Gary:

A few ideas here, since I was program director for our local club for a few 
years:

1.  Fox hunting

2.  Kit building

3.  Home brew night, where folks display various projects they are working 
on or have finished

4.  A talk by one or two of the veteran members of the club about how they 
got into ham radio, how things have changed, and where things seem to be 
going in the future.

5.  Presentations by your local Emergency Management Director, Red Cross 
representative, etc., as to how everyone can work together effectively 
during emergencies.  It always surprises me how much these people tend to be 
amazed about what we can do under very difficult conditions.

6.  Have volunteers tell their favorite, or most interesting ham story

7.  The trials and tribulations of contesting

8.  Do a demo yourself of some of the adaptive equipment you use, and how it 
allows you to enjoy the ham radio hobby.  It's always interesting to find 
out how little sighted hams know about how we can do things.

9.  Invite your ARRL section leader come to one of your meetings to talk 
about the ARRL, and how the League and your club can work together.

These are just a few "off the top of the head" suggestions.

I hope you find at least one or two of them to be helpful.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 9:11 PM
Subject: Ham Radio Programs


Hello all,
The Vice President of my local club recently resigned and they asked me to
fill in for the rest of the year and I graciously excepted.  Part of my job
is to organize a program at our monthly meeting.  The problem is I'm out of
ideas.  We have done all the ones that are easily thought of, LOTW, HRD,
QSLing, DXing and a lot more.
Anyone got any ideas that you think would be a good Ham Radio program?

73, Gary, N5GD