The Presidents Corner

As we continue to move into another year, 2007 has been a banner year to remember with our 25th Anniversary Celebration right on the Ocean during our Field Day event and also celebrating it with our Special Events W4J call sign. It was great to see many of the founding fathers of our Repeater Group at Field Day which they proclaimed are very proud of the JTRG’s accomplishments over the years as we all should be and once again surpassed the previous years record of points for the event, a statistic you should all be very proud of. My thanks to all of you who helped make our 2007 Field Day event so successful.

Another great accomplishment in 2007 were the 110 plus New Hams we helped to achieve their goals in becoming Licensed Amateur Radio Operators thanks to our Instructors and an outstanding VE Team. This is a significant achievement and is also a part of our commitment to help promote, educate and be there to assist our communities when we are needed to respond.

The Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group will have many different activities going on throughout 2008 with events such as Amateur Radio Classes, Amateur Radio Exams, the Jupiter Jubilee, Field Day, Lighthouse Special Event, Adopt A Highway program, Club Picnics, Food For Families drive, working communications for the Jupiter Farms Parade and the Jupiter Tequesta Parade, Club Meetings every other month and our regularly scheduled weekly Rag Chew Net. Now that our club has grown to over 100 members, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

In 2008 we will build on our strengths which has been to help promote Amateur Radio in a positive way in and around our communities, continue to educate those individuals seeking to join this hobby, demonstrating our skills at public events, enjoying the hobby and helping each other when called upon. For those interested in helping out during disasters I would encourage you to take the FEMA on line courses; IS-100, 200,700 and 800, the ARECC Courses; Levels I, II, and III and one other educational opportunity is the Skywarn Beginner and Advanced class which is usually attended at the PBC EOC. Other groups that you may want to consider joining is the PBC ARES and the ARRL. When you join the ARRL you will also receive QST magazine and the ARRL assists you when your license is about to expire or if you change your address. These are just a few of the many benefits available to you when you join the ARRL.

As always, my sincere thanks to all of our members for your contributions at all of our events in helping to promote the Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group and this fun and exciting hobby. A special thanks to the Town of Jupiter for allowing us to use their facilities and the PBC Fire Chiefs Association for allowing us use of the emergency trailer at Field Day, all of our Committee Groups, Net Control Operators, the leadership skills of our Club Officers and the JTRG Board of Directors.

   73  AG4BV, Albert “Bert” Moreschi
   JTRG President