March 2000 QST

A lot has changed in 100 years. Rich, KG2PU (left), and John,K2RXR (right), were among the operators at the W2GSA Marconispecial event station last year. The operation was held at the TwinLights lighthouse in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, to commemoratethe 100 th anniversary of the first practical use of wireless inthe United States. In 1899 Marconi set up a station at the lighthouseto receive reports from radio-equipped ships that wereobserving the New York Yacht Race.Domenico, I8CVS, vowed that he wouldbe ready when the Phase 3D satellitereached orbit. We’d say he succeeded!You won’t need an antenna farm like this towork the Phase 3D “supersat” when it islaunched later this year, but Domenico’senthusiasm is impressive.Happy birthday! Jeff, WA8SAJ, is an avidCollins collector. For his 49 th birthday lastOctober 22nd, his wife presented him with avery special cake. The “classic confection”was waiting in Jeff’s station when he arrivedhome from work. According to Jeff his wifespent much of the day carefully duplicatingthe Collins logo in frosting.A major scholarship contribution. The Federation of EasternMassachusetts Amateur Radio Associations, sponsors of the biannualNew England ARRL conventions at Boxboro, Massachusetts,recently added an additional $28,500 to the FEMARA Scholarshipsat the ARRL Foundation, bringing the total funds invested to wellover $100,000. Each year several scholarships are awarded toNew England hams attending college and trade schools throughthe ARRL Foundation and the FEMARA endowment. Making thepresentation at ARRL headquarters were (left to right): Eugene H.Hastings, W1VRK, FEMARA treasurer; Tom Frenaye, K1KI, ARRLNew England Director; Tony Penta, W1ABC, FEMARA conventionchair; Ed Metzger, W9PRN, president of the ARRL Foundation; andMelrose Cole, WZ1Q, ticket chairman of the ARRL conventions atBoxboro. The next ARRL New England Division convention atBoxboro will be August 26-27, 2000.March 2000 21