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The MARC Wireless - McMinnville Amateur Radio Club, McMinnville, Oregon

Happy Holidays!

MARC Christmas Dinner

Despite the high winds earlier in the day, the annual MARC Christmas Dinner occurred on Thursday December 11th, in lieu of the monthly general club meeting. A delicious turkey dinner with the standard trimmings was enjoyed by many of the club members and their spouses. Along with the enjoyment of socializing with our fellow members, we were treated by a special guest that presided over the Bring-a-Gift-Take-a-Gift gift exchange. Millie, W7MIP, crafted festive candy filled place settings pieces that all dinner guests were able to keep. Several lucky members are seen in the following pictures with the table center pieces they were awarded. These were also provided by Millie. A special thanks are out to Jane W7LAW for planning the dinner, and also to Millie Pilotte, Armand Pilotte, Wendy Hackman, Stephanie Gibbons, Santa (Darrell Flood), Steve Duck, Tom & Brenda Birt and our caterer (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pans) for their help in making this a successful event.

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Hippopotamus I want a ____________ for Christmas

bells I heard the _____ on Christmas Day

shepherd Said the little lamb to the ________ boy

ivy The holly and the ___

wassail Love and joy come to you, and to you our _______, too.

cheer Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good _____.

treasures As the shoppers rush home with their _________.

Yuletide ________ carols being sung by a choir

chimney Down through the _______ with lots of toys

seven On the _____th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me _____

swans a-swimming

reindeer Grandma got run over by a ________.

mistletoe Underneath the _________ last night.

horse The _____ knows the way to carry the sleigh

glistening Take a look in the five-and-ten, __________ once again

corncob With a _______ pipe and a button nose

glisten Where the treetops _______ and children listen

crooked . You're a _______ dirty jockey and you drive a _______ hoss, Mr.

Grinch,

hula Want a plane that loops the loop Me, I want a ____ hoop

boughs Deck the halls with ______ of holly

sleighing What fun it is to ride and sing a _________ song tonight

shortest Mine will be the ________ one, you'll be sure to know.

fountain Field and ________, moor and mountain, following yonder star.

thistle Sister Susie sitting on a _______!

white You'll be doing all right with your Christmas of _____,

bottom I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas from the ______ of my heart.

golden Here were are as in olden days, happy _______ days of yore.

children Bells are ringing, ________ singing; All is merry and bright.

MARC Wireless Extra Christmas Carol Puzzle Answers

Club Dues Past Due! We know people have busy lives, so we wanted to take this opportunity to remind those of you that have not renewed your MARC membership, your membership with the McMinnville Amateur Radio Club will expire at the end of the year and this may be your last MARC Wireless. Renewing your membership is easy. You can bring your dues to either the January 8th General Club Meeting. If you want you can come to the January 1st Board Meetings

Hello And when you walk down the street Say _____ to friends you

know and everyone you meet.

presents Please have snow and mistletoe and ________ on the tree.

jingle Giddy-up ______ horse, pick up your feet

tight But if you really hold me _____, all the way home I'll be warm.

merrily Everyone dancing _______ in the new old-fashioned way.

comfy Our cheeks are nice and rosy and ____ cozy are

beggars We are not daily ______ who beg from door to door,

bluebird Gone away is the ________, here to stay is a new bird

blarney I'm handing you no _______ the likes you've never known is Christmas in

Killarney

wonderful It's the most ________ time of the year

quake Silent night, holy night, shepherds _____ at the sight,

foggy Then one _____ Christmas Santa came to say

acquaintance Should auld ___________ be forgot, and never brought to mind?

stars O holy night! The _____brightly shining

baby Santa ____, and hurry down the chimney tonight

windowpane Tap, tap, tappin' at your __________ to tell you she's in town.

Snowflakes __________ in the air, Carols everywhere,

Tannenbaum O __________, o __________, wie treu sind deine Blätter!

rhymes Snowflakes in the air, Carols everywhere, Olden times And ancient ______

of love and dreams to share

young Christmas is here, Bringing good cheer, To _____ and old, Meek and the

bold

whistle Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be, if I could only _______. All I want for

Christmas is my two front teeth

Blitzen Vixen and _______ and all his reindeer are pulling on the reins.

blazing Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la. See the _______

Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la.


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Happy New Year

Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid.

The remaining letters spell the name of a popular location for celebrating New Years

Eve.

APPETIZERS BABIES

BALLOONS BANNERS BUFFET

CELEBRATE CHAMPAGNE CONFETTI DANCE DAY ONE

DECORATIONS END OF DECEMBER

EVENTS FAMILY FATHER TIME

FEAST FESTIVITIES FIREWORKS FIRST OF JANUARY FRIENDS

HATS HOLIDAY

HORNS KISS MIDNIGHT

MUSIC NEW YEARS DAY NEW YEARS EVE NOISEMAKERS OCCASION

PARADES PARTY

PUNCH RESOLUTIONS SINGING

STREAMERS THIRTY FIRST TIARAS WINE YEAR IN REVIEW

If you have a newsworthy small point of interest you would like presented in the MARC newsletter. Here is the place for them. Just send an email to me (Brian, KA7OWO) my email address shown in the Club Officers call-out. Entries will be approved by the board.

Local Nets

MARC Net January Net Control: Mike, KF7WXW

Monday Jan 5th 7:00 pm 146.640 – PL100 Monday Jan 12th 7:00 pm 146.640 – PL100 Monday Jan 19th 7:00 pm 146.640 – PL100 Monday Jan 26th 7:00 pm 146.640 – PL100

MARC Weather Spotter Net Sunday Jan 4th 6:00 pm 146.640 – PL100

YCARES Net (Preliminary) Monday Jan 5th 7:30 pm 441.800 - PL 114.8 Monday Jan 12th 7:30 pm 441.800 - PL 114.8 Monday Jan 19th 7:30 pm 441.800 - PL 114.8 Monday Jan 26th 7:30 pm 147.460 - Simplex

CERT Net Sunday Jan 4th 7:00 pm 146.640 – PL100


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ARRL

Special Service Club

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About Us

The McMinnville Amateur Radio Club

PO Box 891

McMinnville, Oregon 97128

The McMinnville Amateur Radio Club (MARC) was founded in mid-

1981 by a group of Yamhill County area amateur radio operators who

wished to share their common interests. An association was formed

of men and women devoted to probing all facets of amateur radio.

Club Minutes Summary

No Club Meeting in December.

2015 Club Officers President : Armand Pilotte, W7IG [email protected] Vice President : Steve Duck, KW7S [email protected] Secretary : Mike Ciolli, KF7WXW [email protected] Treasurer : Jane Beals, W7LAW [email protected] Board Member : Mike Beals, W7ISE [email protected] Board Member : Jay Disbrow, W7ICS Board Member : Brian Wright, KA7OWO [email protected]

Local Open Repeaters

McMinnville W7RXJ 146.640- PL tone 100 Hz

W7YAM 441.800+ PL tone 114.8 Hz

Newberg K7FM 145.49- PL tone 107.2 Hz

Repeaters

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Dec 28 29 Club Net YCARES Net

30 31 New Years

Eve

Jan 1 New

Years Day

Board Meeting

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4 WX Net CERT Net

5 Club Net YCARES Net

6 7

8 General Club Meeting

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11 12 Club Net YCARES Net

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15 16 17 VE Testing

18 19 Martin

Luther King, Jr. Day

Club Net YCARES Net

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YCARES Meeting

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29 30 No Host Dinner Gathering

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Feb 1 WX Net CERT Net

2 Club Net YCARES Net

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5 Board Meeting

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12 General Club Meeting

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Events

Weekly MARC Net, Monday at 7PM on

146.640- PL 100 -----

Monthly YCERT Net, First Sunday at 7PM on 146.640- PL 100

----- Monthly MARC

Board Meeting, 1st Thursday of every

month at China House in

McMinnville, next to Bi-Mart. Starts at

7PM -----

Monthly MARC Club Meeting, 2nd

Thursday of every month, starts 7PM

at McMinnville Mobile Manor

Recreation Center, 1602 NE Riverside

Drive -----

Monthly Dinner Gathering. No host,

last Friday of the month, various

diners, starts at 6PM -----

YCARES Monthly Meeting, 4th

Thursday of each month. Meet at the

Lafayette Community Center

7:00 pm.

MARC Events Calendar Presented by:

Borsch Electronics Communications Servicing

9935 SW Johnson Street, Tigard OR 503-684-5201

Board Meeting o Thursday January 1st , China House McMinnville

Dinner Gathering at 6:00 pm Meeting 7:00 pm

General Club Meeting o Thursday January 8th, McMinnville Mobile Manor

Host: Wendy – W9NDY Meeting 7:00 pm

VE Testing o Saturday January 17th, 9:00 AM

YCARES Meeting o Thursday January 22nd, 7:00 PM o Lafayette Community Center, 133 Adams St.

Monthly No Host Dinner Gathering o Friday January 30th, 6:00 p, o Location to be announced.

*Legal Disclaimer: The information contained in this document is for general guidance on matters of interest only.


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Local VE Testing Locations McMinnville Amateur Radio Club – VE testing via ARRL. Lafayette Community Center located at 133 Adams in Lafayette, Oregon. Monthly ARRL VE exams on the third Saturday every month, testing begins at 9:30AM. Contact Armand Pilotte, W7IG at 503-843-0906 or email [email protected] for more information. McMinnville W5YI VE Team - Contact Mark Altus, AC7ZQ at 503-843-3580 for more Information. Portland Amateur Radio Group offers twice monthly testing sessions on the 2nd and 4th Sunday evening’s beginning at 8:00pm at Roundtable Pizza on Barbur Blvd at Capitol Hill Hwy. East of Tigard. Contact Duane Anderson, NA3VY at 971-235-6673 or email [email protected] for more information. Oregon Tualatin Valley ARC – VE sessions every month at the Hillsboro Fire Department’s Ronler Acres Fire Station near Hillsboro Stadium, beginning at 1:00pm on the 1st Saturday, except in June when VE session is held as part of SEA-PAC in Seaside. Contact Carl Clawson, WS7L at 503-629-5796 or check club website at www.otvarc.org. Hoodview Amateur Radio Club offers one session at 9:00AM on the 3rd Saturday morning of every odd numbered month at Mt Hood Community College in Gresham. Arrive early as the doors close at 9:00am to Room HF1, the Horticulture Fisheries Bldg. Map available at club website www.wb7giw.org.

MARC VE Exam Session

New Technicians

Jason Gehrman

Nikolai Kutateladze

New General

Ryan Johnson

New Technicians

New Generals

New Extras

Leon S. Hummel W7AD Manager

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McMinnville Amateur Radio Club 2015 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Please print:

Name: ____________________________________ Call Sign: _____________ Class: T G A E

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

City: _________________________ State: ____ Zip: ______ Phone #: ___________________

Date first licensed: _______/________ Birthday: _______/_______ ARRL Member? Y N month year month year

First time MARC member? Y N (New to MARC? You will receive a MARC Membership Badge!)

Annual Club Membership - $20.00 per person/family at the same address……………. $ 20.00 Your MARC membership begins from date of signup or renewal to December 31 of the same calendar year.

Additional Voluntary donation – for repeater support and club projects………………..$ __.__

E-mail address (required):__________________@__________________ Total $ __.__

Additional Family Members:

(ALL family members must reside at the same address.)

Name: _______________________ Call sign: ___________ Birthday:____/____ Class: T G A E

Name: _______________________ Call sign: ___________ Birthday:____/____ Class: T G A E

Signature of Applicant: ___________________________________________ Date: ___________

Make check payable to “MARC”. Give to Club Officer or mail application to:

McMinnville Amateur Radio Club

PO Box 891

McMinnville, OR 97128

Club meetings are the second Thursday of each month at 7PM:

McMinnville Mobile Manor Clubhouse

1602 NE Riverside Dr.

McMinnville, OR 97128

Processed by Treasurer:_______ Secretary:_______

Club Repeater - Eola Hill - W7RXJ - 146.640 PL 100

(503) 583-4523 - [email protected]

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