There will be no ARRL Letter or ARRL Audio News on Thursday, December 23 and 30; both the Letter and Audio News will return on January 6, 2011. We wish everyone a safe and joyful holiday season and a prosperous 2011.

The Annual Storm Spoter training in Clay County

Will be held at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church I-35 and I-291 Hwy's

March 14th 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Please attend.

The Annual Storm Spotter training in Platte County;

Will be held at the Park Hill High School

7701 NW Barry Road

March 30th 2011 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Please attend.

This weeks letter contains the following items:

• + FCC News : New Rules Governing Vanity, Club Station Call Signs to Take Effect February 14, 2011
• + Spectrum Defense : What Role Can You Play to Defend Our Amateur Radio Spectrum?
• + Amateur Radio Fun : Be a Star! Enter the ARRL Video Contest
• ARRL Publications : New Edition of ON4UN's Low-Band DXing Now Shipping
• + On the Air : 2010 a Banner Year for DXCC, Incoming/Outgoing QSL Bureau
• + Support ARRL : ARRL Receives $1 Million Gift to the ARRL Endowment
• Support ARRL : ARRL Thanks Donors with Publication Gift Certificates
• + ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year's Holidays
• Solar Update
• + New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Web Site
• This Week on the Radio
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:   www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-12-16 

Safety City 2011 -- is just around the corner and we need volunteer.  You will have an opportunity to help us talk to the public about amateur Radio and public Service.  We have done this for the past several year with the mobile command trailer.  This year we will be upstairs and have several tables to man.  We need volunteers to cover a 4 hour shift on the following dates;

February    Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

            Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

            Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Please email Dennis Carpenter at dcarpenter1@kc.rr.com with the time that you want to work to get on the schedule.  Parking and entrance pass will be provided.

Please help us with this project this winter.

This weeks letter contains the following items:

• + Regulatory : Amateur Allocation at Lower MF Gains Formal Support in the Americas
• + On the Air : Saddle Up for the 2010 CW Rookie Roundup!
• + Exams : NCVEC Releases New General Class Question Pool
• ARRL Publications : ARRL Introduces Book on Selecting, Using Antenna Tuners
• + Get Ready for the January Issue of QST !
• + ARRL Headquarters Closed for Christmas, New Year's Holidays
• + DXCC : Eight African Operations Approved for DXCC Credit
• Solar Update
• New QuickStats Poll Now Available on ARRL Web Site
• + Silent Key : Body of Veteran Balloonist Richard Abruzzo, KC5VWK, Found off Italian Coast
• This Week on the Radio
• Upcoming ARRL Section, State and Division Conventions and Events

To read the full letter go to:    www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-12-09

Greetings,

The KA0SXY-8 WinLink Gateway is back up and running on 145.07 out in Orrick, MO @ N8TMN's home. Orrick is due East of Kansas City on 210 Highway about 30 miles. If you have digital capability please give the Gateway a try!

Thanks Dennis for the new hard drive!

73 de Dave, N8TMN