[SFDXA] [DCARC] club call sign
wb4ehg
wb4ehg at rjoerger.com
Mon Nov 15 16:20:18 EST 2021
Hi Kai,
I like that idea.
Rich wb4ehg
On 2021-11-15 13:59, Kai KE4PT via groups.io wrote:
> Above all else Pete, N8PR, was a Mentor (formerly called an "Elmer")
> to hams and non-hams of all ages.
> Shouldn't we look favorably on a "Pete Rimmel, N8PR, Mentor Award?"
> Nominations to be sent to the SFDXA and DCARC officers for resolution?
> He's mentored me on several occasions and topics, the latest was on
> EME communications.
>
> In respectful memory of Pete,
> Kai Siwiak, KE4PT
> SFDXA member
>
>
> On 11/15/2021 13:35, Bubba Tim N2BBT wrote:
>> Good idea about an award...
>>
>> */Bubba Tim N2BBT/K4OPX/*
>> */"Hero of small cats and undersized lobsters"/*
>> */bubbatim.com overlandpx.com/*
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>> *From:* main at DCARC.groups.io <main at DCARC.groups.io> on behalf of Al
>> KJ3Q <asoto66 at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 15, 2021 12:23 PM
>> *To:* main at dcarc.groups.io <main at dcarc.groups.io>
>> *Subject:* Re: [SFDXA] [DCARC] club call sign
>> Ditto. I don't think we should change the club call sign.
>> I know we have plaques, bricks and other ways to remember him and our
>> other SK friends.
>>
>> Pete liked operating and he liked to help others learn or improve
>> operating practices or new modes.
>> I don't think there is a band or mode he didn't use or could talk at
>> length about how to make contacts on except maybe the Ghz stuff (not
>> to many mountains around here).
>> He also thought the point of field day was to actually make QSO's,
>> not just hang out for a good lunch.
>> As he said with a smirk many times, "field day is not a contest, its
>> more important than a contest".
>>
>> For future thought if we want to keep exploring this idea and related
>> to some of what he did for this club, I think he would get a kick out
>> of something like an annual "most QSO's made for the club on field
>> day" award being named after him and given to a club member each year.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Al
>> kj3q
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 11:38 AM Bill W2CQ <bmarx at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> I would agree completely.
>> Bill W2CQ
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/15/2021 10:17 AM, Mark Horowitz wrote:
>>> I would leave the club call alone
>>> There are other ways to honor Pete. Maybe his call on the side
>>> of the trailer, maybe the picnic could be the annual Pete N8PR
>>> picnic...etc
>>> Mark K2AU
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 14, 2021, at 11:10 PM, RichQ -W4RQ <rich.w4rq at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I do not believe it would be a good idea to change the club’s
>>>> Callsign.
>>>> I would vote against doing so, but I agree with Jeff, we can
>>>> find another, more appropriate way to memorialize Pete.
>>>> We can discuss this further at our next club meeting if you
>>>> wish to do so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> /*_Rich - W4RQ_ Amateur Radio: The Original Social Media*/
>>>>
>>>>> On Nov 14, 2021, at 22:46, Rich WB4EHG <wb4ehg at rjoerger.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes we could after it becomes available which may be several
>>>>> years.
>>>>> His QRZ page is marked "SK". I don't know if the call has been
>>>>> surrounded to the FCC.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think DCARC should ask for the call.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete was much more involved with other clubs/organizations.
>>>>> One example is SFDXA <https://sfdxa.com/>to whom he left all
>>>>> his radio equipment.
>>>>>
>>>>> As trustee of NA4DC I would honor the club's wishes if they
>>>>> voted to apply for the call.
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally, I do not want to open that wound every time I hear
>>>>> the call sign on the club repeater.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73, Rich
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2021-11-14 07:58, Ken WA2MZE wrote:
>>>>>> Could the club apply to the FCC to capture Pete's call sign
>>>>>> for use by the club, just as the ARRL did for W1AW, the call
>>>>>> sign of their first president, Hiram P. Maxim?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 73, Rich wb4ehg
>>>>> Check my QRZ page <http://qrz.com/db/wb4ehg>
>>>>> Listening 146.52, 147.210 & 147.330
>>>>> SKCC: #21946
>>>>> FISTS: #19877
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> 73, Rich wb4ehg
>>>>> ARRL VE <http://www.arrl.org/volunteer-examiners>, DCARC
>>>>> <http://dcarc.club/>, SFDXA <https://sfdxa.com/>, FCG
>>>>> <https://floridacontestgroup.org/>, QCWA
>>>>> <https://www.qcwa.org/qcwa.php>
>>>>> SKCC <https://www.skccgroup.com/>: #21946
>>>>> FISTS <http://www.fists.org/>: #19877
>>>
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