NETXQRP December, 2002 Meeting
The December 2002 meeting was called to order on December 21, 2002 at Los Hermanos Restaurant in Terrell, TX. There were eleven members present including one new member. A good time was had by all talking QRP, radios and just generally chewing the rag!
Those attending this month were:
- #1 Chuck, W5USJ
- #3 Don, K5DW
- #5 Lew, N5ZE
- #9 George, KR5C
- #13 James, KC5DSP
- #22 Karl, W8TIF
- #23 Mike, KD5KXF
- #31 Eric, NM5M
- #34 Neil, N5EIL
- #36 Martin, N6LIF
Here's part of the December Crew.
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From left going around the table, Chuck-W5USJ, James-KC5DSP, Mike-KD5KXF, Mike's harmonic, Eric-NM5M, Martin-N6LIF, George-KR5C.
And here's more.
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From left going around the table, George-KR5C, Don-K5DW, Karl-W8TIF, and James-KC5DSP.
And here's even more.
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From left going around the table, Martin-N6LIF, George-KR5C, Karl-W8TIF, Neil-N5EIL, Chuck-W5USJ, James-KC5DSP, Mike-KD5KXF, Mike's harmonic, Eric-NM5M with Lew-N5ZE bending over in the background.
The door prize table for this month.
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Various and sundry parts, books, grab bags and yes, even an old SB-102 and power supply!
Don-K5DW showed off his version of the Ft. Smith 40m Sidekick Receiver.
![](../images/12_02_Meeting/sidekick1.jpg)
This is a manhatten-built version of Dave Benson's fine SW series receiver.
A kit put together by Jay Bromley and the Ft. Smith QRP group.
Don housed his in a Context Engineering aluminum box.
Lew-N5ZE brought his mini-SWR indicator and also showed off his
neat little keyer/code practice oscillator from K5JHF
![](../images/12_02_Meeting/k5jhf_code_device.jpg)
Lew built the little SWR bridge to go with his Rock Mite.
Lew-N5ZE also showed off his "GatorAid" balun!
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Neil, N5EIL looks on skeptically as Lew displays this little jewel that is built with a few GatorAid caps!
We all think that maybe Lew has a little too much time on his hands!
For more information on Lew's projects check out N5ZE's Website
Well that's it for this month. We'd love to have you visit anytime you're in the area.
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always has the latest information on our meetings. Please stop by!
Hope to see everyone on Saturday, December 21, 2002 for our next meeting!