The Rockwall Amateur Radio Club met on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 at Soulman’s Bar-B-Que, 691 E. I-30, Rockwall, Texas 75087. I was in a manager’s meeting for the Seven Loaves Community at 6:05 PM on the West side of Plano, Texas. Also, I did not realize that people arrive at the Rockwall ARC meeting 30 minutes before the meeting starts to eat dinner. Thanks to the George Bush Turnpike and having located the restaurant as I went through Rockwall last Saturday, I made good time from Plano to Rockwall. I arrived just as the business meeting was starting. Minutes of last month’s meeting were read and approved. Officers made their reports. There was discussion about the trailer that the club recently acquired. Two committees related to this trailer were established: one committee is responsible for maintenance and enhancements to the trailer while the other committee will research possible antennas for use with this trailer; a rotatable dipole came with the trailer.
I spoke briefly with a Rockwall ARC club member during the break; however, I could kick myself for failing to get his name and call sign. Following the brake, David Kaun, N5DBK, lead a lively and entertaining auction that raised some money for the club treasury.
Following the meeting, I took a brief look at the trailer that was parked behind the restaurant. I spoke with another person while looking at the trailer; unfortunately, I did not get his name or call sign either. I am disappointed with myself for not becoming better acquainted with members of the Rockwall ARC.
I counted 27 people at this meeting. Typically, each person who attends an amateur radio meeting is expected to introduce their self, state their call sign, and say something about how they are involved in amateur radio. If this happened at the Rockwall ARC meeting, I missed it. When I attend amateur radio club meetings where this is the practice, I use my turn to say my name, call sign, pitch TCINFO Amateur Radio Yahoo! Group, offer a business card to anybody interested in this group, and repeat my name and call sign. Lacking this opportunity, I managed to give away three of my TCINFO Amateur Radio Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcinfo_amateur_radio/ business cards at this meeting of the Rockwall ARC.
If you are an amateur radio operator or interested in becoming one and live near Rockwall, Texas, I suggest that you visit this club on a third Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM at Soulman’s Bar-B-Que and meet some fine amateur radio operators. I enjoyed my visit to this club. Please verify meeting information at https://sites.google.com/site/rarck5rkw/meetings before making the drive.
I spoke briefly with a Rockwall ARC club member during the break; however, I could kick myself for failing to get his name and call sign. Following the brake, David Kaun, N5DBK, lead a lively and entertaining auction that raised some money for the club treasury.
Following the meeting, I took a brief look at the trailer that was parked behind the restaurant. I spoke with another person while looking at the trailer; unfortunately, I did not get his name or call sign either. I am disappointed with myself for not becoming better acquainted with members of the Rockwall ARC.
I counted 27 people at this meeting. Typically, each person who attends an amateur radio meeting is expected to introduce their self, state their call sign, and say something about how they are involved in amateur radio. If this happened at the Rockwall ARC meeting, I missed it. When I attend amateur radio club meetings where this is the practice, I use my turn to say my name, call sign, pitch TCINFO Amateur Radio Yahoo! Group, offer a business card to anybody interested in this group, and repeat my name and call sign. Lacking this opportunity, I managed to give away three of my TCINFO Amateur Radio Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tcinfo_amateur_radio/ business cards at this meeting of the Rockwall ARC.
If you are an amateur radio operator or interested in becoming one and live near Rockwall, Texas, I suggest that you visit this club on a third Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM at Soulman’s Bar-B-Que and meet some fine amateur radio operators. I enjoyed my visit to this club. Please verify meeting information at https://sites.google.com/site/rarck5rkw/meetings before making the drive.
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