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On Sunday, December 9th 35 club members were able to gather at the 50 Grand Club in Pollock Pines for a meal and holiday cheer. The club has not held the holiday dinner at the 50 Grand in over 15 years so it was a walk down memory lane for a few of us long time members. The 50 Grand had the banquet room all decorated and ready for us to celebrate. The food was good and the dessert was delicious. Nancy kicked off the raffle and door prize giveaway at the end of the meal. One corner of the room was especially lucky wining a good portion of the prizes. We hoped everyone enjoyed the event and will have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Prizes waiting to be won.
Lots of holiday conversations while waiting on the meal.
Yummy!
At the November meeting we held our annual club officer elections and had a couple of quick presentations.
Jordan, WC6J gave a quick talk about one of his recent SOTA adventures to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada.
Phil, KK6YYD showed off his new satellite tracking and communications device that keeps his family up to date of his location during SOTA trips and lets him spot his working frequencies during the SOTA activation.
The club election was completed, and the 2019 club officers and board are:
President Jay Harmor KE6GLA
Vice President Jordan Heichman WC6J
Secretary Aaron Tassin W6CK
Treasurer Nancy Harmor KG6PNP
Board Member Dave Sanders K6TQ
Board Member Don McCallum AF6ND
Board Member Bob LeClerc W6RC
Board Member Michael Pico K6MLE
Board Member Sue Mosbacher KM6ILP
Board Member Phil Mosbacher KK6YYD
Several club members took a tour of the 2,029 ft KOVR transmitter tower located in Walnut Gove, California. The tour was hosted by Bob, W1RH. It is the tallest stucture in California and provides the OTA TV signal for KOVR Channel 13 in the Sacramento / Stockton area. Every ham dreams about having a tower like this!
Photo by Michael, K6MLE
Nice turnout for the October meeting. A few of the members gave their impressions about Pacificon and showed off some new treasures they found at the conference. Bob, W1RH gave a talk about his DXpediton for the 2018 CQP contest using a very remote Air B&B. One of the meeting participants went home with a new tri-band handheld radio after the raffle.
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