Calender 2012








Jan 1 Just a reminder that 2012 Dues are now being accepted: Dues for 2012 are $20 for an individual and $20 for a family. (NOTE: All family members must reside at the same address.) Mail your Dues (No Cash, please!) to: ACARC PO Box 4044 Wilmington, NC 28406 Please include your Call sign on your check!

Jan. 6 Due to the holidays coming up the Original Lunch Bunch won't meet again for lunch until Friday, 6 January at the Olive Garden.

Jan. 13Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Macaroni Grill. Time 11:45AM.

Jan. 17 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Jan. 20Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Olive Garden. Time 11:45am

Jan. 27Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at Tokyo 101 restaurant in Mayfaire. Time 11:45am

Feb. 3Friday Lunch Bunch gathering to be at the Olive Garden on Market St. Time 11:45am

Feb. 10Friday Lunch Bunch gathering to be at the P-38 Grill on Market St. Time 11:45am

Feb. 11VE Testing-Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road. Time 10:00am

Feb. 17Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Port City Chop House located on Eastwood Road across from Plaza East at Wrightsville Beach.Time 11:45am

Feb. 21 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Feb. 24Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Szechuan 132, 419 S. College St.Time 11:45am

Feb 26 1700 utc Through 0300 utc Feb 27 N.C. QSO Party from the Battleship USS North Carolina, we are again a bonus point station.

Mar. 2Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be breaking bread Italian style at the Olive Garden on Market St.Time 11:45am

Mar. 9Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be having Asian food at the Tokyo 101 restaurant in MayfaireTime 11:45am

Mar. 16Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at the Port City Chop House located on Eastwood Road 11:45am

Mar. 20 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Mar. 23Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at the Olive Garden on Market St. 11:45am

Mar. 30Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at the Tokyo 101 restaurant in Mayfaire .Time 11:45am

Apr. 6Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be to be at the K-38 Grill on Market St.Time 11:45am

April 14 VE Testing,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road. Time 10:00am

April 17 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Apr. 20Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at Ruby Tuesday at Mayfaire. Time 11:45am.

Apr. 27Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at Macaroni Grill at Mayfaire. Time 11:45am.

May 4 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering We will be eating at Szechuan 132 on College Rd. I'll bring in my new HB1B QRP transceiver for show and tell. Time 11:45am.

May 11 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering we will be at the Olive Garden on Market Street. Time 11:45am.

May 15 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

May 18 Friday No Lunch Bunch gathering this week.

May 25Friday lunch bunch will meet at the Port City Chop House off of Eastwood Rd. Time 11:45am

June 1 lunch bunch will meet at the Boathouse Restaurant on Oleander Drive next to Bradley Creek Marina. Time 11:45am

June 2-3 0000 utc-2400 utc Museum Ship's From the Battleship USS North Carolina. We will start with cw at 0001Z Friday night and work until ??. We will resume Saturday at 9:00am local time with SSB.

June 8 lunch bunch will meet at the Szechuan 132 Restaurant on College Road. Time 11:45am

June 9 VE Testing at Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road. Time 10:00am

June 15 lunch bunch will meet at Shuckers Restaurant on Market St.

June 22 lunch bunch is cancelled due to Field Day.

June 19 Club Meeting 7:00pm, Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

June 23-24Field Day

June 29Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Olive Garden. Time 11:45am

July 6 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at Boathouse Restaurant on Oleander Drive near Bradley Creek. Time 11:45am

July 13 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at Macaroni Grill in Mayfaire and break bread italian Style. Time 11:45am

July 17 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

July 20 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at Port City Chop House to chow down on some good vittles and swap stories about the latest Amateur Radio activities the group has been involved in.. Time 11:45am

July 27 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at La Costa Mexican restaurant on Market St. near Porters Neck.. Time 11:45am

Aug. 10 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Olive Garden on Market St. . Time 11:45am

Aug. 17 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering at the Szechuan 132 on College Rd in Wilmington.Bring your chop sticks, show and tell items and swap lies about working great DX. . Time 11:45am

Aug. 21 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Aug. 24 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering This week we will be eating ala Italiano at the Macaroni Grill in Mayfaire . Time 11:45am

Aug. 31 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering This week we will be eating at Tandoori Bites on College Rd. No snake charmers or magicians to be found there...just some very tasty food. . Time 11:45am

Sep. 7 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week we will be at Ruby Tuesdays in Mayfaire. After lunch we will go and visit Ed, W3NZ at his QTH to say hello . Time 11:45am

Sep. 14 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week we will be at the Macaroni Grill in Mayfaire to chow down and discuss what we've been doing in amateur Radio for the past couple of weeks. . Time 11:45am

Sep. 18 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Sep. 21 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week we will be at the Port City Chop House. Bring in show and tell items and let us know about the great DX you have been working. I will bring in an digital ESR tester and show how it works in detecting bad capacitors. . Time 11:45am

Sep. 28 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week we will be at the Olive Garden to break bread and tell tall tales about rare DX worked over the past week. We've had a couple of neat show and tell items over the past few weeks so keep them coming. Hope to see y'all there. Time 11:45am

Oct. 5 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week we will be at the Szechuan 132 on College Rd. Time 11:45am

Oct. 12 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at the Macaroni Grill. . Time 11:45am

Oct. 13 VE Testing at New Hanover Public Library, Northeast branch, 1241 Military Cutoff Road. Note new Location. Time 10:00am

Oct. 16 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road.

Oct. 19 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at Las Olas restaurant located at 1127A Military Cutoff Rd. Time 11:45am

Oct. 26 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at the Olive Garden on Market St. Time 11:45am

Nov. 2 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at the Tokyo 101 restaurant in Mayfaire. Time 11:45am

Nov. 9 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at Macaroni Grill in Mayfaire . Time 11:45am

Nov. 16 Friday Lunch Bunch gathering this week at Shuckers restaurant on Market St . Time 11:45am

Nov. 20 Club Meeting 7:00pm,Cape Fear Community College on Blue Clay Road. Club Elections

Nov. 30 Friday lunch bunch gathering at the Olive Garden. Time 11:45

Dec. 4 Club Christmas Party 7:00pm at Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet at 356 S College RD. near Lowes and Sams Club. Dutch treat, all are invited

Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Day at the Battleship, come over and operate from 9 to ?. We will meet at K & W for breakfast at 8:00am and be at the ship by 9:00am. All hams in the area are welcome. Call us on the 147180 repeater if you don't know the way down to the radio room.

Dec. 7 Friday lunch bunch gathering at Shuckers restaurant on Market St. Time 11:45

Dec. 8 VE Testing at Cape Fear Community College. Time 10:ooam

Dec. 14 Friday lunch bunch we will partake of Asian cuisine at the Szechuan 132 restaurant on College Rd. Time 11:45

Dec. 21 Friday lunch bunch we will at the Bluewater Waterfront Grill located at 4 Marina St, Wrightsville Beach. Time 11:45

Dec. 28 Friday lunch bunch we will at the Olive Garden. Time 11:45