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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH

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NEXT MEETING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH

7PM

HOGAN BAPTIST CHURCH

8045 HOGAN RD

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NOVEMBER BALANCED MODULATOR

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BEN DICKERSON, K4EL

Ben Dickerson, K4EL passed away.  There will be a Celebration Of Life this Sunday, October 27th in Starke 3pm at Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, Nona St. & S. Water St. (SR100) followed by a reception at Tony & Al's Deli at 200 E. Call St. All who knew Ben are invited.

Ben owned WEAG-FM in Starke--one of few remaining successful independent broadcast stations in Florida.  Ben moved to Starke in the mid 1980s following retirement from broadcast engineering at WCAU AM/FM/TV, CBS outlets in Philadelphia.

He played a very important role in starting the NOFARS W4IZ repeater system in 1999.   His talents contributed to the start-up of NOFARS Dames Point Bridge site in 2001.  Ben attended NOFARS meetings regularly until declining health took its toll earlier this year.

K4EL served many terms as NOFARS Vice President.  He was VP for the Greater Jacksonville Hamfest Assn. during the 1990s and an officer in the North Florida DX Assn.

Ben was a friendly, talented and conscientious Amateur Radio operator who leaves behind a large imprint in northeastern Florida.   He would have been age 79 this week.

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ESTATE SALE

 HF Transceivers 

2m/440MHz transceivers

Power Supplies

Tower, Masts, Assorted Accesories

Local Pickup Only

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ATTENTION COLLECTORS: Two Heath DX-100s and Drake B Line For Sale

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W4IZ/R 146.7 MHZ UPGRADE

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NEW PERMANENT NOFARS MEETING LOCATION

The North Florida Amateur Radio Society meetings have moved from Ed White High School to Hogan Baptist Church, 8045 Hogan Rd. near Parental Home Rd.

The new meeting location is easily accessible via Hart Expressway, Southside Blvd or I-295.  Exit on Beach Blvd. and turn south on Parental Home Rd.  At the next traffic light, head east on Hogan Rd. for one block to the church.

Church Pastor Rev. Peter Copeland, KK4WAY offered his invitation to meet there after Duval County School Board expanded its "cost recovery" program to include our meetings.  To continue meeting at Ed White High School would cost NOFARS several thousand dollars each year.

Thanks to KK4WAY and Hogan Baptist Church for this generous offer to meet there.

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