By: WBØRUR
The Noise Blankers Radio Group became an official radio club a few days ago. I forget the exact date, which will cause a great deal of grief to future historians researching this occasion; and/or lawyers performing due diligence for pending lawsuits.
The election of officers was done by secret ballot. In fact, so secret that some may not know they were elected as follows:
President: WBØRUR
VP and Trustee: K5PO
Chief Information Officer and Treasurer: K5KVN
Chief Attendance Officer: K5OY
Member: K5PO’s XYL
K5PO created just enough paperwork to allow us to receive an official FCC-issued club callsign. This fantastic callsign issued randomly by the FCC is KF5TQF. No one could come up with a satisfying set of phonetics (the only thing even close was “TASTY QUICK FROZEN”), so the decision has been made to request a vanity call sign. This 2×1 or 2×2 callsign has not been issued yet so standby for updates! [UPDATE: We received WR5P on March 4th!]
If you have not submitted a bio and digital photo to K5KVN, then you may be simply smarter than the rest. However, we need it for the website. Check out www.noiseblankers.com/team
You will also find a series of compelling ham radio news stories which are loved by many, detested by some and ignored by most. We have branded these as “HAM HIJINKS.” It’s side-splitting humor, so please do not read these immediately after hernia surgery (looking at you, K5KVN).
The latest Treasurer’s report from K5KVN indicates that we have no money. This is a great relief, as we would only get into trouble if we had a way to finance anything. However, if we could get ONE dues paying member we will eat like KINGS at our next organized event. Annual dues are $3,500.
We will meet soon to determine Field Day preparations. WBØRUR has raised the possibility of a “per transmitter point challenge” with another local club. (Points divided by number of transmitters.) However, we must ensure victory before entering into such a wager. We will soon be forming a committee on sabotage; reply if interested.
This concludes the President’s report for February 2013.
“Now THAT’S rare DX, folks!”
Greetings fellow officers, hams and all the ships at sea. I wanted to pass along that I will not be in attendance for the next five meetings or so. Would one of you mark me as present at those meetings? 73 de K5OY
Hey Gibbs, nice to see you finally got around to reading the president's report. While you're not attending meetings, can you at least try to get us a dues-paying member, please? -73- K5KVN