CLUB MEETINGS
Regular membership meetings: 2nd Wednesday each month, 12 noon, 238-543.
Board of Directors meetings: 4th Wednesday each month, 12 noon, 198-211.
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING reported by Merv W6IUVA special board meeting was held on 10-18-73 to discuss plans for a special commemoration activity for the MVM73 mission. Merv introduced Dr. Charles Weir, W6UM, who will be coordinating the affair. The board voted to support the effort unanimously with members Burnett, Ulrich, Bastow and MacMedan present and voting.
Chuck will come out with a project plan describing what we hope to accomplish for the commemoration, and how. It will require establishing a 2nd operating position at W6VIO and will include a special event station operation from the Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Society, K7NWS.
SIC SEMPER QRP by George Williamson K6YGNIn an ecology move, the linear at W6VIO has remained OFF but the ether has still been bombarded with our call. The following stations have been worked (SSB) with the KWM-2A running barefoot (175 watts input):
Station Band Our sigs
Worked Meters R S TTI2AAC 10 5 4
XE1JE 10 5 7
XF4FFC 15 5 4
YV4AGP 10 5 8
HI8XHR 10 5 7
GI5BBR 15 5 4
KC4USP 15 5 1
CE3XY 15 5 9
JA40K 20 5 4
LU5AE 15 5 6
YS20B 15 5 9
HS1AIJ 20 5 -
ZL1GG 20 5 3
ZL2AN 20 5 5
DU9VL 20 5 4-5
ZP1ZZ 15 5 3
JA1CWZ 20 5 6
9V1OI 20 5 2
VP2GRN 15 5 6
TG8UM 15 5 4
HS4AJB 20 5 4
VE0MC 20 5 6 (Ocean Station P)
PZ1DF 15 4 5
CR6JO 15 7 5
5W1AU 15 5 5
SP5DWK 15 5 2
DA1WK 15 5 7-8
ON4UN 15 5 8
ZS3HT 15 4 3
EA3JE 20 5 7-9
ZF1NR 15 4 4
I2BBJ 20 5 5
ZF1NR 15 5 5
CP5HC 15 5 1
All contacts were made on SSB from 1430-1545Z and 1830-2000Z and from March of this year to the present. It is interesting that DA1WK was running identical equipment to ours. When he turned off his linear, the drop in his signal strength was almost unnoticeable.
VSSE QRP!
OSCAR 7The OSCAR 7 Test Flight AA-3 that took place on Saturday October 6th was completely successful.
NEWS FLASH from Merv W6IUVIrv Emig, our only 2-letter man (W6GC) retired from the lab on Sept 1st, somewhat earlier than planned. Irv is an avid DXCC'er, is on RTTY and is on VHF mobile. Good luck Irv, but please don't stay away--come back for frequent eye-ball QSO's.
We thought we had lost our only 2-letter call but we were informed that Member Chuck Ueir, W6HOH just got his shiny new 2-letter call job, W6UM. Chuck is also an avid DXCC'er! Best wishes to you Chuck.
Loose CouplingSomeone wrote on Merv's blackboard "Speculation is the privilege of the Amateur.
FOR SALESwan 250 for 6 meters with AC supply by XE2RR. Contact Nash, W6HCD at 790-4387.
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