the decades.
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He also sent a special message to ARRL Members and loyal QST readers:
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"I give my deepest heartfelt thank you to my fellow hams all over the world, and especially to ARRL members and QST readers. In my youth, I was given a second-hand set of 1958 QSTs. I read them over and over until I practically memorized every word. This gave seed to MFJ.
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MFJ became a worldwide ham radio leader only because of you. As I turned 80, I cannot thank you all enough for 52 wonderful ham radio years. Thank you, 73s . . . Martin F. Jue, k5flu"
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Students to Promote Collegiate Amateur Radio at the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention®
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Young adults planning to attend the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention® can look forward to meeting many other young hams at the event, including college students representing the ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program (CARP). The convention is on May 17 - 19, 2024, at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio.
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CARP will occupy a booth in the large ARRL exhibit area, which will be staffed with college students and advisors for the program. CARP will also have a forum at the end of the ARRL Youth Rally on Saturday, May 18, at 4 PM in Forum Room 3. The forum will be followed by a pizza party at a nearby restaurant.
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"The CARP booth will be a great place to connect with other college-aged hams, and to learn more about the extensive network of college amateur radio clubs across the nation," said Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR, from Clermont, Florida.
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Andy and his brother Tony Milluzzi, KD8RTT, from Lenexa, Kansas, are co-advisors for CARP, and they moderate a monthly Zoom meetup to help network college radio clubs. The brothers have recruited many college students who are regular CARP participants to support the booth and related activities at Hamvention.
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Morgan Lyons, KI5SXY, is one of the volunteers. She's a student at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and a very active radio amateur. "I'm super excited to be working with ARRL at the CARP booth at Hamvention! This will be my second time at Dayton Hamvention, and I had so much fun last year. I'll also be helping with the Collegiate Amateur Radio Forum," she said.
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The energy around CARP is exciting. Lyons, whose other interests include rocketry, is an aerospace engineering major and serves as president of the ARRL-affiliated Missouri S&T Amateur Radio Club, W0EEE, which recently celebrated 100 years of existence. She says that legacy is one she's proud to carry at the National Convention. "I love representing the college students in ham radio and showing folks that ham radio [will continue with the future generations]!"
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Additional student volunteers will include Andrej Antunovikj, K8TUN, and Adam Goodman, W7OKE, both undergraduates attending Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and members of the Case Amateur Radio Club, W8EDU -- also an ARRL Affiliated Club. "I'm looking forward to going to an amateur radio convention and meeting other students from the CARP program in-person," said Antunovikj.
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The ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program is sponsored in part by the W1YSM Snyder Family Collegiate & ARRL Affiliated Club Endowment Fund. The program was first established in 2017, and today includes an extensive community of participating students, alumni, and faculty. In addition to its monthly Zoom meetups, students can make connections through the ARRL CARP Facebook group and Discord. For more information about CARP, visit www.arrl.org/WeWantU.
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See the full list of ARRL National Convention activities at www.arrl.org/expo. Buy tickets for the convention on the Hamvention website.
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May 31 - June 2 | SEA-PAC, hosting the ARRL Northwestern Division Convention, Seaside, Oregon
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June 1 | Atlanta Hamfest, hosting the ARRL Georgia Section Convention, Marietta, Georgia
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June 9 | BreezeShooters Hamfest, hosting the ARRL Western Pennsylvania Section Convention, Butler, Pennsylvania
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Maple Grove Radio Club in-person meetings!
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In-Person meetings are on the first Tuesday each month.
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The meeting starts at 1900 hrs (7:00pm CDT) at the Chester Bird American Legion Post 523 located at 200 Lilac Drive N Golden Valley, MN 55422. Here is a link for directions.
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Pat Gearty (W0YES) will speak about his POTA journey through the parks.
(sorta like a random wire)
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You can also attend by zoom if you are unable to meet in person:
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Next Board Meeting
Members are welcome to attend MGRC Board Meetings (only board members can vote), which are typically the 3rd Thursday of each month.
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Board meetings are always by zoom. Please contact President@k0ltc.or or any board member or officer if you would like the Zoom meeting link to attend.
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MGRC Weekly Practice Net
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Our weekly Net is on Wednesdays at 20:00 UTC (8pm), on 147.000, positive offset, tone 114.8. We use directed Net protocol and will have a new question for discussion every week. Please call in if you can reach the K0LTC repeater. We need additional NET Operators! If you'd like to receive Net operator training please contact President@k0ltc.org.
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TALARC The American Legion Amateur Radio Club
- Chair: Tim Arimond - N0BYH.
- Shack is operational with VHF/UHF stations (HF antenna temporarily down).
- Contact Stephen Cullen if interested in shack access: KF0AED9@gmail.com.
- Just need to be an MGRC member in good standing to be eligible for honorary membership.
- Zoom meetings 4th Thursday of each month at 7pm.
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MGRC COMMITTEES AT WORK
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Chair: Jerry Dorf – N0FWG
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- Normally, First Thursday of the month
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Next Meeting - 6:30 June 6th
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See calendar for details.
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April Club Calendar of Events
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Board Members
• President: Zack Whitney – K0ZTW (2021)
• Vice President: Stephen Cullen – K0AED (2023)
• Secretary: William Oliver – KF0ADU (2022)
• Treasurer: Paul Odens – K0AID (2023)
• Trustee K0LTC: Jerry Dorf – N0FWG
• Board Member: Kelly Murphy – KB0LTY (2019)
• Board Member: Clay Bartholow – W0LED (2021)
• Board Member: David Englund – K0NOC (2022)
• Board Member: Gordon Patenaude – WA0WSR (2023)
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• Board Member: Aaron David Lewis – W0ADL (2024)
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• Board Member: Scott Henley – KF0FFE (2024)
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