CVRC Election of officers

We are scheduled to hold Election of Officers for 2021 at the November 10 Contoocook Valley Radio Club Meeting. This must be done by ballot. Without our physical presence, we will need to work out a balloting method.

Please consider being a candidate, or nominating someone else. The four positions are : President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you would like to run, please let me know at: 428-3840. I do not intend to run for President for 2021. We will post the slate of candidates before voting takes place.

73, Dale, AF1T

CVRC October 13th meeting

The October 13 Club Meeting will take place at 7:30 PM on the K1BKE Repeater (146.895 100 Hz Tone). Steve, N1JHJ, will discuss the topic of ” Finding A Good Radio Location”. This will address portable and fixed stations, practical antenna heights, obstructions, and issues of special concern to HF, VHF, and UHF/Microwave operation.

We will vote on reimbursing Frank, N1FDR, for expenses incurred in restoring our 442.400 MHz Repeater. Many thanks to him for accomplishing this successful task, as well as to Don, W1FKF, for donating the antenna, K1CFI, and NI1F for tower work, KB1RIJ, KC1CHJ, KB1QV, and others for their support.

CVRC September 8th two part Meeting

Our regular CVRC Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 to 8 PM, via our Repeater on 146.895 MHz (100 Hz PL). Then, at 8 PM, we are planning to follow the radio meeting with a presentation about ” HF Operating” by Barry, NF10, and Mary, NE1F, using Zoom. Vice President, Wolf Seidlich, KA1VOU, will be our Host. Look on Wolf’s Email, scroll down and click on the link to join the Zoom Meeting. See if you can get it set up a few minutes before the 8 PM starting time.
(You can read about another club’s success with Zoom in the July, 2020, QST, pages 61-62.)

Barry and Mary Whittemore now live on a 1600 Foot mountain in Unity. -It’s Ham Heaven! They are well known DXers and Contesters. Please don’t miss this one!

If there are any questions, please call Dale at 428-3840 or call Wolf at 321-8821

Invitation to CVRC July 14 Two Part Meeting

Our regular CVRC Meeting is scheduled for July 14, 7:30 to 8 PM, via our Repeater on 146.895 MHz (100 Hz PL).    Then, at 8 PM, we are planning to follow the radio meeting with a presentation about Coaxial Cable by Bob Slettin, KB1QV, using Zoom.  Vice President, Wolf Seidlich, KA1VOU, will be our Host.  Look on Wolf’s Email, scroll down and click on the link to join the Zoom Meeting.  See if you can get it set up a few minutes before the 8 PM starting time.
Bob, KB1QV, gave an excellent brief Field Day educational program about Coax, and he can share more insights about why we need to minimize the signal loss in our feed lines, and how this is actually achieved.

Field Day 2020 pictues

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Thanks to Frank, N1FDR

W1JS – Stay at home Field Day

K1JY – Stay at home Field Day

CVRC Field day

This annual event will take place June 27-28.  Complete Rules are at http://www.arrl.org/field-day-rules  This year, home participants may list their Club, and contribute to an aggregate Club score.  Also, home stations using commercial power (Class D) may contact each other.  So, please get on the air from home, or from our Club Station (or both), and credit the Contoocook Valley Radio Club!

 The Club will operate a multi-transmitter station at my location (Class E, with generators and existing antennas).  We will use the special call-sign K1B.  Please let me know if you would like to operate a shift.  My phone number is: 428-3840. There is room for a few tents, if anyone wishes to operate and camp out.  We will need help with computer logging, copying the ARRL  FD Bulletin, and social media promotion.  Does anyone do Face Book?  Plan to bring your own food.  We may do a take-out Saturday noon or Sunday, after 2 PM, to be decided by those present.  We will provide some menus for Henniker eateries. Please bring cash to cover your cost.  The club will provide a Porta-Potty, generator fuel, and bottled water.

June 9th meeting

Please participate in our third “ON THE AIR” CVRC MEETING Tuesday, June 9, 7:30 to 8:30 PM, via the K1BKE Repeater, 146.895 FM (100 Hz PL). The big topic will be Field Day. You may have questions or comments about other topics as well. Many thanks to Ernie, W1MRQ, for hosting the May Meeting. There were 20 check-ins.

CVRC On the Air Meeting – May 12

Please participate in our “On-The-Air” CVRC Meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 to 8:30 PM.  It will be conducted by Ernie Gray, W1MRQ, via the K1BKE Repeater, 146.895 MHz FM (100 Hz PL).  We will have a format similar to last month’s meeting, with a “Q & A” (Question and Answer) Session.  Since you are probably home working on projects and antennas, there should be plenty to discuss.

CVRC On-the-air – April 14

Participate in an ON-THE-AIR CVRC MEETING on Tuesday, April 14,
7:30 to 8:30 PM. It will be conducted by our Secretary, Steve Jones,
N1JHJ, via the K1BKE Repeater, 146.895 MHz FM (100Hz PL). Since the cancelled Library Meeting would have been a “Show-and-Tell” Forum, we will continue this theme and invite you to briefly describe your projects or accomplishments.

TO ALL POTENTIAL FLEA MARKET PARTICIPANTS:

Governor Sununu has ordered all schools in New Hampshire closed until a reassessment some time around April 3rd.
This, of course, means that our Flea Market is cancelled for the 22nd and rescheduling is uncertain at this time.
We certainly look forward to seeing you at some time in the future, but at this time, we wish to have you all be safe and healthy.
Sincerely, Steve Jones,  CVRC Secretary,     N1JHJ