[CVCC] CVCC February Newsletter
Kyle Chavis
wa4pgm at nelsoncable.com
Tue Feb 7 19:24:31 EST 2006
Will post the newsletter to the website soon, currently in Orlando and
don't have the login for the server. Should be online this weekend.
- Kyle
> CVCC,
>
> Here is the Feb. Newsletter. A little early this week. Check the Club
> Webpage for the full edition. Enjoy!
>
> Prez Sez:
>
>
> February is the month for one of the biggest contests of the year. Mark
> your calendars for the 18-19 to get on the air in the ARRL DX CW Contest.
> This event is always a lot of fun with plenty of Dxcitement! Plan to
> spend at least a few hours operating and rack up some points for the Club.
>
> Congratulations to Sejo, N3UA, for his inspiring win of the 2005 CVCC DX
> Champion Award! I suspect that his 920 new band entities is an all time
> Club record. Way to go Sejo! I would also like to congratulate Ralph,
> W4FEG, on his PVRC 5mm Point Award. Great accomplishment Ralph!
>
> This month's Club meeting presentation will be a Show and Tell Nite. I
> mistakenly scheduled this event for January when I forgot about Sejo's
> presentation on T9. Thanks to Sejo for a great job and informative
> session. If everyone could come prepared this month to share a new toy,
> or gadget, or discuss a recent radio conquest, that would be great!
>
> Please be thinking about your participation in one of the Club Officer
> positions. Nominations are taken at the March meeting for President,
> Secretary, and Treasurer, with voting and installation at the April
> meeting. Get involved and help make the Club a better organization! Feel
> free to contact any of the current officers to discuss roles and
> responsibilities.
>
> As always, keep an eye on the Club Webpage. Kyle, WA4PGM, posts regular
> updates and does a fantastic job maintaining the site. I think it's one
> of the better Ham Radio Club websites out there.
>
> See you all at the meeting Feb. 14
>
> Vy 73,
>
> Ed, NW4V
>
>
> DX de DR
>
>
>
> I begin this column on a sad note. On January 21 W1FH became a silent
> key. I remember spending a delightful afternoon with Charlie in February
> of 1961 when I was in Boston attending the International Association of
> Dental Research. He was the first operator to get both a mixed and phone
> only DXCC postwar and he stayed at the top of the Honor Roll until he
> retired from active DX'ing around 1967. Charlie's schedules with AC4YN in
> Lhasa, Tibet was the secret source of Lowell Thomas' NBC news reports on
> the Chinese invasion of Tibet. RIP Charlie!
>
> UPCOMING:
>
> 3Y0X: This one is probably already on the air by the time you read this.
> Be sure to work it everywhere you need it as it will be a long time before
> the next operation. The last activity from Peter I was in 1994
>
> TY: March 15-20 all bands and modes especially digital by K2LEO and
> GM4FDM
>
> FR/G: Originally scheduled for March 17 to April 7 still having trouble
> arranging with the French Military and may now be postponed until late
> May. Keep you fingers crossed. This is my personal 3rd most needed DXCC
> entity behind BS7 and P5.
>
> FT5WL: Watch for a short operation by TU5KG from Crozet if you need this
> one
>
> MEMBER REPORTS:
>
> NW4V: Ed had a great January with 9 new BE's; D2 on 30, 4J5A on 80, a DU
> on 20, CE0Z 30, 40 & 17, 6O0N on 80 and PY0S 30 & 40 cw. Keep up the good
> work!
>
> W4HJ: AC has his A4S beam repaired and working again and looks forward to
> more 20 meter action. He was in the 160 contest and picked up three new
> ones (YO, GU, F) to reach 81 on topband. YV was a new one on 40 PSK
>
> WK4Y: January netted Roy 4 new BE's (band entities) HB0 and GI on 160 to
> give him 97 on that band and the CE0Z boys on 15 and 17 cw
>
> W1ZA: Duke has his 2 element 40 meter beam at 100 feet and is ready for
> some action if he can get Bill Bowen and Virginia Dominion Power to quiet
> a huge power leak near his house. The 20 meter beam awaits a crane and
> the multiband LP a ring rotor to complete this neat installation.
>
> W4DR: My only new one in January was YS1CF on 60 meters, but I was very
> happy to receive my HL3IUA 160 meter qsl and a 9N7JO 80 meter qsl. 160
> has produced some interesting DX this past month. HS, 9N7, EZ and JT were
> all active in the 160 CQ CW contest, but not workable in NA. All 4 of
> those would be new for me and most NA topbanders. I did manage some neat,
> but not new DX on 160 though; A45XR, SU9HP, 6O0N, 3V8DLH, 4J5A and FO/HA9G
> plus a bunch of JA's
>
> DX TOTALS:
>
> This program featured on our web site records the multiband progress of
> our DX'ers. I think multiband DX'ing is a wonderful way to challenge the
> newcomer as well as the seasoned DX'er to stay interested in the game and
> to sharpen operating skills and encourage station upgrades. There is
> always something just out of reach to try for whether you have been
> chasing DX 5 months or 50 years. Here are the results for our 2005 DX
> Champion Award program
>
> 1. N3UA 920 new band entities 27.5 % of needed total
>
> 2. NW4V 120 " " " 7.1 % " "
> "
>
> 3, N4DWK 109 " " " 4.3 % " "
> "
>
> 4. WK4Y 48 " " " 3.9 % " "
> "
>
> 5. W3BP 48 " " " 2.5 % " "
> "
>
> 6. W4ML 42 " " " 1.5 % " "
> "
>
> 7. W4MYA 7 " " " 1.8 % " "
> "
>
> 8. W4DR 5 " " " 1.9 % " "
> "
>
> 9. WA4PGM 5 " " " .1 % " "
> "
>
> 10. W4TNX 1 " " " .1 % " "
> "
>
> The plaques, which are sponsored this year by W1ZA and W4HZ will be
> awarded at the March meeting. In addition to the ten stations who were
> elgible for the competition in 2005 and also in 2006 six additional
> stations have current scores submitted making them eligible for the
> awards in 2006. They are WD4LBR, K4WNW, W4PM, W1ZA, W4HZ and W4HJ.
> Where is KI4DX??
>
> IRC, IRC, IRC:
>
> I have over 80 current issue valid IRC's which I will sell to club
> members at $1 each. These same IRC's will cost $1.75 at the post office.
> One IRC will prepay return postage from most countries whereas it now
> takes $3 for return postage from Germany for example. If these are not
> sold shortly I will cash them in at the local PO which is a waste. I
> will also accept mail orders for the coupons if a SASE is included with
> the order.
>
> Bob W4DR
>
> Dah DaDit DaDiDiDah*
>
> *(That's Tango November X-ray for you, BobLadd)
>
> Kat and I broke ground on Jan. 17, 2006 for our new QTH. A little bit
> ahead of schedule, but before many permits have been approved and, oh
> yeah..., the construction loan thing is still out there! The driveway to
> the new QTH (or the start of it) is complete in my mind (about 200 feet of
> crushed stone that Kathy would like to become asphalt or concrete)! On
> Jan. 16, while tagging trees to be cleared, we "jumped" a 10 point (my
> guess, as he was running fast, but did have a good size "rack") buck deer
> sleeping on the wooded side of my 10 acres. He still had his antlers this
> late in the season and my builder and his son were impressed, as they had
> been hunting before the season ended and saw nothing anywhere near this
> area! The clearing and grubbing crew saw two does come across my meadow
> one day about a week later and saw four does the day they took their
> 'dozer and crane off the site. I guess my garden and shrubs will have
> dinner guests until I get a little bit more developed.
>
> W4TNX, John
>
>
>
> Upcoming Contest Dates:
>
>
>
> · ARRL DX CW 0000Z 2/18 to 2400Z 2/19
>
> · CQ 160M SSB 0000Z 2/25 to 2359Z 2/26
>
>
>
> ***************************************
>
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> CVCC meeting and I will try to get your info into the NL.
>
>
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