I regret to inform you that Midwinter Madness has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are not doing this out of fear. I expect most of us will get this virus at some point, it will be miserable, and most of us will recover just fine. But some will need to be hospitalized,…
President’s Message March 2020 Our first meeting at Life Assembly Church went well. I appreciate how everybody pitches in to set up the tables and chairs. I pointed to where they were stored, started setting up my laptop, then looked up and everything was set up! This will be a good place for us to…
The annual dinner meeting at the Golden Corral was a big success. Great food and great conversations were had by all. This month, our club meeting will be at the Life Assembly Church in Maple Grove. This is a new venue for us, and we owe a big thank you to the lead pastor Dale…
Our January meeting is our annual dinner meeting. Instead of a pot luck, we’re going to try out the Maple Grove Golden Corral. We eat at 6pm, and a short business meeting at 7pm. If you don’t want to eat you can still attend the business meeting and you won’t have to pay. We finished…
Our January 7th Meeting this year will be at the Golden Corral in Maple Grove, instead of a pot luck. We will eat at 6pm, and an abbreviated business meeting at 7pm. You don’t have to pay to just attend the business meeting. Our February 4th meeting will be at the Life Assembly Church in…
The shack is mostly packed up, the antennas are off the roof, and the cables are all coiled up. I am proud of the professionalism and hard work that this club has put in responding to a difficult situation. I’m particularly grateful for Roy’s and Tim’s hard work and expertise. The last thing left is…
I am sorry to report that our stay at Maple Grove Fire Station #2 is coming to an end. Through no fault of our own, we have been asked to leave by the end of the year. This is due to considerations within the city that are beyond our control. I know this is very…
We did a great job with the Osseo Lions Roar Parade! We get better at this every year, and the Lions Club is always pleased with what we do there. There were two representatives of the Eden Prairie Lions club present, they are planning to start their own parade and wanted to see how we…
I found a great video on Youtube that demonstrates various wave phenomena in a very intuitive way, including impedance and SWR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DovunOxlY1k Benton
At this month’s meeting, Pat Gearty did a review of Field Day 2019. Here’s his slide show. Field Day 2019 Presentation 2019