HAM RADIO COMES TO A SITCOM

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1 London Bridge Amateur Radio Association January 2012 HAM RADIO COMES TO A SITCOM BE SURE AND WATCH TIM THE TOOL MAN ON HIS NEW SHOW LAST MAN STANDING ON ABC S PHOENIX STATION, CHANNEL 15

2 LBARA MEETING SCHEDULE MONTH BOARD REGULAR JAN NOTE: BOARD 1/19 FEB MEETINGS WILL NOW 2/16 MAR TAKE PLACE ONE 3/15 APR HOUR PRIOR TO THE 4/19 MAY REGULAR MEETING 5/17 Come and Enjoy The Program January s program will be a DVD featuring the 2006 DxPedition to Peter I Island in Antarctica. This is another great program by Dick Jernigan, W7DXJ. Monday Night Net (7 PM) System Location Freq Offset PL MCARS Bullhead City Kingman Kingman Lake Havasu Willow Beach CRRA Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City BARN Lake Havasu City Las Vegas, NV Onyx(Palm Springs) Orange County, CA

3 Not to be outdone by Dick s (W7DXJ) new boat, Lyle (K9YQ) got himself a new bass boat! Another just gotta have. A soldering gun with a pistol grip and a scope! Your shack is on the second floor. So, how do you ground the equipment? How about this solution!!!!!!!!!!! How do you like my new comfort toilet? Some of you know that I ve been redoing my shack. Does anyone want to help me out here? Perhaps I should listen to my wife and get rid of a few radios, huh? Note: If your s is beginning to look like this, take a look at using the Static s For Sale Column!...Your Editor 3

4 SATURDAY MORNING S BREAKFAST You re all invited to join LBARA members for a great breakfast each and every Saturday morning at Rusty s Resturant located at the southwest corner of Lake Havasu Ave and Kiowa Blvd. Breakfast is served at 6 a.m. (or earlier if you want a good seat!) Most important, the food is great!!!! 4

5 NEW DEFINITIONS FOR OUR TIMES Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness. Karmageddon (n): its like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. Dopeler Effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating. Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an asshole. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT PROBABLY DON'T Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples! Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. 5

6 PUNS FOR EDUCATED MINDS Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.' I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.' The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. A backward poet writes inverse. In a democracy, it's your vote that counts. In feudalism, it's your count that votes. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. Upcoming Activities and Hamfests January 21-28, 2012 January 28, 2012 Quartzfest Quartsite, AZ Palm Springs Hamfest - Palm Springs, CA February 17-18, 2012 ARRL SW Division Convention - Yuma, AZ Are you looking to upgrade your license? Give our VE Exam Team a call. See Ed Gillespie, AB7EM at #

7 Don Sgro Is Cleaning House: FOR SALE/TRADE Ainco DX Meter, All-band Transceiver. It is in pristine condition with no scratches or dents. Protective cover is still on the LCD. Used very little in the motor home while on vacation once or twice a year. Includes power cable, stock mike, manual. $350 before it goes on ebay or to Quartsite. Tim Lotspeich, KX7P, kx7p@arrl.net. Kenwood PS-40 Switching Power Supply - 20 Amp.$70 Ray Jefferson Marine Radio - Model 989 Handheld, with AC power supply (needs battery pack) $7 MFJ Model MFJ-281.$3 Radio Shack Dual Trunking Scanner, w/batter pack and AC PS (no manual). Programmed for LHC..$50 See Don Sgro (KC0YP) at Alinco DX-77 HF All-Band transceiver. Has a CW filter installed. Volume control is a bit scratchy, but is usable. Will take $125. See Jim Varner (AE6N) at LBARA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Jerry France Carl Schiller Al Keys Lyle Sibbald/Lyle Ross Dick Jernigan Reiner Schick Jim Gould Cliff Baril Jim Varner Ed Gillespie Jerry France Jack Fritchey President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Director (2 YR) Director (2 YR) Director (1 YR) Director (1YR) Sgt-at-Arms Web Master Static Editor Membership Chair VISIT OUR WEBSITE FROM THE EDITOR If you have anything you would like to see included in these issues, please let me know. I m always looking for articles, news items, construction articles, or anything that might be of interest to our readers. You can contact me at or at grf@uneedspeed.net or francej@ajsinsurance.com. 7

8 L.B.A.R.A P.O. BOX 984 LAKE HAVASU CITY ARIZONA ATTENTION READERS Please note that this issue represents a work-in-progress and there are a number of changes to be made in subsequent issues. I would greatly appreciate your comments, both good and bad, as well as any suggestions for future issues. This issue also begins our first attempt to deliver the STATIC to your doorstep electronically. Please keep me abreast of any address changes you may have and I promise to have this delivered promptly and accurately. Also, I still have a number of articles awaiting publication and will do so in the future. This is your newsletter, so keep the articles, letters, and pictures coming. I can be reached at home ( ) or via at grf@npgcable.com. EQUIPMENT FOR SALE EDITOR S NOTE : List your items for sale here. Ham radio related only, please. Include a picture if you like (please use a jpg format). all to me at grf@npgcable.com) along with your name and phone number. 8