March Meeting Minutes

The Noise Blankers Radio Group met on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Buffalo Wild Wings in Rogers, Arkansas.

Present were: WBØRUR, K5KVN, K5PO and K5OY. The meeting was called to order by WBØRUR. Then:

• WBØRUR ordered 12 traditional wings, traditional sauce, and french fries. He showered after the meeting.
• K5KVN ordered a chicken wrap and reported that he felt healthy as a result.
• K5PO ordered a dozen traditional wings, half chipotle BBQ and half jammin’ jalapeno. He spent 10 minutes after the meeting washing his hands.
• K5OY ordered 12 boneless wings, mild sauce, but received hot sauce. He excused himself from the table three times to towel off in the restroom.

(The record should reflect that K5OY also ordered a vegetable boat, which in no way offset the caloric intake of the boneless wings.)

The meeting immediately adjourned and the membership entered into “social hour.”

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Club President's Report for February 2013

By: WBØRUR
 
The Noise Blankers Radio Group became an official radio club a few days ago. I forget the exact date, which will cause a great deal of grief to future historians researching this occasion; and/or lawyers performing due diligence for pending lawsuits.
 
The election of officers was done by secret ballot. In fact, so secret that some may not know they were elected as follows:
 
President: WBØRUR
VP and Trustee: K5PO
Chief Information Officer and Treasurer: K5KVN
Chief Thingamajig Officer: WD5DKA
Chief Attendance Officer: K5OY
Member: K5PO's XYL
 
K5PO created just enough paperwork to allow us to receive an official FCC-issued club callsign. This fantastic callsign issued randomly by the FCC is KF5TQF. No one could come up with a satisfying set of phonetics (the only thing even close was "TASTY QUICK FROZEN"), so the decision has been made to request a vanity call sign. This 2x1 or 2x2 callsign has not been issued yet so standby for updates! [UPDATE: We received WR5P on March 4th!]
 
If you have not submitted a bio and digital photo to K5KVN, then you may be simply smarter than the rest. However, we need it for the website. Check out www.noiseblankers.com/team

You will also find a series of compelling ham radio news stories which are loved by many, detested by some and ignored by most. We have branded these as "HAM HIJINKS." It's side-splitting humor, so please do not read these immediately after hernia surgery (looking at you, K5KVN).
 
The latest Treasurer's report from K5KVN indicates that we have no money. This is a great relief, as we would only get into trouble if we had a way to finance anything. However, if we could get ONE dues paying member we will eat like KINGS at our next organized event. Annual dues are $3,500.
 
We will meet soon to determine Field Day preparations. WBØRUR has raised the possibility of a "per transmitter point challenge" with another local club.  (Points divided by number of transmitters.) However, we must ensure victory before entering into such a wager. We will soon be forming a committee on sabotage; reply if interested.
 
This concludes the President's report for February 2013.
 
"Now THAT’S rare DX, folks!"

Introducing: Ham Radio Hijinks

The Noise Blankers believe that ham radio is immensely fun. Our mission is: 1) Do radio stuff; 2) Have fun doing it; and 3) Tell others just how much fun it is.

So, we bring you Ham Hijinks. It's a new section of our website, dedicated to completely made up, satirical and hysterically funny news stories and internet memes related to amateur radio. We'll add new stuff often. None of it is real. Or is it?

Please give it a read, come back often for new stories, share it, let us know what you think. It's ok to make fun of ourselves, right?