YES! The repeater's audio output is now being streamed live, 24/7, on the RadioReference.com website! Thanks to Dragan, NN9L, you can now monitor the repeater from anywhere in the world, as long as you have an internet connection.

Try it yourself... the website can be accessed by going to http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=612 and clicking the W9YRC link in the lower half of the  page (or you can just click the link in this paragraph and go straight there).This link can also be found on the "Links" page, under "Amateur Radio Clubs," and it will remain there after this article disappears from the front page.

Ham radio operators use two-way radio stations from their homes, cars, boats and outdoors to make hundreds of friends around town and around the world. They communicate with each other using voice, computers, and Morse code. Some hams bounce their signals off the upper regions of the atmosphere, so they can talk with hams on the other side of the world. Other hams use satellites. Many use hand-held radios that fit in their pockets.

Hams exchange pictures of each other using television. Some also like to work on electronic circuits, building their own radios and antennas. A few pioneers in Amateur Radio have even contributed to advances in technology that we all enjoy today. There are even ham-astronauts who take radios with them on space shuttle missions and thrill thousands of hams on earth with a call from space!

Using even the simplest of radio setups and antennas, amateurs communicate with each other for fun, during emergencies, and even in contests. They handle messages for police and other public service organizations during all kinds of emergencies including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and floods, motorist accidents, fires and chemical spills, and search and rescues. They help organize parades and other local events... the list goes on and on.

The above was adapted from "Hello Radio " on the ARRL web site. Give them a visit... there's lots of interesting stuff there.

Executive Board — Thursday, February 11

The Executive Board will meet at 7:30 PM, at Elmhurst Fire Station #1, in the basement conference room. All Executive Board members are requested to attend; any interested club member may attend. Click the "Maps" link in the top menus for a map to the meeting place.

NO Regular Meeting — Friday, February 19

As usual, we will have no regular meeting in February, and there will be no VE testing prior to the meeting we will not be having!

Instead, we will have our annual Valentine's Dinner. Details are:

PLACE: The Epicurean Restaurant — for their website, click HERE .

ADDRESS: 4431 W Roosevelt Rd, Hillside (south side of the road, about midway between Mannheim Rd and Wolf Rd)
TIME: 7:00 PM - ???
MENU: Complete buffet including many outstanding Hungarian dishes, veal, pork, chicken, and ribs. Soft drinks included, as is coffee after the meal. The Epicurean does NOT have liquor license; bring your own if you want any.
COST: $23/per person. Includes buffet, soft drinks, tax and tip.

PLEASE: Help us plan by filling in the form below! Thanks.

The York Radio Club will hold a 2-day Technician Class license class, including the giving of the Technician Class examination, on Saturday and Sunday, March 20th and 21st. Details and a registration form are available on this site: hover your mouse over the "Classes-Training" link on the top menu and slide down to "Technician."

Club members who know of good places to put 8.5" x 11" flyers can download a PDF version and print as many as they need: just click HERE. 

Our classes are intensive over the two days, but we also have a better than 98% success rate when students take the examination on Sunday afternoon!