Just a reminder that we need to turn in a count for the dinner in a week. You can pay online if you go to the “Dinner Party” tab which has all the details about the party.
If you plan on paying at the door (cash or check), please let Jim Sammons know so we can be sure to have enough food on hand.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you aren’t going, please send Jim an email saying you can’t attend. This will avoid interrupting you with further emails or phone calls.
Please contact Jim at jimsa@cox.net
The following officers were elected by the membership during the regular November 12 meeting:
Thanks to all for agreeing to serve, and congratulations!
Under the leadership of Silent Key John King, WA1ABI, the NCRC Field Day 2018 effort was another one for the record books. Using the call sign W1LY for the main stations, and W1SYE for GOTA, the club placed 10th nationally and in 2nd place in New England. Please note that the top ten finishers are among all classes of stations (as many as 15 transmitters, we had 2). Here is the list published in the December QST:
So how significant is 10th place? There were a total of 2,903 stations competing so NCRC placed 10th out of 2,903 entires. Within our own 2A class, we were second place nationally, out of the more than 1,200 stations in that category. Only 403 more SSB contacts, or 202 more CW contacts would have gotten 1st place in category 2A.
John, you will be missed in future years, but you did an excellent job of showing us how to run the event safely and smartly. Thanks to all the operators, the folks that helped setting up and taking down, and the wonderful cooks that kept us all on our feet.
Hi,
Despite the fact that Monday Nov 12th is the observed Veteran’s Day holiday, KVH will be open that Monday, so we will have our meeting at the usual time.
This meeting will be the election for officers for the 2019 year. Our nomination committee will report the slate of officers, but anyone is invited to run for any position, and the vote for officers will take place. In addition Rob KB1ZZU and Jim KA1ZOU will be reporting on JOTA, and we may have Summer Field Day results (they haven’t been published yet, but since they appear in the December QST, it can’t be much longer).
Weather caused VP6D to roll up their tents and coax early. Nevertheless it was an outstandingly successful DXpedtion.
Hard to imagine that they finished with 121,136 QSOs. Even harder to imagine is that there were almost as many digital contacts (mostly FT8) as SSB contacts. But of course CW continues to shine. (56% CW, 24% SSB, 20% Digital).
Who says you can’t have a big DXpediton at the bottom of a solar cycle?