AGB-Summer-Metting-2000 I waite a begin of job of station of EV5AGB halfhohour and I hear, how there is a lot of russialanguage stations speak about AGB. - Egbert ON4CAS Holding June 10-11, 2000 the Summer Metting of club AGB (Activity Group of Belarus) became one more stage of activity of club. Scheduled for half-year considered on round tables of club, both in the air, and on personal meetings of " Black Coffee " devision of club, the Metting has allowed to collect a part of the active radio amateurs of club. Some were immediately on an Metting, some approached on scheduled skeds in the air. The measure drove on a summer house in 17 kilometers from Minsks. The giving kindly has granted Victor EW1AF. The visit was effected by several groups, beforehand having stipulated, who and when comes. It has allowed optimally to glide measure, as on time, and financially. Saturday, June 10. 0745 mornings. We meet with Victor EW1AF in Minsk and we validate availability "all" to measure. Clarifications, cap of coffee, documents, bags, instrumentation, wires, soldering iron … On ancient tradition, we sit down before " Large dear ". The BMW of 2-litrs of motor ploughs air of slipping city. A magnificent weather, clean and solar morning. It increases mood more. Dot of an occurring of the first group. Beforehand arrive: Nick EU6TV, Romuald EU1RV with wife Silva, Raisa EW1YL, Valery EW1CD. Compliments, smiles. While is anticipated of assigned time, memory " from life of the radio amateurs ", jokes. Not everyone are assembled, who scheduled to be in the first group. Signifies, will arrive by the second group, or ambulances. The routing bus approaches and almost all group boots. To go of minutes 10-15. The bus goes only on weekend, with an one hour's interval, on a "artful" track with the taks " of the urban ticket ". We leave following to the bus, calling in on a path to shop. The water, cigarettes, beer … All remaining, more precisely major, is purchased on Thursday and expects already on Giving. Summer cottage. An ancient, country settlement, to be buried in verdure and flowers. We find "our" house. Mistress, Tamara, hospitably meets us. Obligatory "pass" on the house, on a summer cottage. A heavenly spot. While the womens decompose bags, conjure with products and exchange news, we decide to push up the antenna and to prepare a place for operation in the air. We peel (lay) the lengthy wood tower. We hang the prepared Delta. All this is uplifted, establish, install, expand. We connect - all works on reception. Well. We have a time up to first sked in the air.. We decompose desktop directly on verandah. The grand opening of Metting, tasting "Amaretto", joke and certainly talks " on our themes ".. For a quarter of hour up to first sked, (time and the frequencies os skeds were disclosed on round tables of club, are dispatched on e-mail to the members of club and are put out in the Internet). We sit down to the transceiver and test all equipment again. On 14188 is talks about AGB, and is realized, that some stations is waiting us. The radio amateurs from Russia and Ural, "take" the microphone in Vitebsk (Belarus). Ours amateur radio countrymen in "dead area" and we from "is hardly aural". Here "breaking" some stations with obviously foreign emphasis (break, AGB please). To conduct first QSO with ours long-awaited call sign EV5AGB grant me.. I'm "breaking" with the message, that here EV5AGB. At once silence. I call EW6WF with the request, if me do not accept, repeat my translate please. I hear, how answers EW6WF, but drive with a level 32-35. The amater radio of ... is doubling the messages from EW6WF. We accept Congratulations from Vitebsk separation. I transfer the microphone Niñk EU6TV - he from the Vitebsk come. First QSO is it! I thank everyone, who helped and expects us on frequency. I ask to wait for a pair of minutes and I ask, who was breaking for club on English. Some stations. Clearly I hear … 4CAS - I improve, whether it Egbert ON4CAS? - Egbert at once congratulates on a begin of job and wishes good luck to all participants of an Occurring and members of club AGB. Thanks for is fine the executed diplomas AGB and interesting degree and Contest of the program of club.. … The first Sked and first QSOs … Approach our one-club-members of AGB, DIG, KDR . Galina-YL UA4WNH, Serge RA9AUN, Savelij RW9SG, Yuri UR7EM, Alex EU1PA, Boris EU6DX, Tatiana-YL EU6TT, Victor EU6AA, Gary EW1MM, Victor EW8VD, Andrej RU1AB, Boris UA1DJ Congratulations, warm words. The words of thanks for the diplomas and contests of club, for that activity and popularization, which one are carried out by club.. In the meantime come Vady EU1UC and Victor EW1OM. EU1UC brings kit on " 2 meters ". We conduct a little QSOs on 2m. . Almost without interruption we work on 20 and 40 meters band. Vady EU1UC demonstrates an interesting construction of the antenna on 2m band. The interesting information block about 2m, about amateur radio metting in Osipovichi (Near Minsk).. Nick EU6TV has brought PC-notebook and we can see as web-page of club (English and russian versions), and view of a site BelAIR, where there is a lot of information about Belarus and amateurs radio of Belarus. The huge concern has aroused demonstration Belarus-CallBook EU6TV on the Vitebsk server and, how it is made and is freshened. The new designs, bound with the Internet, were interesting. Doubtlessly, this metting has allowed to update much.. Raisa EW1YL is divided by impressions about involvement in … a Championship telegraphy, demonstrates photographs. Victor EW1OM has brought an album of photographs about the visit and life in USA and tells about amateur radio in the USA and about ham conference in Daiton. All participants could acquaint with the diplomas of club, diplomas for contests, AGB-Trophy, AGB-Award-Bulletin, AGB-Info-Bulletin. Listings AGB-DX-Rating and AGB-Award-Rating. Each has received the brochure about club and brochure about results of the AGB-tests for 1999 and position for 2000.. The time has crossed for midday, the group of the radio amateurs has approached more. Nick EU6TV and Alex EW1EW prepared instrumentation for operation SSTV, but alas … for technical reasons before radio communications the matter has not reached … At this time on a place near cottage lease the shish kebab in ancient brazier was prepared, the self-pitch on carbons was faned. The shish kebab is cooked, the self-pitch has boiled, the tea is welded up. We cover lengthy desktop in a court yard. Here not only shish kebab and summer sausage, here both vegetables, and salads, and "taste products " and certainly of "BULBA" - potato. Without it any does not manage feast in Belarus. We have about half hours up to next sked on 40 meters. We use this time for the account report, Congratulations, toast and is simple by enjoying from a shish kebab about dialogue. Evening. The majority will part - are reverted in Minsk. We are prepared to sked on 80 meters. A delta do not answer. We twist from chunks of a strand LW and we ""make" it at the altitude 2,5 meters " between scrubs, trees and poteites ". All of it almost without effect. We connect a delta as LW - noticeably better. On frequency sked some stations have collected. Everyone expect us, BUT speak among themselves and at all do not pay attention to ours faint"break". After 40 minutes it is possible "to attract" their notice … Again guys from Vitebsk, ours familiar from Belarus and adjacent areas and regions. It is a little having worked, we make QSY on 20m. On stipulated frequency we give CQ. The station from JA approaches and congratulates on our measure. Some ask on the diplomas of club. Thank for Info in Internet. Lengthy is received enough, though also flasque Pile-Up on JA. Deeply night we work with "USA", but huge concern to club from their side is not present. The majority incidentally has met us, here in an ether, not having Info about operation of club. Wake up early in morning. The sun just has risen. All in golden tones. Beauty. Flasque activity in a direction of USA. The air is clear. Is felt, that behind city … At 7-8 a. m. accept stations from Ukraine, Russia. I put aside money QSY on 80 meters. Occurring ours members of DIG, KDR, AGB. Congratulations, wish. We approach on the Byelorussian sunday round desktop. Who wants - works with us. We leave on 20 and 40 meters, where we work more "for C.I.S. ". Behind some minutes up to round desktop of the Russian section DIG, we meet Boris UA1DJ. The warm words, Congratulation. Some words about forthcoming trip on Conference in S-Peterburg. We approach to a start of round table of DIG-KDR on 20m, then we leave on 40m. About noon we are reverted on 20m. After dinner, we gather and we leave for Minsk. Our meetting was finished. It has allowed to collect together many ours friends of club. Someone personally has met, someone in the air. What it is possible to state? Areas of activity of club and the operation in them - is necessary. The programs of club - are interesting. Our round tables are listened a rather large audience. Such years summer occurrings of club, as well as separation " Black Coffee " are necessary. The time for "AGB-Summer-Metting" is selected is successful. Approach on our round tables, write to us and we can meet not only in the air, but also in "life". Welcome on "AGB-Summer-Metting-2001", in second weekend of June. Before an meetting on summer house near Minsk and by call sign EV5AGB. Summer 2000 Igor "Harry" Getmann /EU1EU AGB#001/