N.E.W.S. Group VHF-SHF club March 6 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.

The President's Corner de K1WHS

NEWS 03/06/10
Our topic this time is "Radar Mapping of the Moon and Planets by W1OUN".

The President's Corner:
I missed a great meeting in January, but the March meeting promises to be
spectacular, with a presentation by Dr. Gordon Pettengill on radar mapping
of the planets. Gordon was a driving force behind obtaining the first radar
echoes from Venus. I believe the official title of his talk is “Coherent
Radar Mapping of the Moon and Planets” . Dr Pettengill will long be
remembered as the fellow who figured out how to radar map the planets
with precision and detail that is amazing. Do not miss the next meeting!
He will tell us how it is done.
I am looking forward to the spring VHF season. The snow seems to be
receding in Maine. I can drive up the hill, and it will not be long before
the weather warms up enough that I can bring some of the gear back up there.
The Spring Sprints usually are a good goal for me for “hooking up” the bands.
The upcoming NEVHF Conference in mid April is another event that gets the
VHF blood flowing. I spent much of the winter repairing and modifying gear.
The NEWS Group received the January Sweepstakes gavel for 2009. It is a
handsome thing and along with other gavels in our pos-session, really
needs a permanent home. At the moment the club president maintains the
collection in a cardboard box.
I spent the January Contest in FN20BD at N3NGE. I had a great time working
New England stations on the higher bands. I wish I could operate at a
multi station that contrib-utes to the NEWS club score. Len and crew did
a bang up job with a score of 735 K. The QSO totals were very high.
Some nice signals from the north included N1DPM in the low power category.
NC1I on 432 was super loud with his huge EME array. It was great working
the likes of AF1T, AC1J, W1RZF, and many others.
Join us at the March meeting for a contest post mortem, and we can tell
war stories about the January contest and the ones that got away.
I might mention my new 160 meter amplifier!
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 March 2010 NEWSLetter.

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