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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>We have not had in person meetings since 2020 and it seems that the membership is not eager to return to them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Gary Frascarelli, W1GFF<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>BARS President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark N<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 24, 2022 5:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Thomas Walsh <k1tw@comcast.net><br><b>Cc:</b> bars@w1hh.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] Looking for Club Speaker Recommendations<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bruce,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I was going to recommend having Bob Glorioso W1IS and/ or Bob Rose KC1DSQ come in to discuss their design of ORF antennas. They were featured in QST and I built their 40M & 80 M antennas and have had great success with them. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The Westford group offered to buy a few antenna kits for members to compare results. I was wondering if the Billerica group might do the same so members could work together to get the new techs on HF. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just a thought but it might help a lot of new hams.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Nelson<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>KA1INE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Aug 24, 2022, at 12:13 PM, Thomas Walsh <<a href="mailto:k1tw@comcast.net">k1tw@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here is another thought on top of what Bruce just mentioned? <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Are there any club members who would like to give a BARS talk? If so, please send me and Bruce the details on your proposed presentation. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let us know please ASAP.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>73,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom K1TW<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 24, 2022, at 12:05 PM, Bruce Anderson <<a href="mailto:w1lus@hotmail.com">w1lus@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Looking for Speaker Recommendations for upcoming BARS club meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>What topic/topics would you like to know more about?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Please email me, or any of the board members, with your suggestions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Bruce<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>W1LUS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>_______________________________________________<br>bars mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>bars@w1hh.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>bars mailing list<br><a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org">http://mail.w1hh.org/mailman/listinfo/bars_w1hh.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>