Proposed APRIL 24 Meeting
Gents I hope you each had a great EASTER/RESURRECTION SUNDAY. Its April now...no foolin'.
How about Wednesday, April 24th for our next face-to-face (ZOOM) meeting? Please confirm your availability.
Peter will be on Standard Time. Right Peter?
April ZOOM?Meeting: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday, April 25, 2024 (Peter)
UTC: Wednesday, 24 April at 22:00
Central Time CDT: Wednesday, 24 April at 5:00 pm CSTPacific Time PDT: Wednesday, 24 April at 3:00 pm PST?
NZ Daylight Time NZST:? Thursday, 25 April at 10:00 am NZST ? ?
We'll hear
? - MAC on his "re-kneed" exploits
? - Ev will update the July 2025 PEI Planning
? - Current Activity from Chatham Is on 6 Meters
? - Options for 2026 and on
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Last year, Ken played in 13 contests under So California Contest Club. So far this year, as VY2TT, two contests:
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Call Used |
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SOAB ? |
HP ? |
6,577,491 |
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SOAB ? |
HP ? |
5,624,907 |
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I'm open every day. Ev, what about Tuesday? 23rd or Wednesday 24th? Mac is out on the 22nd. I think he's going to run in a marathon!?? 
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 3/19/24 6:55 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting
Week of April 22 - Monday 4/22 out, the rest of the week OK so far. Mac On Mar 18, 2024, at 9:23?PM, Joe Kelly <joekelly@...> wrote:
Ev, we talked about April as well. How about the week of April 22?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 3/18/24 5:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Special] [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting
I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom. Let me know when YOU aren’t available. The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up. Ev W6ABM
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Week of April 22 - Monday 4/22 out, the rest of the week OK so far.
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On Mar 18, 2024, at 9:23?PM, Joe Kelly <joekelly@...> wrote:
Ev, we talked about April as well. How about the week of April 22?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 3/18/24 5:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Special] [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting
I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom. Let me know when YOU aren’t available. The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up. Ev W6ABM
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Nothing on my calendar yet ? ? Nga mihi ? Peter Moore ZL2HM ? ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Kelly
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 3:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting? Ev, we talked about April as well. How about the week of April 22? Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- Date: 3/18/24 5:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Special] [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom.
Let me know when YOU aren’t available.
The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up.
Ev W6ABM
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mac - WT4BT
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 2:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting? Ev, at “this” point the only “unavailable" date is Thursday 5/2 (club meeting). Be forewarned that various medical appointments may get inserted into the mix shortly though. (knee doing AOK to this point. Hope to be leaving the walker behind by week’s end.
? I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom.
Let me know when YOU aren’t available.
The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up.
Ev W6ABM
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Ev, we talked about April as well. How about the week of April 22?
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> Date: 3/18/24 5:06 PM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [Special] [HAM-ADVENTURERS] May Meeting
I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom. Let me know when YOU aren’t available. The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up. Ev W6ABM
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Good news, MAC. Keep it up.
Ev
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Ev, at “this” point the only “unavailable" date is Thursday 5/2 (club meeting). Be forewarned that various medical appointments may get inserted into the mix shortly though.
Mac/wt4bt (knee doing AOK to this point. Hope to be leaving the walker behind by week’s end.
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On Mar 18, 2024, at 7:06?PM, W6ABM <arsw6abm@...> wrote:
I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom.
Let me know when YOU aren’t available.
The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up.
Ev W6ABM
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I talked with Joe about planning for an early May meeting via Zoom.
Let me know when YOU aren’t available.
The picture is from blaisdell.org. The 2025 Reunion dates are up.
Ev W6ABM
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Re: Knee Update - belated
Hi Mac, Good news, now Kneed and dangerous hihi. ? ZL2HM ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mac - WT4BT
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2024 5:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Knee Update - belated? In short:
Found specialist that I was comfortable with. Very highly rated, all they do is "Specialty Surgery" on joints & backs.
Talked to doc. Good guy and fully informative.
Pre-surgery appointment was a "Go".
Slice and Dice last Wednesday, 6th March. Belated B'day present to myself I guess.
Out of hospital Thursday AM (held over due to possible prostate problems but none evidenced)
PT #1 Friday. "Dancing" with walker (Ha!). Full weight on joint OK, just slow careful going.
I plan to be raring-to-go by end of April latest. At least as far as getting out to some parks etc. to play radio in the sun.
Got to find a "Fancy Walking Cane" for the more formal outings like club meetings, and to whack those who don't move quickly enough...
I have plenty of walking sticks for the more 'pedestrian' usages...some equipped with antenna mounts.
All for now.
Mac/WT4BT
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Re: Knee Update - belated
Great news. Joy juice, PT torture, persistence…good result.
Everett Curry W6ABM
"A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau
Former Section Manager/Oregon
ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio?
Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: ? w6abm@...__________________ Think about this: The Radio Act of 1912, 111 years ago, was the beginning of U.S. federal licensing of amateur radio operators and stations. I have held one of those licenses for 67 years.? ? ? ? ? ? -- Ev Curry
On Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 9:58?AM Mac - WT4BT < wt4bt@...> wrote: In short:
Found specialist that I was comfortable with. Very highly rated, all they do is "Specialty Surgery" on joints & backs.
Talked to doc. Good guy and fully informative.
Pre-surgery appointment was a "Go".
Slice and Dice last Wednesday, 6th March. Belated B'day present to myself I guess.
Out of hospital Thursday AM (held over due to possible prostate problems but none evidenced)
PT #1 Friday. "Dancing" with walker (Ha!). Full weight on joint OK, just slow careful going.
I plan to be raring-to-go by end of April latest. At least as far as getting out to some parks etc. to play radio in the sun.
Got to find a "Fancy Walking Cane" for the more formal outings like club meetings, and to whack those who don't move quickly enough...
I have plenty of walking sticks for the more 'pedestrian' usages...some equipped with antenna mounts.
All for now.
Mac/WT4BT
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Re: Knee Update - belated
Mac, that sounds great. Glad that the surgery is behind you! More later.
Joe
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-------- Original message -------- From: Mac - WT4BT <wt4bt@...> Date: 3/10/24 9:58 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: [HAM-ADVENTURERS] Knee Update - belated
In short: Found specialist that I was comfortable with. Very highly rated, all they do is "Specialty Surgery" on joints & backs. Talked to doc. Good guy and fully informative. Pre-surgery appointment was a "Go". Slice and Dice last Wednesday, 6th March. Belated B'day present to myself I guess. Out of hospital Thursday AM (held over due to possible prostate problems but none evidenced) PT #1 Friday. "Dancing" with walker (Ha!). Full weight on joint OK, just slow careful going. I plan to be raring-to-go by end of April latest. At least as far as getting out to some parks etc. to play radio in the sun. Got to find a "Fancy Walking Cane" for the more formal outings like club meetings, and to whack those who don't move quickly enough... I have plenty of walking sticks for the more 'pedestrian' usages...some equipped with antenna mounts. All for now. Mac/WT4BT
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In short:
Found specialist that I was comfortable with. Very highly rated, all they do is "Specialty Surgery" on joints & backs.
Talked to doc. Good guy and fully informative.
Pre-surgery appointment was a "Go".
Slice and Dice last Wednesday, 6th March. Belated B'day present to myself I guess.
Out of hospital Thursday AM (held over due to possible prostate problems but none evidenced)
PT #1 Friday. "Dancing" with walker (Ha!). Full weight on joint OK, just slow careful going.
I plan to be raring-to-go by end of April latest. At least as far as getting out to some parks etc. to play radio in the sun.
Got to find a "Fancy Walking Cane" for the more formal outings like club meetings, and to whack those who don't move quickly enough...
I have plenty of walking sticks for the more 'pedestrian' usages...some equipped with antenna mounts.
All for now.
Mac/WT4BT
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Re: Visalia and Channel Islands
MAC
Thanks for updating us. The work on your knee…and resulting mobility…is really important.
Everett
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Visalia and Channel Islands
Joe and Everett,
Visalia and The Channel’s is out for this year. Waiting on scheduling for the slice-and-dice on my knee, but it’s going to happen sooner or later so I don’t want to plan out too far and have to cancel.
Maybe next year if California is still attached to the mainland (or they haven’t seceded for self-preservation purposes).
I’ll keep you all updated as things progress.
Mac/wt4bt
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Guys
I called Ken to talk about 2025 dates.
Two sets of 2-week dates we're looking at:
SET 1: ?? July 2-14, 2025
SET 2:??? July 23-August 4, 2025
He is working to qualify for WRTC 2026.? He will know by the end of this year if he succeeds. This is what
was holding up his response.
IF HE DOES QUALIFY...the first set of dates won't work but the second set will (July 23-August 4).
IF HE DOES NOT QUALIFY...the first set will work but the second set will not (July 2-14).
We're into a waiting game. We have first call on one set of two weeks as above.
Ev W6ABM
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Ev W6ABM McMinnville Oregon