[PVRCNC] Piddling Picayunes:PVRCNC-East Chapter - MarchMeetingNotes

Sat Apr 26 07:04:09 EDT 2008

Hi Wes,

SMERSH is from the James Bond novels. The Soviet counterintelligence group.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMERSH_(James_Bond)

Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wes Quinn" <wes_quinn at yahoo.com>
To: "Jim Jordan, K4QPL" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>; <kazeringue at aol.com>
Cc: "PVRCNC" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] Piddling Picayunes:PVRCNC-East Chapter - 
MarchMeetingNotes

> If there is any singing and dancing, can someone please video tape it for 
> the next meeting, so the ones that can't make it to the May meeting can 
> see it?  :-D
>
> And what does SMERSH stand for?
>
> Sorry that I can't make it for the May meeting, but I hopefully plan to 
> make it for June - August.  I heard through the grapevine, that there 
> might not be any meetings in July and August, will there at least be some 
> informal ones there?  If there is a vote, I vote to have the meetings. 
> That way we don't interrupt service with the management of Manchesters and 
> I would like to attend them, since I can't always make the meetings in 
> other months.
>
> The only updates for me is that I worked the CQ WPX SSB last March (old 
> news, but I missed the last meeting) and I made 225 QSOs.  Plus I helped 
> Bruce with one of his towers to put up a 40m beam.  I also got to view 
> Steve's impressive Rohn 55 tower.  :-)
>
> TIA es 73 de k4Wes
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "Jim Jordan, K4QPL" <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>
> To: kazeringue at aol.com
> Cc: PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 11:55:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [PVRCNC] Piddling Picayunes:PVRCNC-East Chapter - March 
> MeetingNotes
>
> Unfortunately, will probably miss the May Day meeting and the scene of
> overfed capitalist hams dancing around the maypole at Manchesters and
> singing the Internationale with unauthorized Yankee Imperialist lyrics.
> Hopefully the meeting next year will occur on a more auspicious Cinquo de
> Maio.
>
> My radio activity this month has consisted only of being the subject of a
> probable spy mission relating to SS and SO2R and a gross invasion of 
> privacy
> by KA1ARB, AA4NC and N4YDU for the alleged purpose of  creating a video of
> members ham shacks. Notwithstanding, after some 807's and snacks, the 
> agents
> from SMERSH calmed down and we had an enjoyable evening. I assume the
> microfilm and other evidence will soon be released and my name cleared.
>
> Activity for May will be participating in the team effort in WPX-CW from
> NY4A.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, K4QPL (in meeting minutes aka K4QLP)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "W4KAZ" <kazeringue at aol.com>
> To: <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>; "PVRCNC" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:09 PM
> Subject: [PVRCNC] Piddling Picayunes:PVRCNC-East Chapter - March
> MeetingNotes
>
>
>> Yes, we are at the seven day warning period.  The First Thursday happens
>> to be May 1st.  That means the next PVRC/NC-East meeting is just over a
>> week away.
>>
>> Sark your calendars, make plans, leave the country, or let events sweep
>> you along with the tide.  Whatever works.
>>
>> Hell.  You might even enjoy attending.
>>
>> 73 de w4kaz
>> aka el escribano inexacto
>>
>>
>> ***********************************************************
>> PVRCNC-East Chapter - March Meeting Notes
>> April 3rd, 2008, Manchester's, Raleigh, NC, USA.
>>
>> April brought on a decline from the record levels of attendance of the
>> past few months. We had our more normal fifteen or so in corpus, with
>> everyone else either recouperating from arduous Poisson d'Avril efforts,
>> spring fever, March Madness overload, or maybe even conflicts with their
>> actual 'real lives'. Whatever the cause, they were slandered in their
>> abscence, per normal QRM period procedure. The quaffing of 807's was
>> observed going on un-abated. Our duly chosen fearless leader AA4NC took 
>> it
>> all in stride, and quelled the QRM to get the train running on time. Thus
>> began April member reports.
>>
>> Around the Table - Member Reports
>>
>> N4CW, Bert: Huh? My turn? SSB contest? What's that?
>>
>> W4KAZ, Keith: Operated WPX SSB for fun. Didn't have all that much....
>>
>> NT4D, Jay: No radio, too busy watching the basketball tournaments. Jay,
>> despite operating the occasional contest, is now a self declared DXer. At
>> least until he gets hit by the urge to contest for DX.
>>
>> W4TMO, Jim: Jim has declared himself the official N4CW "mooch". The winds
>> brought by the March Lion croaked Jim's 160-L, and its resurrection is
>> awaiting the procurement of more suitable rope.
>>
>> K4CZ, Barry: Barry's only radio activities have revolved around preparing
>> the evenings RTTY program, and a family multi op effort that he mostly
>> observed from afar, as KI4GUO and KI4ZWQ were having fun despite the
>> relatively poor propagation during WPX SSB.
>>
>> KI4GUO & KI4ZWQ, Jordan and Jeanne: The ladies operated as KI4GUO, and
>> aquired a very nice 700+ QSO total for their efforts. Jeanne apparently
>> had the contest bug hit sometimes during a run, and now understands the
>> appeal of the pileup. Jordan also prepared, moderated and scored the
>> evenings' Paper Contest and wisely ignored all of the badgering being
>> dished by N4XD.
>>
>> K4QLP, Jim: Jim has been preoccupied with the same basketball tourney
>> affliction that beset NT4D, and has also been distracted by a backlog of
>> work on the house. He's run into a port snag with the SO2R box, which had
>> not been resolved by the time of the meeting.
>>
>> KE4GY, Frank: Frank operated WPX SSB on 15m again, noting sagely that "15
>> meters sure sucks right now", and that he had worked the same repeat
>> offenders again. We may be hearing Frank fronm the DX side of the action
>> if he is able to mooch a spot during an upcoming visit to his XYL's 
>> family
>> in Brazil.
>>
>> N4XD, Ron: Ron's sole purpose in attending was to "harass Jordan". Acting
>> as local distributor and defacto toroidal emissary, he did also tote 
>> along
>> a boxload of ferrites from the group order put together by Eric, W3DQ. 
>> But
>> he reported "no contesting lately".
>>
>> N4GU, Mike: Mike was still in Poisson d'Avril mode, and came in sporting
>> his Kazak expedition jersey, where he operated with Borat, "UP5LID".
>> Beyond that there was no contesting activity to report, but he had 
>> managed
>> to bag the VP6 and Clipperton expeditions. The March Lion also ate
>> antennas at N4GU, taking a piece of Mikes OCF dipole. He also had a 
>> broken
>> rotor, which had already been repaired. He's been having fun with SDR,
>> altough its been at work, not at home.
>>
>> N4TL, Tom: Tom got in a couple hundred QSO's in WPX SSB
>>
>> K4CIA, Bill: Bill, after much effort, bagged 9M2AX on 160m. He did DXCC
>> card checking at the Charlotte hamfest, and was also planning to provide
>> that service at the Raleigh hamfest.
>>
>> AA4NC, Will: Will operated the NC QSO Party, and comment on enjoying the
>> short format. He also operated WPX SSB 'a bit'. Will has spent an 
>> enormous
>> amount of time keying in old paper logs(using DXLAB) for eventual upload
>> to LOTW.
>>
>> K9EZ, Kent: Kent has been MIA for a while, mostly due to his work 
>> schedule
>> and the long ride to the meeting QTH. On a vacation, he dropped by WYFR 
>> in
>> Florida, and was given a tour of their Rhombic farm, and their 14 100KW
>> xmitters. (Yup - FourTeen 100kw xmitters) Kent has photos poted at:
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/kwinrich/WYFR  Kent may also have a trip to 
>> YA
>> or YI land in his near future.
>>
>> Paper Contest: The Paper Contest was conducted by guest questioner 
>> KI4GUO.
>> Jordan acquitted herself admirably, causing much head scratching, and
>> bewildered looks all around the assembled crew.
>>
>> Program:K4CZ made a presentation on RTTY contesting for the evening's
>> program. There was a general discussion on various aspects of RTTY
>> operating as it relates to contesting.
>>
>> Next meeting of the NC-East chapter is May 1st.
>>
>> 73, Keith W4KAZ
>>
>> Scribe's DISCLAIMER!  The accuracy of these notations is suspect, and
>> creative license has been applied where the scribe's notes are 
>> incomplete,
>> his memory is fragmented, or when reality was just less interesting.
>> Perception IS Reality. Corrections to the permanent record will be made
>> upon request, if the scribe is reminded often enough to make the
>> corrections.
>>
>> Updated 04/23/2008, Amended !!soon, no doubt...!!
>> W4KAZ, El Escribano Inexacto
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