Bob Solbeck - NØGIV - of Humboldt IA, 3900 Club Secretary/Treasurer, passed away at the age of 77 on August 18, 2011, at the Humboldt Co. Memorial Hospital. A full obituary can be accessed at the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home site.
In addition to diligently keeping track of all the organizational details of this club for more than 15 years, Bob was a VE and DEC for District 2 West. He also enjoyed coin and stamp collecting, accumulating “treasures”, and following NASCAR. His shoes will be mighty big ones to fill!
August 23rd: Tom Huber - WDØBFO - our Trader Net control operator, was appointed to fill the Secretary/Treasurer position for the remainder of the 2010-11 term.
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On 4/13/2011, just a few weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday, ham radio legend Leo Meyerson, WØGFQ (previously W9GFQ), passed away in Rancho Mirage, CA.
Meyerson owned and operated World Radio Laboratories in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which built the "Globe" line of amateur radio transmitters in the mid-20th century. Better known models included the Globe Scout, Globe Champion and Globe King lines.
Leo was 3900 Club member #710.
Here's an interesting 66-page article for those of you who are into the technological side of this hobby of amateur radio:
Thanks to Clay Conard - WØFS - for forwarding this one to us!
Direct from Watertown SD:
Burghardt Amateur Center Inc will now be called Burghardt Radio Repair, Inc. and will no longer sell amateur radio transceivers and accessories. All backorders have been cancelled.
The current economic conditions have caused us to re-evaluate our goals and direction. We will continue to provide radio repair service as it has become a very busy business. Thank you for your support in the past and look forward to continuing our relationships through our servicing facility.
TNX & 73
Jim Smith (WØMJY)
Burghardt Radio Repair Inc
PO Box 73 - 710 10th St SW
Watertown, SD 57201
Service 1 (605) 886-7314
FAX 1 (605) 886-3444 http://www.burghardt-amateur.com
(SERVING AMATEUR RADIO SINCE 1937)
Do you want to see the source of the notorious Soviet signal dubbed the "Woodpecker," which created so much havoc on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989? Here's the link for all the pictures of the deactivated facility:
On January 9, 2006, a group known as the Straight Key Century Club was formed and has so far attracted over 750 members. The purpose of the group is to encourage use of straight keys and bugs. The group is founded on the following principles:
It is open to any interested amateur.
Membership is free, there are no dues and it shall stay that way as long as practical.
SKCC numbers are issued for life. Once you get it, it's yours. Take care of it. Above all, USE it.
The first day of each month, at 0000Z, will be designated as a monthly operating event that allows SKCC members or non-SKCC members to work each other for credit. Contact with 100 SKCC members will qualify that person for a certificate of accomplishment.
To be assigned an SKCC number, simply send an e-mail to tom@galesvillefiredepartment.org, and he will reply with the number he has assigned to
you.
(Editor's note: The frequency info was not supplied in the press release, so please inquire when you apply for your number.)
"Just Learn Morse Code" is a new internet offering designed to make it easy to learn Morse Code, or to improve the skills of those who already know the code.
The basic methods used to achieve this are The Koch method and Farnsworth timing.
This might be a lifesaver if you can remember the following advice, sent by a nurse, whose husband is a medical doctor.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. A stroke victim may suffer permanent brain damage when people fail to recognize what's happening. Now, doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke, simply by asking three questions:
ask the individual to smile.
ask him or her to raise both arms.
ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately, and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. Researchers are urging the general public to learn to ask these three questions quickly, to someone they suspect of having a stroke. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of a stroke, and prevent permanent brain damage.
You may want to pass this along.
!! ALERT !!
Keep a watch out for people standing near you at retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, etc., who have a cell phone in hand. With the new camera cell phones, they can take a picture of your credit card, which gives them your name, number, and expiration date. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing scams today, and this is just another example of the means that are being used. So, beware of your surroundings!
A Solution for Blind Spots
Try It: It Works!
Some of the most serious preventable accidents occur because of blind spots while driving. Now there is a remarkably simple solution discovered by an engineer named George Platter. He presented his method at the prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers. The National Safety Council tested his theory and discovered, to their amazement, that it works! The method has been tested and fully endorsed by the National Safety Council as described in their September/October issue of Traffic Safety. Here's how it works.
First, forget how we learned to adjust our outside mirrors by plopping behind the steering wheel and turning the mirrors so that we just saw the side of our car looking back at us in the mirrors. Instead, adjust the driver's side mirror by resting your head against the driver's side window and then turning the mirror so that you just see the side of your car.
Once this is set, move to the center of the vehicle and turn the passenger side mirror so that you can just see the side of your car from the center of the vehicle.
That's it. You won't see your own car in either mirror, yet what you will see is far better. Cars behind you show up as usual in the inside rearview mirror above the dash, but the instant the car leaves your field of vision from the rearview mirror, the outside mirror picks it up. No blind spot; no delays; no wondering where that car about to pass you has disappeared to; and no waiting a few seconds for the car that you just saw in your rearview mirror to show up in your outside mIrrors. All three mirrors work in harmony with one another, and the blind spot has been elminated!
Health Bulletin Debunked
The information previously posted here under the following headline is now known to be false
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
Self-induced deep coughing could be more harmful than helpful. The best advice is to take an aspirin and head to the hospital.
Bob Solbeck - NØGIV - of Humboldt IA, 3900 Club Secretary/Treasurer, passed away at the age of 77 on August 18, 2011, at the Humboldt Co. Memorial Hospital. A full obituary can be accessed at the 
On 4/13/2011, just a few weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday, ham radio legend Leo Meyerson, WØGFQ (previously W9GFQ), passed away in Rancho Mirage, CA.