A small blog of various stories put together into a potpourri of information.
Saturday morning breakfast at Great Harvest Bread Co.
We meet the Saturday after the BARC membership meeting and have an egg, ham and cheese biscuit with good coffee. We talk about Ham radio topics and every thing else on the planet. Good conversations and ideas are exchanged. One of the “quiet” events that I try not to miss. Thank you Beth for setting it up.
Towers for Sale: Cost $0 and remove it from the property.
Dave Pulver sent me an email:
Peter,
I hope things are going well with you. I need your help with something.
As you know Tom Parsons passed away back in 2019. His wife, Bobbie, passed away this past May. We are going to put the house on the market in the coming year.
Tom had two outdoor towers that we would like to re-home at no cost to the new owner. I don’t know the specifics on either of them. I do know the larger one has a crank for raising/lowering the tower.
Pictures are attached. Interested parties can reach me at (252) 531-9053 (leave a message and I will call you back).
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.
Dave
Hex Beam Update
So, I finally got the feed line and the rotor control cable run around the house to the radio room. I had to drill two more holes through the mortar between the bricks. Now the rotor controller is next to the radio. There are still upgrades that can be done: Better feed lines, lightening arrestor for the control cable, a better RF switch in the ham shack (Alpha-Delta has low noise injection) and other upgrades. It does work well and better than the vertical that I have (5-BTV).
Christmas Party 2023
Once again, we had a great party at Immanuel Baptist Church in Greenville with all the important people showing up and having a good time. Awards and Certificates were handed out. Here are a few photos.
BARC Awards:
| Ham of the Year | Beth Gonzalez | KN4FZB |
| Elmer | Dave Wood | W4EJ |
| New Ham | Brandon Hollifield | KO4YJA |
| YL | Judy Taber | W3JUU |
| OM | Bernie Nobles | WA4MOK |
| Certificates of Appreciation | —- | —- |
| President | Beth Gonzalez | KN4FZB |
| Vice President | Judy Taber | W3JUU |
| Secretary | Peter Van Houten | N4PVH |
| Treasurer | Dave Wood | W4EJ |
| Trustee | Bill Dawson | WA4SLC |
| Trustee | Scott James | K9SPJ |
| Ham Chatter Editor | Mark Raysin | KG4GVJ |
| QSL Manager | Richard Campbell | W4JNC |
| Webmaster | Peter Van Houten | N4PVH |
More to come, so check back soon, 73 Peter, N4PVH
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