[Milsurplus] MRCG 2002

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:15:44 EST

MRCG SEVENTH ANNUAL MEET
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The seventh annual meeting of the Military Radio Collectors Group (MRCG) wil=
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be hosted by the Fort MacArthur Military Museum, San Pedro, CA, on Friday an=
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Saturday, 3 and 4 May 2002.   This year=E2=80=99s event  will be designated=20=
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KD6KWH  Memorial Meeting in memory of the late Henry Engstrom. San Pedro is=20
located on the south side of Los Angeles adjacent to the Los Angeles Harbor.=
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The Museum is situated in Angles Gate Park near the ocean at Pt. Fermin. For=
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driving instructions, maps and information on the Museum and the surrounding=
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area please see the web sites listed below.=20

The theme of this year=E2=80=99s meeting will be equipment operation, and to=
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participants are encouraged to set up working displays and demonstrations. =20
Friday will be devoted to equipment setup and display, operating events, and=
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informal get-togethers on the Museum grounds.  Special activities will=20
include heliograph and signal light demonstrations and six meter fox hunts.=20=
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One or more formal technical presentations may also be scheduled for this=20
day.  Saturday morning 0600 - 1000 has been set aside for those wishing to=20
trade and sell parts and equipment and lunch will be served 1100 - 1200.

For Saturday afternoon we plan to mount a field exercise involving a=20
multi-mode base station at Ft. MacArthur, several outstations at selected=20
locations in the surrounding area, remote participants (Bay area, etc.) and=20
roving =E2=80=9Ctactical" teams of 2 or more participants.=20

For complete information contact:

Dennis DuVall, W7QHO,
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[email protected]

Bart Rowlett
(310)408-4387
[email protected]

Fort MacArthur Museum:  http://www.ftmac.org/index.html
MRCG web site:  http://www.syzen.com/milradio/
San Pedro (general):  http://www.sanpedro.com/