but it was too windy to work on the beam.

The antennas are: top spot M2 432-13WLA  18.6dbd 146' next down 2M5WL 14.7dbd and finally a 6M2WLC 11.9 dbd at 139' offset to the side 42" starting at 135' is a DB224 VHF vertical 22' long.  The testing so far has indicated that all antennas work. The six beam has a slight droop and does not seem to perform as well as it should when it gets turned around and the droop is removed it should work better. I am looking forward to the Sprints and VHF June test.  I will try also to get on by early mornings on the weekends.

Need Email Addresses for:

If you know any of these current email addresses, please send them along to w9fz@csvhfs.org .
AB5IG WB5TBL   KA2KQM

States Above 50 MHz Award
Program 2002 In Progress


The 2002 Program is in progress.  Please continue to take the program as a challenge to your day-to-day operating and encourage your friends to participate.  Remember, all your contacts from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 count for this award.  It's not too tough to go back into your logs and see what you've worked.

Our top two participants from last year are using the program again this year as a motivator to their activity and each of them will top last years numbers of states worked.  They each have some amazing numbers to report and who knows what they'll work between now and June 30th.  Get in there and see what you can accomplish!

See the website at http://www.csvhfs.org/ for details on this program and its historical records.  This program helps encourage or motivate activity on our VHF+ bands by causing you to collect "states" each year. The program runs July 1 to June 30 of each year.

For the current 2001-2002 program in progress, Canadian provinces do NOT count.  Due to inputs received, the program is being modified in the future to allow Canadian Provinces in the 2002-2003 program year.  The published rules will be modified by that time to give clear direction. 

New CSVHFS Website Feature--
Online Manual Search


Our webmaster, KØFQA, has prowled the web extensively and found some resources that may be helpful to you.  He has created a page that helps you find radio and test-gear manuals that are on-line--usually in .pdf format.  Go to
http://www.csvhfs.org/CSMANUAL.HTML and take a look around and then bookmark it.

CSHVFS Logos


Our society logo is distinctive and has been around for years.  You can see it in the upper-left corner of this e-newsletter.  As a member, you are welcome to use this logo on your QSL cards or whatever else you see fit.  It gives visibility to our fine and friendly group.  We have a set of graphic files that are available only to members for downloading.  These are not advertised openly on our web-page but rather the link here is the only reference you will see to their location.
http://www.csvhfs.org/filearea/logos/ is the place to go.  You will find GIF's, TIF's, and a JPG of our logo in different sizes.  Download each of them into your machine for use as you see fit.

-- Tidbits --


++ (This is corrected info)  Al Katz, K2UYH, publishes a newsletter all about EME.  He's been publishing his newsletter for 30 years!!!  Scott, KD4LT cscott@surfsouth.com handles the NL's E-MAIL distribution list. People should tell Scott if they want the NL sent in text or PDF format. You can get on a distribution by contacting Scott, but you can view past issues by visiting:  http://www.nitehawk.com/rasmit/em70cm.html

++ Matt NM9H, and Sean KX9X would like to announce their upcoming grid DXpedition to DN95 in Campbell County, South Dakota. This Grid DXpedition will last 8 days from June 6 to June 14, 2002, and will include a Limited Multi-op entry in the ARRL VHF QSO Party. We will be active on 50MHz, 144 MHz, 222 MHz and 432 MHz with beam antennas and high-power amplifiers.  We will also be active on HF for anybody
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CSVHFS Life Membership


Yes, they are still available.  See the www.csvhfs.org/ website and follow the link.

Life Members: this coming May, when you get your registration documents, there will be a place to "check" if you are a Life Member and thereby skip the $5 annual membership fee.  Also, concerning nametags, if your Callsign changes, you need a replacement, or you would like a nametag that doesn't have a (charter life member) "number" on it, a new one can be obtained.  Just contact W9FZ and work out the details with him.  Cost will be about $15+ delivered.