To any, and all, in the Central Vermont Area interested in Amateur Radio, it is obvious to all who have tried to continue CVARC’s long impressive traditions of community service and contributions to Amateur Radio, that CVARC needs you now. If you have any ideas, energy and time to commit to re-vitalizing CVARC, please contact me, an/or “the officers” at CVARC (via this webpage). CVARC needs you NOW.
73, Tom KB1NGQ
Director, Central Vermont Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Ed Hutchinson (N1FMP@ARRL.NET) needs, at least, three volunteer HAM’s to assist with communications for a 5k race in Plainfield this Saturday. Please contact Ed if you can be there for, approximately, 8:45 – 10:30 a.m. L.T.
Also, volunteers are needed for communications for the “Waterbury Crop Walk” 9/23/2012. Low impact, just a few hours at most. Contact Avi (thetreasurer@w1bd… or me (thedirector@w1bd… see “contacts on this page). We’ll relay the volunteer info and get you specifics.
Also, note that the 146.625 repeater is scheduled to have a technician diagnose, and hopefully repair, its poor receive capability, within a week or two, as voted on by the “club”..
We are all saddened by the loss of Neal, N1ZRA. Several weeks ago, Neal finally had the heart transplant he had been waiting for, for 5+ years. Apparently, the transplant went well, but then there were complications, he suffered a stroke and the doctors could not revive him. Although we are saddened, Neal “fought the good fight”, kept a very positive attitude through numerous trips and stays in hospital, worked with the cardiac specialists with experimental external, electro-mechanical heart pumps and radio monitoring equipment. There is no doubt that all of his hard work and positive attitude have advanced the science and will lead to saved lives. Still, he will be missed. N1ZRA, N1ZRA, de KB1NGQ… Nothing heard. KB1NGQ Out.
The 146.625 repeater (W1BD on Mt. Pleasant) will be down on August 28th for power upgrades, by VPT. I discussed this with Allen Wilde N1IOE, as to the repeater’s ability to re-start by itself. Allen stated there should be no problem, unless the surge trips a breaker. Should that occur, the electrician performing the work should check if any breakers are tripped (the VPT power panel, not the repeater power supply), and as such, the repeater should come back on line with no problems. de KB1NGQ
CVARC Lifetime Member now SK. He will be missed – From Paul Gayet AA1SU, thanks Paul for the notice.
John Saxby KB1AMA of Lake Elmore became a Silent Key on the morning of Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Copley Hospital in Morrisville, VT. John was 68.
In July 2009, John had a successful double lung transplant. He had a new lease on life, and his health was improving. However in November 2011, John was diagnosed with leukemia. Even though the doctors told him that there was no chance of remission, he did go into remission in January 2012. It did not last, even with continued chemotherapy..
John’s family took him to the hospital Friday morning, as he was having severe pain. After cat scans and x-rays, they couldn’t find anything wrong. It was just the leukemia causing the severe pain. … The decision was made to keep him comfortable and let nature take it’s course. He died at 7:50 AM.
I was not a very close friend of Johns, but I did work with him for a few years at Hulbert Supply in Burlington, where he was the vice president of the company. We were also at NEAR-Fest at the same time a couple of times. That was fun because we got to chat outside of the company. I bought 3 Zenith radios from him at that Hamfest. I still have them today.
73
Paul N. Gayet AA1SU
ARRL Vermont Section Manager
[Submitted, and edited by Tom Long KB1NGQ]
Hello All,
The July-August newsletter is available on the QFQ Report page, and besides the usual club news you will find:
I appreciate these contributions, and hope others will be moved to share their experiences and know-how.
Best,
Jessica KB1NBO
Due to a scheduling conflict we have had to move the CVARC Field Day site!
Thanks to Ed Sawyer N1UR, we have a new 2012 “Field Day Site”. Ed has
generously offered the use of his company’s field and parking “SB
Electronics” (Sorry…I miss spelled it as FD Electronic here and in e-mails) just down the road from the Barre Town Rec. Area. CVARC Field
Day will go forward!
Directions – Pass the Barre Town Rec. Area entrance, coming from Quarry Hill
Road, on Graniteville Road. Take your next left onto Parker Road (across
from the Barre Town Middle and Elementary School). Follow to your right
across the railroad tracks and then to the left to the end of the road.
Ed’s SB Electronics facility (easy to remember “Saved By Ed…”) is at the end
of the road (81 Parker Road). Look for the signs and HAMs setting up
shelters and antennas.
Also – Bring whatever portable chairs, tables, tents, tarps, 5 gallon water
jugs with potable water, etc. that you can bring. Load-in starts Saturday
morning (23rd) about 9 a.m. LT. Remember, Field Day is an “Emergency
Communications” event. Adapt and stay focused on what we can do!
24 Hours of Off-Grid Cross-Globe Communication – June 23 and 24
Fun, Food, and Fooling around with Frequencies
Planning Meeting: June 6, 2012
See our new CVARC newsletter for details.
Planning for “Field Day” (June 23rd/24th) will be the main topic of discussion at the June 6th meeting. All who can, members and friends, please plan to attend and share your thoughts, suggestions, and willingness to assist with this year’s CVARC Field Day (last “rainy weekend in June”). Meeting, as usual, will be held at the Steak House, Barre-Montpelier Road, Berlin. For those who want to have dinner, “Early Bird” specials run ’til 5:30. Regular dinners from then on. Meeting to start about 6:00. 73, de KB1NGQ
