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

Jerry, WB2UZT; and Hanna Van Note, WA2HUW listening as a point is being
made.
Jim Musgrove, KSBZH; Scott McDowell, NSSM; and Brad Miskinen, N5LUL. N,te
the glassed-in walls in the corner of Braum's dining area that form a private
meeting room (a nice place for cluh meetings),
will hove o disploy of omoteur rodio equipment thot covers
well over fifty yeors thot includes homebrewed geor
ond hom rodio kits which is being orgonized by Don
McCobe, WASYYE.
This September Chopter 141 will porticipote in the
"Route 66 on the Air" Speciol Eveni os we hove done for
severol yeors ensuring thot Amorillo remoins on thoi Route
66 mop.
Carcl Musgrove, WDSDCZ, Secretory
Chopter I54, Leo Meyerson, Greoter Polm
Springs (CA)
With profound sodness, we must report Don Doughty,
W6EEN, died peocefully Fridoy, Jonuory 16,2009. For
mony yeors Don wos o "shoker ond mover" of the hom
community here in the Coochello Volley. He is better
known internotionolly for his oword winning contesi octivities
ond for the OCWA Donold ond Phyllis Doughty
Fomily Scholorship. Moy he Rest ln Peoce.
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Brad's packet station (computer, TNC, VHF transceiver with antenna, battery
power pack) with Dan Mcaabe, WASYYE, in background,
Our Februory luncheon wos followed by o field trip to
the Polm Springs Air Museum. Twenty-two members ond
guests enioyed seeing ond heoring obout these flyoble historic
oircroft. Our Chopter member, Dick Clork, K6GLB,
wos the tour guide. For one ond one holf hours he shored
his knowledge ond enthusiqsm for the greot oircroft of
WWll. Our thonks to Dick.
Celebrotion of Leo Meyerson's 98th birthdoy wos o
resounding success! Forty members of the locol hom community
responded to Leo's invitotion. After enioying chicken
with the usuol trimmings, Leo blew out the condles {two)
ond wos stortled when, in response to his eorlier request,
o noked blonde jumped out of his cokel We promised, ot
his l00th celebrotion, there would be o reol one.
ln oddition to the blonde, there were severol citotions
from Officers of the Notionol aCWA Orgonizotion. The
winners of o contesi, devised by Abigoil, obout Leo's hisiory
were oworded the onnuol Abigoil Cosino Certificote: o
$'t.00 bill!
The omoteur rodio community is indeed privileged to
hove hod Leo with us for so mony yeors.
Gene Pentecost, W41MT, Presidenl
Chopter 160 held their onnuol picnic ond evening dinner
ot Mesquite Nevodo on April 7, 2009, ogoin os in the
post few yeqrs.
Horvey ZILM, ABTUT; ond Michoel ) PEIZ, WZDNI,
were presented Certificotes of 50 yeors of service to
Amoteur Rodio. Certificotes for 55 yeors went to Koy Bills,
KTCKF; Moxine Pinrod, K4KUU; ond Phil Bullock, KZPB.
Scotties Dining room, locoted ot ihe Beoutiful Folcon
Ridge Hotel, wos the scene of the evening dinner ond gen-
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