RAC Will Not Be At Hamvention This Year
Figured they would not be there in protest. Wonder who else will cancel?
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From: Alan Griffin <marcom@...>
Subject: RAC Will Not Be At Hamvention This Year
Date: April 8, 2025 at 13:13:58 CDT
To: <wt4bt@...>
Reply-To: Alan Griffin <marcom@...>
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April 8, 2025 | avril 8, 2025
At its meeting on March 27, 2025, the Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada voted unanimously to cancel RAC’s plans to operate a booth at Hamvention (Dayton) in Xenia, Ohio in May. This decision was not taken lightly and was made with deep regret as our members and volunteers always look forward to attending this significant international event.?
Lors de sa réunion du 27 mars 2025, le Conseil d'administration de Radio Amateurs du Canada a voté à l'unanimité l'annulation du projet de RAC de tenir un kiosque à la “Hamvention” (Dayton) organisée en mai à Xenia, en Ohio. Cette décision n'a pas été prise à la légère et a été rendue avec un profond regret, car nos membres et bénévoles ont toujours h?te d'assister à cet important événement international.?
The relationship between Canada and the United States has become increasingly strained due to recent trade disputes and tariffs imposed by the US government.?Adding to these challenges, controversial remarks from US leaders, including suggestions of Canada becoming the 51st state, have heightened concerns about Canadian sovereignty.?
Les relations entre le Canada et les ?tats-Unis sont de plus en plus tendues en raison des récents différends commerciaux et des tarifs douaniers imposés par le gouvernement américain. En plus de ces défis, les remarques controversées faites par divers dirigeants américains, au nombre desquelles les suggestions selon lesquelles le Canada deviendrait le 51e??tat, ont accru les inquiétudes concernant la souveraineté canadienne.
For Canadians, these tensions have had tangible impacts and?there has been a decline in cross-border travel and tourism.
Pour les Canadiens, ces tensions ont eu des répercussions tangibles et se sont notamment traduites par une réduction des voyages transfrontaliers et du tourisme.
It is a complex and evolving situation, but it is our hope that we will be able to return to Hamvention in future years and we hope that Canadian Amateurs who do attend the event will have a safe and enjoyable experience.
Il s'agit là d'une situation complexe et susceptible d’évoluer d’heure en heure, mais nous espérons que nous pourrons retourner à la “Hamvention” dans les années à venir, et que les amateurs canadiens qui assisteront à cet événement vivront une expérience agréable en toute sérénité.
Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM RAC President / Président de RAC |
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RAC “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” Special Event: Friday, April 18
On Friday, April 18, 2025, Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again organizing a special on-air event to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day.
Every year on April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of Amateur Radio and to commemorate the formation of the??(IARU) on April 18, 1925.
The IARU has announced that the theme for this year’s World Amateur Radio Day will be “Entering the Next Century of Amateur Radio Communications & Innovation”. ? Radio Amateurs of Canada is once again holding a “Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day” special event in which we encourage as many Amateurs as possible to get on the air and contact as many RAC stations as possible. RAC official stations will operate across Canada from 0000Z to 2359Z on April 18. The RAC official station call signs are VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE3RHQ, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC and VY2RAC. Those contacting one or more of these stations will be eligible for a special commemorative certificate noting their participation in RAC’s Get on the Air on World Amateur Radio Day Event. Participants simply need to complete one or more contacts, on any band and mode, with RAC official stations to earn their certificates. No logs need to be submitted; simply check back on the RAC website when instructed and enter your call sign to download your certificate.
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Thank you for your continuing support. Please take care of yourself and your loved ones, stay safe and have fun while celebrating World Amateur Radio Day.
Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM
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?vénement spécial de RAC ? Prenez l’air lors de la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur ??Le vendredi 18 avril 2025, Radio Amateurs du Canada organise une manifestation spéciale sur les ondes pour célébrer la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur.
Chaque année, le 18 avril, les radio amateurs du monde entier se font entendre sur les ondes pour célébrer cette activité qui leur tient tant à c?ur et commémorer la création de?(IARU), le 18 avril 1925.
L’Union internationale de la radio amateur a annoncé que le thème de la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur sera ??Entrer dans le prochain siècle des communications et de l'innovation des radioamateurs??.
Radio Amateurs du Canada organise une fois de plus un événement spécial intitulé ?? Prenez l’air lors de la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur ?, au cours de laquelle nous encourageons le plus grand nombre possible d’amateurs à se mettre en ondes pour entrer en contact avec un maximum de stations affiliées à RAC. Les stations officielles RAC fonctionneront à l’échelle de tout le Canada de 0000Z à 2359Z le 18 avril. Leurs indicatifs sont VA2RAC, VA3RAC, VE1RAC, VE3RHQ, VE4RAC, VE5RAC, VE6RAC, VE7RAC, VE8RAC, VE9RAC, VO1RAC, VO2RAC, VY0RAC, VY1RAC et VY2RAC.? Ceux et celles qui contacteront une ou plusieurs de ces stations auront droit à un certificat commémoratif spécial attestant de leur participation à l’événement ? Prenez l’air lors de la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur ? organisé par RAC. Il suffit aux participants d’établir un ou plusieurs contacts, sur n’importe quelle bande et en n’importe quel mode, avec des stations officielles RAC pour obtenir leur certificat. Aucun rapport de contact ne doit être soumis. Il vous suffit d’entrer les données vous concernant dans le site Web de RAC en suivant les instructions, puis de saisir votre indicatif pour télécharger votre certificat.
-- Je vous remercie du soutien que vous continuez de nous accorder. Prenez bien soin de vous et de vos proches, restez en sécurité et amusez-vous en célébrant la Journée mondiale de la radio amateur.
Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM
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Thanks Mac, but I'll pass. A fair price from someone who I trust, but my $ is going into a 911 clutch replacement and a new gas heater/furnace.
Cheers Joe
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 3/22/25 6:00 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Elecraft K-4F
Since I remember a gentle chide from Joe after I unloaded my KPA/KAT 500 combo without offering to send it cross-country first: Do either of you have an interest in a K4F (NON-D model)? Sorry Peter, I can’t ship that far south of the border ;>). VERY low mileage (hours) on it, just much more radio than I need at this point. Will throw in a XV-144 2 meter transverter (unbuilt, in original boxes, still supported by Wayne & crew & the K4). More info if interest. Price somewhere in the $4800 +/- range “depending”. Mac/WT4BT
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Re: PEI Confederation Bridge Toll May Go Away
In today’s PEI News:
Both Federal Parties agreed that Tolls should be removed. ?Unclear if it will happen by July 1.
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We should know more after the Canadian National Elections at the end of April.
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Ev?
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PEI Confederation Bridge Toll May Go Away
Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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I’d to…
But can’t justify it at this point.
We get to use 2 K4D rigs at OEI.
Ev? Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Since I remember a gentle chide from Joe after I unloaded my KPA/KAT 500 combo without offering to send it cross-country first:
Do either of you have an interest in a K4F (NON-D model)? Sorry Peter, I can’t ship that far south of the border ;>).
VERY low mileage (hours) on it, just much more radio than I need at this point.
Will throw in a XV-144 2 meter transverter (unbuilt, in original boxes, still supported by Wayne & crew & the K4).
More info if interest. Price somewhere in the $4800 +/- range “depending”.
Mac/WT4BT
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Since I remember a gentle chide from Joe after I unloaded my KPA/KAT 500 combo without offering to send it cross-country first:
Do either of you have an interest in a K4F (NON-D model)? Sorry Peter, I can’t ship that far south of the border ;>).
VERY low mileage (hours) on it, just much more radio than I need at this point.
Will throw in a XV-144 2 meter transverter (unbuilt, in original boxes, still supported by Wayne & crew & the K4).
More info if interest. Price somewhere in the $4800 +/- range “depending”.
Mac/WT4BT
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US DXCC Advisory Committee
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A small group of PEI Amateurs are working
with the Parks On The Air (POTA) Park
Coordinator to update PEI park
designations and add comments for POTA
activators that they might find helpful.
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A dedicated number of PEI Amateurs have
been very active in POTA and several have
earned a number of awards including
Worked All States (WAS).
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Aaron Boeker VY2EK
Province POTA Coordinator
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This is from Radio Amateurs of Canada, but we're all involved.? If you have a view on the subjects mentioned in the piece, please contact the ARRL DXCC Committee and share your views.
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John Scott, VE1JS:
“The American Radio Relay League’s
(ARRL) DX Advisory Committee (DXAC)
has embarked on a comprehensive
review of the DXCC rules. This will
include many items which are of concern
to many DXers.
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The first meeting was held on Thursday
December 12 via Zoom. At that meeting
members expressed their individual
concerns. These included: remote
operations; the “Radio in a box” system
with its possible legal problems; entities
that have been inactive for long periods
of time for various reasons; and entities
that no longer meet the criteria under
which they were added to the list. Some
of this is summed up on page 8 of the
November QST by the ARRL Chief
Executive Officer David Minster, NA2AA.
Future meetings will each focus on one
of the items of concern. We will be
meeting about once every three weeks
at least until Hamvention happens in
May. The next meeting is scheduled for
January 9.
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In order to be certain that your views are
presented to the committee, I need to
hear from you. Please tell me what
concerns you about the present DXCC
rules and what changes might be made.
If I get the kind of response I would like,
I will likely not have time to reply to all of
them. However, I will read them all and
reply to as many as possible.
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Patriotism and Exchange Rste
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Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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South Africa further divides its call signs thus:
- ZS1 Western Cape Province
- ZS2 Eastern Cape Province
- ZS3 Northern Cape Province
- ZS4 Free State Province
- ZS5 Kwazulu-Natal Province
- ZS6 Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northwest and Limpopo provinces
- ZS7 Antarctica
- ZS8 Marion Is
- ZU Designates an entry-level licence
- ZR Used to designate a restricted licence but has been merged into the unrestricted class together with ZS and follows the same region numbers as above
- ZT Very rarely used only for contest stations
Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
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Trip Finance Update, February 27, 2025
| DATE |
NAME |
PEI USE TOTAL |
RECEIVED/SENT |
PURPOSE |
REMAINING |
Date |
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| 10-Oct-24 |
Joe Kelly |
??????????????? 1,166.67 |
?????????????????????? 250.00 |
PEI Deposit |
??????????? 916.67 |
1-Jun-25 |
| 8-Dec-24 |
Barclay Thomas |
??????????????? 1,166.67 |
?????????????????????? 250.00 |
PEI Deposit |
??????????? 916.67 |
1-Jun-25 |
| 19-Dec-24 |
Everett Curry |
??????????????? 1,166.67 |
?????????????????????? 375.00 |
PEI Deposit |
??????????? 791.67 |
1-Jun-25 |
| 19-Dec-24 |
Ken Widelitz |
????????????? (3,500.00) |
??????????????????? (875.00) |
PEI Deposit |
???? (2,625.00) |
23-Jun-25 |
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REMINDER: We Meet Tomorrow
REMINDER
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We meet February 27, 2025 at 2200 UTC (February 28 for Peter)
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SUBJECTS:
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Finances
Callsign usage + QRZ.com recognition
Islands On The Air Contest Discussion (July 25/26, 1200 UTC-1200 UTC)
SARL HF Phone Contest (August 3, 1300 UTC - 1630 UTC)
Parks On the Air (Attached List)
QSL Card
Time Zone (ADT - See Attached)
Other on-site activities
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What else?
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| Location |
Local Time |
Time Zone |
UTC Offset |
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 2:00:00 pm |
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UTC-8 hours |
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 4:00:00 pm |
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UTC-6 hours |
| ?(New Zealand – Auckland) |
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:00:00 am |
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UTC+13 hours |
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Here is a ZOOM Link for our Thursday, February 27/Friday, February 28 Meeting:
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Meeting ID: LINK TO ZOOM MEETING?
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ZOOM: 85048096574
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?Ev W6ABM
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Yes. That is Wendys birthday so I will busy !! ? ? Nga mihi ? Peter Moore ZL2HM ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of W6ABM via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, 8 February 2025 2:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] FEBRUARY '25 MEETING? Are you saying “not the Feb 24/25 dates (first choice)?” Ev?
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? Phone: (503) 522-7142
Email: ?w6abm@...
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Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ? Not the 25th please ? ? Nga mihi ? Peter Moore ZL2HM ? ? ? ? At this point any of those days/times work fine for me. Pick one and let’s do it :>) ? ? ? We're getting closer by the day, 166 Days until our arrival as of today!? MAC has additional shoulder work next week, so I'm proposing these two options for our FEBRUARY MEETING via ZOOM: Monday, February PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Tuesday, February 25 NZ 11:00 AM NZDT Wednesday, February PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Thursday, February 27 NZ 11:00 AM NXDT Reply with your choice and I'll set up the meeting on ZOOM and send the LINK.
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[Ham Adventurers] February 27/28 Meeting Link and Agenda
Good afternoon
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We will meet February 27, 2025 at 2200 UTC
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| Location |
Local Time |
Time Zone |
UTC Offset |
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 2:00:00 pm |
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UTC-8 hours |
| ?(USA – Tennessee) |
Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 4:00:00 pm |
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UTC-6 hours |
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Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:00:00 am |
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UTC+13 hours |
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Here is a ZOOM Link for our Thursday, February 27/Friday, February 28 Meeting:
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Meeting ID: LINK TO ZOOM MEETING
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ZOOM: 85048096574
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SUBJECTS:
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Finances
Callsign usage
Islands On The Air Contest Discussion
Parks On the Air
Other on-site activities
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What else?
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Ev W6ABM
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Peter
Are you saying “not the Feb 24/25 dates (first choice)?”
Ev? Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this:
63.74% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Not the 25th please ? ? Nga mihi ? Peter Moore ZL2HM ? ? ? ? At this point any of those days/times work fine for me. Pick one and let’s do it :>) ?
? We're getting closer by the day, 166 Days until our arrival as of today!? MAC has additional shoulder work next week, so I'm proposing these two options for our FEBRUARY MEETING via ZOOM: Monday, February PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Tuesday, February 25 NZ 11:00 AM NZDT Wednesday, February PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Thursday, February 27 NZ 11:00 AM NXDT Reply with your choice and I'll set up the meeting on ZOOM and send the LINK.
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Not the 25th please ? ? Nga mihi ? Peter Moore ZL2HM ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mac - WT4BT
Sent: Saturday, 8 February 2025 3:06 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] FEBRUARY '25 MEETING? At this point any of those days/times work fine for me. Pick one and let’s do it :>) ?
On Feb 6, 2025, at 12:13, W6ABM via groups.io <arsw6abm@...> wrote: ? We're getting closer by the day, 166 Days until our arrival as of today!? MAC has additional shoulder work next week, so I'm proposing these two options for our FEBRUARY MEETING via ZOOM: Monday, February 24 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Tuesday, February 25 NZ 11:00 AM NZDT Wednesday, February 26 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Thursday, February 27 NZ 11:00 AM NXDT Reply with your choice and I'll set up the meeting on ZOOM and send the LINK.
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At this point any of those days/times work fine for me. Pick one and let’s do it :>)
Mac/WT4BT
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On Feb 6, 2025, at 12:13, W6ABM via groups.io <arsw6abm@...> wrote:
We're getting closer by the day, 166 Days until our arrival as of today!?
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MAC has additional shoulder work next week, so I'm proposing these two options for our FEBRUARY MEETING via ZOOM:
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Monday, February 24 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Tuesday, February 25 NZ 11:00 AM NZDT
Wednesday, February 26 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Thursday, February 27 NZ 11:00 AM NXDT
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Reply with your choice and I'll set up the meeting on ZOOM and send the LINK.
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Ev W6ABM
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Feb 24, 25 or 27 Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: "W6ABM via groups.io" <arsw6abm@...> Date: 2/6/25 10:13 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] FEBRUARY '25 MEETING
We're getting closer by the day, 166 Days until our arrival as of today!?
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MAC has additional shoulder work next week, so I'm proposing these two options for our FEBRUARY MEETING via ZOOM:
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Monday, February 24 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Tuesday, February 25 NZ 11:00 AM NZDT
Wednesday, February 26 US 2:00 PM PST, 4:00 PM CST/Thursday, February 27 NZ 11:00 AM NXDT
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Reply with your choice and I'll set up the meeting on ZOOM and send the LINK.
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Ev W6ABM
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W6ABM