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L-MAD: Local Microwave Activity Day; 0800 - 1200
Meeting: This month the meeting will be the THIRD Saturday, becasue Dick K5AND has kindly offered us a
meeting room at his QTH during the annual W6JKV/K5AND BBQ. See invitation below.
NOTE: If you are coming from out of town and require same, make your hotel reservations EARLY! Additionally, it is
very important for you to RSVP to either Jimmy or Dick (RSVP instructions below).
1) for directions to Dick's house, use Google Maps
and simply put in "16400 Hamilton Pool Road, Austin, TX" - zoom out a bit to see exactly whjat route is best from your
location!
2) There are 5 parking areas once you reach 16400 Hamilton Pool Road, Austin, TX. See site plan
for details. The drawing illustrates all of this.
a) 3 spots right in front of house (#3).
b) circular drive in front of garage on left end of house (#4).
c) after making left turn at top of drive, the 1st tower on the left has major parking available; further down same
road is more major parking by the 2nd (tallest) tower (#5 & #6).
d) parking around back (around the right side of house (#1).
NOTE: Do not use area #2.
Fall Sprints: The 432MHz & Microwave Sprints are as indicated (see rules):
The 432 MHz Sprint will be from 7 PM to 11 PM local time on Wednesday October 7, 2009. LOG is due by November 7, 2009.
The Microwave (902 MHz and above) Sprint will be from 6 AM to 12 PM local time on Saturday October 17, 2009. The Microwave
Sprint is one Sprint and certificates will be awarded for highest total score. LOG is due by November 17, 2009.
The 50 MHz Sprint starts 2300 UTC Saturday, October 24, 2009 and ends 0300 UTC Sunday, October 25, 2009. LOG is due by November 25, 2009.
Microwave UpDate (MUD): Microwave Update is returning to the Dallas area for 2009 and will be
sponsored by the North Texas Microwave Society (NTMS).
Follow the links to MUD 2009 on the NTMS web site. The conference will be held at the recently remodeled:
The Westin, Dallas Fort Worth Airport
4545 West John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, Tx 75063
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YOU ARE INVITED TO THE W6JKV/K5AND BBQ OCTOBER 16-17, 2009 in Austin, TX
Please join Dick, K5AND, and Jimmy, W6JKV, for this awesome opportunity: continuous BS about Cycle
24; explore fantastic possibilities for expeditions to un- worked countries; meet hams from all over
the world who love 6 meters, love 2 meter EME; meet spouses or friends of hams who love white noise;
hear presentations on really neat stuff and see demos of more really neat stuff. It is also a great
chance to meet and learn about the new technologies that are changing our environment from the people
involved in making it happen.
This year marks the 20th time that hams from every continent have gathered to eat BBQ at this function.
As an example, in 1998, we had WAC with G3WOS, 5B4FL, 3C5I, 9Y4LL, 8P6JQ, KH6IO/KH6 and XE2OR.
This year, the event venue is at Dick and Kathie Hanson's. Many of you visited their QTH (then under
construction) last year.
Many of the attendees are the very guys who actually go on the 6 meter and EME expeditions. This year's
event will have a focus of talking about and planning expeditions for the new cycle.
It is really fun to see how the personal interactions help us discover propagation such as the ZF1DC/JA1VOK
path, right after the conversations in the 2001 BBQ.
We try hard to make this an event that non-hams enjoy, want to attend and one where everyone feels welcome.
Despite the protests from a few about the noise during meals, there will be music as always.
For those not familiar with Austin, it is the "live music capital of the USA", featuring blues, rock, folk
and country. It is probably second to Silicon Valley in high tech, plus it is hilly and has beautiful lakes.
It is slightly hot at times, and we have an outstanding assortment of bats, insects and snakes.
The event starts on Friday whenever the first person arrives. A Tex-Mex meal will be served at 1830. The
event continues all day Saturday with hotdogs at noon and the BBQ dinner at 1530. There will be margaritas,
beer, water, soft drinks and popcorn both days.
MOST IMPORTANT, ANYONE PLANNING TO ATTEND MUST RSVP. This event is too large to plan without knowing how
many are coming for each meal.
We need your email commitment by Oct 1, (please, we can't do this right without your help, so help us help you.)
Jimmy & Drew Treybig (W6JKV)
512 263 8239, fax 512 263 7142, jimmy@treybig.com
10915 Bee Caves Road, Austin, Texas 78733
Dick & Kathie Hanson (K5AND)
512-263-4121; fax 512-263-8808; dick@dkhanson.com
16400 Hamilton Pool Rd
Austin, TX 78738
The Mexican meal will be $10 per, and the BBQ will be $20 per. The hot dogs, margaritas, soft drinks, beer,
popcorn etc are FREE. It doesn't matter which of us you send your checks to, but please make them out to
one or the other, not both.
The accommodation options are much improved over past years. Discounted rates are in effect at two nearby
motels; group (6 meter BBQ) rate is $119 for a king or two queens at the Mountain Star ($10 less than last year!)
We're not sure just yet about the rates at the Hampton, but they should be competitive. Be sure to refer to the
Six Meter BBQ.
HamptonInn (http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=AUSLWHX)
2013 RR 620N
Lakeway, TX 78734
512-263-7474
Mountain Star Lodge
3573 RR 620 S
512-263-2010; www.mountainstarlodge.com
Beth Despain, frontdesk@mountainstarlodge.com
If you know someone who really loves six meters and who wants to join us, please let either of us know and we
will send this invitation to them. This is an open event for those who like 6 meters.
We really hope that you can join us.
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