Utah Amateur Radio Club

Can you give road instructions to a trucker who needs them for his job? How often do you need to ID a series of test transmissions? Is it OK to call CQ on FM? Can you use an autopatch to order a pizza? The coming UARC meeting, Thursday, December 14, will be a chance to get questions of this sort answered. Brett Sutherland, N7KG, our Official Observer Coordinator for Utah, will be on hand along with a panel of experienced hams to look at these and other issues regarding rules and operating practices.

December is also election month. Come and help us choose a slate of officers to carry the club forward in 2010. (See nominations for more information.)

Again, meetings are now on the second Thursday of each month, so the coming meeting will be Thursday, December 14, at 7:30 P.M. Our meetings during the Fall semester are being held in room 1230 of the Warnock Engineering Building on the University of Utah campus. Our traditional parking on the east side of the building is blocked off for construction, so recommended parking is near the southeast corner of the Merrill Engineering Building lot. Go south along the east side of Merrill, then go in the north door of Warnock. See the map for information on finding the building.

Of course, the meeting will include the “standard” meeting features:

• Availability of ARRL books from Fred, the “book lady”
• An opportunity to join UARC or renew your membership
• An opportunity to join ARRL or renew your membership
• The chance to meet face-to-face the people you talk to on the air
• The “Meeting after the meeting”: A chance to enjoy pizza or other gastronomic delights with other hams. It happens at Litza's Pizza, 716 E. 400 South.
• The “Meeting before the meeting”: A similar get-together for those who can leave work early enough to get there by 5:15 P.M. (The location for December will be announced in this space when available.)