Good afternoon on this cool November day. Our club held its' monthly meeting last night and we have been open to nominations for our clubs board. Talk about...
I was reading the September QST earlier today, and came across a letter to the editor from Robert Rennard, N7WY, under the heading, "Going Clubbing." He talks...
Howdy everyone! I just joined the group and went through the various messages. I see the first few asked us to introduce ourselves just as we do at club...
Dan, our club's teacher is lining up possibly two firemen to take the Tech class, as soon as they get the time. We just had one new person get his tech, then...
I know it's still summer, but to be really successful holding classes you need to start planning ahead. With that in mind, who's planning to offer classes in...
A ham e-mail me today: "Somewhere, I recently read about attaining a non-profit status for a radio club. I don't think that it was your blog, but I can't think...
This can be a state issue. This pre-dates me, but our club nearly got into hot water because of something (raffle tickets or scratch-offs or something that we...
The groups I belong to are every bit as valuable as the ones you mention in your email. Just smaller. So if dollars or equipment donations can help your...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the AmateurRadioLeadership group: What worked or did not work at your club's 2012 Field Day. (this is...
Anyone have a good experience with an online survey tool? I'm looking for something that is free and allows anonymous responses. A quick search turned up...
Field Day has always been a good occasion to meet new prospective members and just "Show Off" our club. We try to have what was once called a "Novie" station...
Our club was faced with about the same situation. What we did was buy business calling card stock, find a good program to make up the badges and then, a...
I know you guys are probably tired of me talking about the Rotary Club and how its practices can help amateur radio clubs, but I'm going to do it anyway. At...
Does anyone have any experience live-streaming their meetings? We have some folks that won't come to meetings because their drive would be _very_ long home...
Recently some of the ham groups in the Los Angeles area have started using a free service for event planning from a company called www.freeconferencecall.com ...
At the Pasadena Radio Club we have two types of badges. 1. Engraved - paid by the member, about $7, made locally, owned by member 2. Laminated - paid and...
Our club out here in Pasadena, Ca just discovered a very useful tool for any club that needs to sign up volunteers for events. Signupgenius.com - and it is...
oh please.. how about participating in some club functions first before you make a commitment? I made 7 meetings of the other local club and never did join...
Hello Jim. No, I didn't forget you, I got busy with breaking in my new computer, Thor. First off, no we didn't take your name or anybody's name off our...
Wow, now that is one terrible idea! Just think, you visit a new club and already they label you: your with them, or an outsider?? I think thats one bad idea....
In the first workshop, there was some talk about treating amateur radio club members as if they were "customers." While I can see where this idea is coming...
As I mentioned in a previous thread, I'm probably going to be splitting the leadership module into two separate modules: leadership characteristics and...
When I first joined a Radio Club in Georgia, I was about 45 years old. Not my first club, but probably my first serious attempt at participating, I had a hard...
After conducting this workshop twice now, I'm contemplating some changes. First, here's the current list of sessions: Leadership: Characteristics, Team...
I haven't been asked this stuff in a long, long time. I became interested in Ham Radio probably back in 1955, when I listened on a Zenith Transocanic Radio....
Hi, folks-- I'm kind of overwhelmed by the response we've gotten so far to this mailing list. 37 have signed up in the first 24 hours! One of the most...
I believe this forum is a great idea with plenty of potential. I'm the ARRL's Public Information Coordinator for NC and also the president of the Orange County...
I've posted most of my story on QRZ. So here it is pasted from QRZ Norman Schklar, WA4ZXV, first licensed in 1966 as WN4ZXV. I took the code test for my Novice...
