Dear fellow ham,

This Friday night is "Old Timers Night" at our SBARC May meeting. This is the one meeting of the year that you don't want to miss! This will be your opportunity to stand up and let us all know what it was like back when you were first licensed. How many years ago was that? You're kidding! Funny, you sure don't look that old.

Also, this May meeting will commemorate the 86th year of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club. Vas you dere, Charlie? A few of our oldest will hopefully be in attendance and tell us about the good old days.

Another treat is the assortment of vintage gear, Amateur Radio or otherwise, that some of our members have collected and want to bring to the meeting and show it off. If you would like to bring some of your ancient relics, please consider labeling them with your name, call, what it is the folks are looking at and how you used it, if you did.

This promises to be a delightful gathering of hams and stuff and stories! Do try to be there. And, if you are able, consider bringing a few goodies for the refreshment table.

The meeting is at our regular spot -- the Goleta Union School District board room, 401 N. Fairview Ave., right across the street from the Goleta Lobrary. This is about 0.25 mile north (mountain side) of the 101 freeway. The meeting gets under way at 7:30 P.M., but get there early so you can look around, have some eyeball QSOs and shake some hands. There is a Free to Good Home table where you can bring ham related stuff you don't want any more and take home someone else's stuff, too. If your stuff is not taken by anyone, please take it back home with you. We have no way to dispose of it for you.

Let's pack the room and have a great time together. See you there!

73, Darryl Widman, KF6DI SBARC Director at Large