N.E.W.S. Group VHF-SHF club January 9 meeting:
at the Richard Salter STORRS LIBRARY of Longmeadow, MA
(25 miles north of Hartford)
featuring:
BOARD MEETING - 11:30 AM at Enfield Royal Buffet exit 47 Rt.190E.
Located in Big Y shopping plaza, 55 Palomba Dr.

GENERAL MEETING - from 1 PM to approximately 3 PM.

PREZ SEZ DE K1WHS

NEWS 01/09/10
Our topic this time is "January Contest rap-session" + "Duct Tape Auction".

The President's Corner:
Hopefully, the weather will be with us for the next meeting.
January in New England is always “iffy” . Start digging around
your shacks and grab your duct tape folks as we will have the
celebrated Duct Tape Auction at our next meeting at the Storrs Library.
Please keep the size below several hundred pounds, and no forklifts
allowed. We don’t want to be thrown out of our fantastic meeting place
at this point when they see what junk gets dragged in.
You all know how it works. You duct tape a fine piece of gear along
with a possibly not so fine specimen together and the pair are
put up for auction together. I know I have a stash of 5Y3 and
5U4GB recti-fier tubes that I have hoarded over the years
for that special project that never materialized. Now I can
tape it to my retired 1296 cavity amp and have it auctioned
off by a skilled auctioneer. You should never underestimate
the entertainment value of some of your prized possessions
from years ago. It is amazing how times change making our hoarded
stash obsolete.. Acorn tubes are out….HEMTs are in.
With the cold weather setting in and the road up the hill to my
“shack” closed, I have been working on some projects for next year
here at home. I have my K3/ panadaptor running for 10 GHz now
and can see 190 kHz. Of bandwidth. I spent some time adjusting
gain distribution so as to get good sensitivity on the panadaptor
and waterfall displays. It should be great next year for finding
wayward dash senders who are not where they think they are.
The January ARRL Sweepstakes s fast approaching. It is time
to check out the gear and have everything set for operating
that weekend. We will spend some time discussing the contest
effort from a club perspective. Feel free to present your plans
to the group, so we all are aware of them. The goal is a higher
level of club participation., and more fun too.
Thanks to Ed Parsons, K1TR for a very interesting talk last meeting.
He really put a fine talk together for our benefit. Being competitive
on a mountaintop is not at all simple as we all found out.
Thanks again, Ed! If anyone has any ideas for future presentations,
please contact one of our club officers.
73 Dave K1WHS

The Board of Directors meeting is open to everyone, guests included,
and will be held at a new location:

The Royal Buffet: 11:30 am
55 Palomba Dr. (off CT-Route 190), Enfield, Ct 860-749-7888
From I-91, north or south, take Exit 47E on to Rt.190 East.
Go 0.25 mile, then turn left on Palomba Dr. into the
Big Y shopping center parking lot, where the Royal Buffet is located.
Plan on arriving around 11:30am. Then we will have plenty of time for the
BOD meeting, socializing, and for the 10 minute ride up to the meeting
site for the start at 1:00pm

To go from the Buffet to the Storrs Library:
Get back on I-91 North to Exit 49, then follow directions(From the South)
below. It is about a 10 minute ride north (5-6 miles).
General Meeting: 1pm at the Richard Salter STORRS LIBRARY,
693 Longmeadow St. (Rt.5) in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
(This location is only 2 miles North of our old meeting site at the
Radisson-Crown Plaza, and it's on the same road!-Route 5)

LOCATION: 2 miles north of the Radisson on the same road (Route 5),
or 1.5 miles south of exit 1, I91 in Springfield/Longmeadow.
Just north of the intersection of Route 5 and Rt 192.

DIRECTIONS: (basically the same from the South, except 2 miles north
on Rt 5 instead of 1 block north)

From the South (or North if You miss Exit 1 or You are going to the BOD Meeting):
I-91 EXIT 49, Longmeadow/Enfield. Take a RIGHT at the end of the ramp,
(If you are coming from the north take a left at the end of the ramp)
then NORTH on ROUTE 5, approx 2.1 miles.
The Library has a very small sign and is the second driveway past the
intersection of Rt 192.

From the North:
I-91 EXIT 1, Longmeadow puts you right on ROUTE 5, SOUTH, then about
1.5 miles south past a CVS on RIGHT. Watch for library on your LEFT
just before Rt 192 intersection.
From East or West: Take the Mass. Turnpike, or I-84 to get to I-91.
This location is between Hartford, CT and Springfield, Mass

Details: The STORRS LIBRARY is a white building set back from
the road. The Library has a very small sign on ROUTE 5.
Parking on the side and rear of the building.
Walk-in Entrance on the side you pass driving in.
When inside the building take a right into Children's
Library/Discovery Room, then a left just before the
Children's info desk to the room.
This is a very nice facility.
The Betty Anne Low Meeting Room is large, very clean,
and will hold 70+ persons, about 6+ tables.
There is a built-in pulldown screen, so if you are
making a presentation, you only need to bring some
type of projector. We are responsible for keeping the
room clean, and keeping the noise at a reasonable level,
and no materials or signs may be affixed to walls,
or doors. There is no smoking inside the building,
and no alcoholic beverages are allowed on the property.

See our January 2010 NEWSLetter.

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