November
Fox Hunt: Four hunters/teams showed to track
down Larry, WA9FFZ, the fox. He was hidden on
Spencer-Pike Road a mile north of Springville at the Oak Grove
Church. It was a high spot but making a choice of roads
to get there proved to be a problem for two of the four
hunters. The signal was strong but the reflection of
signals seems to be the norm even for nice high ground.
The Harris team, Keith, N9KH and Ann, K9NOT was the first to
arrive and logged only 13.1 miles. It took them one hour
and ten minutes to arrive. They were cautious, stopping
many times to take bearings, always a smart move. Ray,
KB9LGS, was second at 18.2 miles, coming in fifteen minutes
after Keith and Ann. Mike, KF9NP, could see the fox from
another road but didn’t know how to get there. He
arrived with 20.4 miles and only four minutes before the two
hours expired. Mike King, KC9JIG, and his team were in
the vicinity but time ran out on them. The Harris team
has clinched a tie for first now with four wins to their
credit while Larry and Mike W. have three a piece. Keith
credits his perfect record for the last two times he was a
hunter to Mike, KF9NP, who mounted Keith’s Quad on his
vehicle and to his XYL, Ann, who does the driving. Keith
announced that the next fox hunt will start at 3 PM on
December 16.
Frank
Chase, W9YJD: Your secretary received a nice
email from our charter member, Frank, W9YJD. He says
he’s getting ready to tune up and get on CW with a QRP rig.
He reports everything is okay with him and the XYL at this
time. To converse with Frank always gives your secretary
a trip down memory lane, for one, recalling those Morse Code
classes held at Chase Chevrolet in Bedford. Memory can
be faulty here but recollections have that in the early 1950s,
but perhaps a bit later.
Special
Radio Club
Meeting: The December 5 HHHC meeting will be for
election of officers. This is an important meeting to
usher in a slate of officers for the 2007 year so everyone is
encouraged to attend. As always, the starting time will
be 7 PM on that Tuesday night.
Newsletter - November 2006