[PVRCNC] NC-East meeting minutes

[Jim Price WW4M]

As these minutes are fictional, perhaps there aren't any edits to be made, but
I'll take them over the next several days before posting the final version to
the main list.

73, Jim WW4M

----- Forwarded message from Jim Jordan K4QPL <k4qpl at nc.rr.com> -----

PVRCNC monthly meeting 6/3/04 at Golden Corral, Cary Crossroads. Several
members gathered for an impromptu rag chew at the door, then entered en
masse to adopt the GC diet, appropriately stuffing their faces with the
cholesterol enhanced cuisine.

Summer attendance was boosted by 33% with the arrival of the Brookover
clan--Jay, NT4D; xyl Debbie, WD8EBI (DEBI -- Get it??) ; 1st harmonic
Stephanie, KG4CXA; and second harmonic, Meredith, NYL (Nice Young Lady, Not
Yet Licensed). Others in attendance were Keith, W4KAZ; Bob, N2NFG; Bill,
K4CIA; Wes, K4WES; Will, AA4NC; Jeff, NX9T; and Jim, K4QPL. A special
welcome to Rob, KA1ARB, attending his second meeting. After a heated
discussion which mostly involved questions about how certain other members
had ever been admitted to the club, he was nominated and welcomed as a
member of PVRC.

Your secretary, WW4M, was absent having given some cockamamie story about a
conflict, and your chairman, K2AV after laying claim to the 40M run position
at NY4A for 52 straight hours out of 48 in WPX, was reportedly still asleep
and unlikely to be seen before IARU. Anarchy ruled until W4KAZ provided a
slip of note paper slightly larger than a postage stamp to K4QPL who
allegedly took minutes. After trying in vain afterwards to decipher notes
like "W2NFGwpxtoweroneofthesedays" he gave up and decided to write a
fictionalized version which follows: W4KAZ was in WPX but as his log was
written in the same notepad he brought to the meeting, he will purchase a
microscope and then determine his score. KA1ARB enjoyed WPX also. He says
next time he will turn on his transmitter. W2NFG report is above; K4CIA had
no contest activity but in addition to a trip to Dayton, Bill has planted
several acres of radials in anticipation of a good crop of counterpoises for
shunt feeding his tower on 160M. K4WES also brought the family. He's looking
forward to FD. AA4NC quipped that it was really considerate of Wes' mother
to give him the same name as his call sign. NT4D was also in WPX giving out
mults with abandon to the needy including NY4A. AA4NC has been QRL with
other things and no contesting. Tried to break away from a business trip to
CO to join a friend for WPX but ended up in Aspen for the weekend. Real
hardship, Will! NX9T also went to Dayton under the mistaken theory that
would give him a free pass for not appearing in any contests this month.
Wrong! K4QPL was part of the quintet operating NY4A M/M in WPX at N4AF.
Mildly waxed by another PVRC station KM4M M/2 (at K4JA) for top US score
reported, but should finish stateside top M/M.

The meeting descended into further chaos. Rob, KA1ARB proved he was worthy
to be a member of PVRCNC instigating a bun fight by asking for
recommendations on the best low budget radio for a newbie contester. With
spirit not seen since the last Writelog-TR rumble, the relative merits and
demerits of older ICOM, Kenwood and Yaesu radios were thrown about until Rob
decided he might be better off with a Cobra 27 Mhz "Trucker Special." QRO at
half the cost of an Ameritron linear.

After emptying the soft-serve machine and a barrel of M&M's, the meeting
broke up about 8 p.m.







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Price" <jimprice at ipass.net>
To: "pvrcnc" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: [PVRCNC] NC-East meeting tomorrow June 3


> Regular monthly meeting for the Raleigh crowd is tomorrow.  Ragchew at
> 5:30, dinner starting after 6pm.  Golden Corral at Cary.  Details at
> http://pvrcnc.org
>
> I have a conflict and won't be able to make it.  Would someone please
> take attendance and a few notes for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim WW4M
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> PVRCNC at mailman.qth.net
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