Tag: President's Message

Hello XWARN! Summer is in full swing. I hope everyone is staying cool. Field Day went great despite the heat! A huge thank you to each and every one of you for coming out and helping. I’d like to extend a personal thank you from me to the set up and tear down crew. After a long night of operat-ing, tear down is grueling! We celebrate America this month. Amateur radio wise, we can celebrate with the 13 Colonies event. This is probably my favorite on air special event, and I hope everyone gets the chance to participate.We have some…

Happy June XWARN! We are just a couple weeks away from summer! Kids are out of school. Hamvention is finished for another year. Many vacations have been scheduled or taken. What’s up next in amateur radio? FIELD DAY! My absolute favorite event. Hope you all will come out this year and join. Thank you to everyone that came out and sold t-shirts at Hamvention. Your time is much appreciated. 73, Elizabeth Klinc, KE8FMJ, AuxC

XWARN,It’s already May!!! Where is this year going?In just a couple weeks it will be Hamvention! The shirts are in and gorgeous.They were up for sale at the DARA meeting at club prices and will be again at the XWARN meeting. Don’t forget to sign up for shifts to sell the t-shirts at the big show! Reminder: this is our only fundraiser and we depends on the sales of these shirts. We are very lucky to have such a great show in our own backyard here in Xenia. Go out and have a great time! When we are back from…

Happy April, XWARN!Is everyone ready for the eclipse? I know some of you are and some of you are tired of hearing about it. I know for me, it has always been a dream to witness one. I cannot believe I get to do it in my own backyard!! Don’t forget to be safe and wear the proper eyewear. Have proper filters for your cameras unless in complete totality. In other news, we are just a few short weeks away from Hamvention. XWARN will again be selling our exclusive t-shirts. Consider coming out to help sell them. We are responsible…

Hello XWARN!Time is moving so quickly. I cannot believe that we are already in the middle of March. Hamvention will be here before we know it. T-Shirts have been decided. Be thinking about when you can volunteer to sell them. Remember all members are required two hours. In just a few short weeks, we have our first large public service event with the Xenia Marathon. Please come out and help if you are able. We need lots of volunteers to make this event successful. I would like to extend a huge thank you to John Westerkamp, W8LRJ, and Tim Procuniar,…