E.A.R.S.
1506 S. Parker Dr.
Evansville, IN 47714
(812) 479-5741
"Because a frequency..
..is a terrible thing to waste"
An ARRL Special Service Club Member Indiana Repeater Council
December, 1994 Newsletter
WORK ON THE 145.25 LINK is coming
along! We've been waiting on a
preselector to arrive from repair for the
Indianapolis side of things. Most of the
work at Vincennes has been completed.
Look for the link to appear in the near
future. For autopatch codes for 5.25,
contact Marty KA9PCT at (317) 387-9667
or write Marty Hensley, 6426 Maid Stone
Rd., Indianapolis 46254 or the EARS
address. Autopatch codes for 5.25 are
$20/year. (SASEs are appreciated!)
The next E.A.R.S. eating meeting will
be held at Wolf's BBQ on First Ave. in
Evansville on Monday, December 5 in the
meeting room at 6:30 p.m. All hams,
potential hams, and families thereof are
invited to attend. CALL WITH YOUR
RESERVATION TO NEIL BY FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 2 at 479-5741. We need an
exact count for this meeting. The
Christmas party will include a buffet, for
$11.95 which includes tax, tip, and drink.
We need 20 reservations to get the room
for free! Other features at the meeting
will include: hamfest report, 5.25 link
report, and follow-up of the Red Cross
disaster plan site selection.
UPCOMING HAMFESTS:
Evansville, IN Nov. 25, 1995 Vanderburgh
Co. Fairgrounds. $5 admission, tables
$10. Vendor setup 6 a.m. T/I 145.15 -
and 146.925 - Call (812) 479-5741
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Kathy,
director of Disaster services with the
Evansville Chapter of the American Red
Cross gave a brief presentation of their
major disaster plan. Amateur radio
operators are needed to assist with
communications at several mass care
facilities, as well as around 150 shelters
in the Evansville area. Kathy would like
to have one person assigned to each
post if possible. You may choose one in
the vicinity of your home. If a disaster
does strike, you would be asked to
provide communications at this location
as soon as things at your own home are
secured. If you are interested in signing
up for this service, Neil has a master list
of shelter sites. After reviewing the list,
choose one and pass along your
information to Neil and he will give Kathy
the entire list. If you have questions
about specifics, call Kathy at the local
Red Cross office.
HAM TESTING INFORMATION:
Saturday, November 19 Evansville Red
Cross 8:30 a.m. ARRL/VEC
Monday, December 12 Red Bank Library
(Lloyd Expwy. & Red Bank Rd.)
W5YI/VEC 7:30 p.m. (after commercial
exams) $5.75
COMMERICAL TESTING INFO:
Monday, December 12 Red Bank Library
NRE $35. per license 6 p.m. PRE-REGISTERATIONS ONLY! Call (812) 479-5741. FCC filing fees also apply to all
licenses EXCEPT the General Class
Radiotelephone License (GROL).
LICENSING NEWS... The FCC has
apparently caught up with the backlog of
paperwork. My recent address change
took about 3-4 weeks. Upgrades have
been about the same from what I have
been hearing. W5YI/VEC recently
announced that the FCC will begin
accepting all testing information via
modem. This means that the FCC will
E.A.R.S.
1506 S. Parker Dr.
Evansville, IN 47714
simply spot-check each applicant and
immediately issue a new license. The
electronic information transfer will
eliminate mail time from W5YI/VEC and
the FCC. Thus, upgrades should take
about two weeks. A new service will
soon be available where NEWLY
LICENSED HAMS may have their
application sent electronically by the
local Contact VE to the VEC office
directly. Thus, the FCC would have the
necessary information to process the
new license and assign a call within 24
hours. New hams could then obtain the
callsign by phone the next business day
after the exam. Quite a change from 8-16 weeks isn't it?
THE EARS NEWSLETTER is a monthly
production of Electronic Applications
Radio Service, Inc., a non-profit
organization. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
editor. Subscriptions are available for a
$10 donation to EARS. Donations for the
repeaters are also welcome. Send
checks, articles, comments or
information to EARS at the address at
the address below or call (812) 479-5741.
E-mail can be sent via Internet to
neil.rapp@evsc.com, or via Prodigy at
CAEK86A. For the braille edition, contact
Tom KE9ZV.