Kevin Tnx for Washington

My thanks to all who gave it a shot to try and work me from the remote stations in OR and WA

The OR station is located in Portland at Grid Square CN85, and is located in Yamhill County
The station is running 500 Watts

The WA station is located in Tacoma at Grid Square CN87sj and is located in King County
and I was running 1500 Watts

I believe both stations are using 4 Square antennas, but need to confirm that

For those who worked me Wednesday evening, PLEASE make sure you put the state I was operating from, when you worked me, so I can make sure when I send out the QSL cards, they have the correct state listed on my QSL back to you.

Regarding QSL cards, no SASE is needed, but patience is appreciated, since I did not bring any QSL cards to Florida with me, but will send your cards out ASAP, once I receive them, and as soon as I return to MA in early March. You can use my QRZ address to mail your QSL cards.

Special thanks to Louis, N9LY for sticking around, and lining guys (without giving their call sigs) up to work me in both states. It was helpful in allowing me to listen closely, for stations that may have been calling me. If I missed your call, we can certainly try again before this season ends, if you still need either state.

All the best, Kevin N1KL

Hi all, several of the folks working on their basic are in need of either WA or OR or both. To assist them in working those western states, Kevin N1KL will be operating (pending availability of remote stations) from both states, starting at 0300Z or 10:00PM Eastern time, on 3.668 Mhz this Wednesday evening, 2/23/23.

Given the current conditions, it’s been rough for our West Coast ops to check into the net, before it concludes each evening. To assist those ops in need of WA and/or OR or both, Kevin will on this Wednesday evening.

Both N5WGA and W3NU have confirmed they will be on freq to work one or both stations.

Anyone else who needs the following from OR or WA, feel free to join us:

1×2 Call
QCWA
Initial Call
Navy Vet
G and D numbers

If interested, feel free to join us, and if you wish, send me an email to n1kl@arrl.net to let me know you will be joining us, and I will make sure to put out a call for you.

73, Kevin – N1KL

FYI, Frosty has updated the GLIST file with the latest assigned G and D numbers. The file is located under the FILES header in the toolbar at the top of the website opening page. (See below)

From that drop down menu, chose ADDITIONAL AIDS menu, where you will see this page open up:

From here, look for the line which has the following:

Click on this, and you will get the latest and greatest list of G and D numbers available for your GNEC file.

Thanks to W0FP for updating the file.

73, Kevin N1KL

We would like to extend congratulations to Ed, W1EG from TN who recently completed the requirements for the GERATOL Directors Award, earning D # 790 !! Congrats Ed, and thanks for bringing the number on the net recently, to share with other GERATOLers.

In addition to earning his GERATOL Director’s Award, Ed has achieved some other milestones including:

ARRL Awards: Mixed DXCC Honor Roll (337 out of 340); 8BDXCC; DXCC Digital, CW and Phone; WAS Triple Play, and GERATOL #365 (75M Extra Class WAS)

73, Kevin N1KL Website Administrator

We would like to extend our congratulations to Marty – AC8JU from Michigan, who successfully completed the requirements for his Director’s Award, and recently received Director’s Award # 791…..

Marty has been sharing that new number on the net already, but for those who have not worked him yet, join us some evening, and pass along your congrats to Marty live on the air.

Well done Marty, during some rough band conditions on 80, you persevered and achieved the GERATOL Director’s Award. For those not familiar with it, The GERATOL Net Director’s Award is issued to net members, who have already earned their Unbelievable Operating Acheivement (WAS) Award, and have worked 100 other Geratol WAS Award holders and exchanged their numbers. All contacts must have been made after 0500 Feb 13, 1990. Endorsement stickers are available for increments for 200, 300, and 400 contacts after the certificate has been earned.  Any call sign format qualifies, in the U.S. or Canada. 

If there are any GERATOL Website members who recently completed other Awards, such as DXCC, WAZ, etc. please let me know, and we will post the achievement on our GERATOL Website, for your fellow GERATOLers to see.

73, Kevin N1KL Website Administrator