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By ihe time you reod this, our Chrisimos Porty ond Annuol Meeiing
is but o pleosont memory. You ore olwoys ossured of o fun time,
enioying the compony of fellow members, some of whom you
hoven't seen for o whole yeorl
A recruitmeni ioble wos monned ot the Loncosier Homfest on
October 14 by Presideni Lorry Rybocki, WA2ARA, ond loier qssisted
by Vice President Tom Wholen, W2Ql. lt wos greot to see
some of our members ond oll the other interested prospects.
Hopefully, oll of you were oble to get your ontenno work completed
before the ruthless Wesiern New York winter seoson, so you
con ioin us for our weekly net ot 13301 Sundoys on 3900 kHz.
We ore proud to celebrote the following members who hove
otioined iheir personol length-olservice milestones.
Congrotulotions, OMs I
50 YEARS: Roger Becn, K2SV; Poul Bond, WA2VTI; Bob
Doron, K2VJG; Bob Goye, K2LG); Bob Hordy, K2IGW; Horry
Kopp, K2YZO; joe Morgorone, K2DSO; Bob Rooney, W2AET;
ond Al Schutrum, K2HWF.
55 YEARS: Bob Hobermehl,W2KKZ; Steve Heider, WOLUB;
ond John Von Son, W2JUA.
60 YEARS: Morv Hess, W2WKU.
lony Ryhacki, WAZARA, President
Two ot our 0l'Beliables - Paul, WA2WI; and Marv, W?WKU.
Chqpter 7O, Nqtionol Cqpitql (ON)
Chopter Z0 held its ihird quorierly dinner meeting on l8
September with 40 members ond six guesis in ottendonce.
Jim Deon, VE3lA, reported on the Chopter'On the Air' Net.
The net will now move from Thursdoy evenings to Mondoy
evenings ot 7:30pm commencing on September 24. Also, ihe net
will be returning to repeoter VE3TEL on 147.030 MHz (-).
Director Doug Leoch, VE3XK, reported on the Chopter web
site http:,//www.qcwoTO.org/: wilh the exception of one presentotion
oll other previous presentotions ore ovoiloble for reoding from
the web site; the membership listing will be uplo-dote with the new
members lisied os of 19 September. ln oddition, the web site
shows oll previous members from the beginning. Vice President
Gus Holtz ,VE3VK thonked Doug for his work in producing the
new web site with mony members voicing their ogreement.
Director Doug Leoch, VE3XK, presented the following aCWA
QSO Porty Certificote of Achievement Awords:
o) Highest Conodion CW/Digitol Score: Rod Newkirk,
VA3ZBB (obseni).
b) Highest Conodion Phone Cotegory: Fronces Mockenzie-
Rooch, VE3HKG.
c) Highest Conodion Mixed CW/Phone Cotegory, George Rooch,
VE3BNO.
Doug noted thot this wos the first time thoi three (3) of o
Chopter's members hove won 'Highest Scores' in seporote cote
gories in o single QSO porly. This is o first for aCWA.
Bob MocKenzie, VA3RKM, guest speoker for the evening
spoke on the current stote of kit-building, using Elecroft producis os
exomples. Hoving consciously ossumed the montle of Heothkit,
Elecroft hos designed o line of tronsceivers ond occessories thof
represent both good volue ond high performonce. Bob's guest
Mortin Gillen, VA3S|E, showed off his tiny KXI QRP rig (ultro
portoble cw tronsceiver) ond spoke of the occosions he used it for
operoting pedestrion mobile ond on comping trips. Bob's other
guest, Mike Bobineou, VE3WMB, tolked obout his K1 (four bond
cw tronsceiver) ond its strong performonce on CW os well os its
low current droin on receive.
We occasionally slip into Moments of Seriousness. Guest Speaker Bob Mackenzie, UA1RKM,
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