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The DXer
November 2014
The Official Publication Of The Northern California DX Club
November Meeting
Thursday November 20
Holder’s Country Inn
998 S. De Anza Blvd
San Jose 95129
www.holderscountryinn.com
5:00pm Socialize
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Club Meeting
Program: “Ground Is A Myth”
by Kristen McIntyre, K6WX
Holiday Luncheon - Sign Up Now!
More Information on Page 3
Saturday Dec 13, 11am - 3pm
Michael’s At Shoreline
2960 N. Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View 94043
President’s Letter
By Mike, K6MKF
Dear Fellow NCDXC Members,
TROMELIN!!! For months, the upcoming
Tromelin 2014 Dxpedition has been looming
just over our horizon, just a few months away
on the DX calendar. Antennas were checked,
improved, checked again, new antennas
were made or purchased, ground rods wirebrushed and in some cases towers and masts
were put up in anticipation of the Tromelin
Dxpedition. I suspect that some new amps
were purchased for Tromelin too. Tromelin
was #8 Most Wanted on Club Log’s list, and
as the start date grew closer, I noticed that
‘Tromelin’ began to work its way into NCDXC
Members’ conversations. “Are you ready for
Tromelin?” “I hope I get Tromelin.” “I really
need Tromelin.”
Then Tromelin was only a few weeks away –
and then, before we knew where the days had gone, it was upon us! As soon as FT4TA went
QRV, the fun, excitement, challenge, craziness and frustrations attendant to a Dxpedition to a
much-needed and sought-after entity broke out on the bands, DX clusters and email reflectors
throughout the DX universe. It was as if FT4TA suddenly appeared as this great gravitational
object that pulled directional antennas, HF signals and DXers’ attention away from everything
else and toward itself. I became fixated on an azimuth of 8 degrees and the beam didn’t move
much from that heading while FT4TA was on the air.
Everybody showed up. Wherever FT4TA was spotted the hoards would descend and the pileups were immense, sometimes 15 to 20, even 30 KHz wide. On a couple of bands the pile-ups
would extend up beyond US band limits and if you tried to get above the pile-up, you ran the
risk of going out of band. Inevitably, a couple of Paddy wagons of DX cops would soon show
up, and like the Keystone Cops of old, they would end up yelling at each other to shut up so
they could shout UP! UP! UP! some more. The Whistlers and the Tuner-Uppers were also well
represented. And if only 1% of a 1000 station pile-up forgot to go Split, then there would be
10 stations calling on FT4TA’s transmit frequency. Members of the Lousy Audio Association
and the Raspy CW Signal Society were also there in force.
And, of course, Editorial Spotting became all the rage. FT4TA spots came through the cluster
with charming epithets attached and among those that can be repeated here are: TODAY NO
SIGNALS WHY??; WHY ONLY NA WHY NOT EU? POOR OPN; CRAZY SPLIT ALL BAND IDIOT!!;
PSE CHANGE OP TO SLOW !!! NO EXPER.; EU DOES DESERVE ONLINE LOG EVERY DAY; - and my
personal favorite: FINITA RADIO PEDISHN !! PIANO PIANO.
Through it all, the FT4TA team just kept cranking out the QSOs and giving lots of ATNOs to the
Deserving.
It was wonderful!
NCDXC Members were very much among the Deserving. 80 of 181 active NCDXC Members
are in the log at FT4TA – that’s 44% of our Members. NCDXC Members made 367 QSOs with
FT4TA, and logged 347 band/mode slots. The average number of bands worked for FT4TA by
NCDXC Members was 3. The average number of band/mode slots worked by NCDXC Members
was 4. 7 Members logged 10 – 17 band/mode slots; 53 Members logged 2 – 9 band/mode
slots; and 20 Members logged a single band/mode slot.
Our Members’ success with FT4TA is due in no small measure to the gentle guidance of their
West Coast Pilot, our own John Miller, K6MM. John’s suggestions helped the FT4TA Team take
advantage of openings to the West Coast and gave a lot of W6 and W7 stations their shot at a
contact. Thank you, John, for all your efforts in support of our Members’ DXing operations.
I have my own Tromelin ‘adventure’ which is recounted in the Secretary’s Corner. It serves to
demonstrate why the NCDXC is such a great Club: its Members!
I look forward to seeing our Members at the November Regular Meeting, which will be held
at Holder’s Country Inn, 998 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose, CA 95129 on Thursday, November 20,
2014 beginning at 5PM. Our program will be “Ground Is A Myth” by Kristen McIntyre, K6WX.
The NCDXC Holiday Luncheon will be at Michael’s at Shoreline, December 13, 2014, 11:00 AM
to 3:00 PM. The webpage to select and pay for your entree is operational at:
http://www.ncdxc.org/paypal/holiday.html. There will be good food and great DX fellowship,
as we celebrate the Holidays together. There is a great line-up of raffle prizes which are listed
on the NCDXC.ORG website.
IDXC 2015 will be held in Visalia, CA on April 17 – 19, 2015. I encourage NCDXC Members to
attend; it’s going to be a great convention. All current details are available
here: http://www.ncdxc.org/paypal/holiday.html and I’m told that Convention
Registration will be available online in the coming weeks.
Good DX, and see you at our November meeting!
73 de Mike, K6MKF
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Northern California DX Club Holiday Luncheon
Saturday December 13 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Michael’s At Shoreline
2960 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View 94043
Directions: www.michaelsatshoreline.com
(650) 962-1014
Luncheon is for Renewed Members Only
and their Significant Others
Luncheon Entree Choices:
New York Steak…....................................$29.45
Chicken Portobello…...............................$20.85
Broiled Halibut.......................................$30.80
Grilled Vegetable Brochette + Wild Rice..$19.18
Prices include tax, tip and one door prize ticket
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3
The best way to pay and register your entree is via the club’s
website: go to www.ncdxc.org and click on the big green GO button
above “Click Here For Details”. You will see a new page where
you enter your name and call, select your entree, and select “Add
to Cart”. Your guest can be registered at the same time: before
leaving the Shopping Cart simply click on Continue Shopping,
re-enter your name and call, select the second entree, and “Add to
Cart”. Be sure to select “Check Out” or “Check Out With PayPal”
and pay via credit card or PayPal.
To pay by check, please write check payable to NCDXC and include
your callsign and food choice(s) on your check. Mail to:
Bob Lanning - W6OPO
2374 Hecate Ct
San Jose, CA 95124
CHECKS MUST BE RECEIVED BY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
Hope to see you there!
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Northern California DX Club Holiday Luncheon
Program Highlight:
“The Lighter Side Of Ham Radio: Why We Do...What We Do”
Our speaker will be John Miller, K6MM. John will poke some fun
at our glorious hobby obsession.
Continuing the tradition of great raffle prizes, the list this year
includes:
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Elecraft KX3 w/Auto-tuner/Key/Mic Kit
Green Heron Rotator Controller - Model: RT-21
La Crosse Professional Weather Station C84612
MFJ-1792 80/40 Vertical
2 DX Engineering UT-KIT4 Coax Prep Kits
Astron 35M Amp 12VDC Power Supply
PALSTAR Station Speaker
4 DX UTC 24HR Wall Clocks MFJ-105D
And For Our YLs, XYLs, Spouses and Significant Others:
• 2 VISA Gift Cards, Value = $200 each
• 3 VISA Gift Cards , Value = $100 each
Save the Date - Hope to See You All on December 13!
Great Food, Lots of Fun and Great Raffle Prizes!
New Members
The following new members were voted
into NCDXC during the last meeting:
Richard Clare, WB6EWM
Craig Pitcher, W6ADV
Lucas Ford, W6AER
John Nogatch, AC6SL
Richard Gracer, W6RIG
Lew Jenkins, N6VV
David Tannenbaum, AA6DT
Bob Iannucci, W6EI
Welcome to NCDXC!
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DXer Profile: Rob LaNoce, AG6RK
How many of us can brag that we worked DXCC with QRP? Just 10 Watts! You really have to be
a true DXer at heart to even attempt the feat. But our V.P. and Chat Postmaster did just that
and did it with an off-set low level dipole. His rig is (was) an Elecraft KX3.
But watch out now, he has put up a SteppIR DB-18 at 50 feet. If that’s not enough,he also has
borrowed a Flex 6300 and soon to own a Flex 6500. His current count is over 100 confirmed
but with the new station additions you can bet he will be racking new DX soon.
It is nice to see new(er) club members contribute to the club by taking an office. More details
on QRZ.
73 .................. Dick, W6KM
Rob, AG6RK in the Shack
Rob’s New Steppir DB-18
PRESS RELEASE
From: The KP1-5 Project
Re: Navassa (KP1) DXpedition
Dated: 22 October 2014
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has notified the KP1-5 Project that they will be the team to activate Navassa
Island (KP1) in January 2015.
The DXpedition will be a maximum of fourteen days. The exact dates in January will be determined by USFWS
mission requirements and weather windows.
Our experienced team of fifteen is complete and is ready for the challenge. The weeks ahead will be extremely
busy as the team has less than 90 days before the DXpedition comes on the air.
January is the month of minimum bird nesting activity and this is the primary reason USFWS is asking that the
operation be completed during that month. However, the weather is unpredictable in January and because Navassa is surrounded by cliffs, this may preclude a safe landing by boat. For safety reasons and in order to maximize our time on the Island and on the air, a helicopter operation is planned. Navassa is over 100 miles (160
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km) from the nearest helicopter staging point and as many as ten round trips will be required at the beginning
and end of the operation. Obviously, this means that there will be a significant cost for activating this #1 ranked
DXCC entity.
In the next few weeks, we be working with USFWS and as details firm up, we will issue periodic press releases.
Check our webpage, http://www.kp1-5.com for more details of the operation and how you may financially support this DXpedition.
The KP1-5 Project team has committed to fund 50% of the total costs. We are hopeful the DX community at
large will fund the remainder.
for The KP1-5 Project,
Bob Allphin, K4UEE, President
Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, Vice-president
Mike Thomas, NA5U, Secretary
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Rich Seifert, KE1B, is Appointed IDXC 2015 Co-Chairman
NCDXC Members,
I am pleased to announce that Rich Seifert, KE1B, has been appointed as IDXC 2015 Co-Chairman and will work
with his fellow Co-Chairmen, John Miller, K6MM, and Kevin Rowett, K6TD, in planning and organizing IDXC
2015.
Rich’s work and efforts in this and past years have made a significant contributions to the success of IDXC, and
his appointment as IDXC 2015 Co-Chairman will allow his contributions be recognized within the DX community.
Please join me in congratulating Rich and in thanking him for taking on these responsibilities for our Club.
IDXC 2015
IDXC 2015 will be held in Visalia, CA on April 17 – 19, 2015. I encourage NCDXC Members to attend; it’s going
to be a great convention. All current details are available here: http://dxconvention.com/index.html and I’m
told that Convention Registration will be available online soon.
I look forward to seeing you at IDXC 2015 in Visalia.
- 73 and good DX de Mike, K6MKF, President
66th International DX Convention, April 17-19, 2015
Hotel Room Reservations Available!
More Information At:
http://www.dxconvention.com/
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Classic Cass – 40 Years Ago in the West Coast DX Bulletin
From the November 26, 1974 Edition:
“And when all these new ones get their licenses, they will learn about DXing …” Something we should all encourage
new Amateurs to do!
See other great articles in the West Coast DX Bulletin Archive at http://ncdxc.org/pages/wcdxb.html
Forwarded by Mike, K6MKF
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NCDXC Honor Roll Ladder - 331 to 340 Current Entities
All Entity Counts Must Already Be Confirmed With LOTW-QSLs or QSL Cards
Call Sign
K6TA
Curr
340
K5YY
W6OAT
N7NG
K6RIM
K5JB
K4UEE
K6ANP
N6JV
W6CUA
K6XN
AJ6V
K6SQL
W6DPD
NI6T
K6MD
W6KM
K6KLY
N6TV
KX6C
KC6AWX
W6EKR
K6ESL
K6GFJ
W6CYX
N7TW
W6OD
AC6HY
N6TA
K6CTA
W6NWS
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
340
339
339
339
339
339
338
338
337
K6UM
KI6CG
K6KO
AG6Q
W6QUV
K6YP
KY6R
K8JRK
K6BZS
N7RC
N6ATD
337
337
337
336
335
335
334
333
333
331
331
Chg
1
1
DXCC
376
Chal
2785
375
373
372
367
367
365
365
360
357
355
354
354
353
352
351
351
349
349
349
348
348
346
357
353
348
343
342
356
345
347
2679
2670
1902
2336
198
146
173
45
2780
1417
2823
1885
1818
939
249
77
189
18
13
16
346
343
340
349
340
337
339
342
340
342
335
1288
2785
737
465
2451
1058
354
2405
1527
436
1028
1943
527
1726
1670
1788
Chg
16
160m 80m
215
297
230
1
22
154
102
42
5
66
118
12
18
44
40m
332
30m
306
20m
339
17m
327
15m
333
12m
310
10m
323
6m
3
293
284
211
173
248
328
262
301
303
291
151
289
340
339
322
339
318
323
169
311
283
336
272
327
301
296
137
267
293
320
203
275
102
7
2
9
281
168
263
166
143
118
330
223
318
244
218
153
286
77
321
180
151
2
339
320
338
340
333
282
310
84
329
188
224
6
324
238
334
322
292
201
276
40
313
132
180
1
307
186
325
294
261
160
78
4
93
1
3
21
287
57
65
186
149
42
184
123
1
16
179
4
101
253
131
32
330
89
100
290
213
42
294
152
11
72
230
72
151
233
221
14
322
9
210
329
11
282
1
23
276
145
14
137
214
43
255
156
209
209
311
142
100
318
167
91
299
237
214
188
251
62
293
198
225
51
4
1
310
3
19
311
221
27
148
215
74
283
215
258
268
330
166
100
260
204
48
321
311
37
215
258
69
310
269
261
159
303
5
12
176
324
339
256
100
335
272
63
337
338
132
225
288
184
321
315
307
263
5
21
275
23
188
19
2036
144
199
286
174
327
189
302
130
283
2108
1827
2307
40
79
159
288
101
254
43
153
309
285
294
100
277
146
234
242
247
260
157
238
62
1
41
328
321
322
100
316
275
309
293
285
295
199
251
121
215
193
302
100
304
41
269
174
207
178
103
243
2287
733
1913
1123
1493
140
153
229
100
168
17
169
145
122
257
59
177
26
146
283
268
269
100
228
67
186
199
184
1
84
116
256
68
177
52
143
897
44
270
27
250
107
105
2
42
4
2
1
3
60
69
58
3
1
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NCDXC DX Ladder - 330 Current Entities or Less
All Entity Counts Must Already Be Confirmed With LOTW-QSLs or QSL Cards
Call Sign
K6SIK
Curr
330
K6IPM
N6TQ
N6NU
N3RC
K6MM
N6PF
K2RD
W6JJW
W6DR
K6DY
W6YD
K9YC
AA6VB
KE1B
W6OPO
WX6W
W6GX
K6MKF
W6PK
WK6RF
W6RK
W6EKR/M
N6BM
W6GJB
K6BV
EA2RY
329
328
328
324
323
320
318
315
314
314
314
311
310
308
308
307
305
295
295
294
292
291
290
288
286
281
NR6M
N6WM
KJ4Z
NE5EE
AD6HF
N6MM
N6DVR
AE6RR
AG6HE
WD0FAA
K6ML
W6NN
N6NKT
AC6SL
WB6VYH
K6MMM
K6TU
W6AER
279
275
264
260
259
245
242
239
237
233
230
222
221
196
193
164
156
152
Chg
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
5
2
4
5
Chal
2029
1529
2067
1567
1843
1575
1709
1736
790
1286
971
2053
1397
1553
997
600
1551
1172
777
623
1288
574
1213
921
478
1114
962
1263
554
602
540
792
421
718
919
559
392
553
631
581
349
509
426
401
Chg
79
21
11
17
3
1
7
10
17
5
82
44
15
5
4
55
27
64
1
23
9
78
15
DXCC 160m 80m
336
33
166
332
336
331
335
331
329
321
317
318
314
319
313
315
312
310
313
307
299
297
301
294
299
291
290
289
283
280
277
266
262
262
247
247
241
237
234
231
223
223
197
193
165
158
152
57
27
52
37
21
76
77
7
132
113
20
1
20
4
19
1
1
1
5
39
10
1
4
4
8
4
1
2
5
21
2
40m
230
74
174
124
141
111
105
149
3
102
12
19
192
172
84
23
26
70
18
9
39
80
4
28
65
4
62
158
255
214
211
200
195
230
76
181
18
5
243
172
176
102
78
168
80
52
46
200
4
108
129
13
142
3
90
7
8
20
14
3
41
15
36
2
31
10
2
1
31
20
14
71
155
79
23
74
65
9
74
99
86
19
70
47
45
9
87
82
9
(continues on next page)
30m
205
245
146
189
140
174
93
27
93
1
196
138
109
31
25
84
42
4
122
93
56
77
1
84
39
18
1
29
22
27
9
3
16
51
1
1
6
20m
315
17m
255
15m
281
12m
249
10m
277
6m
18
318
313
262
304
301
294
299
233
269
224
204
290
232
287
252
204
279
229
241
213
264
189
242
201
149
210
265
251
196
241
188
253
204
97
88
160
191
235
157
173
147
199
161
72
52
148
229
257
190
246
193
209
246
123
192
187
114
227
149
200
176
106
227
206
122
151
153
97
172
139
88
139
1
1
2
3
6
264
131
241
130
27
233
161
90
3
163
71
186
112
27
117
293
279
249
283
252
259
272
158
227
206
127
270
183
254
202
109
265
255
178
169
197
196
233
185
179
242
214
232
149
195
218
167
123
188
184
113
79
157
174
127
126
138
120
77
184
147
42
91
29
118
32
91
140
27
49
57
69
76
15
1
9
46
216
204
90
150
94
161
105
127
191
117
142
140
151
117
83
133
105
84
226
107
178
79
25
201
173
79
88
13
150
28
17
75
125
140
54
65
12
130
22
44
122
23
44
27
55
69
12
3
65
142
169
94
70
63
130
126
118
142
120
45
62
104
92
84
112
62
97
6
1
5
8
13
4
1
4
4
2
2
2
6
49
1
3
2
6
2
2
3
2
4
18
2
3
1
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AI6RE
WT6X
K6TT
KU6W
N6OI
AK6Y
W6MSB
K6MP
KE6DM
PJ2/W6DR
146
144
142
141
136
116
95
75
62
19
1
6
28
318
385
217
388
282
215
183
123
119
25
1
17
1
56
146
145
144
141
137
116
96
75
63
19
1
2
1
3
25
6
29
1
7
1
3
1
13
72
26
56
9
29
5
27
5
4
16
6
1
1
3
74
109
113
117
66
81
42
32
25
5
49
56
28
12
7
9
4
1
60
43
27
120
88
38
55
32
36
36
19
9
11
3
15
5
5
81
43
8
64
87
46
55
18
43
17
1
1
2
2
2
How To Update Your DX Ladder Numbers
• For all DXCC and band counts, only include QSOs for which you already have LOTW-QSLs
or QSL cards.
• Entries in the ClubLog NCDXC DXCC League are imported into DX Ladder if the member is
registered at http://www.clublog.org and member log is uploaded at least once per year.
• Members who prefer not to use ClubLog: please use the web form at:
www.ncdxc.org/pages/dxladder.html . Band information is helpful but not required.
• “DXCC” column includes current and deleted entities, the “Curr” column has current only.
• The Chal (Challenge) count is the sum of the current entity band counts (no deleted entities) and is automatically calculated in the DX Ladder spreadsheet.
• The new “Chg” columns indicate increases in the previous columns compared to last
month. Thank you to Jonathan W6GX for this idea!
• Participation in DX Ladder is available to NCDXC members only.
Antenna For Sale By Keith, AK6ZZ:
ak6zz at hotmail dot com, 619-253-6258 or 408-206-2457 (work)
Innovantenna 6m Six Element OP DES antenna with Travel Tube, $350
Customized by Innovantenna for DXpedition, my best antenna on 6m
Worked a lot of DX on it. Small size but good gain and excellent F/B
Selling to fund amplifier purchase from club member
Bird In Line Sensor For Sale By Jim, K8JRK:
jamesnoland42 at gmail dot com, 408-253-3568
BIRD In Line Sensor and two 3x2 Rectangular Meters
(hard to find and better looking than the round ones)
No slugs but easily found used around $100 each Suggest one for 250 watts for reflected
and one for 2500 watts for forward. Meter reads all ranges from 50 milliwatts to 50 k watts.
$200 for all
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Items For Sale By Russ, K6KLY:
Contact Russ, K6KLY: k6kly at sbcglobal dot net, Tel: 510-852-0002
Yaesu MD-200 Microphone, top Yaesu mic, Like New, Non-smoker, $169 + shipping as needed
Item Above is from Estate of W6EIO
Daiwa CN801 Power/SWR meter, New in sealed box. $139.00
TH-6 Thunderbird Antenna For Sale By John, W6JPP:
If interested, contact John: W6JPP at arrl dot net
TH-6 Thunderbird Beam, new in the original box
Made by Hy-Gain, their current model is the TH-7
Items For Sale By Tony, K6BV:
Contact Tony Dowler, K6BV: (650) 359-8888
Kenwood TL-922A Amplifier Good Condition, price negotiable
Kenwood R-2000 Receiver (no mods) $200
ICOM IC-706MkIIG (Clean) $600
Drake MN-2700 1Kw Tuner $ 200
Amplifier For Sale By Phil, AC6HY:
Contact Phil, AC6HY: ac6hy at redshift dot com, Tel: (831) 455-1630
If you want me to call you, just email me your phone number
King Conversion SB220 6m Amplifier, Looks Brand New $1100
With 60 watts of drive into a dummy load it produces 1300 watts output
My M2 6m antenna Model 6M2WLC will go with the amp
Mics For Sale By Larry, W6OD:
Contact Larry, W6OD: w6od at sbcglobal dot net
Two Yaesu DESK Model MD-1 Mics, $90 each
Looking for an SK447 Air Chimney if anyone has one
Antenna For Sale By Jim, N6DVR:
Contact Jim, N6DVR: n6dvr at arrl dot net, Tel: 209.923.0596
Force 12 C3-ss Tri-band 10/12/15/20
Only 3 years old $400 or offer
(on the ground because changed to SteppIR)
Items For Sale By Harry, KX6C:
On Consignment at Ham Radio Outlet’s Sunnyvale location
See Consignment Web Page at www.hamradio.com/consignment.cfm
Pickup from Ham Ratio Outlet in Sunnyvale
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Items For Sale By George, N6NKT:
Contact George Williams: N6NKT, n6nkt at yahoo dot com
Hy-Gain TH-7DX, 7 Element, Tri-Band, 10/15/20M $300
Manual available at http://www.hy-gain.com/support.php?productid=TH-7DX
Down from Palo Alto ARC office, disassembled and located in Cupertino
KLM KT-34, 4 Element, Tri-Band, 10/15/20M $200
Booton 92EA RF Voltmeter $200
Items For Sale from Estate of Jettie Hill, W6RFF, SK:
Best Offer (Suggested Prices Below)
Kenwood TS-870-AT with Headphones and 2 Microphones - $900
MFJ-4245MV Switching Power Supply - $180
MFJ HF SWR Analyzer Model MFJ-207 - $60
Hy-Gain Antenna Rotator Direction Controller Plus 2008 - $400
Kenwood DC Switching Power Supply KPS-15 - $70
MFJ Menu Driven Memory Keyer Model MFJ-492 - $60
Heathkit HM 2140A - $50
Antenna Dipole 80 Meters, 50 Ft. High With Hand Crank
(will need to be taken down by buyer)
Mosley TA-33M/TA-40KR With Tower M7-40, 2 Section Crank $600 (Discount If Take Down)
Cushcraft A3S 20/15/10 Meter Beam Antenna (Was In Process Of Being Built) - $350
Almost All Equipment Is In Place At The Roseville House And Working, Including Antenna
Please Call Ahead: Chris Hill 916-501-3624
73, Fred K6DGW
Bruno Bienenfeld, AA6AD - Silent Key
Bruno Bienenfeld, AA6AD has passed away at the age of 84. His love of science led him
to pursue a career in electrical engineering. Bruno was employed by Hewlett-Packard for
more than 35 years where he contributed to many scientific developments. Aside from
his career, being a ham radio amateur brought him great joy and long lasting friendships.
Bruno had other hobbies, including astronomy, woodworking, chess, and do-it-yourself
home projects. Most of all, Bruno was very proud of his family. During his retirement, he
loved spending as much time as possible with his grandchildren. Bruno is survived by his
son and daughter and their families. He was pre-deceased by his wife.
Bruno was a ham operator since 1937 and had 18 callsigns from 24 different countries.
He first joined NCDXC in 1979, which brought him a lot of joy and long lasting friendships.
Bruno was a past president of NCDXC, elected in 1980, and led it during a time of challenges and transition.
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Club URL
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Club Repeater W6TI/R:
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Control Operator: Richard Crouch, N6RC
Maintenance: Peter Grabosky, W6OOL
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2014-2015 Northern California
DX Club Officers:
President: Mike Flowers, K6MKF
Vice President: Rob LaNoce, AG6RK
Secretary: Sheryl Harkleroad, WW6G
Treasurer: Don Ferguson, AI6RE
Directors:
Ross Forbes, K6GFJ (Past President)
Tony Dowler, K6BV
George Williams, N6NKT
John Miller, K6MM
Bob Lanning, W6OPO
Appointments:
Chat List Postmaster: Rob LaNoce, AG6RK
(listadmin at ncdxc.org)
Club Historian: Ross Forbes, K6GFJ
Database Co-Managers: Bob Lanning, W6OPO
and Phil Verinsky, W6PK
DX Convention Chairperson for 2015:
John Miller, K6MM
DXer Editor: Phil Verinsky, W6PK
(dxer at ncdxc.org)
QSL Card Mailings: Dick Letrich, W6KM
Web Hosting & Webmaster:
John Miller, K6MM (k6mm at arrl.net)
QSL Card Checkers:
Russ Bentson, K6KLY (ARRL)
Andreas Junge, N6NU (ARRL)
Charles McConnell, W6DPD (ARRL and CQ)
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