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The following is a message from the Eyeball QSO Party:

One of the best things to emerge out of the pandemic was proof that the ham radio community had resiliency as a social network. The pandemic has ended, but one social network born during those years of isolation has remained strong. It’s called the Eyeball QSO Party, as Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us in this week’s final story.

It’s not a net. It’s not a ragchew. It’s not even on the air. The Eyeball QSO Party is a welcoming room on Zoom where hams from different countries simply show up. Once a week, they share their opinions, their experiences and even images on their computer screens. It could be a view of their treasured vintage rigs, their radio-controlled planes, astronomy gear or websites about the events in the news.

The QSO Party’s host, Hugh Owen, KA3TTW, said he created the room during the pandemic to help ease isolation brought on by cancellation of club meetings, hamfests and even social morning coffees. The concept is simple, he said: People show up. Some are as local as the Washington, D.C. area where Hugh lives. Sometimes they’re dropping by from Canada, Luxembourg, Great Britain or even Argentina.

Although getting on the air is why so many hams got their licenses to begin with, this off-air QSO Party still fills a need. Hugh told Newsline “This does have the big advantage of people being face-to-face and people can share things on their screens.” So every Monday, it happens starting at 1700 UTC between March 9th and November 2nd; and at 1600 UTC the rest of the year.

Best of all, propagation is never an issue. Everyone gets a Five-Nine.

To join the party, send an email to eyeballqsoparty@gmail.com. There is also a groups.io reflector where you can visit and subscribe: https://groups.io/g/EyeballQSOParty

Source: Eyeball QSO Party

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The following is a message from HamQuest:

The Greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee HamQuest will be celebrating our 11th anniversary.

We’re currently taking table reservations for our event held at the Wilson County / Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN.

HamQuest is held in the air conditioned “Made in Tennessee” expo building.

Admission is $10.00 for general admission. You’ll see some new and returning features at our event. We’re hosting a plug-n-play area for light equipment testing.

Plan on attending our mini seminars on some new and existing technology. Prizes? Certainly, with drawings every hour. Watch our website for future updates on prizes. Don’t forget to visit our tailgate area for those special treasures. Returning this year is Smith’s Catering, one of Lebanon’s finest caterers. Enjoy breakfast and lunch with us here at HamQuest!!

Special vendors this year include:

• Chatt Radio – Jim Gifford out of Chattanooga TN – Commercial Vendor featuring ICOM and many more brands
• TN07 Our Stealth Antenna Specialist locally engineered Antennas and Mounts
• M & L Radio Technology – Featuring a wide variety of amateur radio equipment.
• William Perry Inc. – Over 10 tables of new and pre-owned equipment. Specializes in components and accessories from all facets of radio.
• Nicole’s Creative Corner – New to HamQuest this year!! Nicole specializes in personal inscribed gifts for all ham shacks. Nicole will create your very own and personalized mug, mouse pads and coasters. And much more!!

Visit our website at https://midtnhamquest.com/ for additional information.

Gates Open at 8:00 am for general admission (vendors follow alternate schedule for setup)

Source: HamQuest

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Attention: Full ARRL members in the ATLANTIC, DAKOTA, DELTA, GREAT LAKES, and MIDWEST Divisions. You have the opportunity to choose a Director and Vice Director to represent you for 3-year terms beginning January 1, 2027.

ARRL is governed by its Board of Directors. A voting Director is chosen by ballot by the full (licensed) ARRL members in each of its 15 divisions. Vice Directors who serve in t…

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