Tag: President's Message

Happy New Year XWARN! Cheers to a fantastic New Year, everyone! Here’s to another 365 chances to create unforgettable moments, pursue our shared inter-ests with passion, and grow together as a club. May 2026 bring us abundant happiness, exciting opportunities, and continued success in all our endeavors. Let’s make this year our best one yet! I want to express my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for being part of our wonderful club. Your energy, support, and friend-ship make this community so special. Wishing you and your loved ones a New Year filled with health, peace, prosperity,…

Happy November XWARN!The weather has taken a turn for a worse. Be sure to check on your antennas. Build ups of ice can really affect situations adversely – both RF safety as well as physical safety.Only one event left for the year. Let’s hope it warms up a bit for the Cross Country races!This month we will vote in our 2026 officers. They will be the same as the 2025 officers as they all ran unopposed. Looking forward to an-other great year!As this is a month of giving thanks, I wanted to say that I am grateful for every one…

Happy October, XWARN! The summer has passed, and we are wrapping up another year at XWARN. Only two small cross-country events left for the year. If in-terested, see Bob, N8ADO, or get more information (and other district events!) at https://ohd3ares.org/. Our yearly election and annual meeting is next month. Last one be-fore the new fiscal year. Dues will come for the new year. If you can’t pay it in person, consider using our fabulous Paypal system on our website. Come on our and vote for your officers. There is also still time to run, if interested, by coming to the…

Fall is nipping at our heals. The temperatures grow cooler and pump-kin spice flavored everything is here. September brings two big public service opportunities with the Young’s Bike Tour and the Air Force Marathon. I hope to have the participation from as many club mem-bers as possible. It is also time to start thinking about the upcoming XWARN election. It is a couple months away, but preparations must begin now. We will need an election chair picked at the September meeting. Please con-sider this important role.Elizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJ AuxC

Happy August XWARN! Hope your summer is going well and you got many chances to operate your radios. Ending the summertime, next month is a large event for our area – the Air Force Marathon. I hope everyone can volunteer. Sign ups usu-ally close August 31st. If you have any questions, contact Bob N8ADO. Is there any interest in starting a club POTA group? This is something that I’ve been meaning to try myself and I thought I would gage eve-ryone’s interest.Try and stay cool. Remember, your radios can overheat, as well. Elizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJ AuxC