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  • Upcoming CVRC Events -

    Regular CVRC Meeting - Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 PM, Hopkinton Library, Houston Drive, off of Pine Street in Contoocook - The Director Of Homeland Security for N. H., Chris Pope, and our own Jim Van Dongen, KB1EJY, will be the Guest Speakers.  Meet before the club meeting at Dimitri's for Pizza at 6:15.

    (Jerry Blanchard, K1BBQ, and Chris changed places in our schedule, The MARS Talk will be given on August 12.)

    Tuesday, June 10, regular club meeting, Hopkinton Library, 7:30 - Field Day Planning. Sign up for meals, bands, reception tent, GOTA Station, set up, take down, and the lobster fest! - We have the best "Field Day" food in the state! -( Just ask the ARRL Officials!)

    Friday, Saturday, June 28th and 29th, Field Day, Long Pond, Henniker, N.H. More information to come...

    Saturday, July 26, Annual Club Family Picnic at Lee, AA1YN, and Mary Scott's Home in Hooksett. Call Lee, at 485-7516 to give a good count of how many can come. Hamburgers, hot dogs, fresh corn and drinks are provided.  Let Lee know what you can bring in the way of salads, desserts, chips, etc.

    Tuesday, August 12, regular club meeting, Hopkinton Library, Contoocook, N.H., on Houston Street off of Pine Street, 7:30 PM, Jerry Blanchard, K1BBQ, will give a great talk on "Mars," -Military Affiliate Radio Services.  Meet us at Dimitri's for Pizza before the meeting, at 6:15.

    Thank you for paying attention to the list of requests and offering to give talks on many different subjects. Don't stop, now!  Call John Moore, N1FOJ, at 746-4817 or Mickie,W1MKY, at 428-3840 and schedule to give a talk on your favorite Ham Radio subject.

    This June will be my 6th year to help with the Field Day cooking. I wish to thank Louise French, K1LAS, Larry Damour, N1PHV, Dave Connors, N1KTP, Jennifer Eastman, K1JNE, Ken Wilkins, K1MID, Dawn and Richard Rumphrey, KK1RR, Jan and Jim McElroy, NS1E, Sarah Dustin and John Moore, N1FOJ, Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, KB1CSI, Marie and Steve Jones, N1JHJ, and mostly Dale, AF1T. You make it possible to feed all of our guys and on time! Good job!

    See you at the fun!

    73, Mickie, W1MKY, Vice President in charge of good times!
     

  • Minutes of the CVRC Meeting of April 8, 2008.
     
  • Minutes of the Business Meeting of April 22, 2008.
     
  • The CVRC Visited The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium for the dedication of the NEAR-Fest sponsored Amateur Radio Station on May 3rd. Pictures.
  • Pictures from the CVRC 2008 Indoor Ham Radio Flea Market are here now thanks to Don, N1ZIH

  • CVRC Flea Market was a winner!

    Congratulations Door Prize Winners!! and Thank You!

    Winners of 1 Year Subscription to WORLD RADIO: KA1JDH- Janet Levy, KA2QFX-Mark Sedutto, N1ZID-Joe Kangas, and WB1AAZ Mike Morton! Winner of ARRL Repeater Directory was K1WVO- Mike Ryan! Winner of 'Practical Wire Antennas' was KO1X! Winner of 'Ham Radio F.A.Q.s' was KB1CKT-Shawn Upton! Winners of 2008 ARRL Handbook were N1KTP-Dave Connors, and N1SKZ-Tom Matisko! The winner of the 50/50 raffle, $62 cash, was KB1PTH-Vincent Pitt!! The winner of the $25 Gift Certificate to Ham Radio Outlet was K1BBQ- Jerry Blanchard!! The winner of the $50 Gift Certificate to Ham Radio Outlet was N1ZID- Joe Kangas!! Our Grand Prize Winner of the Yaesu VX-150 Handheld Transeiver was KB1MOT- Betty O'Donnell!!! Congratulations!!

    THANK YOU to all who joined us and made the CVRC annual Flea Market another great success! We look forward to your visit next year!

    THANK YOU to all who were VE's, who set up tables, who brought goodies, who sold food, sold items, sold tickets, who presented great talks, who helped pick up and pack up.....Thank you for your valuable time and energy!

    CVRC Secretary, Jen Eastman K1JNE

  • Meeting Minutes are always available. Follow the "About the CVRC" link to "Minutes of Meetings".

  • Did you know ... that as of March 8th, the CVRC has had a presence on the Web for 10 years!

  • Mark your Calendar now for the CVRC Christmas party on December 20, 2008!

  • CVRC Meetings and Events:

    The CVRC meets on the second Tuesday of each month usually at the Hopkinton Town Library in Contoocook, NH, Rag chew at 7 PM; Meeting at 7:30 PM.  Talk-in is on 146.895 / R, -600hz, 100 Hz PL.  Meetings are open to both members and non-members.

  • The CVRC maintains an email list at Yahoo Groups to keep club members and friends informed about club events.  If you would like to be on this list, but do not want to go through the Yahoo sign-up process, simply email your address to moderator@k1bke.org.


CVRC 2008 Flea Market pictures

 

 
 

The CVRC Visits the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium

 

 

 

 
 


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