NFARL 2009 Photo Album
October Meeting
October 20
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We open our meetings with introductions by attendees. Here President Mack WB4MAK herds members through the exercise.

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Mike AD4MC provides information on the October 25 SET

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Librarian Cathy KI4SBK and our library book of the month. Check with Cathy if you need to borrow something from the library.

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Mack announces that the club is now a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations to NFARL are tax deductible.

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Walt introduced our presentation on "The History of Amateur Radio" by Jim W4QO, Wes W3WL, and Jimmy W4VRX

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Wes (shown here), Jim, and Jimmy did a great job of bouncing the presentation back & forth, mixing the history lesson with personal reminescences related to radio's history.

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Jimmy told the club about his radio experiences in the twenties and thirties.

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Jim and Wes hold a radio similar to one used by Jimmy in the nineteen twenties

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Wes demonstrates how Tesla coils were used at the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair to provide lighting.

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Dan KI4YDJ soaks up the history lesson.

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Jim demonstrates his regen receiver

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Wes tuning the rig used to demonstrate the broad bandwidth of cw spark transmissions.

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Wes closes the presentation with a reading from Clinton DeSoto's "200 Meters and Down: The Story of Amateur Radio"

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Walt thanks the speakers with our prestigious speaker's plaque.

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Mack spent the past several months doing a chassis-up rebuild of Jim's first radio in thanks for Jim's support of Mack and NFARL. Here he presents the final result to Jim.

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Jim thanks Mack for the great gift.

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Jim seems blown away by the gift.

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... is that really mine?

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The radio belonged to W9PLO, Jim's first mentor.

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BC312 was used in COMM VANS during WWII.

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Jim couldn't wait to begin using it!

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Mark, KJ4JEY tries his hand at tuning.

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My Favorite Martian. Steve KS4KJ & Wes clown around after the meeting.

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