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Radio Central's February General Membership Meeting

Wednesday February 26, 2025 6:30 PM

At the Middle Country Public Library in Centereach

Annual Chinese Auction and Membership Drive

Our February meeting will be our traditional February Chinese Auction. Not a fundraiser, this event is intended to get members together to have a fun evening. Members are encouraged to look through their shack, basement, or junk box for things they want to get rid of - too nice to put to the curb but not of enough value to sell.

Auction Rules:

Members are encouraged to donate ham-related items that need a new home.

Anything in the shack that you no longer need or want, with a reasonable expectation that someone else might be interested in rescuing. Think "too good to throw out but not worth trying to sell".

Where practical, donors are encouraged to bring their donated items to the meeting. However, if you have an item to donate that is too bulky to bring to the meeting, it's acceptable to bring a photo of the item or a user manual. If someone wins the item, you can make arrangements with the winner for pickup or delivery.

It is each donor's responsibility to take home any unclaimed items.

There will be a container for each item in which you can deposit tickets. Deposit tickets for each item that you are interested in. The more tickets you place in a given container, the better your chances of acquiring that item.

We will have a drawing from the containers for each item.

Members who are paid up for 2025 will receive 5 free tickets.

Additional tickets are available to paid-up members for $.50 per ticket.

If you are not paid up for 2025, you can renew in person at the meeting, or online here:

http://rcarc.org/Online_Renewal.htm

Radio Central Amateur Radio Club meetings are open to non-members as well as members. Anyone interested in Amateur Radio or wireless history is welcome to attend. You can find directions to the library here.

Check Out Four New Presentations Added to Our Presentations Library:

1.) FT8: The Newest, Most Popular Mode on MF/HF/VHF by Bob, WB2NFL   View with Adobe Acrobat...

2.) Six Meter Propagation Modes by Ken, WB2AMU   View with Adobe Acrobat...

3.) RFI in the Ham Shack - Tips and Traps by Rick, KC2FD   View with Adobe Acrobat...

4.) LC Bandpass Filters for 20M, 30M, 40M by Stephen E. Sussman-Fort, Ph.D, AB2EW   View with Adobe Acrobat...