[CVRC] Comstock Memorial Radio Station

[Dick Flanagan]

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From: K5RC [tom at k5rc.cc]

For the last 12 years, a small group of hams has been building a
World-Class ham radio station at my home in Virginia City Highlands.
We are avid contesters and antenna experimenters.
Over the last year, we have been attempting to recruit new blood into
Ham Radio and into Contesting. To that end, we are announcing the
re-branding of the operation to the Comstock Memorial Station and we
are actively seeking new talent. The station is dedicated to several
dear friends who are now Silent Keys. Among them are former members of
our operating teams including N5JJ, K5LZO, I2UIY and K7AO. Our charter
is to invite new operators into our hobby and to mentor those who want
to improve their operating skills and knowledge of building antennas
and stations. We are specifically looking for:

  *   Those just getting started who want to learn more about HF and
VHF operating (SSB and CW, not FM)
  *   Those who do not have a HF station who are looking for
opportunities to operate 160 through 432 SSB and CW
  *   Those who want to learn DXing and Contesting. This includes
learning from experienced operators and getting hands-on operating experience
  *   Those who may want to become part of of multi-operator
contesting. This is a combination of mentoring, operating and great fellowship
  *   Ground crew workers. The tower work is done by professionals but
there is some sort of repair, maintenance or building project going on
nearly every weekend in the summer. Workers get first dibs on
operating assignments.
  *   QSL Manager ­ The station makes about 20,000 QSO’s a year and we
submit logs to Logbook of the World, but we still get a hefty pile of
QSL cards to answer. For the last decade, W7VI  was the volunteer QSL
manager and has retired from that post. We are looking for someone who
enjoys QSL’s to answer about 200 cards a month.

The station is located at our home and business. For security reasons,
this is not an “open house” invitation. Please drop me an email if you
are interested in working with us and we’ll talk.

Check out some photos at http://k5rc.cc<http://k5rc.cc/> .

73,

Tom Taormina, K5RC
Virginia City NV
Home of W7RN and K7RC
http://k5rc.cc   FOC 1760
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