<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">BARS members, I would like to highlight an opportunity for you to connect with the ARRL New England Director, Fred Hopengarten K1VR. <div dir="ltr"></div><div><br></div><div>As you know he is the “boss” of our own BARS Mike Raisbeck, K1TWF, the Vice Director. </div><div><br></div><div>Fred was just elected and brings a new viewpoint to his position. </div><div><br></div><div>I apologize for the very short notice but he is speaking TONIGHT at the Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club in Pepperell, only a handful of miles away from Chelmsford where we meet. </div><div><br></div><div>I would encourage you to go! Here is part of the announcement and details from K1BG. Please tell NVARC I sent you. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Andy</div><div>KA1GTT</div><div><br></div><div>-.-.-.-.-.</div><div><br></div><div><p class="NORMAL" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club’s March meeting will be <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="-webkit-text-decoration-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.258824);">Thursday, March 21st at 7:30 PM</a> at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). </span></p><p class="NORMAL" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p align="justify" style="text-align: start; margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fred Hopengarten, K1VR, our newly-elected ARRL New England Division Director, will join us this month. Fred suggested discussing antenna zoning (his specialty) and current ARRL matters (his new job). He’s an accomplished speaker, a contester and an alumnus-affiliate of a local college radio club, so the session just might easily meander following audience interests.</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><p class="NORMAL" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Need directions? Click <span class="HYPERLINK" style="margin: 0pt; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://binged.it/smoogg">here</a></span> and put your own address in box “A”.</span></p><p class="PLAIN_TEXT" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="PLAIN_TEXT" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks and 73. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</span></p><p class="PLAIN_TEXT" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="PLAIN_TEXT" style="margin: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Bruce, K1BG</span></p><p class="NORMAL" style="margin: 0pt;"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font></p><p class="NORMAL" style="margin: 0pt;">-.-.-.-</p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="UICTFontTextStyleBody"><span style="font-size: 19px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></font><table style="border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(211, 212, 222);"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><br></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>