Port Ludlow Tower
Well, the end of an era is approaching. As many of you know the Port Ludlow radio tower is coming down. The Club has been working with the EOC and the LMC trying to broker an arrangement where the tower could stay as a community resource. Time was not on our side. We were unsuccessful in our endeavor and we were given November 1 as a drop dead date where the Club's equipment must be off the tower. We were able to comply and accomplished the removal on Wed. October 15th.
To see some pictures of the Club's effort back in 1998 to remove the old Summit Cable junk and install the Club's repeater antenna click here.
UPDATE: 80 feet of the old tower is once again back in duty. After being inspected the tower is freestanding with over 9 cu yds of concrete holding it upright. Supporting the old Sheriff's antenna the tower now provides the 443.425 (103.5 tone) with a new home. Pretty awesome!
Here are a couple of pictures from its new home.
Why yes that is the original base.
 
Fred Wood KG6CZ SK
We wanted to let you know that we have lost another comrade, Fred Wood - KG6CZ. Fred was one of the original charter members of the Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club.
He
passed away on April 27, 2010. He had suffered a severe stroke at his home on Balboa Island and was in the Flagstaff rehabilitation center in
Newport Beach.
There will be a ceremony on Balboa Island, and then on
May 12th a formal military funeral in Waterloo, Illinois with a burial
in the family plot where his wife Mary is also buried there. We learned
this from his daughter, Katherine Wood who lives on Bainbridge Is.
Her phone # is: 1-206-842-2315.
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2009 Tailgate'r a Success!
This June marked the third annual Port Ludlow Amateur Radio Club old fashion tailgate 'r swap meet. Dan Withers WM7W coordination efforts did not go un-noticed. This year we had more sellers and more buyers coming from further away! One guest praised the Club (actually Dan) on what a great job was done promoting the event. He was so impressed he was going to suggest to his club that they do something similar!
WR7V took some pictures of the event. To see them click here.
Special Club Dates
Annual Original Tail Gate'r
Port Ludlow Grace Christian Church
June 12, 2010
Club Picnic @ Beach Club
July 18, 2010
Fiscal Year 2008 Club Due are due October 1, 2010
Club Banquet November 7, 2009
Please mark your calendars or print ours
Plarc Activity Calendar
Jean Tweedie W7JLT Passes General Exam
Congrats, Jean!
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