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encouroged oll to porticipote in the ACWA QSO Porty. The
Treosurer's report wos received. The Chopter will send solicitotion
Ietters to new QCWA members in our oreo. Our webmoster
reported thot our newsletter, the QCWAcker could be ploced on o
link in our website. The Chopter is seeking o volunteer to hondle
the proiect of updoting the history of our Chopter.
The generol meeting begon ot noon. President Chuck olfered
groce, including our thoughts of "Uncle Henry, N4UH' (SK). A
memoriol service will toke ploce ot his church neor Siotesville, NC
on September 17 . We then hod o greot meol either from the buffet
or from the menu. Following lunch, we introduced ourselves.
President Chuck then osked our Chopter member Hom Hicks,
KB4BR to come forword. He reminded oll present how Hom, with
the help of some others, worked successfully to get H-1340, the
Hom Rodio Antennos Bill, unonimously through the legisloture ond
signed by Governor Eosley, in record iime. We, the hom communif,
oll owed Hom o vote of thonks so Chuck presented Hom with
the Notionol aCWA ROLL of HONOR PLAQUE, signed by
Notionol OCWA PresidentJohnjohnson, W3BE. Hom ond his
wife Lindo were surprised ond pleosed with this recognition.
The members of Coostol Corolinos Chopter 1 18 were recognized
os well os severol folks from oround ihe Roleigh ond
Goldsboro oreo who joined us.
The 50/50 drowing wos held ond Corolyn, WA4LPN, won
$,l5 ond John, W4CC, won the door prize of o 2002 ARRL
Hondbook. Mory Jo Littlewood, K4MJL, wos thonked for doing oll
the odministrotive duties ot the meeiing. Vice President Jock
reminded us of the December 1 meeling ond the upcoming
ACWA QSO Porty. He olso gove the 3rd quorier net report. Billy
gove the Treosurer's repori. He olso odvised we hove received o
thonk you note for our donotion on beholf of N4UH. We received
on ocknowledgment for o conhibulion io the ARRL Diomond
Terroce Fund. The Chopier now hos o "brick" for the new
Diomond Terroce in the nome of the Chopter.
The progrom wos o 35-minute video of o tour of the 2002
Doyton Homveniion. Amoieur Rodio Video News, oko Gory
Peorce, KN4AA, of Cory, NC produced the DVD. Mony fovoroble
comments were offered on o iob well done. ln oddition, there
were some old photos of ARRL Leogue Plonning Meetings in
Greensboro, Asheville, ond Myrtle Beoch from 25+ yeors ogo.
Thot wos the ero when Vic Clork, W4KFC, ond Phil Wicker,
W4ACY were octive. You should hove seen W4CC ond K4HF
then. There wos even o Roonoke Division Newsletter when Chuck,
WAWXZ, wos NC Section Communicotions Monoger.
Following the progrom, folks were thonked for the excelleni
ottendonce, ond notified of the next meeting on December I .
Some of ihe members remoined ofterwords for phoios by Woyne,
W4HG. Meeting odiourned ot 2:10 PM.
Chorlie Swindell, WB4DCll+ Secretory
Chqpfer 138, Mqrconi (NJ)
Morconi Chopter 138 held its onnuol picnic on Sundoy,
Seplember 9 ot Firemon's Pork in the Ookhurst sections of Oceon
Township, NJ. Thonks to the combined efforts of Mott Bregoff,
W2AOJ; Bernie Ricciordi, WB2EJI ond Ron Olender, WA2llZI;
for the third yeor in o row, the picnic wos o success. The weother
cooperoted by giving us o beoutiful worm doy. The food wos deli-
cious ond plentiful. All who ottended hod o very enioyoble ofter-
noon.
Bob Buus, W20D, Secretory
Chopter 149, Nutmeg (CT)
The meeting wos colled io order by President, Al Cohen, Wl FXQ.
There were obout 20 people in otiendonce including members &
spouses,/friends. Al exploined thot mony members were unoble to
oitend becouse of o conflict with the memoriol service for Roy Hilt,
KIJNR, who become o Silent Key recenily.
Al then gove o very brief history o[ Chopter 149 ond how its
founder, Milton Chofee, WIEFW wonted ihe Chopter meetings to
be events to which members could toke their, "non-technicol"
wives ond/or friends; hence, todoy's musicol progrom.
The meeting feotured 2 speciol presentotions. ln the lst presentotion
Generol Monoger Chuck Wolbridge, K1lGD, gove o
slide presentotion & tolk entitled, "Whot QCWA ls All About"
which included o history of QCWA, its mission ond its ociivities
worldwide.
Following Chuck's progrom come "A Musicol Wolk Thru
Memory Lone" by semi-retired professionol entertoiner Som Posco,
KAIGHM. He delighted the oudience wiih personol experiences
os o founding member of the occloimed Al Jorvis Orchestros ond
his voried musicol work in supplying the officiol orcheskos for the
Hortford Civic Center. He recounted foscinoting experiences with
numerous college reunions ond public ond privote events for
which his orchestros provided entertoinment.
KAIGHMt encyclopedic knowledge of thousonds of well
known tunes from populor to clossicol delighted those present. He
illusiroied this with his ploying of ihe soxophone. Mony questions
interspersed his presenlotion ond he wos o geniol ond very entertoining
guest.
fony Penone, WlCGl, Setretory
Chqpter I5l, Wild Rose (AB)
The foll meeting of Chopter l5l wos held in the Germon
Conodion Club on September 22, 2A07. Thirty-one members,
friends ond guests signed in. The Treosurer's report indicoted we
hodototol of 52members,of which4l orefull membersond l6
ore friends.
We hod o letter from the Colgory Militory Museums Society
thonking us for ihe $SOO.OO donotion to buy Morse code equip-
ment for lectures to young people. A volunteer (Newby Terry
Poden, VE6TEP) helped set up the six code proctice oscillotors
(eoch con be used by lwo people) ond on September 2lst, volunteer
Lorry Chopple, VE6KC, lectured I2 of the 90 students who
come to tour the Museum.
Chopter l5l elections were held. Ken Oelke, VE6AFO, will
continue os President. The position of Vice-President is vocont. The
new Secretory is Mitch Goodlohn,VE6SM, ond the new Treosurer,
Gerry Linton, VE6PL. Both wer elected by occlomotion.
The September 22nd meeting progrom wos o very interesting
tolk on "High Altitude Bollooning". The weother bolloon, when
infloted, is 5.5 feei in diometer ond burst oi o height of 117,587
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