[PVRCNC] PVRCNC-EAST CHAPTER -AUGUST MEETING NOTES (computer copy)

[W0UCE]

Huh?  Tom what program are you using to send and receive CW as it appears in
this?????

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Subject: [PVRCNC] PVRCNC-EAST CHAPTER -AUGUST MEETING NOTES (computer copy)

PVRCNC-EAST CHAPTER -AUGUST MEETING NOTES =SEPTEMBER
4TH,2XX8,MANCHESTER'S,RALEIGH,NC,USA.=THE SEPTEMBER MEETING DREW ITS USUAL
GROUP OF NC PVRC IRREGULARS TO THE TABLE..=AROUND THE TABLE -MEMBER REPORTS
K4CZ,BARRY:BARRY HOSTED ANOTHER MULTI-OP EFFORT,AND WAS EVEN ALLOWED TO
OPERATE A BIT FOR THE NAQP SSB.HE MADE A PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHELBY HAMFEST
WITH N4YDU AND W4KAZ.BARRY REPORTS THE THE AADE LCR KIT IS A NICE PROJECT
RECENTLY ADDED TO THE SHACK.HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SWITCH FOR THE
MATCHING NETWORK ON HIS LOW BAND VERTICAL.W4KAZ,KEITH:EL ESCRIBANO INEXACTO
HAS BEEN SLUFFING ON THE MINUTES,BUT EXPECTS THEM TO RETURN IN A 'NEW
IMPROVED'FORMAT.ALSO HAD A BLAST OPERATING NAQP SSB AS NC4KW AT THE
N1YXU/N1LN HACIENDA.AA4FU,ALAN:ALAN OPERATED NAQP CW,AND HAD A LOT OF FUN
WITH K4QPL AT THE APEX,NC FD SITE,MANNING THE CW
'GRAVEYARD'SHIFT.K2AV,GUY:GUY SPENT A BIT OF TIME DEBUGGING A DIFFICULT TO
FIND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH HIS K3,BUT TRACKED DOWN THE PROBLEM,AND IT
WAS NOT 'USER ASSEMBLY'RELATED.=LPQ4K,MIJ:'MIJ'ALSO ENJOYED WORKING FIELD
DAY WITH ALAN.JIM EXTENDED THANKS TO N1YXU AND N1LN FOR HOSTING THE JULY
BBQ AT THEIR QTH.JIM OPERATED THE IARU CONTEST,BUT WAS PLAGUED BY OPERATOR
ERROR ON THE FINAL STEP,AS HE FORGOT TO SUBMIT THE LOG.KA1ARB,ROB:ROB
ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE TEAM FOR THE NC4KW MULTI EFFORT.HE ALSO OPERATED
IARU AS A MULTI.KI4GUO,JORDAN:JORDAN WAS ABLE TO KEEP BARRY AWAY FROM THE
MIKE LONG ENOUGH TO ROUND UP MOST OF THE QSO'S FOR THEIR NAQP SSB MULTI
EFFORT.SHE ALSO WON THE SECTION DURING THE KID'S ROUND
UP.KI4ZWQ,JEANNE:JEANNE OPERATED SOME OF THE NAQP SSB K3KO,BRIAN:BRIAN HAS
BEEN SPENDING TIME PUTTING THE K3 THROUGH ITS PACES,'TRYING TO BREAK IT'.HE
USED IT ON 4XM RTTY AND SAYS THAT 'IT WORKS'.BRIAN ALSO THANKED K4CIA AND
N4YDU FOR RIDING OUT TO HIS PLACE TO HELP WITH HIS 6M
ANTENNA.K4CIA,BILL:BILL ALSO MADE THE TREK TO THE
'DALLAS'HAMFESTknNOTE:SHELBY HAMFEST MOVED TO 'DALLAS,NC'(.HE AND N4YDU
HELPED BRIAN WITH HIS 6M BEAM.HIS K3 IS ALSO BUILT AND HE REPORTS THAT THE
DX ENGINEERING PRE-AMP 'ALSO WORKS ON 6M'.BILL ALSO WON YET ANOTHER QRP
PLAQUE IN THE ARRL DX CONTEST.knCONGRATS BILL ( K4WES,WES:WES HAS A NEW 6M
BEAM UP,AND SAYS ITS BEEN FUN HAVING IT.AA4NER,WILL:WILL HAS HIS K3 BUILT
AND ON THE AIR WITH NO PROBLEMS.N4TL,TOM:TOM'S ONLY RECENT OPERATING HAS
BEEN ON 6M AND 8XM NETS.=NX9T,JEFF:JEFF'S LAST OPERATING WAS DURING FIELD
DAY,AS HE MISSED THE NAQP'S.N1LN,BRUCE:BRUCE REPORTED COMPLETING THE LAST
OF THE BEVERAGE RUNS,THEN WENT ON TO ADD THE OUTRAGEOUS CLAIM THAT ALL OF
THE ANTENNAS WERE 'DONE '.knYEAH,SURE THEY ARE.( HE AND LAURIE HOSTED A
MULTI-2 FOR NAQP SSB WITH KA1ARB,NT4D,AND W4KAZ GUESTING.HE ANNOUNCED THAT
HE'S 'RECRUITING FOR CQWW CW'.CONTACT BRUCE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.PAPER
CONTEST:THE PAPER CONTEST WAS ADMINISTERED BY SUPER DOUBLE SECRET GUEST
PROCTOR K4CIA.BILL WENT EASY ON US,BUT PROMISED THE NEXT TIME WE WON'T BE
SO LUCKY.PROGRAM:THE EVENING'S PROGRAM WAS A PRESENTATION ON 'BUILDING
NC4KW'BY BRUCE,N1LN.NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE NC-EAST CHAPTER IS OCTOBER
2ND.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 REMSNDED OFTEN ENOUGH TO MAKE THE
CORRECTIONS.=UPDATED X8/3X/2XX8,AMENDED SOON,NO DOUBT...=W4KAZ,EL ESCRIBANO
INEXACT

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