[RVRC] [njqrp] David Sarnoff Radio Club Invite

[N2GJ_AMSAT]

Joe - I hope you or someone at the meeting will record this -- I'd LOVE to
attend, but, alas, I'll be in Reston, VA for work. What a great teaser for
what sounds like will be a wonderful evening of great memories!

73,


GJ
Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org


On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 7:32 PM, <jjesson at voyager.net> wrote:

>
> Fellow NJQRP'ers, I was asked to give a talk at the November Sarnoff Radio
> Club on this part of Trenton's communications history.  You are welcome to
> join us at this meeting & contact me if you have any questions.
>
> 73, Joe Jesson (JJ), KC2VGL
>
>
>                 DAVID SARNOFF RADIO CLUB
>                     NOVEMBER 2013 MEETING
>
>           1966-1969, Allen & Hurley Electronics -
> The Last Wireless Communications Shop in Trenton, New Jersey
>                        Joe Jesson KC2VGL
>
> * Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 7:30 PM
>
> * American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 101
>    Princeton, NJ 08540. See http://n2re.org/ for map and directions.
>
> Joe Jesson, KC2VGL, worked for Les Allen, W2CCO (sk), at Allen & Hurley
> on Warren Street, Trenton, in the years before 1970 as their
> Communications and Audio Studio Manager.  Since Joe was still in High
> School, a limo pulled-up most evenings and weekends and Joe was driven
> to Allen & Hurley to service and calibrate communications equipment.
> Joe will discuss his adventures on Warren Street and shared learnings
> on what made him successful at Allen & Hurley and in his future as
> founder and CTO of a General Electric business division, GE Asset
> Intelligence. Joe also is a visiting Associate Professor in  the
> Engineering School at The College of New Jersey.
>
> Joe will outline the 60's state-of-art radio architecture -
> Hallicrafters, Hammerlund, and National with details about Les Allen's
> personal favorite, the National HRO-60, along with his learnings from
> actively participating in the Trenton Civil Defense (Communications)
> SIG during this time frame. Joe collects cold war communications and
> counterintelligence hardware and has knowledge of the progression of
> wireless architecture over the years.  Currently, Joe owns a wireless
> consulting company with offices in NYC and Hamilton Square, NJ while
> leveraging his wireless knowledge depth from his start at Allen &
> Hurley Electronics.
>
> All are invited to join in an informal pre-meeting dinner at the Super
> Star East Buffet, 311 Nassau Park Blvd, Princeton, NJ 08540
> (same location as our annual holiday party) at 6:15 PM.
>
> MEETING SPEAKERS
> Every one of our members has interesting skills and knowledge worth
> sharing with others. Please contact Rebecca KA3IAX, John NU3E, or
> Dennis KC2IMI with your ideas.
>
> UPCOMING AREA HAMFESTS (from http://www.qsl.net/w2vtm/hamfest.html &
> http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/)
> * Fri 29 Nov - Amateur Radio Auction, Fair Lawn, NJ
>    http://www.flarc.net
>
> UPCOMING DSRC EVENTS AND MEETINGS
> * Sat 7 Dec - (tentative) Annual Holiday Party, Super Star East Buffet,
> 2:00 PM
> * Tue 21 Jan - Monthly Meeting, 7:30 PM
>
> DSRC WWW HOME PAGE - http://n2re.org/
>
> DSRC REPEATER - N2RE, 146.46 output, 147.46 input (+1 MHz offset),
> 131.8 PL
>
> DSRC 2 METER FM NET - First Tuesday of each month, 9 PM, DSRC repeater
>
> DSRC 80 METER PSK31 NET - Second Tuesday of each month, 8:30 PM, BPSK,
> 3580.5 kHz &#261;
>
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> County ARES/RACES. To do so, just send an e-mail to the Mercer County
> EC, Kip Burnett at kb2egi at arrl.net for more information.
>
> Two local emergency stations are supported by DSRC. N2ARC is the
> callsign at the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey, the lead
> American Red Cross chapter in the event of a statewide emergency. W2MER
> is the callsign at the Mercer County Emergency Operations Center,
> located at the Dempster Fire Service Training School.
>
> "Open houses" are held the last Monday of each month (except December
> and May) at 7:15 PM at both the American Red Cross, 707 Alexander Rd
> (2 blocks east of Rt 1, use rear entrance) and at the Mercer County EOC
> located on Lawrence Station Road. Lawrence Station Road is a right turn
> off of Quakerbridge Road about one half mile south of Quakerbridge Mall.
> Just follow the signs to the fire school. The Mercer County EOC is in
> the basement.
>
> MEMBERSHIP - Club membership is open to anyone with an interest in
> amateur radio. There are no dues. To become a member, simply attend a
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