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..."The VP Report" Continued from Page 2
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Prior to this dxpedition, very few Hams had worked Bhutan since amateur radio operation was, with few exceptions, not permitted. Though the dxpedition was limited to 100 watts, they were still able to make over 82,000 QSO's with Hams around the world.
The back of the card has nice description of Bhutan:
Hidden deep within the great Himalayan mountains, Bhutan developed its own civilization over the past almost 2000 years. The population of 600,000 lives in close harmony with nature. It is a matter of great pride to the Bhutanese that their small kingdom was never colonized. This mythical land is one of the last hidden domains of man, now cautiously coming out of centuries of isolation. The wind roaring down the majestic valleys of the Himalayas produces the sound of the mythical Thunder Dragon, for which the Kingdom is named.
King Jigmi Singye Wangchuck became the youngest modern monarch is 1972. He has steered his kingdom through almost 30 years of development into the 21st Century, with emphasis on preserving the rich religious and cultural heritage. Bhutan's population is, in many ways, one large family. More than 90% of the people live on subsistence farming. The Bhutanese are physically strong and fiercely independent with an open and ready sense of humor. Hospitality is a built-in social value in Bhutan.
FARA thanks Dave, K1HT, for supplying the 60 minute tape of the Bhutan dxpedition to be shown at this month's meeting. Hope to see you there.
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FARA - The Early Years
Transcribed by Karen Hess
The Framingham Amateur Radio Association, formerly called the Community Radio Association, is fortunate to have the notes dating back to the Club's first meeting. Karen Hess, W1RH's XYL, has transcribed the hand written notes, verbatim, and they will appear in this and future issues of the Circuit. They make for fascinating reading!
November 10, 1933
The 14th regular meeting of the C.A.R.A. was called to order at 8:20 p.m. by Vice President J. D. McLean. No business being before the meeting the speaker Mr. Joe Mullen was introduced. Mr. Mullen formerly with station WNAC showed some interesting slides of their installation at Squantum and covered in detail the way in which programs were handled thru the Colombia Network.
After the speaker had completed his talk the meeting was opened for questions.
It was suggested by the Secty. that the club go thru WBR at the next regular meeting. The majority present were in favor.
Motion for adjournment by Mr. Rowland. Seconded. So voted.
November 24, 1933
The 15th regular meeting of the C.A.R.A. was called to order promptly at 8 p.m. by Vice Pres. J. D. McLean. The report of the Secty. was read and accepted.
Volunteers for code practice were asked for and about 8 members responded. It was agreed to meet with the Secty. on the following Wed. for a definite arrangement to conduct a code class between meetings.
No further business being before the meeting it was adjourned early and the members left to visit WBR at Millis thru special arrangement with Mr. Stanire.
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per Contest Club meeting in an adjacent room.
The ARRL SSB DX Contest is a 48 hour contest beginning Friday, March 2, at 7 PM and ending Sunday at 7 PM. This is a great opportunity to work DX and, since we are at the peak of the 11 year sunspot cycle, conditions are supurb. DX'ing from the Club Shack should be a lot of fun with the new amplifier and our KA1AXY re-built tribander. If anyone is interested in a "contest university" session on Saturday or Sunday, let me know. I do plan on spending plenty of time at AA1ON's QTH during the contest but I, or another FARA member, can be available to show anyone, who might be interested, some of the basic contesting techniques using the CT contest program. Give me a ring or email if you want to have some fun at the controls of FARA's TS-850 this weekend.
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The Kingdom of Bhutan is the subject of this month's QSL and the feature of this month's FARA meeting. The A52A dxpedition gave many Hams a new one including yours truly. The signals from A52A were very weak on my wire antenna so I was very lucky to work this dxpedition on 15 meter SSB, number 291 on my DXCC list.
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The Circuit is in need of QSL cards!!! If you would like to share your favorite QSL card, which could be your own, with the club, please send it my way!
A caption or story would be appreciated also.
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