[NLRS] Aurora 2010

Sun May 16 22:19:12 EDT 2010

Thanks to NLRS for sponsoring the Limited Rover award for Rovermania in
conjunction with the ARRL UHF contest!  The UHF contest is one of my
favorite contests and I appreciate the honor!

It was very unfortunate that Aurora and Dayton collided this year.  I would
have enjoyed attending both if I could but I was part of the team that
sponsored the VHF Weak Signal Banquet so I needed to be at Dayton for that
event. The banquet is not an Aurora but it is a great venue for like minded
VHF-UHF-uWave amateurs to meet for a nice dinner and some fun.  I've also
only missed one Hamvention since 1968 and I wanted to keep my attendance
streak going.  Hope to attend both next year.

Thanks once again for sponsoring Rovermania and for the award!
73
Mike WB8BZK/R

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Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:29 PM
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Subject: [NLRS] Aurora 2010

Hello NLRS land.

Many thanks to those who attended this years Aurora 2010 conference.  The
weather was outstanding and Bill, K0AWU, had a great technical program put
together.  Despite facing a stiff head wind from both the Minnesota fishing
opener and the Dayton Hamfest, we had attendee's from VE3, Wisconsin, Iowa,
and South Dakota.  Formal notes from the NLRS business meeting are pending,
but here are some of the highlights:

Aurora 2011:  May 14, 2011.   This should be the weekend just before Dayton.

Elections:  The current slate of club officers was re-elected for a two year
term.  W0ZQ, N0UK, and KC0IYT as pres, vice-pres, and secretary treasurer.

Club Donations:  NLRS will donate $100 to the ARRL Spectrum Defense Fund,
the ARRL Education & Technology Fund, and QTH.NET for a total of $300.

NLRS Shirts:  WA2VOI and W9FZ agreed to collaborate on a new group purchase
of NLRS shirts.  Watch the reflector for more news.

Website:  Aaron, KA0ZOZ, has step forward to lead the effort to update our
club's website.  WA0RSE, KC0IYT, and W0ZQ have agreed to help as content
owners/editors.

2009 Limited Rover Award:
2009 represents the sixth year for Rovermania and the fourth year that the
NLRS has sponsored the NLRS Limited Rover Award.  The NLRS Limited Rover
Award is given to those ARRL August UHF contest rovers with the highest
rover scores using three bands or less.  Full rules can be found on the NLRS
web site at http://www.nlrs.org/Limited Rover/index.htm .   The 2nd place
Limited Rover Award for 2009 goes to John Pope, WA0VPJ.  John score of
17,931 points was generated using 222, 432, and 1296.  On 222 John had 52
Q's by 23 grids, on 432 49 Q's by 13 grids, and on 1296 he had 19 Q's by 7
grids.  During the contest John traveled to 10 grids, a significant number
considering that the UHF contest is only 24 hours long.  Congratulations to
John for his second place finish.  The recipient of the 1st place Limited
Rover Award for 2009 is Mike Metroka, WB8BZK.  Mike's score of 20,826 points
was also generated using 222, 432, and 1296.  On 222 Mike had 67 Q's by 18
grids, on 432 63 Q's by 14 grids, and on 1296 he had 24 Q's by 7 grids,
totaling 154 Q's by 39 grids.  During the contest Mike traveled to four
unique grids.  Congratulations to Mike for his first place finish.

Wesslund Award:
The 2010 Wesslund Award winner is considered to be one of the founding
fathers of the Northern Lights Radio Society. First licensed in 1968 as
WN0UCU, this year's award winner was introduced to VHF in the mid-1970's
while at W1MX, the call sign for the MIT Radio Society. In the 1980's his
shepherding of the Conference gatherings that have become Aurora helped to
promote VHF weak signal activity in the Upper Mid West, provided an
opportunity for like-minded VHF/UHF/uW weak-single enthusiasts to meet, and
provided a foundation for what has become the Northern Lights Radio Society.
WN0UCU has been, and continues to be, one of those guys "behind the curtain"
that keeps Aurora, and in part the NLRS, going. Beyond this, this years
Wesslund Award winner has established and operates one of the premier VHF+
stations in the Upper Midwest in an exemplary manner that has contributed to
the state of VHF and has impacted so many of us in going forward.  Although
our winner is not formally a part of our family, many of us refer to him as
"Uncle Charlie". This years Wesslund Award winner is Paul Husby, W0UC. 

Again, thanks to all that attended.  

73, Jon
W0ZQ

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