[R-390] PTO Massive Deaths

[Roy Morgan]

At 09:15 AM 4/10/2005, you wrote:
>What is Nor Cal?

QRP Club of Northern California
http://www.norcalqrp.org/


Here is a mini-diary of my search for them:

I think it's the http://www.norcalqrp.com. But it's not, see below...

I find a kit offered at:
http://www.amqrp.org/kits/blt/blt.htm
But the two links at the bottom of that page do not work:

http://www.norcalqrp.com/blt/n8ieblt.htm
http://www.norcalqrp.com

At another place
http://members.fortunecity.com/xe1bef/qrp-clubs.htm
  I find a listing for them:
"<http://www.norcalqrp.com/>Northern California QRP Club (NorCal) - 
Worldwide membership group offering kits and a quarterly magazine for 
members. Includes articles, contests, kit details, and software. "
but it goes to the second link above.

At another site,
http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_Mail_Order5.html#MAILORDER_020
I find:
" 10.5) QRP Club of Northern California
QRP Club of Northern California
Jim Cates, WA6GER
3241 Eastwood Road
Sacramento, CA  95821

Name:                            NorCal (Northern California) QRP Club
Date Founded:                    1993
Number of Members:               200
Cost to Join:                    $10
Annual Dues:                     $10
Publication Name and Frequency:  QRPp - quarterly
Net(s):                          None

This is the club that has had a succession of incredibly popular kits, 
ranging from the Norcal 40 (and now its successor, the 40a), the Sierra, 
and soon a QRP SSB kit. "

FINALLY, I found them at:
http://www.norcalqrp.org/
Where they say:

" NorCal was founded in May of 1993 by Jim Cates, WA6GER and Doug 
Hendricks, KI6DS. Its purpose was to promote QRP. The club has grown beyond 
all expectations, and now has members all over the world.

Membership in NorCal is free. All that you need to do is say that you would 
like to be a member and you are one. We don't have a journal, we don't have 
regular business meetings, but we do have regular social meetings every 
month. The reason to be for NorCal is to have fun with radio. There are no 
dues, no membership requirements, no treasurer's reports, no secretary's 
minutes at our social meetings, just good old QRP fun!!

The club is probably best known for its many kits, which started with the 
NorCal 40, designed by Wayne Burdick, N6KR, that is credited with giving 
the club a huge boost when we were getting started. Wayne later designed a 
couple of other famous kits for us, including the 49er and the Sierra. We 
have kitted antennas, antenna tuners, transmitters, swl receivers, ssb 
transceivers, simple receivers, QRP amplifiers, paddles etc. The club has 
broken new ground by establishing benchmarks for quality manuals and kits. 
The club will continue doing kits, with the profits made from them all 
being used to promote qrp as we give back to the hobby. ... "


Roy


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