ThunderBird Amateur Radio Club

an ARRL Affiliated Club
Phoenix, Arizona


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WHAT'S NEW AT TBARC:
Check out the slide presentation of Field Day Galleries 1-4: It features the photos of DJ Hepburn, Mike Marshall, Israel Vicente and Jim Puza. Also, I have added the Fall Picnic pictures in Gallery 5. Other Galleries will be converted to this format when time is available.
Extra Class Training Course:  An Extra Class Training Course will be held starting February 13, 2010 and continue for 9 classes.  VE testing will take place on April 17th.  The training will take place in one of the classrooms at Thunderbird School of Global Management.  Download the flyer 2010ExtraFlyr To Register or obtain more information, contact Jack Lunsford at extracourse@w7tbc.org or j.lunsford@cox.net.
Tuesday Night Net: 
The TBARC VHF/UHF net has moved from Wednesday night to Tuesday night at 7:30 PM. You can check in on either the 2-meter repeater located on John C. Lincoln Hospital - North Mountain, on 146.700 - 600 KHz 162.2 tone, or the 70 Cm repeater located on John C. Lincoln Hospital - Deer Valley on 446.150 -5M 100Hz tone. All are hams welcome.

Prospective Net Control Stations can download the NCS Preamble here. Contact Ken Croxton,  KD7OWZ,
anchorcop@aol.com  for the NCS schedule.
ARIZONA WORKED ALL COUNTIES: 
After twelve years of drought, Arizona once again has an Arizona Worked All Counties Award.  AZ-WAC, sponsored by the Yavapai Amateur Radio Club in Prescott, Arizona, is honored to be sponsoring this award.

AZ-WAC begins October 1, 2009 and is ongoing. Rules are listed at:

http://www.w7yrc.org/az-wac.htm 

See NEWS: page for more details.

Mobile Operators Take Note:
Old Mobilers, New Mobilers and Wanta Be Mobilers should check out K0BG.com. This is the most comprehensive collection of amateur mobile technology I have seen in a while.

F.Y.I. - Ham Radio Outlet has Moved: Ham Radio Outlet has moved to new digs.  Check them out at: 10613 N. 43rd Ave., Phoenix, AZ. 85029.  That at the Northeast corner of Peoria and N. 43rd Ave.  You will find them between Ross Department Store and the Chinese Buffet.


TAKE A TOUR:  Now that you have the headline, check out the other features on the web site and get acquainted with Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club and it's members.  Use the navigation bar on the left for your browsing.  If you have questions or comments, contact the Webmaster at info4@w7tbc.org
73 Roger W9NCQ

TBARC Membership Information:   Dues are payable as of January 1st of each year.  The dues are $15.00 if paid during the first 6 months and $8.00 for new members if paid after the first of July for the balance of the year. Family membership is free. For your convenience in renewing your membership, I have included a downloadable membership form. Please fill it out and send it to the address shown on the form with your check. If you feel like including an additional donation, a blank has been provided for that purpose. The Board thanks you for your continued support of the Club. Click here to view and print the TBARC Membership Application and Renewal form.  You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 or higher to read or print this form.  This free program can be downloaded from http://www.Adobe.com/acrobat

Driving Directions: Enter the Thunderbird campus at the Country Gables Drive intersection on 59th Ave. The traffic light is a quarter mile south of W. Greenway Road.   Proceed East on Country Gables Drive.  Follow Country Gables Drive East to the Staff parking lot about an eighth of a mile East of the entrance. Proceed to Rom #29 of the Snell Building #103 located Northwest of the parking lot.  No food or drink is allowed in the building except water.  See the map below.

For more information, contact Roger Buel, W9NCQ at w9ncq@cox.net or call 602-493-7242.


 Meeting Place

Thunderbird School of Global Management
Room  #29 Snell Bldg #103
15249 N. 59th Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85306

7:00 to 9:00 PM

Third Thursday of the Month except possibly December

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