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QFQs from 2002 – 2005 now available!

PDF versions of CVARC’s QFQ Report newsletter originally published between September, 2002, and November, 2005, have been created from the original Word documents and put on our QFQ Report page. Many thanks go to Allen Tinker W1AAT for providing the files.
Have a look at a slice of CVARC’s 21st-century history!

CVARC officers elected; theme for year is “Let’s Communicate!”

CVARC acting president Jo Messer KB1EPT got tonight’s annual meeting underway by announcing that this year’s theme is “Let’s Communicate!”
At the meeting, a quorum of the CVARC membership unanimously voted to accept the nominations committee’s proposed slate of candidates:
CVARC officers

Josette Messer KB1EPT, president
Tom Long KB1NGQ, vice-president
Ture Nelson KB1NBJ, secretary
Tom Girardi, WA1YNU, treasurer
Fred Messer WA1LIE, director

Erik […]

CVARC annual meeting on Saturday, April 5

“Happy hour” or “meet and greet” from 6:00 or 6:30 till 7:00. Dinner at 7:00. Annual meeting at about 7:45. All this downstairs at the Hilltop Restaurant, 241 Quarry Road, Barre. See this fantastic map!

April QFQ now available

Just in time for CVARC’s 2008 Annual Meeting, the official April edition of our QFQ Report can now be downloaded from the QFQ page. Tom writes:
My computer barely limped through putting this together, such as taking up to eight minutes just to open any file for cuts and pastes and sounding like the harddrive was […]

W1BD Williamstown repeater status

Our Williamstown 146.625 repeater is having some minor issues with its power amp, and the RX & TX frequencies need small adjustments, so it’s not getting out quite as well as usual. Repairs will be made when the weather permits getting service equipment and vehicle to the site to complete repairs. Current repeater status is […]

QFQ Special edition available

Tom Long KB1NGQ has just produced and posted a special QFQ Report giving information about CVARC’s Annual Meeting for 2008, including directions, times, and a listing of the officers & directors nominated for the 2008–2009 year. Download it now from our QFQ Reports page!

March QFQ available

The QFQ for March is now available on our QFQ Reports page.

March QFQ Delayed

We’re sorry to report that March’s edition of QFQ has been delayed due to technical problems. It’ll be posted here as soon as it’s ready.
In the meantime, don’t forget the upcoming CVARC meeting on Wednesday, 5 March. It’ll again be at our new location: The Steak House on the Barre-Montpelier Road (U.S. Route 302).
A group […]

Milton Hamfest & ARRL Vermont State Convention

The Northern Vermont Winter Hamfest is in less than two weeks! We hope to see you all there at the Milton High School on U.S. Route 7 on Saturday, 23 February, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Download the flier or see the official Milton Hamfest page for lots more info.

Tonight’s meeting is canceled!

Thanks to the weather, CVARC’s February meeting (originally scheduled for tonight) is canceled.
March’s meeting is still scheduled for Wednesday, March 5th. We hope to see you there!