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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.
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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
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communications law specifies that
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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.
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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'
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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.
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