2011

Annual Meeting of the Alaska VHF-Up Group

PNWVHFS ConferenceBend, Oregon

October 8, 2011

Ed Cole, KL7UW

ALASKA VHF-UP GROUPBOARD MEMBERS & OFFICERS

K7CW – PAULBOARD

AL2B – ROBERTBOARD

KL7XJ – DALEVICE PRESIDENT

KL7UW – EDPRESIDENT& BOARD

Alaska VHF-Up Group• Est. April, 2005• 59 members: 23-Alaskan, 36-Non Alaskan.• ARRL Affiliation secured in August, 2007.• Meetings: Board Meetings held via e-mail.

Alaska: Annual Meeting coincides with a Hamfest in Alaska. Outside Meeting to be held during Pacific NW VHF Conference.

• Old Business: none• New Business:

1. Website moved to http://www.qsl.net/ak-vhf/ with addition of the Contesting page authored by Paul, K7CW.2. Creation of a e-mail reflector: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf 3. Creation of certificates for the Sourdough and Pathfinder awards. First six awards given out:

Alaska VHF-Up GroupAwards

• Pathfinder Award – Rover/Portable/Mobile stations activating 5 grids in Alaska for 6m and above:001 – 6m, NL7HJ/R, Ken Karle, Denali Park, AK (6-grids)002 – 2m, NL7HJ/R, Ken Karle, Denali Park, AK (9-grids)003 – 70cm, NL7HJ/R, Ken Karle, Denali Park, AK (7-grids)

• Sourdough Award – home stations working 5-grids in Alaska on bands 6m and above:004 – 2m, NL7OW, Tom Corbit, Clam Gulch, AK (5-grids)005 – 2m, KL7UW, Ed Cole, Nikiski, AK (5-grids)006 – 6m, K7CW, Paul Kiesel, (5-grids)

Congradulations!