Congratulations Michelle!

Some of the club members couldn't wait for the official picture to be taken before they congratulated Michelle, now KN4FRA. There was no shortage of club members offering to help her program her new radio. It must be her yoga instructor charm.

Something Indian for a background was suggested. The Taj Mahal immediately came to mind, but we are saving that for when Michelle gets her General. Welcome to the club Michelle.

Pinch hitting for Matthew while he was away was Rich, no stranger to the microphone. Here he is introducing the main speaker, Dan WZ1P, who spoke on solar panels for amateur use, and the contents of the go kit he uses for DX-peditions.

Dan extolling the features of flexible solar panels like the one on the screen behind him. This device is rugged, and a bit pricey for the average ham. The unit shown was capable of 60 watts, 15.4 volts. Solar panels require additional hardware controllers to prevent over charging some of the exotic batteries available today. Those interested in the new science can check out nano phosphate technology. http://www.a123systems.com/lithium-iron-phosphate-battery.htm

Here Dan goes over the contents of his go kit, which includes antennas, filters, batteries, solar charger, charger controller, and of course his trusty icom 7000.

 

Attendees at the September 2017 meeting
AA4HT	Robert	Van Winkle	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		AA4HT
AA4HTXYL	Carolyn	Van Winkle	Not Licensed	NO	NO		AA4HTXYL
AC7CL	Christopher	LeBlanc	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		AC7CL
K1DU	Frederick	Delaney	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		K1DU
K4CBN	George	Kenneth	General	NO	NO		K4CBN
KB0QMN	George	Rezac	General	NO	NO		KB0QMN
KF4Q	William	Busbin	Amateur Extra	YES	YES		KF4Q
KG4PWF	James	Scott	General	NO	NO	POL-173A	KG4PWF
KG4YNI	Ernest	Haynes	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-296A	KG4YNI
KG4YNIXYL	Joan	Haynes	Unlicensed	NO	NO		KG4YNIXYL
KI4ZJW	Michael	Fisher	Technician	NO	NO		KI4ZJW
KI4ZMV	William	Johnson	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-840	KI4ZMV
KK4OGM	Ronald	Herring	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		KK4OGM
KK4TBL	Kenneth	Hayes	General	NO	NO	POL-906	KK4TBL
KK4TSG	Ronald	Herring	General	NO	NO		KK4TSG
KM4STS	Liam	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STS
KM4STT	Aimee	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STT
KM4STU	Leon	Holzer	General	NO	NO		KM4STU
KM4UYX	Kenneth	Kozla	General	NO	NO		KM4UYX
KN4BOE	Thomas	Conner	General	YES	NO		KN4BOE
KN4CHP	James	Edmonson	General	YES	NO		KN4CHP
KN4FBD	John	McCullough	Technician	YES	NO		KN4FBD
KN4FRA	Michelle	Pugh	Technician	NO	NO		KN4FRA
N4ESS	Richard	Kennedy	Amateur Extra	LIFE	NO	PAS-570	N4ESS
N4HCZ	Robert	Griggs	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		N4HCZ
N4HES	Arthur	Hess	General	NO	NO		N4HES
N4KWR	Kevin	Rought	General	YES	YES	POL-868	N4KWR
N4PEG	Margaret	Lang	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	HIL-1000	N4PEG
N6MRS	Michael	Shreve	General	YES	NO		N6MRS
N7CUC	Samuel	Shaver	Amateur Extra	NO	NO		N7CUC
W4JGC	J.	Culler	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-560A	W4JGC
W4VCO	Julian	Homan	General	NO	NO	NO	W4VCO
W4ZSC	Albert	Sheppard	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-843	W4ZSC
W7STR	Springer	Rush	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		W7STR
W8DUK	Richard	Grubb	Amateur Extra	YES	NO	POL-782	W8DUK
WA4MMO	Geoffrey	Schuck	Amateur Extra	YES	NO		WA4MMO
WX4AMS	Andrew	Stevens	General	YES	YES	POL-838	WX4AMS
Guests at the September 2017 Meeting
WB8QQR	Norman	Nissen	Advanced
KE4CRC	Mike	Randall	Technician
WD9CJT	Ernest	Dennison	General
KA3BJF	John	Little	Novice

New Members
KN4FBD Dan
AC7CL Chris
W7STR Todd
KN4FRA Michelle