July 20, 2013
The meeting was called to order by President Henry Weidman, K2BFY, at about 8:32 am, Saturday, July 20, 2013, 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. Our membership application is at: http://history.k4lrg.org/About_Us/MAD_Form.html.
New Members - Visitors:
K4AIU DOUG COULTER
KK4SQZ CHARLIE ALTMAN
Elected Officers Present:
President, Henry Weidman, K2BFY
Vice President, Jay Greeley, KI4UTB
Secretary, Norm Styer, AI2C
Assistant Secretary, John Westerman, W5ODJ
41 Attendees:
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W5ODJ JOHN WESTERMAN AI2C NORM STYER KJ4GYL KEN SULLIVAN NC4S GARY QUINN KK4RLE JOSHUA STERN NO CALL ALEXANDER STERN NO CALL ANDREW STERN NO CALL CHARLIE ALTMAN N4TGA MERC KJ4VTH BILL ROBBINS K2BFY HENRY WEIDMAN KF4TJI DENNY BOEHLER KK4RNV VAL PAVLENKO K0ZR JEFF CRAWFORD KT9N CHRIS FRISTAD AI1V RICK MILLER KE4S DAVE PUTMAN KK4JGN REID BLOCK AJ4EY DODSON BROWN KJ4GYH MARCY BROWN KI4UTB JAY GREELEY |
KD7UIY BEN PEARSON K5NOB LUTHER GUISE K0BRA FRANK GENTEGES WB8WKU GENE MAY KF4TJJ CAROL BOEHKER K8SYH BILL BUCHHOLZ W2YE DICK MAYLOTT N4XLI DEANNA HUSHAK WA1ZXX CHRIS HUSHAK KE4FYL ALLON STERN AJ4LN ERIC CARLSON KK4RLF CHRISTA STERN N3FQ BEN PACKARD KS1G STEVE GREENE KG4UPR BRYAN STEPHENS KJ4NXG BOB RODRIGUEZ WF1L BILL MCCOURT W4AU JOHN UNGER K4AIU DOUG COULTER KK4SQZ CHARLIE ALTMAN |
W4AU - John Unger's Va QSO Party Award
SINGLE OPERATOR VIRGINIA CW HIGH POWER #1 CMT By W5ODJ: More fun when you do it together! |
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CONTESTING NOTES DE John - W4AU: North American QSO party for RTTY is going on this weekend.
CW and SSB versions of this contest come up in August.
Other interesting contests:
DX CW Contest (Europe). Different in that involves QTC signals (Confirmation of a contact). QTC? will occur when they want more information on who you have worked.
August 10: Maryland QSO Party
July Program. Rick Miller, AI1V, briefed on balloon operations. A great power point presentation on the A-Z of all aspects of performing a balloon launch and recovery.
Calendar of Events:
O Berryville Hamfest, August 4, 2013
O August Meeting, August 17, 2013 features Cookie Tin radio, etc.
O Reston Bike Ride, August 25, 2013 - Gary (NC4S) / John (W5ODJ) Update for Reston Bike Ride with input from others. We had 3 more volunteers sign up at the meeting today which bring us within 4 people of a 100% full crew for the event.
O September Meeting, September 21, 2013, at Claude Morore Park (Saturday) Participate in the fox hunt at 0900 followed by a picnic. Use Old Bestels Gap Road (gravel road).
O Lovettsville Oktoberfest, September 27, 2013, OIC John Westerman, W5ODJ. See:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/l_a_r_g/message/15233 and the "QST de K4LRG Reflector."
O Marine Corps Marathon, October 27, 2013. Visit: http://www.marinemarathon.com/. And see this message to volunteer with the amateur radio communications support:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/l_a_r_g/message/15289
O LARG Holiday Party Fairfax Army/Navy Country Club, December 7, 2013, $36/person. Off of Rt 50 and Old Lee Highway
900 MHz Operation. Frank - K0BRA briefed on 900mhz operations. QST articles/magazines available to get on this little used band.
WA4TXE/R. WA4TXE - Dave update us on the RFI problem with the repeater.
The meeting adjourned at 0952 hours.
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.