Correction!!!
The Dec SPARKS file has now been uploaded.

Sorry for the confusion.

The December 2017 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, is attached.

The next regular club meeting is December 14th 7:00 pm at the Red Cross.

SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) takes place on Saturday, December 2, from 0000 until 2400 UTC (starts on the evening of Friday, December 1, in US time zones).

It's Dues time! Attached is the 2018 membership form.

December meeting program  Dennis WA2USA discussing solar events during his SOTA operations.

In this ISSUE:
Officer Election Results for 2018
One Man's Opinion
Eat'n Before the Meet'n
Club Shirts
Winter Field Day
ARRL International Grid Chase
...... and much more!

Wishing you a jolly and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

For the latest news check in to the Tri-State Emergency Net Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on the 146.790 repeater.

Check out the club web site www.w9og.net
Follow TARS on FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/groups/TARSw9og

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
2017-12-Sparks.pdf		1606 Kb
formmbrapp18.pdf	2018 membership form	221 Kb

The November 2017 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, is attached.
As always, the file is sent in .pdf format and requires Adobe Reader to open and read.
Adobe Reader is free software that may be downloaded from the www.adobe.com web page.

The next regular club meeting is November 9th 7:00 pm at the Red Cross.
Eat'n Before the Meet'n will be at Mission BBQ

November meeting program  USI Professor Glen Kissel on the Cube Sat Project
and Election of Officers for 2018. Attached is your ballot for voting.

In this ISSUE:
One Man's Opinion
Eat'n Before the Meet'n
Club Shirts
S.E.T. Reports
NWS Winter Weather Workshop
...... and much more!

For the latest news check in to the Tri-State Emergency Net Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on the 146.790 repeater.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
2017-11-Sparks.pdf		1115 Kb

The October 2017 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, is attached.
As always, the file is sent in .pdf format and requires Adobe Reader to open and read.
Adobe Reader is free software that may be downloaded from the www.adobe.com web page.

The next regular club meeting is October 12th 7:00 pm at the Red Cross.
Eating Before the Meeting at Cici's Pizza.

In this ISSUE:
One Man's Opinion  "A Tribute"
October meeting program  Go KITS
Eat'n Before the Meet'n
A call for candidates
New Bands coming soon
Hamfest calendar
...... and much more!

For the latest news check in to the Tri-State Emergency Net Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on the 146.790 repeater.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
2017-10-Sparks.pdf		1129 Kb

The September 2017 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, is attached.

As always, the file is sent in .pdf format and requires Adobe Reader to open and read.

Just a note that upon updating the e-mail list I noticed several members that had never renewed their membership for 2017.
I will start removing old member e-mails soon, so if you haven't renewed or don't remember if you did, you can verify your membership status with the TARS Treasurer.

The next regular club meeting is September 14th 7:00 pm at the Red Cross.
Eating Before the Meeting at Fazoli's.

In this ISSUE:
A double header One Man's Opinion
September meeting program
Eat'n Before the Meet'n
A call for candidates
A question on club shirts
Hamfest calendar
...... and much more!

For the latest news check in to the Tri-State Emergency Net Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on the 146.790 repeater.

Attachments:

File	Description	File size
2017_09_Sparks.pdf		946 Kb

The July 2017 issue of SPARKS, newsletter of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, will be available soon.

Eat'n Before the Meet'n
The July Eating Before the Meeting July ^13th, is at Mo's Southwest Grill 6401 E Lloyd Expressway, in the plaza directly in front of Target. Moe's offers a variety of build your own Southwest/Mexican foods at reasonable prices. Drop by for food, socializing, "story tell'n" and whatever else comes to mind.
Join the group at 5:30, check in on 146.79 if you need directions or just bored on your drive in.

Everyone is welcome to join us.