I've got about 3 years of past QST issues that I would like to get rid
of. Anyone interested, give me an email or call 805-687-8881
Thanks!
Marvin, KE6HTS
Looking for something to watch on TV? I came across these two relatively new ham-related films last week. Amateur radio and space communications with Russian spacecraft are featured heavily in both. I think hams will especially them.
Sergio & Sergei (2017) ~90 min
YouTube Trailer: https://youtu.be/3LpcSDJqcDI
Amazon Prime Video $3.99: https://amzn.to/3ar7Mex
Sergio is a professor and amateur radio operator. His Jewish-American contact Peter sends him a modern radio and through it, Sergio contacts and befriends Sergei, a Soviet cosmonaut in Mir space station. Meanwhile, a failed coup brings the end of the Soviet Union and Sergei is trapped aboard the MIR. This film is in English, Spanish and Russian so turn on the caption/titles unless you are fluent in all three :-)
Voskhod (2015) ~ 30 min
Entire 30-min film is free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnMqT8QbvaM
After repairing his ham radio using a tube that he found at an apparent crash site in the forest, a recluse radio operator living the the Oregon woods receives a distress call from a stranded Soviet cosmonaut in orbit during the 1960s.
Enjoy! I’d be interested to hear how you like these if you decide to watch.
LCM
Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM
k6lcm(a)maaia.com
www.levi.maaia.com
+1 805.604.5384 voice/text
On 4/14/20 21:14, Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club wrote:
> I am writing to inform you of a proposed change in our club Bylaws. This
> is not really a change, but rather an additional article to define how
> the club operates during declared states of emergency.
I agree with this in principle. I'd propose three modifications:
1. In my opinion invoking exigent circumstances should require a 2/3
majority of the Board.
2. I would exclude most of the Articles from this section. I wouldn't
grant them the power to modify the exigent circumstances Article X
itself. Nor would I grant the power to modify Article XII where they can
permanently amend the bylaws. In fact, Article III relating to meetings,
Article VI relating to elections, and Article IX relating to
disbursements are really the only substantive items that the Board
doesn't already have the power to control.
3. I would make it clear that any suspension and modifications revert
back to the original bylaws when the declaration of emergency is lifted,
not after 30 days.
I agree that changes to the Bylaws limited in time and scope to allow
the Club to continue to function are warranted. However, using an
emergency to justify the expansion of political power can be a dangerous
thing.
--
Jay Hennigan - jay(a)west.net
Network Engineering - CCIE #7880
503 897-8550 - WB6RDV
The Hurst Amateur Radio Club W5HRC and the Ham Radio 2.0 podcast will collaborate run a Technician Training Class on YouTube Live. Obviously right now nobody can offer an in-person class, so this is a good alternative for folks interested in learning Ham Radio.
The class will be open to everyone and Livestreamed on YouTube. It will be Thursday April 30 and Friday May 1, both at 6pm CST - then Saturday May 2 at 10am CST. A URL for the first class has been created, and is here: http://hamradio2.com/technician-training
Links for the 2nd and 3rd classes will be created closer to the start time for the first class.
73. Stay safe and healthy,
LCM
Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM
k6lcm(a)maaia.com
www.levi.maaia.com
+1 805.604.5384 voice/text
