Clifford Elijah Walls, age 84, passed away Tuesday afternoon February 5, 2013 at Lutheran Hospital in Wheatridge, Colorado surrounded by family. Following a private family viewing at Aspen Mortuaries, friends were welcome to attend a public memorial service celebrating Cliff’s life held at Centerpoint Community Church in Arvada, Colorado on Saturday February 9 at 3:30…
Continue ReadingSusan suddenly passed into the arms of The Lord on December 17, 2012. She was 66, and a resident of Como, Colorado. Susan and her husband Frank WB4CIW were founding members and officers of the Park County Radio Club in 1995. Susan also, along with Frank, was a member of the PCRC VE Team. Born…
Continue ReadingPatsy was the wife of Dwain, KBØQBF and a PCRC member for many years. Several PCRC members attended the memorial services on Sept. 8.Patsy and Dwain were married on July 24, 1969 and celebrated their 43rd anniversary in 2012. She was first licensed in 2002 and only missed one question on her Technician License test.In…
Continue ReadingJim got his license in the unusual April VE session in 2003, postponed from the usual March date due to the blizzard of 2003. He and his wife Pam, WØELF, were founding members of DSV – Disaster Support Volunteers, Inc., and were active in PCRC and ARES D6. Several PCRC members attended the celebration of…
Continue Readingby Padre – WØWPD Considering I’ve done this many times in a different venue I’ll do it again here! I mean preaching to the choir! Now is the time (if not later than usual) to check all components in your antenna system. Some of the following suggestions can’t be done very conveniently. I know that!…
Continue ReadingReece was a member of PCRC from its beginning in 1995. Thanks to Bob Dotson, KDØBRA, he was able to enjoy using Ham Radio until almost the day of his death.
Continue ReadingGeorge received his license in 2000 (KCØIPC), and upgraded to Extra in 2002 (KØEZX). He was a regular on the weather net and an active supporter of the burro races for many years. George had many interests, most important to him was the study and sharing of scripture. Other interests included fishing, gold panning, and…
Continue ReadingCourtesy of Jack, WØDSV The Global Positioning System is the world’s only global utility. Operated by the dedicated men and women of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., GPS is also the world’s largest military satellite constellation. The 2nd SOPS has three missions: global navigation, time transfer and nuclear detection….
Continue Readingby PADRE – WØWPD There’s an old, but not accurately certifiable tradition about putting up Ham antennas in bad weather. It goes something like the following: any antenna erected during bad weather (snow, sleet, rain and/or heavy wind) will work and perform very well. There’s an implied corollary which says antennas put up and/or serviced…
Continue ReadingGeorge was a long time member of the PCRC, and was always the first to renew his membership each year in May or early June. In the past he assisted with the Burro Races and the “100,” even before he earned his Ham ticket. He was also involved with many other civic causes and was…
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