ASHLAND, MA PEBMIT NO.7 - Quarter Century Wireless Association

Chqpter 29. Finger Lokes (NYl
Chopter 29 hos moved its lost Fridoy of the month meeting
ploce to Twin Trees Too Restouront in Solvoy, NY. The
move wos necessitoted by the sudden ond unonnounced
closing of our previous host restouront in Jonuory. At our
first outing ot Twin Trees, Hugo (Bud) Keller wos honored
lor 75 yeors of service to Amoteur Rodio. He ioins
Chopter 29 members Chorlie Floring, W2AK, ond
George Cook, W2RBK, ot the Z5-yeor milestone. Bud,
ond his wife Betty, ore regulor ottendees ot our luncheons -
especiolly if they con coordinote with Lou, W2OPF, ond
Morge Agresti. At the some meeting, Jim Mozley,
W2BCH, wos presented with his ZO-Yeor Service Aword.
John Soergel, WA2DGC, ond Fronk Wiethuechter, K2RSY
were presented with 50-Yeor Service Awords. A 60-Yeor
Certificote wos previously sent to Fred Adsit, NY2V whose
circumstonces preclude his ottending our meetings. ln
November we hod o fomily first with three generotions of
Cooks in ottendonce: George, W2RBK, sons George ond
Don, KC2MGO ond grondson Andrew. December wos
"show ond tell" time. Steve, N2TKX lugged in o GE model
260 "portoble" rodio. This heovy metol medium ond short
wove receiver wos powered by o 2 volt wet cell ond used
the lLxx series of tubes. B+ wos from o vibrotor supply.
Chopter member Don Longhom, W2CVJ, formerly licensed
os SCVJ in 1926 ot the oge oi 17, celebroted his l00ih
birthdoy on Morch 9th. Don wos octive in commerciol
rodio in Auburn ond Syrocuse, NY ond wos director of
operotions for Syrocuse's first television stotion: WHEN-TV
(now WTVH, chonnel 5) in Syrocuse from 1948 to ,l958.
Hoppy birthdoy, Donl
lock Roubie, KZIDD, Secretary
Chqpter 3O, West Virginio (W VAI
The winter of 2008/2009 wos o rough one here in West
Virginio. We hod mony, mony cold doys ond the usuol
omount of snowfoll. lt wqs o greot iime to stoy inside by
the fire ond ploy rodio. The .l60 meter seoson wos very
productive for some of the members.
It is with o greot deol of sodness thot I report the possing
of Bill Poce, KBBZM, of South Chorleston, WV. Bill
wos olwoys o regulor ot the WV Stote ARRL Convention ot
Jockson's Mill.
Chopter member, Gorry Ritchie, W8Ol, of Huntington,
WV hos returned from the Desecheo DXpedition (KD5) in
good shope ond I om sure he'll relote lots of interesting
stories for Chopter members.
Severol members ottended the Chqrleston Homfest on
Morch 2lst. lt wos greot to see everyone ogoin. And one
of our very own, Clork Stewort, W8TN, wos chosen os
the Konowho Volley Hom-of-the-yeor for 2009.
Congrotuloiions Clork ond thonks for oll of the mentoring
you hove provided to the mony new homs over the yeors.
Severol Chopter 30 members will be key ployers in the
celebrotion of the Mountoineer Amoteur Rodio
Associotion's 90th Anniversory this summer. Wotch for our
speciol event stoiion, WBSR the weekend of July 25th.
The MARA hos been in existence since l9l9 ond offilioted
with the ARRL since Moy lOth, 1935. lt is the oldest
omoteur rodio club in West Virginio.
Alon R. Carpnter, W80P, Secretory/freasurer
Chqpter 36, Norihwest lndionq (lN)
It is with greot pleosure thot I submit this report for
Chopter 36, Northwest lndiono, ofter o long hiotus. We
begon the process of reoctivoting the Chopter ot the end
of 2008 ond eorly 2009, soliciting the help of existing
aCWA members ond recruiting eligible newcomers. At
this writing, we hove l5 aCWA full members, ond ot
leost o couple more with memberships pending. Our ronks
ore olso greotly enhonced by some wonderful Chopter
guests who porticipote with us.
Our first meeting reolly showed the tenocity of this
group. We met ot Round The Clock Restouront in
Chesterton on Feb. 3rd during the worst blizzord of the
2008-09 seoson. Eight people broved the extreme weother
to be there ond see whot we were up to, ond to help.
However, we knew thot even more people wonted to be
there... but hod better sense thon us! We met ogoin on
Mor. 3rd ot Gelsosomo'sPizzo, ogoin in Chesterton.
There were neorly 20 of us this time, with foir weother,
ond good food ond beveroges. lt wos olso o strong
enough showing to hold on election of Officers, with Ston
Vondiver, W4SV elected os President; ond Troy Horrison,
KC9E, elected os Secretory-Treosurer. Troy olso gove us
(Left side, nearest to turthest): John, NGOB; and Robb, NqDXP, (Bight side, near-
est to furthest): Bruce, W90TN; Dan, WqDWS; and Carl, WSTAD.
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