[AARA] AARA News

Herman Campbell kn5grk at lusfiber.net
Mon Jan 30 20:00:07 CST 2012


The Acadiana Amateur Radio Association, Inc.  (AARA) February issue of 
the LARC newsletter is now on-line in
Adobe Acrobat .PDF and can be downloaded and printed in color at:
http://www.w5ddl.org/LARC/

The AARA will hold their February General Meeting on Feb. 2, 2012 at 
7:00 PM at the Red Cross Building, 101 N. Pat
Street, Scott, Louisiana.  VE testing will take place at 6:00 PM.
Main event will be club elections.  The Nomination Committee presented 
their slate at the January Meeting and they were:
President:  Herman Campbell KN5GRK
V. President:  Paul Scallan K5VSH
Treasurer:  Joy Breaux N5YCS
Secretary:  Sandra LeBlanc KE5KJF
Board Members:  Glen Thibodeaux KF5FNP & Larry LeBlanc KE5KJD

The outgoing President will automatically become a board member.  If 
Herman KN5GRK is elected president for second term,
a new board member will elected.
Nominations will be taken from the floor, elections held and new 
officers will be installed at the March meeting (the Saturday following  
the AARA Hamfest).  Other business will be follow-ups on our upcoming 
Hamfest.  See below.


    AARA 2012 52nd ANNUAL HAMFEST, RAYNE, LOUISIANA


     The Acadiana Amateur Radio Association, Inc. will hold their 52nd Annual Hamfest in Rayne, Louisiana on March 9&  10, 2012.
     It is the ARRL Louisiana State Convention. We are looking forward to see many of You there.  This will be one of our best!
     To get a preview of what will be going on this year, visit our website at:
     AARA 2012 52nd Annual Hamfest in Rayne, Louisiana  <http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/>

     To see our AARA 2012 Hamfest flyer in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format or MS Word .DOC formats click here.
     Hamfest Flyer .PDF  <http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/Files/Hamfest%20Flyer.pdf>
     Hamfest Flyer .DOC  <http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/Files/Hamfest%20Flyer.doc>
     You will need to Pre-register as soon as possible as everything is based on a "first-come-first-served" basis.
     You will need to Pre-register for the "Crawfish Boil" by February 20, 2012.
     You can download the Pre-resistration form in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format or MS Word .DOC formats click here.
     Pre-registration Form .PDF  <http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/Files/pre-registration%20form.pdf>
     Pre-registration Form .DOC  <http://www.w5ddl.org/hamfest/Files/pre-registration%20form.doc>
     You may see this announcement several times before our Hamfest. I would suggest you check our website for additional
     updates.

                   *2012 AARA HAMFEST VENDORS*
      Palmetto Antennas  <http://www.palmettoantennas.com>
      Regal Brown  <http://www.regalbrown.com>
      The Sign Man of Baton Rouge  <http://www.thesignman.com>
      Austin Amateur Radio Supply  <http://www.aaradio.com>
      Gifts 4 Hams / Plaques  <http://www.gifts4hams.com>
      JMR Sales  <http://www.jmrsales.net>

      You might want to visit these websites to make arrangements with them to have merchandise you might them to
      bring to the AARA Hamfest.....may save you some shipping.

                   *ORANGE 2012 HAMFEST*
      If you are planning to go to the Orange 2012 Hamfest on February 25, 2012.....you might check out their hamfest webpage
      and flyer at:
      Orange 2012 Hamfest Website  <http://www.qsl.net/w5nd/index_files/HAMFEST%20INFO/hamfest%20info.htm>
      Orange Hamfest 2012 Flyer in .PDF format  <http://www.w5ddl.org/clubsite/files/Orange_hamfest_2012.pdf>

     Herman Campbell KN5GRK
     AARA President
     AARA Hamfest Chairperson

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The Opelousas Area Amateur Radio Association (OAARA) has their VHF 
repeater back up and running.  It is the 147.150 with
a PL of 103.5.  Ray N5LRZ will start calling the OAARA Sunday Night Net 
at 7:00 pm beginning February 5, 2012.
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