[PVRCNC] PVRCNC-EAST June Meeting Summary

[NX9T at aol.com]

Thanks to all who attended our June meeting.  As expected, summer attendance 
generally takes a "hit."  That being the case, the next few months will be 
primarily social gatherings with no programs planned.  Our hope is that all will 
enjoy a casual and relaxed opportunity to QSO with eachother in person.

Since NX9T was out of town, this months meeting notes were compiled by Jim, 
K4QPL.  THANKS JIM!
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N2NFG Bob. Has been working some 6M. Tower has grown to 40'. Hoping it will 
end up at 80

W4MY Marty. In WPX cw. Deciding on antennas for his tower. Decided to 
postpone second radio for a while and concentrate on antennas
 
W0UCE; Brought along a unique audio filter built by W3NCN from telephone 
filter components based on a handbook design and packaged in a neat 
box--cardboard. No magnetic effect there! Jack circulated a draft review to be submitted to 
QST.

K2AV Family activities and a niece's wedding have kept him busy. Unable do 
Multi at NY4A.
 
K1ZW; Larry has been upgrading his rotator controls and brought along for 
swap a do-everything controller that's now surplus. Sorry, didn't write down 
more details of this big box.

K4CIA; Showed off some homebrew rx antenna baluns using standard electrical 
boxes. Pretty big cost advantage over DX Engineering.  Also brought some coax 
switches for the swap table.

KA1ARB in WPX cw and enjoying building up his speed. Almost 200 qso's after 
initially planning to stop at 100. Commented a lot of high speed ops would do 
better to QRS early than having to give fills.
 
K4QPL also missed WPX CW multi at NY4A. Gave his Kubota a workout digging 
tower and guy anchor holes for Ron, N4XD and and Barry, K4CZ. Made a few qso's 
20M only from home; He predicted the outcome of the seventh Carolina-Buffalo 
hockey playoff game based on their call sign areas. (Later results: 4-2 
Carolina!) 
 
N1LN, N1YXU. Bruce and Laurie Meier. Second meeting for both and were voted 
in and welcomed as PVRC members. Have come to our area from New England via 
Houston, TX where they were active in club activities there. Completion of their 
new house is still ongoing so they're living out of suitcases for about a 
month and gear also in storage. Plans are going forward for 3 x 100' well 
populated towers on their 10A QTH and looking forward to hosting guest ops and multi's 
when complete.   
The W0UCE paper contest attracted a lot of fun and comments as usual from 
Jack's apparently unexhaustable supply of radio historical trivia and esoteric 
technical knowledge. And again it was Bill, K4CIA, taking home the prize with 
the rest of the club distant also-rans.
 
The PVRC reunion was announced for this weekend and other good table talk.
 
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73 to all...and we'll look forward to all who can join us in July!

jeff nx9t