RR NOASA NOASG DE NNN0ASG 121 R 042100Z MAY 2006 FM NNN0ASG IL TO NNN0ALL CENTRAL AREA NNN0AS4 GA NNN0AS5 MN INFO NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CENTRAL AREA BCST 05/06 1. TRAVEL - I'LL BE OUT OF THE OFFICE FRIDAY, 05 MAY HEADING TO CHAMPAIGN, ILL FOR THE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE, WILL BE BACK IN THE OFFICE ON MON, 8th OF MAY. 2. THE CENTRAL AREA CONFERENCE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO FAR I ONLY HAVE INPUTS FOR MEMBER OF THE YEAR AND COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR FROM ONE STATE DIRECTOR, IF YOU HAVE INPUTS FOR THESE TWO AWARDS AS WELL AS NOMINATING OTHER MEMBERS FOR LOC'S AND COR'S YOU NEED TO GET THEM TO THE CENTRAL AREA OFFICE FOR PROCESSING. I'M LOOKING TO HAVE ALL THE AWARD INPUTS IN THE HEADQUARTERS BY THE LAST WEEK OF MAY FOR PROCESSING. 3. REMINDER TO ALL HANDS,THE MILITARY/AMATEUR CROSSBAND TEST IN CELEBRATION OF THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMED FORCES DAY IS SCHEDULED MAY 20 2006. CMB BCST 03-06 LISTS FREQUENCIES AND MODES FOR THE CROSSBAND TEST. WE NEED YOUR HELP.BE SURE TO LET AS MANY OF YOUR AMATEUR FRIENDS KNOW ABOUT THIS TEST AS POSSIBLE. DISCUSS IT ON LOCAL REPEATERS AND AT CLUB MEETINGS. LETS MAKE THIS YEAR ANOTHER SUCCESS. FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS CENTRAL AREA NAV4 HAS WORKED THE MOST STATIONS. RADIO OPERATORS AT NAV4 WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOUR CONTACT. REMEMBER TO REVIEWS CMB 03-06 FOR FREQS AND USE YOUR HAM CALL. YOU MAY MAKE A CONTACT FOR EACH FREQ/BAND. THE PRESENT CENTRAL AREA DIRECTOR ALONG WITH THE EX-DIRECTOR CRAIG STUNDAHL WILL BE WORKING A STATION AT NAV4. IF ANY MARS MEMBERS ARE IN THE GREAT LAKES AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO STOP BY AND HELP ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME. IT IS THE HAM STATIONS PROVIDING THE CONTACTS THAT MAKE THIS A SUCCESS, THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. 4. DIRECTOR CENTRAL AREA: ITC(SW/AW) JEFFRIES 5. CENTRAL AREA: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNN