It is so cold in the morning. Evenings too. Then I got these photos from my son, also Bill KD0BLZ and his wife Liz KD0GVW who make their home in Littleton, CO. They were taken this afternoon. That’s his car, almost in the driveway, and yes, that is his street. Suddenly, things don’t seem all that bad. Wearing a sweater in the morning and evening is no big deal. Really. I can live with it. 🙂
The Kathleen Historical Society is having their 25th Anniversary Celebration this Saturday, March 19. This will be a great opportunity to meet the locals, and promote the club. This event will start at 8 am and go to 2 pm. All LARC members are encouraged to participate, even if it means dropping by for a few minutes. If this is anything like previous years events, there will be a lot to see, eat, and you may even find a good deal on a nick knack or two you can live without. Rich will be there Wednesday to pick a prime location for us, to insure we get a lot of traffic. I look forward to seeing you there.
There will be live entertainment, vendors, silent auction, children’s activities, pioneer life exhibit and skills, demonstrations like cane grinding/syrup making, and whip cracking, drawings, southern style vittles, local dignitaries, and More.
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First, our new hams and upgrades . . .
From left to right, Glenn, Sarah KM4EMT new Extra, Harold W4HKO new extra, Peggy VE Coordinator, Richard, and George.
Left to right, Glenn, James KM4SKR, new Tech, Victor KI4VNH new General, Peggy, Richard, and George.
Happy birthday!
LARC is now 40 years old. Young by most of our standards.
Charging right ahead
Our guest speaker, Tom Ruhlmann W9IPR did an outstanding job with a potentially less than electrifying subject. After his presentation, we are all charged, and ready for portable operation.
Matthew, NPOTA Success In Utah
(and a more understanding encounter of the green uniformed kind)
You can view Matthew’s presentation by clicking on the LARC Web Site button in the above menu, then the third item down, Presentations. Great job Matthew.
Almost A Full House
We had 52 attend the meeting this month. That is about average. As you can see, there are a few more seats. All are welcome.
That stranger in the front row is Carl Johnson, N3TJ. 🙂 Welcome back! We hope to see more of you at future meetings.
Matthew provided this very helpful link. Scroll in and out of the interactive map. Click on the markers for meta-data.
Thought you might want these for the blog. 56 contacts in about an hour, with only 5 watts. Got as far as Alaska to the west, and Pensacola to the east, with mostly 55-59 reports. QRP is fun!
Matthew
This location is rather remote. Not a park ranger in sight. 🙂
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This year’s Hamation was well attended. Weather couldn’t have been better, and as one ham put it, “It is great being with a bunch of folks who love the hobby.”
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This is NQ1R, Bob Inderbitzen, from the ARRL Headquarters. He is here to take photographs of the convention. He takes photos of most of the major conventions. Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, is Sales and Marketing Manager of the American Radio Relay League
Peggy and Brenda discussing their next radio purchase.
