From bill at axelrods.org  Fri Jan  3 17:13:25 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 17:13:25 -0500
Subject: Time to get ready for....
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyWdOozzTC4q5wiSh0_Uh1BcCR8fZjAwKEjycwCe5595Lw@mail.gmail.com>

I know you are all ready tomorrow's RTTY RU contest so this is not just
another nag-gram about that.

This nag-gram is to get everyone ready for an event not quite a month away
- The PVRC Galactic Lunch, an online gettogether at 1 PM EST on Saturday 1
February.  Just remember: 1 on 1.  That adds up to a fun February afternoon
watching the cold and snow fall and enjoying friendly discussions about
contesting.

We have two really great presentations scheduled.  One is from Tim, N3QE
who will talk about "Next Gen contest voice".  This technology even in
interesting to die hard CW guys like me.

The other presentation is by Mark, M0DXR.  Mark is the chairman for the
next WRTC.

Bring your own adult beverage, bring your own lunch, log in, and enjoy.

73...     Bill, K3WA, Secretary PVRC

From dongladwell1 at gmail.com  Mon Jan  6 11:57:57 2025
From: dongladwell1 at gmail.com (Don Gladwell)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 11:57:57 -0500
Subject: FW: RTTY Roundup W4BBT Single Op Limited-Ant HP
In-Reply-To: <20250106162920.8a19ea087f9e215d@b4h.net>
References: <20250106162920.8a19ea087f9e215d@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <007b01db605c$237799a0$6a66cce0$@gmail.com>

Had fun getting on when I could.  All band conditions seemed good.  Thanks
for the Q's from club members AG4TT, N4CW, N4NTO and AA4NC.  Had fun trying
to keep up with Nate AA4NC and finally caught him after he signed off for
the night.  His antennas allowed him to get more mults so I had to work as
many non-mults as I could as fast as I could.

Please remember me in your prayers this Thursday as I go in for a heart
ablation at UNC/REX.  Hopefully this will keep the old heart in rhythm.

73,

Don/W4BBT

-----Original Message-----
From: webform at b4h.net <webform at b4h.net> 
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2025 11:29 AM
To: dongladwell1 at gmail.com
Subject: RTTY Roundup W4BBT Single Op Limited-Ant HP

                    ARRL RTTY Roundup - 2025

Call: W4BBT
Operator(s): W4BBT
Station: W4BBT

Class: Single Op HP
Class Overlay: Limited-Ant 
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 10

Summary:
 Band  QSOs
------------
   80:   35
   40:  190
   20:  170
   15:   39
   10:   64
------------
Total:  498  State/Prov = 54  Countries = 36  Total Score = 44,820

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:




Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/


From bill at axelrods.org  Thu Jan  9 17:50:16 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 17:50:16 -0500
Subject: NAQP CW this Saturday
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyVcBcYGa+62aiyci5vHe9dzNMQ8KQyqH+c2OOJGzm3y8Q@mail.gmail.com>

All,

     One more reminder - the January CW NAQP is this Saturday.  Remember -
100 watts max power.  If you need help lowering your power down to 100
Watts drop a note.  Send your score to the online scoreboard as well as
3830 for it to count.

     You matter! Every single station participating matters.  Every single
Q counts.  Every single mult, well, multiplies.  Please strive for least 50
Qs to count for your 5M program.  The more bands you operate the higher
your score.

     Come on now - lets flood the bands with our low power PVRC RF from
more of we PVRC members working on this BIC time thing.

     And look for me as a member of the K3AJ team.  All bands of PVRC  low
power with the rare Maryland mult!

73...   Bill K3WA

From bill at axelrods.org  Fri Jan 10 09:07:57 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:07:57 -0500
Subject: [PVRC] NAQP CW this Saturday
In-Reply-To: <CAErMsU2ah_+8+dsoA67zj3kGizw4NjteKhr7xHLdY5YDgYfvEw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ_MLyVcBcYGa+62aiyci5vHe9dzNMQ8KQyqH+c2OOJGzm3y8Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAErMsU2ah_+8+dsoA67zj3kGizw4NjteKhr7xHLdY5YDgYfvEw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyXZpPjR-xNU_b8xA2C9oie5hbn07zsf_PQwmTPEfvb8Dg@mail.gmail.com>

VIc,

     I hadn't even looked yet.  You are correct - it's not there yet.  I
do't know why.  I'll (like the rest of us) will be keeping an eye on it and
see if it shows up later today.

73...    Bill

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 10:40?PM Vic Culver <culvervic at gmail.com> wrote:

> RR, Bill. BUT ? there seems to be an issue with the Scoreboard. There is
> no NAQP CW contest listed!! I?ve been waiting all week for the Scoreboard
> to get right, but as minutes ago it has not.
>
> Any idea what needs to happen?? Vic
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 5:51?PM Bill Axelrod <bill at axelrods.org> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>>      One more reminder - the January CW NAQP is this Saturday.  Remember
>> - 100 watts max power.  If you need help lowering your power down to 100
>> Watts drop a note.  Send your score to the online scoreboard as well as
>> 3830 for it to count.
>>
>>      You matter! Every single station participating matters.  Every
>> single Q counts.  Every single mult, well, multiplies.  Please strive for
>> least 50 Qs to count for your 5M program.  The more bands you operate the
>> higher your score.
>>
>>      Come on now - lets flood the bands with our low power PVRC RF from
>> more of we PVRC members working on this BIC time thing.
>>
>>      And look for me as a member of the K3AJ team.  All bands of PVRC
>> low power with the rare Maryland mult!
>>
>> 73...   Bill K3WA
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From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Jan 12 09:36:19 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:36:19 -0500
Subject: K4QPL NAQP CW
Message-ID: <B3E87D4A-FA0B-4E0D-A8D8-7142F3E1E458@gmail.com>


Call: K4QPL
Operator(s): K4QPL
Station: K4QPL

Class: Single Op LP Unassisted 
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 5.9

Summary:
Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
 160:    0     0
  80:   57    23
  40:   40    30
  20:  185    43
  15:   62    33
  10:   58    25
-------------------
Total:  411   154  
Total Score = 63,294

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

160m antenna down, RFI on 40 so I just stayed long enough for a few club points. It?s fun spinning the dial, calling workable stations  and meeting friends without the distraction of spots. The N1MM big screen SDR spectrum display does make finding run frequencies easier though. Thanks for the Q?s. 
Jim NC 


Sent from my iPhone

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Jan 12 11:57:42 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:57:42 -0500
Subject: NC QSO PARTY
Message-ID: <CAMaWZH=gSC66ZtTa1qNxiUi6f2mbu-dZJqL85HPTk=Ef0kUTRA@mail.gmail.com>

The NC QSO party comes up February 23, and is always a blast, especially if
you're mobile CW and have a peloton following you around the state creating
a pileup at every new county. I can't remember how many years I've been
doing it and it never ceases to be one of the top contest events of my
year, even counting the VP5M Dxpeditions. N1MM has a really cool system for
changing counties.

Unfortunately, I can't do it this year. Cataracts are a symptom of age and
the surgeries plus recovery are scheduled for February to get ahead of ARRL
SSB at VP5M.
I have a big-ass Tarheel Screwdriver 160-10M mobile antenna that is mounted
on a standard trailer hitch and will go into any vehicle with a standard
receiver without any mods or holes. You just plug it into a cigarette
lighter and plug a coax into it and your radio. I would love to loan it to
a team who will get on for NCQP this year and be a voice crying in the NC
wilderness! I can also give you my N1MM+ setup info and also loan you the
"airline" style seatback laptop shelf I use which hangs behind the front
passenger side seat.
Never had a noise problem with my K3 in Honda or Audi.
First ask, first gets.
73,
Jim K4QPL

From w4mps at nc.rr.com  Sun Jan 12 12:10:29 2025
From: w4mps at nc.rr.com (Marc Sullivan W4MPS)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:10:29 -0500
Subject: PVRCNC Digest, Vol 252, Issue 4
In-Reply-To: <mailman.37.1736701218.7189.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
References: <mailman.37.1736701218.7189.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <F0ADCA37-2036-41BF-8D63-C477EEFD78F1@nc.rr.com>

NCQP without Jim Jordan in the mobile, say it ain?t so !?
But with rejuvenated eyeballs, we know you?ll be back next year.
Hopefully, you?ll be doing NCQP from home.
Good luck with your procedure
73
Marc, W4MPS


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> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:36:19 -0500
> From: James Jordan <k4qpl2 at gmail.com>
> To: Submissions PVRC <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>, PVRC NC
>    <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: K4QPL NAQP CW
> Message-ID: <B3E87D4A-FA0B-4E0D-A8D8-7142F3E1E458 at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> 
> 
> Call: K4QPL
> Operator(s): K4QPL
> Station: K4QPL
> 
> Class: Single Op LP Unassisted
> QTH: NC
> Operating Time (hrs): 5.9
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
> 160:    0     0
>  80:   57    23
>  40:   40    30
>  20:  185    43
>  15:   62    33
>  10:   58    25
> -------------------
> Total:  411   154  
> Total Score = 63,294
> 
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
> 
> 160m antenna down, RFI on 40 so I just stayed long enough for a few club points. It?s fun spinning the dial, calling workable stations  and meeting friends without the distraction of spots. The N1MM big screen SDR spectrum display does make finding run frequencies easier though. Thanks for the Q?s.
> Jim NC
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:57:42 -0500
> From: James Jordan <k4qpl2 at gmail.com>
> To: PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: NC QSO PARTY
> Message-ID:
>    <CAMaWZH=gSC66ZtTa1qNxiUi6f2mbu-dZJqL85HPTk=Ef0kUTRA at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> 
> The NC QSO party comes up February 23, and is always a blast, especially if
> you're mobile CW and have a peloton following you around the state creating
> a pileup at every new county. I can't remember how many years I've been
> doing it and it never ceases to be one of the top contest events of my
> year, even counting the VP5M Dxpeditions. N1MM has a really cool system for
> changing counties.
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't do it this year. Cataracts are a symptom of age and
> the surgeries plus recovery are scheduled for February to get ahead of ARRL
> SSB at VP5M.
> I have a big-ass Tarheel Screwdriver 160-10M mobile antenna that is mounted
> on a standard trailer hitch and will go into any vehicle with a standard
> receiver without any mods or holes. You just plug it into a cigarette
> lighter and plug a coax into it and your radio. I would love to loan it to
> a team who will get on for NCQP this year and be a voice crying in the NC
> wilderness! I can also give you my N1MM+ setup info and also loan you the
> "airline" style seatback laptop shelf I use which hangs behind the front
> passenger side seat.
> Never had a noise problem with my K3 in Honda or Audi.
> First ask, first gets.
> 73,
> Jim K4QPL
> 
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From wtschrader at gmail.com  Fri Jan 17 16:31:07 2025
From: wtschrader at gmail.com (William Schrader)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:31:07 -0500
Subject: Dennis K7BV funeral today
Message-ID: <CAL6hBckbwh4E5RkL2ctyE-4Dg_bfm2AH=A34e+p1Xn2AhYuTCw@mail.gmail.com>

All... Phyllis and I drove up to Goldsboro this morning for the services
for Dennis.

I met his XYL Lieksa and other fam members.
I told them that I was there to represent TDXS and our times contesting and
FD in Houston.

Nate, N4YDU also was there. He is close to their family, which I am not.

It was a beautiful, chilly day. I'm glad we went, and I think the
Motschenbachers appreciated seeing some of Dennis 's ham friends.

I'll have more to send to the Bullsheet. This is about all the typing I
want to do on this cell phone!

73 to all, and especially to K7BV.

Bill K2TNO

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sat Jan 18 20:50:40 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:50:40 -0500
Subject: K4QPL NAQP SSB JANUARY
Message-ID: <CAMaWZHneutQgREmg80dxGVzG5jNG3u2eLZDN5rqi7mbzaDF1cQ@mail.gmail.com>

Call: K4QPL
Operator(s): K4QPL
Station: K4QPL

Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: nc
Operating Time (hrs): 2
Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0     0
   80:   32    19
   40:   31    26
   20:    3     3
   15:    9     7
   10:   27    19
-------------------
Total:  102    74  Total Score = 7,548

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Team:

Comments:

Points for the club....

From bill at axelrods.org  Sun Jan 19 09:34:53 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:34:53 -0500
Subject: K3WA in Jan SSB NAQP
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyVJbFcAwws6RW9qE8JRFa1_qaAOJeR7jeYAu8kyjpmP0g@mail.gmail.com>

Not a SSB guys.  At least I got the dust and rust cleaned on the microphone.

K3WA SOAB-A low power

73 QSOs 50 mults Score 3,650

Rig:  Flex 8600
Ant:  Flagpole

73...   Bill

From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Sun Jan 19 09:54:14 2025
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:54:14 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fw: NAQP SSB N4TL Single Op Assisted LP
In-Reply-To: <20250119144546.c4ebb3287f974880@b4h.net>
References: <20250119144546.c4ebb3287f974880@b4h.net>
Message-ID: <791121965.972225.1737298454321@mail.yahoo.com>

 I worked a number of PVRCers especially N1LN.
73 Tom N4TL


North American QSO Party, SSB - January
Call: N4TL
Operator(s): N4TL
Station: N4TL

Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: Raleigh NC
Operating Time (hrs): 3.33

Summary:
 Band? QSOs? Mults
-------------------
? 160:? ? 7? ? 6
? 80:? 22? ? 20
? 40:? 45? ? 37
? 20:? 37? ? 34
? 15:? 20? ? 20
? 10:? 20? ? 13
-------------------
Total:? 151? 130? Total Score = 19,630

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Team: 

Comments:




Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
  

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 10:23:12 2025
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:23:12 -0500
Subject: K4TMC 2025 Jan NAQP SSB Un-assisted
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTcDimreUE2fEzYLPrYfxgeOheyCz4j_h9pj0YR3q35WJw@mail.gmail.com>

North American QSO Party, SSB - January

Call: K4TMC
Operator(s): K4TMC
Station: K4TMC

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 7.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
  160:    0
   80:    9
   40:   16
   20:   45
   15:   59
   10:   39
-------------------
Total:  168    91  Total Score = 15,288

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Since they were predicting a wet and cold weekend at the Atlantic Beach, NC
portable site, I decided to try my hand at the NAQP from home. After
reviewing the recent CW results I was left with the feeling that the
potential main course bands were going to be 20M & 40M with maybe 15M being
an appetizer and 10M may bring some great hors d'oeuvres.  Handicapped by
compromised antennas in the attic I had to quickly decide what to use for
covering 40 thru 10M. First though was to lower the 3 10M Moxons to the
attic floor and then staple some wires in the roof peak beams to come up
with a hatted dipole of some kind, a? la the Force-12 Sigma verticals.  Then
I thought, why not use two of the Moxons as the hats. So, what I wound up
with is a dipole using the center Moxon?s driven element, with jumper wires
connected to the reflector elements/booms of the other 2 Moxons; and
disconnected the coax jumpers from those 2 Moxons. Amazingly, the K3?s ATU
was able to match the antenna on 40 through 10. The cherry on top of the
desert was that the antenna even tuned on 80M!

First mistake?Oops, Contest Fathers, I have sinned! I forgot (excuse ? 73
years old) to log onto the Online Scoreboard. By 1300 Sunday morning it was
closed. Yes, I read and saved Doug?s ?double All-Caps Bold? note from
Tuesday. Next time, I?ll have to put a sticky note on the contest laptop
and the K3 screen.

This was a fun effort, although somewhat disappointing after my
438/100/45,552 results back in August from the beach.  I was pretty happy
with how it was going?until I moved to 40 and 80. My band noise was S5 on
40 and S7 on 80, uggh! Just too much going on in my dense urban
neighborhood. Unless this was a fluke, future home contest efforts will
have to be limited to 20, 15 & 10.

I started the contest S&P on 10 for the first hour working 29 QSOs and
gathering 19 Mults, then jumped to 15 for the second hour and worked 33
QSOs and another 19 more Mults. Back to 10 for 30 minutes and got 9 more
QSOs and 5 Mults. Back to 15 for 20 QSOs and 4 Mults. Moved to 20 at 2115
and worked 35 QSOs and 17 Mults. By 2245 I started bouncing around between
10, 15 and 20 looking for new stations for an hour. Moved to 40 at 2340 and
only managed to work 16 QSOs and 10 new Mults over an hour?s time. Took a
90 minute break to have dinner, time with the wife, and a little TV
football. Around 0245 I tried 80, but only managed to snag 9 QSOs and 7 new
Mults over the next few hours, along with multiple breaks and quick knob
turns through 40, 20, 15 & 10. I missed a number of states that I heard
answering run stations. I tried a few short runs on 15 and 20, and picked
up a few new mults, but eventually was squeezed out by stronger stations.
Best catch was WH7Z as he was fading into the noise on 10 at 2300 during
one of my knob-turn efforts.

Hoping I can make it to the beach for the August effort again.

Rig: Elecraft K3+ with Heil HC4 mic element

Antennas: see first paragraph above.
73,
Henry - K4TMC

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 10:53:40 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:53:40 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Fw: NAQP SSB N4TL Single Op Assisted LP
In-Reply-To: <791121965.972225.1737298454321@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <791121965.972225.1737298454321@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <680E2C5E-B075-4814-81F7-3B0D709F4419@gmail.com>

Sorry to miss you. 
N4GU and I arrived on N1LN frequency at the same time and Bruce let us work each other before resuming his run. FB ?


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 19, 2025, at 10:10?AM, Tom Lewis via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> ? I worked a number of PVRCers especially N1LN.
> 73 Tom N4TL
> 
> 
> North American QSO Party, SSB - January
> Call: N4TL
> Operator(s): N4TL
> Station: N4TL
> 
> Class: Single Op Assisted LP
> QTH: Raleigh NC
> Operating Time (hrs): 3.33
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   160:    7    6
>   80:  22    20
>   40:  45    37
>   20:  37    34
>   15:  20    20
>   10:  20    13
> -------------------
> Total:  151  130  Total Score = 19,630
> 
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
> 
> Team:
> 
> Comments:
> 
> 
> 
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From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Jan 19 11:37:51 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:37:51 -0500
Subject: VP5M QRV for CQ160 SSB and NAQP RTTY
Message-ID: <41F4596C-FFFD-40B1-9384-99E133DE5AA2@gmail.com>

Early warning notice. 
PVRC team members KU4V and NR4O will be joining me the weekend before ARRLDX SSB for more fun than we deserve. 
Will be doing M2 with both radios for NAQP unless I shut one Diddler down Saturday night to give us more time on 160 SSB. Look for us both modes. Put it on your calendar. 
73,
Jim K4QPL, VP5M


Sent from my iPhone

From bill at axelrods.org  Tue Jan 21 13:19:49 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:19:49 -0500
Subject: CW WW 160M CW Contest
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyXosPF3rexeHWsWyn1vS0mKupyaEq0+OoPAX4xsSYw6LQ@mail.gmail.com>

PVRC Needs You!

January has been a busy contest month for us with five (5) 5M contests.
You've filled the bands with PVRC callsigns for the first four.  One more
to go.

And this last one is the CW WW 160M CW Contest which starts at 2200Z Friday
24 Jan and ends at 2200Z Sunday 26 Jan 2025.  Note the start time is 2200Z
which is 1700 EST - 5 PM.

This is a fun contest.  Everyone can work everyone.  Any while a USA QSO is
2 points, a VE (or any NA country) is 5 points, and anyone else is 10.

So, the big guns who can easily work the DX will do very well.  But to do
so they need large antennas and specialized receiving antennas to do so.

But - that doesn't mean that the rest of us can't get on make a decent
number of Qs, and have fun too.

Don't have a 160M antenna?  Neither do I.  My only  antenna is a 24 ft
flagpole.  Hardly a 160M antenna, and probably as inefficient as an antenna
could be for 160.  But I can make QSOs.  Almost all USA with some VEs in
there.  I like 160M and I like to challenge myself.

Why not you?  If you have any antenna see if you can load it up.  If so,
you can make some Qs.

See ya on top band.

73...   Bill K3WA

From bill at axelrods.org  Tue Jan 21 13:38:49 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:38:49 -0500
Subject: PVRC-NC Chapter Meeting 6 Feb 2025
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyWHTo=GrF9U_KBwB7x70S8JnNNgJH5Vdiaa=Duk5uDqUA@mail.gmail.com>

     PVRC-NC invites you to our scheduled February Hybrid Zoom meeting on
Feb 6, 2025 05:00 PM Eastern Time

     In December Tom, N4TL, gave us a fascinating presentation on the
history and evolution of spotting networks.  Following his presentation we
had a great discussion regarding taking using spots to advantage,
filtering, and addition of a SDR to your shack.  All with lots and lots of
questions and suggestions.  This quarter we will add much more insight and
"how to do it" info.

      Luckily, we have a gent who has done all that successfully and for
more than one station. - That is Eric NR4O.  Eric will give us a
presentation on those subjects during this meeting.  This is one you do not
want to miss!

     We've had six 5M contests so far in 2025.  How did it go for you?
There should be lots of stories to share.  And February will be chock full
of even more fun contests.

So...
What: PVRC-NC Chapter hybrid-zoom February 2025 meeting
When: February 6, 2025 (2-6-25) at 6:00 PM Eastern Time ? Early Birds
welcome at 5:30
Where: Hickory Tavern at 1156 Parkside Main St , Cary, NC 27519 - or via
Zoom
Why: Not so simple but lots of ham radio fun.  Lots to talk about this
month.
Please join us in-person or via Zoom at:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86708438177?pwd=uvStm15N9CMp7oEpMASB6kr0gRCIoP.1

Meeting ID: 867 0843 8177
Passcode: 542879

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Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kelC6o0Aii

73...   Bill K3WA

From wtschrader at gmail.com  Thu Jan 23 11:06:33 2025
From: wtschrader at gmail.com (William Schrader)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:06:33 +0000
Subject: Best winter joke yet---
In-Reply-To: <CAL6hBckAuiCT7YUw8g0eD3RcmYFBLDSyJWZaXz_JgTf-usQnvA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAL6hBckAuiCT7YUw8g0eD3RcmYFBLDSyJWZaXz_JgTf-usQnvA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL6hBckHNJxkAx5Gn_UyB32BDwVg-+68-J3EZXM=dxrMzNGbRw@mail.gmail.com>

Best joke so far was told to me last night on our 2M weekly net:

A guy moved from someplace in the Northeast.. He packed up, and lashed his
snow shovel to the front of his grill.

As he stopped for gas, somebody asked him where he was moving to.
He said, "I dunno-- I'm going to keep heading South until someone asks me
"what's that thing on your grill?"

73
Bill K2TNO

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Thu Jan 23 11:15:46 2025
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:15:46 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Best winter joke yet---
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5012.1737648411.31896.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
References: <CAL6hBckAuiCT7YUw8g0eD3RcmYFBLDSyJWZaXz_JgTf-usQnvA@mail.gmail.com>
	<mailman.5012.1737648411.31896.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTfDDERK_xaSdCkKjq-f1otan7gsgrO1VsjC+AOAZf2i4A@mail.gmail.com>

Cute...after this week, he may not be able to drive far enough, he may need
a boat or plane.

73,
Henry - K4TMC


On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 11:06?AM William Schrader via PVRCNC <
pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: William Schrader <wtschrader at gmail.com>
> To: PVRCNC REFLECTOR <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:06:33 +0000
> Subject: Best winter joke yet---
> Best joke so far was told to me last night on our 2M weekly net:
>
> A guy moved from someplace in the Northeast.. He packed up, and lashed his
> snow shovel to the front of his grill.
>
> As he stopped for gas, somebody asked him where he was moving to.
> He said, "I dunno-- I'm going to keep heading South until someone asks me
> "what's that thing on your grill?"
>
> 73
> Bill K2TNO
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: William Schrader via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> To: PVRCNC REFLECTOR <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:06:51 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: [PVRCNC] Best winter joke yet---
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From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Sun Jan 26 13:09:12 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 13:09:12 -0500
Subject: CQ160CW K4QPL 
Message-ID: <65FD2E31-2691-4A69-8A1E-16BD2C11E5E4@gmail.com>

Depressing to hear how much fun y?all had. 
The Southern version of a blizzard kept me from getting my inverted L back up in time. 
Couldn?t get anything else to load except my E-W 40m dipole at about 5:1 and I suspect I was using the balun as a dummy load. Rather than burn it up I shut down after two difficult Qs. Thanks Ty!
But looking forward to 160SSB at VP5 the weekend before ARRLDX SSB. A bonus due to a villa cancellation. I imagine a lot of folks will be looking for a new band/country. Listen out for us. 
73,
Jim



Sent from my iPhone

From kilo4tmc at gmail.com  Sun Jan 26 20:34:43 2025
From: kilo4tmc at gmail.com (Henry Pollock - K4TMC)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:34:43 -0500
Subject: K4TMC 2025 Winter Field Day SOLP 1H SSB
Message-ID: <CAGJtcTddNnjtcO7B6jyLKZFac2WVrdGV24PLGRLtu0R6rwUfzg@mail.gmail.com>

Winter Field Day - 2025

Call: K4TMC
Operator(s): K4TMC
Station: K4TMC

Class: 1H LP (un-assisted)
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 9.0

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
----------------------------
  160:   0       0      0
   80:   0       0      0
   40:   0       7      0
   20:   0      23      0
   15:   0      30      0
   10:   0     118      0
    6:   0       0      0
    2:   0       0      0
  222:   0       0      0
  432:
----------------------------
Total:        178       Mults = 6  Total Score = 1,068

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

Mults = 4 (4 bands) + 2 (6 hrs continuous period)

I had not done this contest for a few years, and since they have a Home
Class option, I decided to give it a try from home. I reverted the 3 Moxon
antennas back to their natural and independent configuration versus the
hatted dipole as used in the NAQP SSB last weekend. Collateral damage from
that effort was a recalibration of the wall-mounted Nest HVAC control unit
thermometer, actual 70F now reads 80F.

Started Saturday on 10 doing S&P. It was a little slow, but then realized
that there were a lot of stations piled-up on the run stations. So, I
started running at 28.420 and things improved. Still no great rate but
steady low stress effort for 2.5 hours.  Highlight was being called by a
KL1 and VE8. 10 finally folded around 2200. Moved down to 15 for another
hour, mostly S&P but a short run.  By 2300 I was on 20 S&P only, and around
0000 I tried 40 for a short bit, but the noise level was too high to work
the weaker stations. Even though the K3 ATU will make a 10M Moxon work on
20 & 40, it?s not fun.

Sunday was a different day from Saturday. 10 was almost dead, could only
find a few stations working WFD. 15 was only a little better; 20 was the
best band, and I only managed 2 additional 40 contacts near the end.

Radio: Elecraft K3+ with Heil HC-4 mic element

Antennas: 3 MFJ-1890 10M Moxons in home attic at 26 ft, fixed to NE, South
and
West.

73,

Henry ? K4TMC

From bill at axelrods.org  Mon Jan 27 15:24:11 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:24:11 -0500
Subject: 2025 PVRC Reunion On The Air planning
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyX-eeyzffPDH8zrWp0icqv74YrjXFuU2d_XLjqooFtDsA@mail.gmail.com>

All,

     We are in the initial planning stage for the 2025 PVRC Reunion on the
Air.  We would like to get your feedback from the 2024 reunion and your
thoughts, ideas, comments, suggestions, etc. for 2025 before proceeding.

     Last year (2024) we tried something different by holding reunion
sessions on three separate days with three mode specific sessions each
day.  Here's last year's schedule:
----------------------------------------------
2024 Dates, Times and Modes

We held three sessions of three hours each on each of the three days.
Within each session we had designated periods for CW, SSB, and RTTY.  We
also specified different time periods for each days sessions to allow for
changes in propagation.

Friday, May 31: 2000Z ? 2300Z (4 PM ? 7 PM EDT)
? First two hours ? CW only
? Third hour ? SSB only

Sunday, June 2: 1700Z -2000Z (1 PM ? 4 PM EDT)
? First hour ? CW only
? Second hour ? RTTY only
? Third hour ? SSB only

Monday, June 3: 2300Z ? 0200Z (June 4 Z) (7 PM ? 10 PM June 3 EDT
? First 2 hours ? CW only
? Third hour ? SSB only
----------------------------------------------

     Please review what we did last year and give us your feedback. How did
you like this approach?  Did we provide sufficient time for each mode?
What can we do this year to make it more fun for you?

     We are planning to hold the 2025 reunion on Friday 30 May, Saturday 31
May, and Sunday 1 June.

     Please send us your inputs by Saturday 8 February 2025.

Thanks and 73...

Bill K3WA
Secretary, PVRC

From bill at axelrods.org  Mon Jan 27 16:02:20 2025
From: bill at axelrods.org (Bill Axelrod)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:02:20 -0500
Subject: [PVRC] 2025 PVRC Reunion On The Air planning
In-Reply-To: <CAErMsU2pVZNzgLqhYecw7FYaLp4NdozEPhkUpO2aXhCtfc0gOQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ_MLyX-eeyzffPDH8zrWp0icqv74YrjXFuU2d_XLjqooFtDsA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAErMsU2pVZNzgLqhYecw7FYaLp4NdozEPhkUpO2aXhCtfc0gOQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJ_MLyUU2kmPQH9g_9Ec0bKU-o5xrikRWzZq6qc8nUKLhMNNng@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Vic.  Do you mean holding them simultaneously with the reunion
sessions?

73...   Bill

On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 3:59?PM Vic Culver <culvervic at gmail.com> wrote:

> I?m just thinking that we might hold folks attention by moderated drop-in
> Zoom appearances. Seeing old friends and fellow competitors might be very
> highly appreciated. I, myself, would like to see you superstars face to
> virtual face. An experienced Master of Ceremonies would be very necessary
> for coordinating (managing) traffic. An idea worth more than you paid for
> it. Vic W4VIC
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 27, 2025 at 3:24?PM Bill Axelrod <bill at axelrods.org> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>>      We are in the initial planning stage for the 2025 PVRC Reunion on
>> the Air.  We would like to get your feedback from the 2024 reunion and your
>> thoughts, ideas, comments, suggestions, etc. for 2025 before proceeding.
>>
>>      Last year (2024) we tried something different by holding reunion
>> sessions on three separate days with three mode specific sessions each
>> day.  Here's last year's schedule:
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> 2024 Dates, Times and Modes
>>
>> We held three sessions of three hours each on each of the three days.
>> Within each session we had designated periods for CW, SSB, and RTTY.  We
>> also specified different time periods for each days sessions to allow for
>> changes in propagation.
>>
>> Friday, May 31: 2000Z ? 2300Z (4 PM ? 7 PM EDT)
>> ? First two hours ? CW only
>> ? Third hour ? SSB only
>>
>> Sunday, June 2: 1700Z -2000Z (1 PM ? 4 PM EDT)
>> ? First hour ? CW only
>> ? Second hour ? RTTY only
>> ? Third hour ? SSB only
>>
>> Monday, June 3: 2300Z ? 0200Z (June 4 Z) (7 PM ? 10 PM June 3 EDT
>> ? First 2 hours ? CW only
>> ? Third hour ? SSB only
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>>      Please review what we did last year and give us your feedback. How
>> did you like this approach?  Did we provide sufficient time for each mode?
>> What can we do this year to make it more fun for you?
>>
>>      We are planning to hold the 2025 reunion on Friday 30 May, Saturday
>> 31 May, and Sunday 1 June.
>>
>>      Please send us your inputs by Saturday 8 February 2025.
>>
>> Thanks and 73...
>>
>> Bill K3WA
>> Secretary, PVRC
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> PVRC mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/pvrc
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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>> Message delivered to culvervic at gmail.com
>>
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>

From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Wed Jan 29 14:21:35 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:21:35 -0500
Subject: Chapter meeting 2/6
Message-ID: <93B67196-AB23-4A3E-9670-CE1D8284EC3E@gmail.com>

I would like to go to the meeting in person but I have an eye overhaul surgery on Thursday morning and they won?t let me drive for 24 hours after. 
Anyone N Raleigh or maybe WF going and can give me a ride? Be happy to reciprocate another month. 
73,
Jim K4QPL 


From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 29 15:58:00 2025
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:58:00 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] Chapter meeting 2/6
In-Reply-To: <mailman.5562.1738178514.31896.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
References: <mailman.5562.1738178514.31896.pvrcnc@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <1746840112.3312373.1738184280219@mail.yahoo.com>

 Jim
I plan on going, I can pick you up.
Tom


    On Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 02:21:58 PM EST, James Jordan via PVRCNC <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:  
 
 I would like to go to the meeting in person but I have an eye overhaul surge=
ry on Thursday morning and they won=E2=80=99t let me drive for 24 hours afte=
r.=20
Anyone N Raleigh or maybe WF going and can give me a ride? Be happy to recip=
rocate another month.=20
73,
Jim K4QPL=20

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From k4qpl2 at gmail.com  Wed Jan 29 17:04:40 2025
From: k4qpl2 at gmail.com (James Jordan)
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:04:40 -0500
Subject: [PVRCNC] Chapter meeting 2/6
In-Reply-To: <1746840112.3312373.1738184280219@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1746840112.3312373.1738184280219@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <04715F18-3FF1-4ABC-8E03-2A33FDFF15B8@gmail.com>


From n4tl2 at yahoo.com  Wed Jan 29 20:16:25 2025
From: n4tl2 at yahoo.com (Tom Lewis)
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:16:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [PVRCNC] AB4OZ mini hamfest
References: <1270616363.3373994.1738199785777.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1270616363.3373994.1738199785777@mail.yahoo.com>

Alan has found a new place for his mini hamfest.?
A ham lives at the Larson apartments and has obtained permission to use part of the parking lot.
See the AB4IO QRZ entry for information.



73 Tom N4TL

