[PVRCNC] PVRCNC-EAST June Meeting Summary

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PVRCNC-EAST
 
PVRCNC-EAST’s regularly scheduled gathering took place on Thursday, June  2.  
Those in attendance and willing to identify themselves were: N4CW,  Bert; 
K4CIA, Bill; W4KAZ, Keith; NT4Q, Jerry; NX9T, Jeff; K4NYS, Chuck; W0UCE,  Jack; 
K4QPL, Jim; NT4D, Jay; K4HA, Bob; and KA1ARB, Rob.
 
Following up on a scheme which was hatched by a few members enroute to the  
meeting, nominations for chapter chairman were quickly opened, closed, and 
voted  upon.  Once the dust settled, K4QPL was congratulated as being the new  
chairman for our chapter.  Needing someone to record this moment for  prosperity, 
NX9T was subsequently installed as chapter secretary in much the  same manner 
as Jim was ushered into his high office.  Jim and Jeff are both  honored to 
be able to serve the chapter in their respective roles and are  extremely 
appreciative of those who have previously served and provided a clear  path for to 
follow.  After disposing of business, individual reports  followed.
 
N4CW: Bert operated the low power Sprint.  He’s very familiar with the  
Sprint but not so much with operating low power.  A few hours were also  logged 
during WPX.  Bert will soon be making his annual pilgrimage to Maine  and is 
looking forward to operating FD with some old buddies.  Listen for  N4CW/1.  Have 
a great summer Bert...we’ll see you in the fall.
 
K4CIA: Bill shared that work continues on his 160m shunt-fed tower  project.  
He recently bagged 8 new DXCC entities on 6m.  Bill enjoyed  his recent trip 
to Dayton.
 
W4KAZ: Keith was on some for WPX and made close to 150 Q’s.  He is  working 
on various bandpass filters and is excited about several station  improvements 
that are in the works.
 
NT4Q: Jerry’s big news is his new call sign!  The ham, formerly known  as 
KI4CCJ, is now cruising the bands incognito.  He continues to accumulate  tower 
sections and accessories in the endless pursuit of the “big signal.”   No 
doubt we will be hearing that call sign a lot this fall.
 
NX9T: Jeff has been busy with about everything but ham radio.  He’s  quite 
proud of his two boys who are gracing the 10m contest article in the lead  photo 
position. He hopes to get on for a couple of the summer contests but will  
surely be at it this fall.  His current project is trying to get the HF  mobile 
antenna working again. 
 
W0UCE: Jack has been active on HF traffic nets, played some in the WPX, and  
has lately been enjoying some rag chews.  He observed that 160m is slowing  
down but he’s trying to squeeze out any QSO where he can.
 
K4NYS: Chuck has been traveling a lot due to work.  The good news is  he has 
his mobile HF system operational.  The bad news is he has found that  just a 
few watts on 40m kills his truck engine.  Primary project these days  involves 
a 6m/2m homebrew KW amplifier.
 

K4QPL: Jim described the fun he had operating in the low power Sprint  but 
was somewhat dismayed that he missed WPX.  He’s excited about spending  FD 
assisting Nate, N4YDU, at a local HS where Nate teaches and has established a  
radio club.  He also has been assisting locals doing tower prep work with  his 
Kubota.
 
NT4D: Jay has been busy with family issues.  He advised that one of  his 
daughters just graduated from high school and he just set up another in  Colorado 
where she will be working for the summer.  
 
K4HA: Bob has been busy building a new communication trailer with the NC  
Highway Patrol.  The trailer will be put to use at the U.S. Open next week.  Bob 
spent WPX at the Grand Ole Opry.  He will be traveling to NY to spend  FD with 
his “2-land connections.”  Bob complained about how his 160m  inverted L 
keeps getting whacked by mysteriously falling tree limbs.  After  a few comments 
from Jack, suspicion arose that W0UCE may be “managing” any  competition on 
160m by periodically shooting at Bob’s trees (generally just  prior to 
contests).
 
KA1ARB: Rob was back to check in with the group after a several month  
absence.  While he has not been on HF much lately, he was elated to learn  recently 
that he and cohort WB1ADR took the #1 spot as a multiop in New  Hampshire last 
year for the SSB SS. Congrats Rob! 
 
Following the round table reports, it was decided that there would not be  
any regular meetings at the GC during July or August.  K4QPL will pursue  
suggestions that have been previously made concerning  different locations  (North 
Raleigh) and possibly use the summer months as an opportunity to explore  other 
eateries.  QRX for more details.
 
Suggestions for meeting locations, special discussion topics, etc...are  
always welcome. 
 
73,
Jeff NX9T