Announcements
 

• There will be NO general membership meeting for the month of July.  We'll see everyone again in August.
   
• Added a couple of new webpages dedicated to Field Day 2008 and Field Day history for W7FLY.
   
• BEARONS will be participating in a Special Event in conjunction with the Stanwood/Camano ARC.  The event is to celebrate the opening of Cama Beach State Park - the first new state park for Washington in over 20 years.  We've applied for and received a special 1X1 callsign for the event - K7P.  The event will take place on October 17th-19th, 2008.  There will be an announcement in QST and on the ARRL website as well as other various ham related sites on the web.  Further details will be forthcoming as the event draws nearer.
   
• W7FLY received an ARCI number, it is 13195.  We will be able to use this for any of a number of ARCI sponsored contests throughout the year.  Club membership in ARCI is free.  You can visit their website at http://www.qrparci.org and see what they're all about.  Individual memberships are available for a yearly fee.
   
• Microhams will be sponsoring Technician class courses in 2008 on February 15th-17th,  May 9th-11th, and October 17th-19th.  There will also be a General class course on April 11th-13th.  Classes will run from 7:00PM - 10:00PM on Friday, 9:00AM - 5:00PM on Saturday, and 9:00AM - 12:00PM on Sunday.  License testing will start at 1:00PM on Sunday and is also open to the public by reservation.  The class cost is $40 and includes a textbook, handouts, and the testing fee.  If you already have a W5YI Technician Class book by Gordon West, the class fee is $20.  Registration details and other pertinent information can be found on the Microhams website, located at:  http://www.microhams.com
  
   

2008 Club Officers

President:  Mike Wuerth, KD7QQY
Vice President:  Mike Atwood, N7XLF
Secretary:  Dwayne Broderson, W7GD
Treasurer:  Ann Wright, AA7AG
Trustee:  Mark McLauchlin, KN7T
Newsletter Editor and Webmaster:  Mark McLauchlin, KN7T