[PVRCNC] PVRCNC-East Minutes

[Jim Jordan K4QPL]

The PVRCNC-East meeting at Golden Corral in Cary on April 7 looked promising
with about 8 members gathered at the door well before the usual start.
Within 15 minutes the crowd had swelled to 10 who bravely tried to fill the
private dining room which GC had, with high hopes, reserved for us once
more. On the bright side, attendance was 100% better than last month. Those
admitting to being present were: Brian, K3KO; Bill, K4CIA; Bob, K4HA; Jim,
K4QPL; Jerry, KI4CCJ; Bert, N4CW; Jay, NT4D; Ron, N4XD; Jeff, NX9T and
Keith, W4KAZ. The chairman, K2AV sent apologies as he had to attend a
funeral. Apologies also from K4TMC.

Bob, K4HA was asked to take minutes, but having been "flamed" for his
efforts last month, he declined, pleading his 5th Amendment rights against
self-incrimination. Nothing further was heard from him. Bill, K4CIA,
reported that his radio fried his amp, or vice-versa and he is working on
both, as well as some DX, presumably with other gear. Jeff, NX9T, was
awarded "sado-masochist of the month" for his part time performance in
WPX-SSB---QRP. Ron, N4XD, has done some outstanding scrounging locating both
Rohn 45 and LMR400 at prices (or so he says) that made everyone's jaw drop.
Bert, N4CW, who has about as many houses as Donald Trump, has been spending
a lot of time on DIY projects, this time in Raleigh. He did take time to
order parts for the antenna switch featured in April, QST. Jay, NT4D,
reported that after months of pleading in vain for the return of his gin
pole, no questions asked, it finally turned up on his doorstep one night.
His daughter said the mysterious caller had a strong resemblance to AD4L.
Jerry, KI4CCJ, has a new tower in the works. After suffering at Shelby from
the con of Rohn 20 mixed in with a stack of Rohn 25, (sound familiar,
Pete??) he's looking for some replacement sections of the real thing. Caveat
Emptor. Count those angle braces on each section, guys! Keith, W4KAZ, has
been having fun in recent contests like WPX and ARRL DX SSB. Esthetics and
towers apparently don't mix at his QTH and for now he's resigned to being a
tree-hugger. KAZ, save your pennies and maybe get one of those pseudo-tree
cell towers! Jim, K4QPL, has also been QRL with only a part time appearance
in WPX-SSB. Last, but not least, Brian, K3KO made his first meeting for a
while. He has also started on the QST antenna switch project. Says the run
on relays has made it necessary to call the company and talk sweetly to the
YL on the order desk to avoid being told they are sold out. He also tried to
explain the mathematical probabilities of the minimum number of QSO's to
achieve a certain score in WPX, which I understand by S&P/Spotting enabled
him to come close to this objective. As the reporter was busy S&P'ing the
fried okra which got mixed in with the minuscule fried shrimp on his plate,
the fine points of this contesting diversion were lost to posterity. Bail
was revoked and an APB issued for Nate, N4YDU, who a few hours earlier put a
message on the reflector that he would appear. He will be sentenced at the
next meeting.

After member reports a lively discussion of Logbook Of the World commenced.
As most of the participants seemed to keep shifting sides and emphatically
making the same points made by their opponents a few minutes earlier,
further reporting seemed superfluous, and after a while everyone
inconclusively wandered away.

Ga QSO Party this weekend--  http://gqp.contesting.com/Rules.htm

Irreverently submitted,

Jim, K4QPL