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USPS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

The ARRL and the United States Power Squadrons (USPS), a national boating and educational organization, formally ratified a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on June 4, 2005 The MOU spells out areas where the two organizations can work together in educational activities of overlapping or mutual interest to their respective memberships. The USPS Amateur Radio Club (ARC) is an ARRL affiliated club.

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2008 CLUB ACTIVITIES

Annual Club Meeting
February 21, 2008
Dallas, Texas

The 2008 annual meeting of the USPS Amateur Radio Club (USPS-ARC) was held at the Dallas, TX, Hyatt Regency, Rooms Sanger A&B, Thursday 21 February, The primary order of business was the adoption of revision of the club Bylaws to approve proxy voting.

There were 14 members present

Amateur Electronics Supply
SUPERFEST
March 28-29, 2008
Milwaukee, WI

The USPS booth setup at the Fourteenth Annual AES Superfest. Not shown is Stf/C Mike Wiedel, JN, WB9QMH, who made the arrangements and manned the booth . About 1100 hams from the midwest attended the event.

Dayton Hamvention 2008
May 16-18, 2008

USPS members manning the 2007 booth were
(l-r) Bob Schober, Carl Hahn, Ed Summers, Don and Marjie Stark.
Photo by Carlton Lee

Thanks to the efforts of the members of the USPS-ARC the ARRL again invited the USPS again to participate with them again this year at the Dayton Hamvention, 16 – 18 May 2008. If you will be attending the Hamvention and have some time please sign up to help man the booth for an hour or so. Contact Don Stark, N3HOW and let him know you will be there.

2008 Special Event Station
7-8 June 2008
ARRL Headquarters Newington, CT
Call sign: W1AW

W1AW building

Another operating position at W1AW

Members of the United States Power Squadrons Amateur Radio Club will operate the celebrated station, W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Commemorative Station, at the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, on 7 and 8 June, 2008, in celebration of the National Safe Boating Council's National Safe Boating Campaign. This station represents the best of everything in radio communications, the best radios and equipment, the best antennas, and the highest standards of operating procedures. USPS operated the station in 2006 and enthusiastically anticipates this return to the flagship station for amateur radio operation within the United States. USPS operators will be reminding boaters everywhere of the NSBC safe boating theme, "Wear It!"

Links to prior Special Event Station Operations
2006 W1AW	2007 USS Razorback

Fall Club Meeting
September 4, 2008
Detroit, MI

The 2008 club officers:

President Carlton E Lee, Jr W2PTZ
Vice President Don Stark N3HOW
Sec/Treas Bob Schloeman WA7MOV

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