Paul Bennett, kd7kdo
Secretary, MARCA
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February 2023 General Membership Meeting
Meetings are open to all Amateurs, Interested Visitors, and of course all MARCA members.
When: Tuesday February 21st 2023 @ 18:30 MST
Arrive early, say 18:00 MST, order a Denny's Special; or check-into ZOOM early; check-in & Introduce yourself. There's always an opportunity to open a discussion on just about any topic related to amateur radio or just plain chit chat about the weather. When arriving early, please be considerate if License Exam Session is in progress.
Presentation: TBD.
License Exam Session: begins @ 5:00pm; you should be pre-registered, have FRN, & exam fee of $15 [cash only please].
Where: This will be a "In Person" Meeting at Denny's with ... Zoom for remote attendance.
Location of both the Meeting & License Exam Session:
(continue to check website and Meeting Reminder email for any Location change)
Denny's Tempe
825 S 48th Street
Tempe, Arizona 85281
ZOOM will be available for those unable to attend In-Person.
Zoom Meeting connection details:
Zoom Link: click HERE
Meeting ID: 829 3599 3035
Password: 443050
Dave, n7zpy, is Zoom Net Control & Greeting Host [ZOOM ... thanks Brian, ak7f].
Click the link below to see Agenda...
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MARCA Officer Election Results 2023-2024
The election of our corporate officers of MARCA for 2023-2024 has been completed and certified. Please help support our new board of directors in the coming year. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Jolly DXing.
President, Ray Vasquez, K4RMV
Vice President, Tom Morrissey, KE7TM
Treasurer, Norm Johnson, AA7OO
Secretary, Paul Bennett, KD7KDO
Board of Director, David Yee, N7AJR
BTW, the election went smooth, no hanging chads, no suspected fraud. We had a slightly less than 50% turn out in voting. It was a close race for VP but not close enough to trigger a re-count.
While relaxing at home near your computer, please check out the new website design Norm has done, ensure your profile is up to date and you can access your account.
Also, think about what types of activities you want to do in 2023. I would like a day to build some dipoles, but need to visit a hamfest or two to pick up some baluns, some wire and whatever else we might want to experiment with at Field Day.
What are your interests and how do you want to get involved in building our MARCA community?
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"Hamfests" on the Main Menu
main_menu>>Calendar>>Hamfest_2022
main_menu>>Calendar>>Hamfest_2023
The Home page is being restructured meaning; Articles that will be displayed on the Home Page will be redefinded to reduce the viewing clutter.
Hamfests have always been listed on the "Home" page. They require some extra management by the administrator because they can be found in the "Library of Articles" under the 'category' of "Hamfests".
main_menu>>Library>>Articles>> lists categories >>Hamfests>> list hamfests >> Hamfest <year>
There is a another option that is a little quicker for "you" to navigate directly to Hamfest in 2023. I"ve made a new menu drop down button(s) under "Calendar" called "Hamfest 2023". It will be updated each year to reflect the current year, i.e. "Hamfests 2022".
main_menu>>Calendar>>Hamfest_2022
main_menu>>Calendar>>Hamfest_2023
Other FAQs that you may not know about are located Home>>FAQs>> list of FAQ articles.
Webmaster
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"Presentations" on the Main Menu
Presentations come in two variations, Articles and Files. Presntation Articles can be announcements of availability, or a link to authors website, or the presentation content itself. Presentation Files consist of the presenter's slides and supporting references.
main_menu>>Library>>Presentations - ARTICLES
main_menu>>Library>>Presentations FILES
The Home page is being restructured meaning; Articles that will be displayed on the Home Page will be redefinded to reduce the viewing clutter.
Presentation Articles have always been listed on the "Home" page. They require some extra management by the administrator because they can be found in the "Library of Articles" under the 'category' of "Presentations".
main_menu>>Library>>Articles Library>>Activities & Services>>Presentations>> list presentations >> select
main_menu>>Library>>Documents Library>> lists categories >>Presentations>> list presentations >> select
Note: All presentations are available for Public Viewing. However, if a presenter requested their presentations not be published to the Public, you will need to be logged in as a MARCA Member to view all presentations.
There is a another option that is a little quicker for "you" to navigate directly to Presentations. I"ve made two new menu drop down button(s) under "Library" called "Presentations Articles" and "Presentations Files".
main_menu>>Library>>Presentations ARTICLES
main_menu>>Library>>Presentations FILES
Other FAQs that you may not know about are located Home>>FAQs>> list of FAQ articles.
Webmaster
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Semiconductor building in Phoenix to be redeveloped
Environmental concerns being addressed at industrial site
Corina Vanek
Arizona Republic USA TODAY NETWORK
After Onsemi announced it would move its headquarters to Scottsdale, the company formerly known as ON Semiconductor sold its Phoenix building to a developer that plans to find an industrial user for the site.
Developing the site at 52nd Street and McDowell Road includes contending with the ongoing environmental cleanup of contaminated groundwater that dates back to when the site was used by Motorola. Onsemi is a spinoff company of Motorola and began operating independently in 1999.