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Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club, Inc. |
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| April 16, 2008:
You have
a great website!
Paul KØJEO
in Cottage
Grove,
MN. |
| From the Mailbag on
Saturday, March 29th: Hi everybody, just a note to let you know
we're still alive and that tornados, flooding, and 14 inches of snow
have not done us in yet. We still enjoy reading the
BAARC'er and checking the Web site
every so often. Hearing of all the adventures at the public service
events (especially the sled-dog race). It makes us homesick, but we are
not sorry enough to move back to Minnesota. 73's to all...Jim KØTXT and
Sharon KBØSQX in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. |
| February 4, 2008:
Regarding
http://brainerdham.org/2008/1-31-08-meeting.html
Very interesting
article. Thanks for keeping the
Web site so current.
Paul KBØUSV
in Hoyt Lakes,
MN. |
| December 12,
2007:
Hello from Texas--We have a house in Crosby, MN, for
which we have placed a bid and our house here in Texas is on the market.
As soon as it sells (hopefully around March!) we will be making the
permanent move. Antenna party anyone? If our house doesn't sell right
away we plan on moving anyway in March or April. Tell everyone hello for
us and we wish a very Merry
Christmas to all. de
Charles W5CCL and Kathy WD5EGN. |
| November 30, 2007:
The Iron Range Net meets Saturdays at 8 AM on 3.919MHz. It is a
fellowship net for the hams on the Iron Range, but all other hams are
invited to participate. Thanks and 73, Ron WAØWNV in Hoyt Lakes, MN. |
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September 28, 2007:
The purpose of this
communication is to express to BAARC members and more importantly the
50+ year operators, a sense of gratitude and more importantly a level of
respect that they both deserve and have earned. As
I sat in the audience and listened to the stories of building radios,
erecting towers, and incurring the “RF Burns”, I felt rather humbled by
my 11 months of being an Amateur Radio operator. Being this new to the
hobby, I have been helped and/or coached by many in and out of the
BAARC, and exemplifies the spirit of Ham Radio. There
is a contingent of people out in the Ham Radio world that suggests
relaxing the rules has or will “dumb down” radio. I
must say that I have not heard, seen, nor felt that in any way from the
BAARC. Again…gratitude and respect must
be given here to all members! In fact,
with the knowledge base that exits in the BAARC, I feel that you will
lift up all new operators rather than allowing the “dumb down” of
Amateur Radio. Sincerel and
Respectfully, Steve Mott
KCØYTE |
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August
26,
2007: Great
webpage for the club. 73,
Terry KIØFW |
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July 29, 2007:
Thanks for keeping such a good website. Paul KBØUSV.
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December 16,
2006: Hi
and holiday greetings from Sun City Hilton Head, SC. Another great
day. Just turned on the air
conditioning! Amateur Radio is a
lifelong hobby. That's what we like to tell new hams.
As a real life
example, two new members of our Sun City Hilton Head Amateur Radio
Club are Bernard K6DC and Gladys W6SIE. Gladys is a comparative
newcomer to ham radio. She got her license in 1952...54 years ago.
Bernie was first licensed in 1933...73 years at age 17. Holiday
greetings from South Carolina. 73, Bob KG0ZK |
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November
1, 2006:
Received a call from my son yesterday about
noon. He told me he has his new call and asked me to get on the Brainerd
147.225+ Repeater for his first contact. I did so and many other hams chimed in
with congrats. They included Steve WØTNT, Fritz WØKO, Dave KCØTGT, and Lyle
KØLFV. I'm so proud to be his first. My feet still haven't touched the ground
yet. You may say I'm a little proud. Steve's call is KCØYTE. 73's
Curt NØCRM P.S. Should dream up a fancy QSL card
for him.
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August
29, 2006:
(Regarding the Baxter Triathlon)
Thanks for your
help. You guys are so great to work with and make it such a comfort
know where everyone is. You all are very good at what you do.
Thanks once again and next year will be here before you know
it! Brad Pickle,
Baxter Triathlon Coordinator. |
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August 23, 2006:
Great
site. Very well done.
73,
Ken
K4SVX |
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July 31, 2006:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank You for another great
Hamfest. Al, Fritz, and company, you did
well. I so want to thank you for the Icom T7H handheld that I won in
the drawing. I was so surprised—I really must have had that “deer in
the headlights” look! I am obviously very pleased and grateful. I
hope that you will be able to host a BAARC Hamfest again next
summer. Again, my thanks and a very 73. John Berglund, KØUBA, St.
Paul, MN. |
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July 28, 2006:
Your
club webpage is very nicely done and is easy to navigate. Most of all,
the information presented gives an excellent view of what seems to be a
great club.
73 de
Chuck Milton
W4MIL
Palm
Coast, FL. |
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December 2, 2005:
Thanks again for keeping me on your list of recipients. My
conscience is starting to bother me so I’ll have to sent in
some money as I haven’t contributed for a long time.
Your publication is really great. I hear other clubs you
aren’t doing nearly as well as yours. You have very
enthusiastic members. I just renewed my license --- a
month from the deadline. My wife Helen NØSWF
did the same. So we may just warm up the rig in our car
again. Keep up the great work. Ole Loing KAØIDX |
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December 2, 2005:
Thanks again for keeping me on your list of recipients. My
conscience is starting to bother me so I’ll have to sent in
some money as I haven’t contributed for a long time.
Your publication is really great. I hear other clubs you
aren’t doing nearly as well as yours. You have very
enthusiastic members. I just renewed my license --- a
month from the deadline. My wife Helen NØSWF
did the same. So we may just warm up the rig in our car
again. Keep up the great work. Ole Loing KAØIDX |
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September 17,
2005: Back home in Wichita Falls, Texas, and doing well.
Finally got my trapped dipole up. Hope to hear you on 17-meters
some time. Tell everyone hello. Charles W5CCL and Kathy KD5EGN. |
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August 8, 2005:
I checked out your local Amateur Radio Club web site. It
is very well done with lots of good information. Looks
like a good group of Hams and a very active club. Mark
KB8MNX |
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July 21,
2005: Thank you for the 2-meter handheld transceiver I
won at the 2005 Brainerd Area Hamfest. It was my first Hamfest
and was a lot of fun. By the next Hamfest, I should have my
license. Sincerely, Emily Hart (grand-daughter of WØKO, Fritz
Bertelt and KØMAH, Judy Bertelt) |
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July 18, 2005:
I attend the Brainerd Area Hamfest and ended up winning the
drawing for the Yaesu FT-2100. A very big thank-you to all of
the BAARC members and the organizers of the event. I did
purchase a few items as well and was happy and pleasantly
greeted by the members and sellers. All in all was a very good
first Hamfest experience for me. Thank you all again! 73"s
John Cook KCØUTE |
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July 17, 2005:
My friend and I had a good time at the Hamfest. The prices were
right, the people were all friendly as usual. Hope to see you
next year. ..Jim Le Blanc Hackensack, MN. |
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March 2, 2005:
New with the club is Charlie Lutes KCØRYK. Charlie is from
Mankato, MN, but has a cabin near Menahga. He plans to use the
repeaters this summer. Charlie says we have a "Spiffy”
web site, too! |
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February 17, 2005:
Hello from Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Jim and I are
having a good time, even if the weather has been a little rainy.
The temperatures have been great….in the 70's several days.
Two members of the village club, Don N5UQ and Ken K5ID came over
and helped us put up Jim's G5RV antenna so he is on HF again.
The time is going to fast. 73's to all Jim
KØTXT and Sharon
KBØSQX. The Hot Springs Village ham club website is
at: http://www.cox-internet.com/w5hsv/index.html |
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December 29, 2004: Hello, I
am on your mailing list and I received this month’s BAARC from your
Web site. You have done a fantastic job on your website. Congratulations!!!
I find the site easy to maneuver, it contains very useful information
and gives readers a chance to see what your club is doing. I
particularly congratulate you on your foresight of disaster plans
using ham radio in case telephone line are disrupted or
destroyed. Ole J. Loing KAØIDX |
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December 16, 2004: Happy
Holidays from Gene KØTIW and Katy KBØDKD Bradfield in
Florida. Relay provided by Fritz WØKO. |
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November 30, 2004: May I
compliment you and your club as well as the web page designer on a
great web page with lots of info. The info is very well
presented and it's very easy to manipulate through the web page.
Great Job!!! I was a member of your club for years. I live in Princeton and we have a cabin near east of Emily. I used to have a nice antenna system up there, but since doing major remodeling the antenna was totally destroyed. Have fond memories of members from whom I have lost contact; especially George Swanson who was and probably still is a very faithful member. Keep up the good work. Ole & Helen Loing KAØIDX & NØSWF |
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October 23, 2004: Just
a short note to say hello to everyone. We've had some days in the low
90's and not much rain in Texas. Say hello to everyone for us. Is it June first
yet? Charles W5CCL and Kathy KD5EGN Lane |
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October 7,
2004: Hello Mark |
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June 25, 2004: Had a fun
time locating the two geocaches, which were
hidden by Terry KIØFW. One was east of the Mississippi
River and one west of the river in Brainerd. I was with my husband
Mark WØMH and friend Jim Barry WØIRE. Jim found
both caches first with us close behind. The weather was a little
cool, but no rain. We left some trinkets and took some to leave on
future geocache hunts. Paula Persons WØHA. |
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March 5, 2004: The new
443.925 MHz repeater worked to about Rice, MN, while I was on a trip to
St. Cloud. That is 50 miles away. Mark Persons WØMH |
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March 3, 2004: The new 443.925
MHz repeater is
working great as we expected. I was able to "work" Al
Doree WØRC until I was about 5 miles South of Long Prairie on hwy 71 late
yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. I did stop south of Randall and switch
the roof mounted 1/4 wave 440 antenna with the 5db gain 440
antenna. It helped cure the choppy flutters, as expected. That
is also the antenna I was using when I finally could not raise the
repeater south of Long Prairie. Pretty darn good considering
between Brainerd and Long Prairie is very hilly country. Thought you'd be curious to know. Thanks
for your help yesterday. Roger Williams WØWUG |
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February 2, 2004: Hi Mark, Got
a new handheld this weekend, and am pleased to be sending in my renewal form
for Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club membership. Nice job on the
website, very informative and loved the .pdf application form.... very
helpful Thanks much, Chris Bremmer NØSHR,
Brainerd, MN. |
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December 6, 2003: Just a quick
compliment to the webmaster on a great website and a thanks to Terry KIØFW for
the QSO during your Milford Mind Disaster Special Event. A QSL card is
heading up your way next week. 73 de Joe Domaleski, KI4ASK, Fayetteville, GA. |
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November 7, 2003: I
have been very busy and doing well in Klamath Falls, Oregon. about 30 miles
north of the California border. Our cancer center is much busier than
Brainerd and we had our Open House last weekend. It was a smashing
success. They have been shooting TV commercials with me in it. Hope
you are doing well. Please say "Hi" to everybody in the BAARC. Zoon
KA1ZNU |
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October 17, 2003: Thanks for providing a
website for practicing code! I am studying for my
General ticket and haven't experimented with code since my high school days some
40 years ago. I am beginning to see that the hobby of ham radio has a
really huge brotherhood throughout the world. Hope to be on the air one of
these days. 73s Mike Koffler |
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August 20, 2003: I
linked to your code practice page to the Red River Radio Amateurs page. There
has been an upsurge of interest in code. You have such a great page to practice
and learn from. 73 NØDJJ
RRRA Fargo, ND http://www.rrra.org |
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June 20, 2003: I
took another look at your web
page and was again impressed...very nice...keep
up the good work. Bill KGØDX in
Alexandria, MN. |
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April 17, 2003: Thanks for listing
my HF antenna on the BAARC website. The ad sold the antenna in less than a week.
That was even before it could be printed in the next BAARCer newsletter. Thanks
again, 73 Dan Selinger AAØNK. |
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April 10, 2003: Great Website!
I always enjoy seeing old friends. I was first licensed in Fergus Falls after an
earlier introduction to ham radio from the Brainerd High School Ham Club via Fritz, then
KØMAH, now
WØKO. Thanks. Kelly Davis KD7XY, formerly WBØVDQ. |
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March 14, 2003: I enjoyed visiting
your web site. It's friendly, a pleasant place to visit. Sincerely, Burt,
K6OQK http://www.biwa.cc |
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February 10, 2003: I checked out your web
site.. lookin' pretty good. Sean Stepanek NØPBA |
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November 16, 2002: I have found your club
site
on the web, and it is an very good one. 73 and best wishes to your all.
Kaare Nordahl Lundby Garsow OZ2KNL. www.oz2knl.dk |
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October 29, 2002: Nice
work! Wonderful BAARC web site. Cole Grace KAØMVY. |
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October 28, 2002: Great
club website...also the club is so nicely outfitted. The trailer is quite
a deal and wow at the club station - sheesh.... I haven't seen many clubs that
have the permanent facilities necessary to have a tower and such a complete HF
station. Very Cool.... Dave WD8RFS |
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October 26, 2002:
Hi,
just wanted to let you know that I have a 6 Meter repeater about 35 miles southwest of Duluth in
Mahtowa, MN.
The repeater is now linked into the Lake Superior Amateur Coalition system. The
antenna is going to be moved to the Southwest leg of the tower. My hope is
that base stations in the Brainerd area will be able to reach it.
The frequency is 53.170 MHz with a 1 MHz minus offset with a tone
frequency of 103.5Hz. See: http://www.qsl.net/n0elb/lsac/lsac.html
We have a 6 meter net on
Wednesdays at 8 PM. Patrick Wilmers
KBØQYC |
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October 12, 2002: It
was fun working Mark and Bob with qroup during your special event. Looks
like you guys are hands on Hams. I am going work on our yuppies out here
to get a club trailer. Enjoyed the web site and loved that picture of
boats on the river. best 73's Live from California Ray KD6WD |
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July 4, 2002: After the brief visit
to the BAARC Field Day site, I went back there a couple of days later with
Kathie to explore the Cuyuna Recreation Area a little more. We were
really impressed, and when my granddaughter and her boyfriend were here last
weekend we went back again with the kayaks and canoe to paddle around the
lakes. Thanks to BAARC and to Steve,WØTNT for securing the site and
introducing me to this local recreational treasure! Lyle KØLR. |
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June 3, 2002: Thanks Mark for the
coverage and the photo of Vi and I with the award from the club on the BAARC
Web Page. Don't you ever sleep? Didn't expect it would be on the
web page yet. I was checking for other info and there it was already!
You take the web page seriously. Like a newspaper or even better
like the news on a radio station. Thanks for all the kudos! |
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Thanks Mark, for all of your work for the club,
as Past President, the Web Page Creation, and all of your other work
for BAARC. I am pleased to count you as a friend. Have a
Great Day! John Myers W3MQD. |
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June 1, 2002: Like old
cheese, the BAARC web page gets better and better with time. With such a large
group as the BAARC, I know it is difficult to please some of the people some of
the time. But you have made great strides in pleasing all of the people, all of
the time! Keep up the good work of keeping the membership of a great club
well informed. George KCØBH |
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May 11, 2002: Super job
(as usual) on the web site. When ever I have questions about events/dates, etc.,
I can always find it on the Club web site. Terry May KIØFW. |
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March 23,
2002: The
BAARC website has been, and continues to be, the best amateur site that I have
seen. The information is timely, clearly labeled, can be located quickly,
and is presented in a very attractive format. It keeps those of us who are out
of town "in the loop." Thanks for your extraordinary efforts.
One more link in the chain that makes BAARC such an active club.
Most commercial
sites should strive for the information-providing abilities of the BAARC site. |
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March 17, 2002:
My compliments to you for
developing and maintaining one of the most interesting and informative amateur
radio club websites around. I especially enjoy the tips, photos,
links to other ham sites, and just keeping track of BAARC activities. The
information on the site is always current and there is usually something
new and exciting to explore. A job well done! Thanks -
Steve KCØLVZ |
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March 16, 2002: Just returned from the
'new' BAARC web page, very nice...very easy to navigate and informative. Thanks
for all your effort in keeping the page updated and interesting. 73 de Bob
Feuer WØZPE at the Hungry Horse Ranch |
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January 29, 2002:
The work you've done
in editing/maintaining the web page is a huge contribution to the club; the web
page is outstanding !!!! Terry May KIØFW. |
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July 21, 2001: Website very
helpful. Keep up with the Hamfest. Send us info for next year.
Wallace Gingerich KØVBA |
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July 21, 2001: Hi Mark- I enjoy the
Brainerd Club web site. I think it's one of the best "updated"
sites I look at. Paul Norr KBØUSV |
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June 5, 2001: Mark, Nice job (as usual)
on the BAARC web page, I still visit often. 73 de Bob
Feuer WØZPE at the Hungry Horse
Ranch |
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March 23, 2000: The Web site is great. It really helps those of us who cannot get to every meeting great
information about what the club is doing and is going to do. Keep up the good work. Thanks for spending the time to keep the site current. It is a strong factor in the "specialness"
of BAARC. Alan KCØBQP (now AAØAS) |
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March 14, 2000: Just wanted to say your site is organized very nicely. I often end up at sites that are
hard to navigate and kind of get discouraged sometimes. Thanks for the helpful info and easy browsing. Ryan Jennings KCØGKF Rock Rapids, Iowa |
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March 14, 2000: You've done a great job in designing an excellent web site. Keep up the good work! 73 de Keith Miller, AGØH |
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December 1, 1999: I just viewed the BAARC web page....a nice page with lots of information. I have added a link on the Rochester, MN
web page to BAARC. 73's John Reed KØKTY, Webmaster for
RARC. |
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November 27, 1999: I am more than impressed with your Ham Club web site. I congratulate the Web Designer on a job that puts other
web sights to shame. The personal touch gives the feeling of almost attending one of your meetings. Have you given any though to putting code practice sessions on the Net?
Lee Snook W1DN |
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November 25, 1999: You have a great website! 73, Steve Gardner WØSB Willmar, MN |
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November 8, 1999: You guys have a nice web page. 73's de Dick N7PFE at Ft. Lewis. |
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November 7, 1999: The BAARC is without a doubt "a cut above the rest" of the Radio Clubs in the state for many distinguished
reasons. Whatever I need to know about the Brainerd Area Amateur Radio Club, I go to the web page first. Keep up the "most" outstanding work. de Bob
Feuer WØZPE at the Hungry Horse Ranch |
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