[Bgmrc-list] July meeting

[Kevin McGehee]

Five members gathered at the Newnan-Coweta Public Safety Training Center 
tonight for our July meeting. They were:

    Chris McGehee, KL0UD -- BGMRC Treasurer (presiding)
    Kevin McGehee, AK4MC -- BGMRC Secretary
    George Peck, W4IW
    Bill Merritt, K4WPM
    Jay Langley, N4NRL

* Jay, N4NRL, talked about his upcoming Boy Scouts project, Jamboree On 
The Air, which will be held at Mcintosh Reserve Park near Whitesburg, 
third weekend in October. Scouts from several counties will be pursuing 
their radio merit badges with training and on-the-air operation. About 
200 Scouts are expected to participate. Jay said he is keeping in touch 
with BGMRC members who were involved in last February's teaching and 
testing event in Newnan (see 
http://www.bgmrc.org/pictures/2008_Scouts_Tech_Class/)

* Bill, K4WPM, reminded the members about the Lewis Grizzard bike race 
October 5. Bill says "three or four" hams will be needed to ride in SAG 
wagons (they will not be asked to drive their own cars for this) using 
mobile power and mag-mount or similar antenna, to help out.

* Powers Crossroads is practically upon us and this is a very important 
activity for the BGMRC's revenue stream. If you would like to help with 
preparations or during the event, but don't know whom to contact, feel 
free to post to the reflector for information.

* And of course, we need people willing to serve as club officers for 
2008-09. If we don't get volunteers, we'll have to draft somebody.

-- Kevin McGehee, AK4MC
    BGMRC Secretary