LARG Monthly Meeting
August 16, 2014

The meeting was called to order by President Henry Weidman, K2BFY, at 8:18 am, Saturday, August 16, 2014, at the Leesburg Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 605 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag to the United States Of America was recited.

New Members - Visitors:: All interested in Amateur Radio are welcome to attend our meetings, activities and on-the-air radio nets. Please feel free to contact any of our members for more information or visit our Announcements at K4LRG.ORG. You may wish to join via this eMail message our Yahoo eMail QST de K4LRG eReflector and stay abreast of amateur radio happenings in Northern Virginia. There were no guests or visitors introduced.

Elected Officers Present:
33 Attendees:

ATTENDEES:

1. W5ODJ, JOHN WESTERMAN
2. N4TS, W FENN
3. K0BRA, F GENTGES
4. KJ4GYH, M BROWN
5. AJ4EY, D BROWN
6. K8SYH, BILL BUCHHOLZ
7. MITCH APINTILOAIEI, VISITOR (LEESBURG)
8. KJ4VTH, BILL ROBBINS
9. K5NOB, LUTHER GUISE
10. KD7UIY, BEN PEARSON
11. KK4ULA, BUD JOHNSON
12. AI1V, RICK MILLER
13. AI2C, NORM STYER
14. KK4MBK, TODD PEPPE
15. N3EV, GENE HARRISON
16. W2YE, DICK MAYLOT
17. KJ4GYL,KEN SULLIVAN
18. N4PD, PAUL DLUEHOSH
19. N1NCY, NANCY DLUEHOSH
20. KI4NHV, ERIC PAUL
21. NC4S, GARY QUINN
22. K2BFY, HENRY WEIDMAN
23. KE4S, DAVE PUTMAN
24. KJ4NXG, BOB RODRIGUEZ
25. K4FW, JIM STOWERS
26. K0ZR, JEFF CRAWFORD
27. AD7FJ, ROY JACKSON, VISITOR
28. KM4DLB, DAVE WHITZL, VISITOR
29. KK4NMR, SHANNON KLEE
30. N4ERD, JONATHAN HEINLEIN
31. W4AU, JOHN UNGER
32. KF4UUX EARL HAUSSLING
33. K3SEN, DALE GRAY
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W4AU, JOHN, with contesting report. 1800Z (TODAY) North American SSB QSO Party. LOW POWER ONLY (NO AMP). Contest last 12 hours (2pm to 2am local). Exchange: Name/State.

W2YE, DICK, Contest REPORT: SARTZ, RTTY contest. Exchange: signal report and serial number. Covers 48 period in three different time segments. Look for information on the web for detailed information.

A great source of information for contesting is http://contesting.com/

Lots of door prizes to give away, including Altoid tins, ARRL Handbooks and a dohickie with a lot of buttons.

NC4S, Awards for Field Day 2014

AI1V, Rick, on Marine Corps Marathon amateur radio operations. Date for marathon is right around Halloween each year.

K3SEN, Dale, Presentation new PRB Bill HR4969 regarding HOA. Discussed upcoming legislation regarding HOA and amateur radio antennae. See http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969 for more information.

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Posted To QST de K4LRG by: "John Westerman" <[email protected]>

Respectfully Submitted, John Westerman, W5ODJ, Assistant Secretary

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A reminder to all about Holy Trinity's inclement weather policy: if Loudoun County Schools are closed (or would be if it were a school day), all activities at the church are cancelled - this includes outside groups. This policy allows for parking lot clearing so snow is not packed down; and it is also a safety issue.