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Martin says a lot of hard work and money went making the 30-year-old van handmade new lower said. "We had to put in a whole new floor because you could put your foot through it." The club's "very famous" one-third pound steakburger is the focus of a lot of fundraising activities, he explained. The TSARC communications trailer is packed with everything the participating amateurs will need when they get to a disaster site. "We take everything five people will need for five days," he said. "That trailer is full, and we have even more to get in somehow." The Daily Point of Light Award is given by The Points of Life Foundation Volunteer Center National Network in partnership with the Knights of Columbus and the Corporation for National and Community Service ( ), which currently subsidizes course training. The Award honors individuals and organizations "who have made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in their communities and in the nation." CNCS ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Previous: The Minimalist QRPer QRP Community: Next: ISS Commander Talks via Ham Radio with Scottish School He Once Visited Page last modified: 01:03 PM, 17 Mar 2004 ET Page author: Copyright 2004, American Radio Relay League, Inc. All Rights Reserved. awextra@arrl.org The TSARC van and trailer ready to roll. Martin says the van and trailer carry three tents, an allband vertical, inverted Vs for two HF bands, two 440-MHz beams for ATV, first-aid equipment, a backboard and lots of blankets and sleeping bags. [Ernie Martin, WA0AUU, Photo] to hear Paul Harvey's March 12 comments about Amateur Radio [1:04] CLICK HERE into serviceable again. "We quarter panels for the old gal," he 3/17/04 3:51 PM ARRLWeb: Iowa Ham Club Designated "Point of Light," Gets Paul Harvey On-Air Mention Page 2 of 2 http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/03/17/1/?nc=1

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