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#ff€&ffiHK r*p*rt* Left to right: Bobin Alexander, NX6Z; Jim Jolty, W6RW|; and Curtis MacCoun, K|6ESK. curtis was awarded an tc0M 740 for his outstanding pertormance as a new ham. ARRL lncoming QSL Bureou. We meet on the second Wednesdoy of the month ot Denny's locoted ot 7900 College Town Drive in Socromento. The restouront is iusi north of Highwoy 50 ond on the west side of Howe Avenue. Gothering storts oround I I :OO o.m. for o no-host lunch ond meeiing storts oround l2 noon. We try to finish by I :30 p.m. yls ore olwoys welcome. For further informotion contoct our Turn y
President, Dave Botenberry, K DR. return. Don, N4TN, wos first licensed in 1954 os Novice WN4DMS, ond his first stotion wos o Notionol S-3BC receiver qnd o 40 wott Eldico crysiol controlled trqnsmitter with chongeoble bond coils ond o long wire ontenno instolled by Bill. A yeor loter, he become W4DMS, ond much loter, N4TN. His son, Andy, now corries on the fomily hom trodition with Don's originol coll, W4DMS. Don's greot CW obility wos recognized by the Army when he enlisted, ond he wos o Morse lntercept Operotor in Ethiopio during his militory service. He olso operoted the hom stotion ot ET2US in Ethiopio during his tour there. Bill, W4CZ, noted his communicotions ot the some time were in the Civil Air Potrol, with o restricted rodio telephone license issued olso in 1954. Bill received on omoteur license o few yeors loter os WN4MCZ, then o yeor loter os WA4MCZ, ond loter os W4CZ. Bill ond Don mointoined q close friendship for those 60+ yeors ond Don's possing wos o speciol loss to B'll,W4CZ ond to mony oihers. Dick Church, N4ARO, olso spoke of his eorly friendship wiih Don. Dick met Don (before Don wos o hom) ot o Field Doy event in Kingsport, Tennessee. Don sow Dick's hqm coll on his moiorcycle license plote ond soid "if they con do thot, I con too!". Dovid Rotenberry, K4DR, our new President, spoke of Don's helpfulness during his eorly doys in hom rodio, noting thot he wqs olwoys helping onyone thot needed help in their eorly doys in the hobby. Don Boker, KA4R, qlso hod some very kind words of his friendship with Don for mony yeqrs. *X{&ffiH-& r,#po:r:t* Gorlond Coudill, W4WFX, hod mony words of proise for Don for his help os he begon os o new hom. Corl Smiih, AA4H, told of the hilorious story of his friendship with Don in the eorly doys of trying to leorn guiior pickin'. At one of the group sessions, o close friend of the group, Jim Clork, W4HRT (SK), mode o clossic stotement thot oll would remember - "Thot they hod set guitor pickin' bock o good 50 yeorsl" Everyone ot the meeting hod o good chuckle on thoi one ond the meeting wos odiourned. Others members ottending: Robert Simmons, W4UKJ ond XYL, Sue; Bob Moy, K4SE, qnd XYL, Corol; Chorlie Perry, KAOZX; Bill Owen, W4VS, ond XYL, Noomi; Windell Messimer, KAZAK; ond Guests; Connie Price, XYL of WACZ; Chuck Greever, K4UTN; Buddy Presley, WB4PDD, ond XYL, Borboro Presley, KA4TKP; Robert Aorden, KU4R; Jim Blevins, KC4QLM; Scott Newlond, AC3D; Ben Morris, K4<strong>ED</strong>|, ond Jim Morris, K4BGV. William D, Prke, W4CZ, Secretory/freasurer Chopter I96, Edison (FLl It is with deep sodness thot I report ihe loss of our deor friend, Hugh Pulliom, W4SEM. Hugh wos first licensed in .l932 ,I96. ond he wos o chorter member of Chopter He will be missed but never forgotten. Stello J. Gurko, WB2FAU, mode Chopter history os she won the aCWA QSO Porty lost spring. Congrotulotions Stello J. We ore oll very proud of you for hoving the highest score. Dove Penezic, WG4K, formerly \VA4GUK, hos stepped down os the Lee County, Florido, ARRL Emergency Coordinotor so he con pursue his retirement gools of troveling. Lorry Zimmer,Y{ALWZ, hos token over those some duties. Best of luck to Lorry, ond mony thonks to Dove for his long time of community service. Chopter I96 is hoppy to report thot Loing Botchler, NT4TS, is now o member of our group. Welcome oboord Lo ing I fsd Burh K38C President Chqpter 2O3, Gill Crossley (PA) Chopter 203 hod o greot summer of omoteur rodio octivity. Our summer picnic meeting wos held ot Loke Roystown in centrol Pennsylvonio. The loke is o lorge impoundment with over 25 miles of novigoble woter. We oll enioyed o wonderful luncheon cotered by Clem's Borbeque, which wos simply delicious. After lunch, the Chopter hod on ofternoon sightseeing on o cruise on the Seven Points Quarier Century Wireless Assoc ation 39
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