[PVRCNC] PVRCNC-EAST June Meeting Summary

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W0UCE takes the 5th on K4HA 160 antenna problems....  

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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

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