Download the April 2009 0-Beat Newsletter

Click here to download the April 0-Beat Newsletter:

http://www.ppraa.org/downloads/zb/zb-0904.zip

The Ø-Beat is our club's newsletter, packed full of information about amateur radio activities in the local region, and with other information affecting you.

The Ø-Beat is mailed out monthly to arrive in your mail box the week before the regularly scheduled club meeting. So you should get your copy usually in the first week of each month.

As part of your PPRAA membership, you can get the Ø-Beatdelivered to you in one of several ways.

Paper Copy
The tried and true method is to receive your Ø-Beat in the U.S. Mail as a paper copy. This is the original method, around since Day One, and will always be available. By default, it's the way you'll get your first Ø-Beat.

Email Attachment
The second way you can get your Ø-Beat is to ask for it to be delivered to you as an e-mail attachment. The Ø-Beat will be e-mailed to you once a month as a PDF file, zipped with PkZip. So you'll need to have an e-mail account that won't choke on 1 MB attachments, you'll need PkUnZip or WinZip to extract the file, and you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.1 or higher to read the file. We've been e-mailing the Ø-Beat as an attachment since early 2000. (You can download the DOS version of PkUnZip from the Downloads page.)

Download from the link
The final way is for you to just download if from this web site. Beginning January 2002 the Ø-Beat is available to all for downloading. You will still need PkUnZip or WinZip to extract the file, and Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.1 or higher to read the file.

If you are a PPRAA member and want to change the way you receive your Ø-Beat, please send an email to membership(at)ppraa.org with you Name, Call Sign and choice of delivery option (via email, paper via US Mail, or download from the website.)
To get your copy via e-mail, there are some requirements you must meet. You must have:
... an e-mail account that can handle file attachments.
... the ability to handle file attachments 1-2 MB in size.
... Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher to read the PDF file.
... an optional printer if you want to print your own copy.
... an optional color printer to print your copy in color!

There are definitely advantages to getting the Ø-Beat electronically:
The electronic version is produced in full color, so photographs are much more vibrant and full of life. Due to the printing process, sometimes the black/white versions of color photos lose contrast.
You usually get it several days before the paper copy is mailed out.
You can print it out in full color if you have a color printer.
If you lose the paper copy you can just print out another one!
If you delete your file, the editor can resend it!
The electronic version will be permanently be archived on CD-ROM, so it will always be available for immediate transmission. No trips down to the copy storeor calling around for an extra copy!
Why the change in philosophy regarding posting the newsletter to the web? Well, we think the Ø-Beat is a great little newsletter, and we think our club is a great little club! What better way to tell you about our club than to have you read our Ø-Beat? Consider that before the web came around, the PPRAA used to print an extra hundred or so Ø-Beats and hand them out at local radio and electronics stores around town. This let other people read about us, and hopefully it was inspired a few new members.

With postage and printing costs on the rise, and with the web available, it's very convenient to let others read about us. Consider it free advertising! Read about us, come check out our club meetings, and come join us for our fun and interesting activities!