Gil Thompson

VICE PRESIDENT’S LETTER: QST, from club VP KM4OZH yes Vice President. The President position is still vacant, contrary to what some have indicated. In my first letter a quantity of my words were edited and words added, so I take no responsibility for what appeared in the newsletter. Future letters will contain information that I know about or of interest to me. If I sound annoyed, so be it. Due to my limited computer skills it seems I have neglected moderating certain emails. Thanks to John KG4NXT for helping out. November 7th Theresa, John and myself visited Ken KN4DD in the hospital. I think Ken was surprised when we showed up but he seemed in good spirits. John helped him set up his phone to connect to the .97 repeater. … Read more >>

I guess everyone knows by now that our Club President Ken KN4DD has had issues from his recent knee replacement. Complications have caused Ken’s resignation as President. He will be missed, having done an excellent job the past few years. Thanks Ken. To that end it is my responsibility, as vice president, to step up and temporarily assume his duties. For me these are big shoes to fill, so here goes starting with this letter. .John and Theresa have been in Ecuador for some weeks visiting Don, known as WA2SWX, at his new home. John and Don did some POTA work at different locations, and among many other contacts worked KE2N, N7QLK and W4RKU on 10m FT8. Be sure to check out Theresa’s Sunshine Corner for details on their Ecuador … Read more >>