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New U Andy Dinn operates sc equipment of the newly i Amateur Radio Club. Club m USC Am4 to handle Hv ('IIAHLES FELLENBAUM Staff Writer To the uninitiated, the hobby of amateur or "ham" radio may bring visions of a confusing hodge podge of wires and coils, jumping meter needles, flashing lights, crashes of static- in speakers or headphones and the musicial sound of the dots -and dashes of Morse code. Hut to -one USC amateur radio operator, his radio operating brings "joy of near-orgasmic in tensity:" To bring this experience io USC. a group of students have formed the USC Amateur Radio Club. which received its charter a short time ago. The club "will be a great service io students, providing free com munication to nearly anywhere in ihe world," according to Andy Ilinn. secretary-treasurer. Whatever Yo CLEAN IN G"N rely on . SHIRTS. Professionolly cleaned, buttons and put on hangers at no additi ISpecla CLOTH ES Gvnthat extro specal car. yoi TE N LOCATION3 SC Amateur Radio me of the to be able i orrned USC anywhere in i embers hope year. ateur Rad student n The club station will be able to i handle messages and run "phone- c patches" free for students next year. Milnn said. A phone patch is operated by hooking the transmitter and receiver to a telephone. For example. it a USC student from New .Jersey wanted to talk to his parents there, a club member could broadcast a request for another amateur near the student's- home. The N.J. ham then calls the student's-home by telephone, and at iaches his telephone to his radio. The conversation is then broadcast back and forth at no expense to either party: Foreign students -may also be able to 1alk to home over a phone pa:ch. H'lowever, international communications law specifies that ihere must be a "third party ur "SPE CIA L eed .. .. FOR replaced,Sed &Late chageCLEANING I attentIon by ex eri enced crf tmen. ...ALL LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING AUNDRY & CLEANERS TO SERVE YOUi Wq Club A lo send messages nearly he country and world next 1o Club -essages igreement between the student's ountry and the U.S. A working station has been set ip in Ihe Iourth floor room on top of he College of Engineering. All of he present equipment was Ionated or loaned by interested >ersons. including a $150 receiver rom the out going president. Dick ieerman. The WIISC-FM tower is also !xpected to be loaned to the imateurs in the near future. The Navy ROTC has also per nanently loaned the club several ieces of military surplus equip laent. The Federal Communications t'ommission requires that every 4ition and operator have a license. To aid interested students, he club will hold Morse code and simple electronic theory courses. 'Ihe course is free for members land non-members will be charged a nominal fee. Students who wish to participate in t he club activities can send their niame and address to Box 5(V00 or call Andy f)linn at 5954. BUYA A ' /' / , ROOF JEWELERS T .dee WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR PREE monograming with sock purchase 2-21 TAYLOR and ROSE WOOD m-mNeus, Report Fr Iiniversity Union international Commit tee in conjunction with the t'SC Foreign Language Depart ment present Iteport From China. a new M1 minute color documen tary of Communist China. This film was made by a .apanese film team during the height . of Mao's Cultural Revolution. The emphasis is on the daily lile of the Chinese people. and inclides visits to industrial plants. schools. and residential districts. \la for cities are also included. The film will be shown tonight in the Russell House Theater at 7:0M and again at 9:i0 p.m. Admission is tree to all students. This film is not propaganda. or maybe it is. Kither way. it could be important to the luture of every student. GAR NE-TAND BL.ACKS Distribution of the 1971 Garnet and Black will begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. and continue through Satirday. The books will be given out at room :120. Russell House from 9 to 5 each day. Huzz Pleming. editor of the 1971 yearbook. said the staff hopes to - get them distributed belore exams begin. It will save time if students who have receipts will bring them. he said. Anyone who did not reserve a book by having his picture made New chartE from Stude The Voluntary Action Council. Carolina Draft Information Ser vice and the USC Amateur Radio Club were recently approved for charters by the Student Affairs Committee. Voluntary Action Council's purpose is to "organize students interested in Voluntary Services into a cohesive working unit; to encourage volunteers' in volvement in the expanding community service needs and to be responsible for acquiring the necessary funds for the purpose of developing the volunteer program to its futllest potential." .\temb)ership is open to all siudents. D)eborah Crumley submitted the application for the 'outncil. which will "act In an advisory and coordinating capaeity to the Oft ice of Volunteer Services.'' according to De~an for Student Activities Robert Alexander. The ('arolina D)raft Information service is affiliated with the ('olumbia 1 rat t and Military In tormation Service. Any' student, taculty or staff member may' Garnet an .Ann Tomomw Briefs om Cliina will be charge X3 when he picks up his book. The SI11 IT (OM MITTEE of the Student Union is signing up people Monday and Tuesday the 17th and 18th for the card section for the 1971-72 Football and Basketball Season.i. It is a first come first serve basis. There are 250 seats available. You can sign up at the table on the first floor of the Russell House. SPE:.KING Bobby Richardson is speaking at College Life Wednesday night at WIN) p.m. in the Faculty Club Lounge in the Russell House. FR ATS VS. COPS The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity invites the public to come watch a softball game between the traternity and the Columbia Police Department. Sunday. May 26 at 2:(N p.m. US'C PRESS DISWOUNT Mr. Robert King. director of the V'SC Press. annbunced that students may get a 20 percent discount on all USC Press books at the I'SC Hookstore. This is good news for all those interested in literature and criticism. S.C. History. literature and Oriental studies. 0rs granted nt Affairs become eligible for membership by attending training sessions given by established counseling groups or by acting "in concert with an established counselor" for one semester. The purpose of the Service is to -encourage students to take a realistic approach toward the Selective Service System by of tering a multi-faceted program to educate students as to their rights and obligations under the system." Peter Brown. acting cooridinator. represented the Service before the (ommittee. Ir. .ohn Ferm is aculty advisor. The third group, the USC Amateur Radio Club. has for its purpose "to further exchange of information and co-operation bet ween members, to promote radio knowledge. fraternalism and individual operating efficiency." and to "so conduct club programs and activities as to advance the general interest and welfare of Amateur Radio in the Columbia community. Richard Beerman and Andrew l)linn represented the ('lub at the committee meeting. d Black uals, oom 320