Press release
Bob Heil, a nationally known sound and radio engineer will be the guest speaker via Skype at the Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club meeting June 13.
Heil is best known for creating the template for modern rock music sound systems and made innovations in sound engineering that lead to the stage monitors and sound systems we have today. He founded Heil Sound in 1966, and created unique touring sound systems for The Grateful Dead, The Who and many others. He invented the Heil Talk Box in 1973, creating a distinctive sound used by Peter Frampton, Joe Walsh, and others. Heil has been an innovator in amateur radio, manufacturing microphones and other equipment for hams, and Co-op satellite tour for broadcasters and sound engineers. He has won multiple awards and honors, and was the first manufacturer to be invited to exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The CCARC meets the second Saturday of each month at Mabank Cafe on Hwy 198 in Mabank. The meeting starts at 9 a.m., but come earlier for one of the biggest breakfast buffets around. Anyone interested in ham radio is invited to attend.
About the Club
Formed in 1981, the Cedar Creek ARC has over fifty members from the tri-county area. It maintains a VHF repeater system that provides hand-held radio coverage to hams in the lake area, and mobile and base coverage throughout the three counties. CCARC participates in the National Weather Service SKYWARN program and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service. The club meets the second Saturday of each month, and also provides classes to those wishing to join the ranks of Amateur “ham” Radio. For more information, visit www.k5ccl.org.