Special Notice ! The 470 ARG News Letter On The Web 2-18-10

Welcome all to the 470 ARG News Letter on the web, the news letter will be posted every week on the 470 ARG website starting this week and until further notice no news letter e mails will be sent, I hope that this will be better for all and I have noticed that several clubs are now doing their news letters on line,makes it open to all who wish to see with the click of the mouse...
We had 57 Check In's last week, and hope that this week you will also join us on the net at 7:30 pm each Thursday ...

SKYWARN Class Feb 27th at 10:00AM Sevier County Rescue Squad, 1171 Dolly Parton Parkway, Hwy 411, next to Tentec Manufacturing,
FREE, 3 hour class to re certify or become a weather spotter for the National Weather Service , you will receive training on basic and advanced weather spotting, and at the end how to receive your Certificate of Completion and Spotter ID number.. this class is open to everyone!! Hams, Emergency Personal, and the General Public, all are welcome, sponsored by the NWS, Sevier County Rescue Squad, Sevier County Emergency Radio Service, 470 ARG, Tentec, Food City Sevierville TN.. Tim Troutman will be the instructor and Time does a great job on the training , very informative !!! So join us , and find out how you can help your community, and family during bad weather !! If further information is required please contact me a n4jtq@live.com
Rick Sawaya Sr ADEC District 6 Skywarn

Field Day 2010 Sevier County Emergency Radio Service (KJ4HPM Club Call With Club Repeater Of 443.225 ) Field Day 2010 will be held at the Northview Park at 319 W Dumplin Valley Rd in Kodak TN , just of the I40 407 Exit just pass the Smokey Mountain Flea Market, we are listed in the ARRL Directory of Field Day Clubs participating, and will be in the June 2010 issue of QST, all hams and their families are welcome to join us on field day,we also are working on something else to possibly take place on one of days at FD, will advise ASAP,
our FD Special Event Call will be W4W, we will be using the 145.470, 146940 and the club repeater of 443.225 for talk in, and also the 146.520 simplex with in the site....anyone who wishes to bring a HF radio and or antenna please contact me at n4jtq@live.com , we will make sure we have enough room for you to set up, hope that you will join us during this great event.. also if unable to join and want to participate thru the 470ARG at your home, the 470 Special event Call is W4H, for more info on the 470 contact me also on this , there is no reason you cannot take part in the 2010 Field Day Event !!

ARRL Field Day : 2010 Field Day Packets Now Available

It's that time of year again -- time to start gearing up for ARRL Field Day, June 26-27, 2010! ARRL's flagship operating event -- always held the fourth full weekend in June -- brings together new and experienced hams for 24 hours of operating fun. Field Day packets are now available for download and include the complete rules (including changes for 2010), as well as other reference items such as forms, ARRL Section abbreviation list, entry submission instructions, a Frequently Asked Questions section, guidelines for getting bonus points, instructions for GOTA stations, a kit to publicize your event with the local press and more.
We will have the current Rules and Regs for FD 2010 at the operating table so everyone can see, also check out ARRL for the book to download for operating procedures..

Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by IARU regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators. In the United States, it is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise in the country, with over 30,000 operators participating each year.

Since the first ARRL Field Day in 1933, radio amateurs throughout North America have practiced the rapid deployment of radio communications equipment in environments ranging from operations under tents in remote areas to operations inside Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs). Operations using emergency and alternative power sources are highly encouraged, since electricity and other public infrastructures are often among the first to fail during a natural disaster or severe weather.

To determine the effectiveness of the exercise and of each participant's operations, there is an integrated contesting component, and many clubs also engage in concurrent leisure activities (camping out, cookouts, etc.). Operations typically last a continuous twenty-four hours, requiring scheduled relief operators to keep stations on the air. Additional contest points are awarded for experimenting with unusual modes, making contacts via satellite, and involving youth in the activity.

Contest Activity and Rules

The contest aspect of a Field Day operating event is to contact as many stations as possible in the given time period (twenty-four hours, during a weekend, if setup commences before the contest starts, or 27 hours if setup commences at contest start time) using the portable station. Each station will exchange information with other participating stations. For the North American Field Day, the exchange consists of the station call sign, the name of the ARRL-recognized section from which the station is operating, and a class designator which indicates the number of transmitters concurrently used at the station and information about the type of electrical power source being used.

The contest portion of Field Day has two purposes. The primary purpose is to demonstrate the group's ability to plan operations that can be effective for an entire twenty-four-hour period, including operator endurance and adequate numbers of operators for a shift operation. The secondary portion is to demonstrate the technical proficiency of the station that has been hastily constructed for the purpose; in theory a better station will be capable of emergency operations in more dire conditions. Such a station will also be capable of making more contacts during the contest portion of Field Day.

The rules governing this activity are published by the sponsor of the particular Field Day exercise.

Promotion of amateur radio

Field Day is frequently used to attract significant publicity for amateur radio, and some clubs simultaneously demonstrate technologies including single sideband voice, Morse code, digital modes (such as RTTY, PSK31, and Winlink, among others), and communication via amateur radio satellite.

I found this poem and wanted to pass it on,hope that you enjoy it....

*IF*

*If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: *

*If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,
If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!

/--Rudyard Kipling/ *

CONTEST SUMMARY

February 20-21

* ARRL International DX--CW
* Semi-Automatic Key Evening (Feb 17)
* Feld-Hell Super Bowl Sprint
* AM QSO Party
* FM Simplex Contest--Phone

February 27-28

* Russian WW PSK Contest
* CQ WW 160 Meter SSB
* REF Contest
* EPC WW PSK Contest
* UBA Contest--CW
* Mississippi QSO Party
* North American QSO Party--Digital
* WSJT Sprint
* CQC Winter QSO Party
* North Carolina QSO Party
* YL CW Party (Mar 2)

During a Earthquake you should have the following items..

Below is list of commonly recommended items for an emergency earthquake kit:

* Food and water to last at least three to four days
* Water purification tablets/portable
water filter
* Heavy-duty gloves
* A first aid kit
* A minimum of $100 in cash, at least half of which should be in
small denominations
* Family photos and descriptions (to aid emergency personnel in
finding missing people)
* Copies of personal identification and important papers such as
insurance documents, driver's license, etc.
* A flashlight and radio (battery-, solar-,
and/or hand-powered)
* Extra batteries
* Goggles and dust mask
* A personal commode with sanitary bags

Also check this link out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_supplies_kit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Seismic_Zone

Never hurts to be prepared !!

This weeks interesting links to check out, got a link you want everyone to see !! send it to me at n4jtq@live.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_globe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_amplifier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Day_(amateur_radio)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio_emergency_communications

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Operations_Center

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_civil_defense

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian

From The NTS
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/

A 1stgrade school teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic!

1.

Don't change horses
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until they stop running..

2.

Strike while the
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bug is close.

3.

It's always darkest before
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Daylight Saving Time.

4.

Never underestimate the power of
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termites.

5.

You can lead a horse to water but
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How?

6.

Don't bite the hand that
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looks dirty.

7.

No news is
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impossible

8.

A miss is as good as a
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Mr.

9..

You can't teach an old dog new
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Math

10.

If you lie down with dogs, you'll
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stink in the morning.

11.

Love all, trust
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Me.

12.

The pen is mightier than the
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pigs.

13.

An idle mind is
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the best way to relax.

14.

Where there's smoke there's
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pollution.

15.

Happy the bride who
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gets all the presents.

16.

A penny saved is
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not much.

17.

Two's company, three's
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the Musketeers.

18.

Don't put off till tomorrow what
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you put on to go to bed.

19.

Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and
a=

You have to blow your nose.

20.

There are none so blind as
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Stevie Wonder.

21.

Children should be seen and not
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spanked or grounded.

22.

If at first you don't succeed
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get new batteries..

23.

You get out of something only what you
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See in the picture on the box

24.

When the blind lead the blind
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get out of the way.

25.

A bird in the hand
a=

is going to poop on you.

And the WINNER and last one!

26

Better late than
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Pregnant

______________________________________________________

Should children witness childbirth? Good question.

Here's your answer.

Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could See while he helped deliver the child.

Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked. Heidi pushed And pushed and after a little while, Connor was born.

The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry.

The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.
Kathleen quickly responded, 'He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place.....smack his ass again!'

If you don't laugh at this one, there's no hope for you.

How many can you get?

Thanks Jim !!

A TEST FOR OLD KIDS

I was picky who I sent this to. It had to be those who might actually remember. So have some fun my sharp-witted friends. This is a test for us 'old kids'! The answers are printed below, but don't cheat.

01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don't know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on The _______________ Show.

03 'Get your kicks, __________________.'

04. 'The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ___________________.'

05. 'In the jungle, the mighty jungle, _______________.'

06. After the Twist, The Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we 'danced' under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the '_____________.'

07. Nestle's makes the very best . . . . _______________.'

08. Satchmo was America 's 'Ambassador of Goodwill.' Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______________.

10. Red Skeleton's hobo character was named __________________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, 'Good Night, and '________ ________.. '

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their______________.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ____________ & _______________.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, 'the day the music died.' This was a tribute to ____________.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it. It was called ___________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ________________.

ANSWERS :
01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan Show
03. On Route 66
04. To protect the innocent.
05. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
06. The limbo
07. Chocolate
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch
10. Freddy, The Freeloader and 'Good Night and God Bless.'
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hula-hoop

Ok here is the special events for the balance of this month and for March, hope you all make a bunch of contacts !!!

Feb 19-Feb 21, 2300Z-2300Z, Catasauqua, PA. TDF Radio Club, W3G. 278th Anniversary of George Washington's birthday. 18.130 14.226 7.180 3.880. QSL. Elixander Valladares, 841 Poplar St, Catasauqua, PA 18032. www.ka3kdl.com

Feb 19-Feb 21, 2300Z-2100Z, Laredo, TX. LaredoHams Amateur Radio Club (W5LRD), W5W. Washington's Birthday Celebration Association. 14.325 7.260. QSL. LaredoHams Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 451708, Laredo, TX 78045. www.LaredoHams.com

Feb 19-Feb 22, 2200Z-2359Z, George, WA. Eastern Washington DX Club, W7G. George Washington's Birthday. 18.135 14.250 7.225 3.880. QSL. Brian Nielson, W7BJN, 11650 Road 1 SE, Moses Lake, WA 98837. w7bjn@nwi.net

Feb 20, 1400Z-2200Z, Leavenworth, KS. Kickapoo QRP Amateur Radio Club, W0EBB. 6th Annual "Freeze Your Keys" Winter Operating Event. 14.285 14.060 7.285 7.040. QSL. Gary Auchard, 34058 167th St, Leavenworth, KS 66048-9473. w0ebb@juno.com

Feb 20, 1500Z-2200Z, Waterloo, IA. Five Sullivan Brothers Amateur Radio Club, W0FSB. 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima & the Flag Raisings. 21.240 14.240 7.240. Certificate. Vernon Mc Nulty, 4015 Independence Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703. t-mc-nulty@msn.com

Feb 20-Feb 21, 1500Z-2100Z, Alexandria, VA. Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club, K4US. Commemoration of George Washington's Birthday. 28.415 14.280 7.240 7.035. Certificate. Mount Vernon ARC, PO Box 7234, Alexandria, VA 22307. www.mvarc.com

Feb 21, 0100Z-0500Z, Olathe, KS. Marshall Ensor Memorial Organization, W9BSP/W9UA. CW - 1930s W9UA Transmitter built by MH Ensor, W9BSP. 1.904 1.896. QSL. Marshall Ensor Memorial Organization, c/o Joe Krout, W0PWJ, 514 N 83rd Place, Kansas City, KS 66112. www.ensorparkandmuseum.org

Feb 24, 1600Z-2200Z, Mesa, AZ. Sunlife/Venture Out Amateur Radio Clubs, W7Z. Third Annual Snowbird Field Day. 21.225 18.125 14.325 7.125. QSL. Paulette Thompson, c/o Venture Out Amateur Assn, 5001 E Main St - 1368, Mesa, WI 85205. billmaynard@mac.com

Feb 27, 1500Z-2300Z, Kent, OH. Portage County Amateur Radio Service, K8BF. 5th Annual Freeze Your Acorns Off (FYAO) QRP Special Event. 21.283 14.283 7.183 3.883 EchoLink Node KC8RKV. Certificate. Al Atkins, KB8VJL, 12433 Chamberlain Rd, Aurora, OH 44202. www.portcars.org

Feb 28-Mar 2, 1400Z-0100Z, Apache Junction, AZ. Superstition Amateur Radio Club, W7W. Lost Duchman Hidden Gold Legend. 28.355 14.255 7.255 3.855. QSL. Steve Gurley, KY7W, 1104 East Campus Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282. KY7W@arrl.net or wb7tjd.org

March 2010

Mar 1-Mar 7, 1600Z-2100Z, Arlington Heights, IL. Peace Corps Amateur Radio Club, KA9NLX. Celebrate the formation of the US Peace Corps. 146.52 10.133 7.283. Certificate. John Paskevicz, 1423 North Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. 30 meters will be MT63 or Olivia. jpaskev@aol.com

Mar 1-Apr 2, 1200Z-0600Z, Maritime Mobile Irish Sea, IRELAND/WALES. EI2GBW**. Reinstitution of Cork-Swansea Ferry Activation. 40 80m SSB. QSL. Via bureau or direct to EI9JO for EI2GBW, or GW4HAT for GB2EI, IRELAND/WALES. **EI2GBW and GB2EI. Complete information at www.qrz.com/db/EI2GBW

Mar 3-Mar 13, 1400Z-2300Z, Robbinsville, NJ. Delaware Valley Radio Association, W2R. Robbinsville Township, NJ 150 Year Anniversary. 14.270 7.200. QSL. Michael Moreken, 55 Sharon Rd Apt E-22, Robbinsville, NJ 08691-1329. ab2io@arrl.net, Robbinsville150.org or www.qrz.com/db/ab2io

Mar 6, 1800Z-2359Z, Katy, TX. Katy Amateur Radio Society, KT5TX. 30th Anniversary Special Event. 14.300 7.280 3.900. Certificate. Allan Hill, NQ5B, 1907 Mound Lake Dr, Richmond, TX 77406. nq5b@arrl.net or people.consolidated.net/pburrow/kars

Mar 11-Mar 15, 2000Z-1100Z, Jupiter, FL. Amateur Radio Outdoor Adventures, K4T. Environmentally friendly activation of Dry Tortugas, NA-079. 14.260 14.040 7.180 7.030 SSB/CW 10 15 20 40 80 m; Satellite; 6 m. QSL. Via bureau, digital or direct: Zoli Pitman, HA1AG, Somogyi Bela ut 18, Gyor 9024, HUNGARY. Power will be provided by 12 solar panels and 8 batteries and, if approved, a 500 watt wind generator. aroadventures.org

Mar 13, 1400Z-2100Z, Vero Beach, FL. Vero Beach Amateur Radio Club, W4OT. 107th Anniversary - Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge. SSB 14.260 7.190 CW 14.140 7.040. Certificate. VBARC-W4OT, PO Box 2082, Vero Beach, FL 23961. www.fws.gov/pelicanisland/ or www.vbarc.net

Mar 13, 1700Z-2359Z, San Deigo, CA. USS Midway (CV 41) Museum Radio Operations Room, NI6IW. Medical Corps Birthday 1871 and Neil Armstrong making 7 orbits in Gemini 8 1966. SSB 14.320 7.250 CW 14.060 7.055 PSK-31 7.070 D-STAR 2m/70 SOCAL rptrs. QSL. USS Midway Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101-5811. kk6fz@arrl.net

Mar 13-Mar 14, 1400Z-2300Z, Valdosta, GA. South Georgia United Methodist Amateur Radio Socie, WG4UM. Azalea City Festival. 14.235 14.070 14.050 7.225. QSL. New Harvest UMC, 2548 E. Park Ave, Valdosta, GA 31605. www.newharvestumc.org

Mar 20, 1400Z-1900Z, Azle, TX. Tri-County Amateur Radio Club, WC5C. 1st Activation Goat Island - United States Island. 28.350 21.350 14.250 7.250. QSL. David Johnson, KB5YLG, 820 Wood Ln, Azle, TX 76020. wc5c@arrl.net or www.wc5c.org

Mar 20, 1400Z-2000Z, Macon, GA. Macon Amateur Radio Club, W4BKM. 28th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival. 145.37 14.240 7.225 7.055. Certificate. MARC, PO Box 4862, Macon 31208-4862. members.cox.net/w4bkm

Mar 20-Mar 21, 1300Z-0100Z, Gardner, MA. Mohawk Amateur Radio Club, W1W. 25th Anniversary of the Mohawk Amateur Radio Club. SSB 14.260 7.260 3.885 RTTY 14.100. QSL. John Dould, 41 Gauthier Rd, Barre, MA 01005. www.mohawk-arc.org

Mar 20-Mar 22, 2359Z-2359Z, Istanbul, REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE. TCSWAT, TC2010PSG. Pilot Sabiha Gokcen. All Bands. Certificate. TCSWAT/TA1HZ Tevfik A.K., PO Box 73 Karakoy, Istanbul 34421, REPUBLIC OF TURKIYE. Contacts can be used for the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Award. www.ta0u.com/2010/eng/pdf/TC2010PSG.PDF

Mar 21, 1000Z-2300Z, Las Cruces, NM. Mesilla Valley Radio Club, K5B. Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon. 21.305 14.229 7.184 3.808. QSL. Mesilla Valley Radio Club, PO Box 1000, Las Cruces, NM 88004-1443. www.n5bl.org/bataan

Mar 27, 1300Z-1600Z, Brampton, ON, Canada. Peel and Mississauga Amateur Raido Clubs, VE3XR. Ham-Ex Annual Hamfest. 14.265 7.260 3.750. QSL. Via bureau or direct to Jeff Richardson, VA3QSL, 36 Crawley Dr, Brampton, ON L6T 2S1, CANADA. www.ham-ex.ca

Mar 27, 1700Z-2359Z, Scottsdale, AZ. Tranquility Base Amateur Radio Club, KF7FTF. Supporting responsible pet ownership and shelter adoptions. 14.260 7.230. Certificate. Tranquility Trails Animal Rescue, Attn: QSL, 7701 E Gray R, Ste 105-106, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. info@TranquilityTrail.org

With that I will close the news latter for this week, hope that everyone is doing ok, and staying warm thru the balance of this winter season... its been hard on many so make sure you keep in touch with family and friends and that they are doing ok !!
God Bless Everyone, and God Bless The USA
73
Rick Sr.....N4JTQ