[AARA] August AARA News

[Herman Campbell]

The August 2019 issue of the AARA newsletter LARC is online at this time 
where it will be available to be downloaded and printed in color in 
Adobe Acrobat .PDF format at:

http://www.w5ddl.org/LARC/

Back issues are also available on line.

*AUGUST AARA GENERAL MEETING *
Date:  August 1, 2019 AARA General Meeting will be held at 7:00 PM, at 
the Lafayette Science Museum.
433 Jefferson St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Board Meeting at 6:00 PM
VE Testing at 6:00 PM

The local area VHF net schedules for August can be found at:
http://www.w5ddl.org/clubsite/news.htm

*SLIDELL  HAMFEST UPDATE*
This link should take you to the Ham Nation videos and this one is of 
the Slidell and Vintage Radio Group.
https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation/episodes/412?autostart=false
Photos of the Slidll Hamfest can be found here:
https://murrayseals.smugmug.com/OARC-2019-HAMFEST/

Slidell Hamfest Main Prize Winners
1st Jim Szalajeski K1VTY, Folsom, La. - Yaesu FT991A
2nd Russel Plyler, Wi5ARD - Bush, La - Yaesu FTM100D
3rd Bill Nason, W5WJN - Denham Springs, La - Yaesu FT70DR
4th Ed Sexton, NA5G - Broussard, La - DX Engineering $100.00 Gift 
Certificate

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    *Shreveport & Bossier Hamfest*

*Saturday August 10, 2019*
*Time:*  8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
*Location: *Louisiana State Fair Agriculture Building
     3206 Pershing Avenue
     Shreveport, LA 71101
*Website:* www.shreveporthamfest.k5sar.com 
<http://www.shreveporthamfest.k5sar.com>
*Sponsor:* Shreveport Amateur Radio Association
*Type:* ARRL Hamfest
*Talk-In:* 146.820 (PL 186.2) Tone will be disabled
*Public Contact:* Bob Davis , N5ZVW
     4355 Colonial Drive Shreveport, LA 71119
     Phone: 318-230-1242
*Email:* bobn5zvw at gmail.com <mailto:bobn5zvw at gmail.com>


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*Subject: LA Section 2019 Ham of the Year Nominations now *

*being accepted* All LA Section ARRL Members, Nominations for the LA 
Section 2019 Ham of the Year Award are now being accepted thru September 
15, 2019. The nomination procedure is as follows: 1) Please follow these 
instructions. Complete the form and attach your documentation. The Award 
Selection Committee will only see your attached documentation for each 
individual with nothing to identify the nominee. a) Minimum requirements 
for a nominee is 5 years uninterrupted ARRL membership. (Committee may 
waive this for a new Ham who is an ARRL member and has shown exemplary 
participation and accomplishments.) b) On an attached page please use 
only BULLET statements to document the nominee's participation and 
accomplishments. c) Do not use a name, call sign or any statement 
information that would identify the nominee in the bullet statements. 2) 
Mail or email the completed nomination to the ARRL Louisiana Section 
Manager (Mailing address available on ARRL website or latest issue of 
QST). 3) The Section Manager will appoint an independent selection 
committee to make the final selection. 4) Additional support documents 
(pictures, news articles) may be attached, but will not be used unless 
there is a tie or verification is required. To obtain the nomination 
form please email me at K5JMR at ARRL.ORG and I will email you the 
nomination form. Please return to me no later than September 15, 2019. 
Thank you! 
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ARRL Louisiana Section Section Manager: John Mark Robertson, K5JMR 
k5jmr at arrl.org


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