Photo at right: It may be a little difficult to see, Tim chose blue wire to match the sky. But if you look closely, you will see the new single turn, full wave 40m delta loop antenna that has been erected at KD5YPC. Assisting with the construction on 15-Nov were K5JYD, KD5ZPG, N5DBK and WY5V.

Photo courtesy of Lance Fauber - KD5ZPG.

Tune into the weekly information net on Tuesdays at 8pm on the WJ5J repeater on 145.310 MHz. Monitor the net to find out where we will be meeting for an eyeball QSO afterwards.

The next HAM Radio in the Park will be Saturday, November 22nd at Debusk/Peachtree pavilion from 0900 to 1500. The pavilion is located at the intersection of Peachtree and South Parkway. Coordinates are N 32 46 54.05, W 096 37 47.27. If you need help with most any aspect of amateur radio, HRitP is a good place to start. We hope to see you there.

There will be no monthly meeting in December. The HAM Christmas party will be at Ryan's Grill - Buffet - Bakery at 909 Tripp Road, Mesqiute, Texas 75150 on December 6th at 7 pm.

The next meeting of the HAM Association of Mesquite will be Thursday 01-Jan-2009 at 7pm at Dickey's Barbecue, 3700 Gus Thomasson Rd Mesquite, TX 75150.

2008 HAM officers
President - David Kaun - N5DBK 214-707-8781
Vice President - Mark Harper- K5TAO 214-477-4585
Secretary - Joyce Johnson- KD5ZYK
Net Coordinator - Brad Penn- KD5ZAT
Education - OPEN
Public Information - Andy Carstarphen- WY5V - 972-216-0157

You do not have to be a member of the HAM Association of Mesquite to join this group. Heck, you don't even have to be a licensed HAM! All you need is an interest in amateur radio. That's good enough for us.

Please visit our repeaters:

WJ5J 145.310 PL 162.2 UP
N5AIB 443.375 PL 162.2 UP (QRPp)

Other Mesquite repeaters:
KA5CTN 145.190 PL 110.9 UP
NT5RN C 145.150 UP DSTAR DIGITAL
AK5DX 442.625 PL 110.9 UP
N5DA 443.000 PL 110.9 UP
NT5RN B 443.025 UP DSTAR DIGITAL
NT5RN A 1253.800 UP DSTAR HIGH S