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MAJOR
ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS THIS WEEK
CHANGES TO SWOT MANAGEMENT.
Please read at the general announcement link: Here.
Hamfest/Convention Season is in Full
Swing.
The Dayton Hamvention is this week.
Let other SWOT Members know you
are going. There are 4 other events scheduled in the U.S. from
May 16-18. Link to the ARRL Listing
Let us know if you will be visiting one of these
events so that you can meet up with other members or those interested in
joining SWOT.
We will always try to inform you of any gathering
we will attend.
Do you enjoy Es?
The season starts around April 25.
A prediction model based on 10-Meter PropNet (http://www.propnet.org)
has been created for understanding the best dates and times to work
them. Follow
this link. PDF Reader required.
The March/April SWOT Bulletin is
out. It was mailed on March 19.
Current paid members, contact Howard, WD5DJT if you did not receive mailed or
e-mailed SWOT Bulletins. Also be sure that your contact Howard if
your email address has changed. The current Bulletin is always available
to paid members at the “Current Newsletter” link. Also remember that all
past Bulletins can be viewed from our “Past Newsletters” link.
Announcing the Dallas/Fort Worth Area Friday
Evening S.W.O.T 2-Meter SSB Activity Event.
Look for us on 144.250 MHz beginning at 9:00PM CST this Friday Evening. The
purpose of this activity is to get Hams to try out their rigs that have
2-Meter SSB capabilities. We will be
using vertically polarization antennas in order to hear all. If you fail to
catch us this Friday, try again the following week. This event has begun for the DFW, Texas area only and
is not a Net.
If you would like to start one in your locale, contact us and we will
gladly list it here.
Thank you for visiting us at the Fort Worth and Irving Hamfests
It was a good to visit
with all of our members. We will list the visitors in our Bulletins.
The Way SWOT Once Was
For your reading enjoyment, we have added in the “Past Newsletters” section
a SWOT Bulletin from March 1979. It
was an excellent work without word processors and the Internet. Link.
Our SWOT Net
Schedules are Listed Below this Section and the “SWOT Nets” link. Please
support you area SWOT Net.
Remember you do not have to be a SWOT/NORCAL Member to check-in and
everyone is always welcomed to join in.
Pictures of past NORCAL gatherings
can be found from the “NORCAL Chapter” link, such as one from the recent
Amador SWAP gathering October 13.
For S.W.O.T. New
Members or Renewals, when doing so….
Please use the Membership Form linked to the left or here.
Please follow the
payment instructions precisely.
This is due to the
request of S.W.O.T.’s financial institution.
SWOT Net Manager
Jimmy Johnson - KD5ZVE # 3458 in Claremore OK has accepted this important
club position. All Net business should be communicated with Jimmy. (Email Link)
Tropo Season is Here.
Expect Tropo building from the south (Mexico or the Gulf of
Mexico) and between West-to-East moving cold fronts. Look for
strong ridges of Upper Air High
Pressure systems. Use the NWS Radar Mosaic to verify Tropo
conditions
(Link and narrative to the
left).
We invite you
to join the Sidewinders on Two Yahoo Group. The link to join the Yahoo
group is near the bottom of this page.
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
May Hamfests and Conventions: Link
Ham-Com Plano Centre Plano, Texas
June 13-14, Link
June VHF QSO Party June 14-16, Rules Link
WEBSITE UPDATES & OTHER INFORMATION
The Member
Database has been updated as of December 26, 2007. The next update will occur in late May 2008.
The club’s Articles of Association and the last version of
our proposed Bylaws are located in the “Past Newletters”
link
The Spring Tropo season is here. If you need help
in determining if your area has a potential for Tropo,
visit the National Weather Service Radar Mosaic link.
Join the SWOT
Yahoo Group Page here
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