ISS Fan Club closing down on 1st January 2019

After almost 17 years of service to the amateur radio community, the issfanclub.com site will shut down on 1st January 2019.

The issfanclub website has been an excellent source of information for tracking the ISS and crew activity. The website has also provided frequencies, assistance to users with ISS digipeating, a place to showcase ISS SSTV images and meet fellow ISS fans.

ISSfanclub - https://issfanclub.com/

Mississippi Valley DX/Contest Club Open to New Members

The Mississippi Valley DX/Contest Club (MVDX/CC) is an ARRL affiliated Amateur Radio club in the St. Louis Missouri and Southern Illinois area.

The club specializes in Long Distance (DX) Amateur Radio communication, and in Amateur Radio contesting. The club also sponsors the Tenth Call Area ARRL Incoming QSL Bureau.

The club callsign is KM0DX. Membership is open to all, and club meetings are held at 7:00 pm on the second Thursday of each month at:

St. Luke’s Hospital conference center
Level 2 of North/South Medical Bldg.
232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017

For more information please contact Eric Zust, 636-530-5930, w0tt@charter.net

New Section Manager in Southern New Jersey

Southern New Jersey will have a new Section Manager starting on 1st January 2018. No balloting was necessary for the latest Section Manager election cycle, and eight incumbent SMs will begin new 2-year terms on New Year’s Day.

In Southern New Jersey, current Section Emergency Coordinator Tom Preiser, N2XW, of Manahawkin, was the only candidate by the 7th September nomination deadline. Incumbent Skip Arey, N2EI, of Beverly, decided not to run for another term after serving since January 2015.

These Section Managers faced no opposition and will continue in their respective offices: Tom Walsh, K1TW (Eastern Massachusetts); Cecil Higgins, AC0HA (Missouri); Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ (Nebraska); Jim Mezey, W2KFV (New York City/Long Island); Thomas Dick, KF2GC (Northern New York); Marc Tarplee, N4UFP (South Carolina); Darrell Davis, KT4WX (West Central Florida), and Joe Shupienis, W3BC (Western Pennsylvania).