CELEBRATING 52nd GERATOL NET SEASON

The GERATOL Worked All States net, will be operating special event station, W1G from April 6th through April 13th. To work W1G, you may check into the GERATOL Net at 0100Z on 3.668 Mhz. The special event is to celebrate the 52nd season of the net, which operates solely in the Extra Class portion of th 80 Meter band.

In addition, W1G will be operating from the West Coast at 0300Z on 3.668 Mhz

After working W1G on the net frequency, you may choose from a commemorative certificate or you may send for a special W1G QSL, information on both is shown below:

SPECIAL EVENT CERTIFICATE

The attached certificate may be downloaded to commemorate your QSO with W1G. It is a png format,
and simply click on the certificate below, to download and print or have printed at your convenience.

SPECIAL EVENT QSL

To receive a W1G QSL, send an SASE with your QSL to the following address:

N1KL
POB 124
Wheelwright, MA 01094-0124

If you work W1G during the celebration, that QSO and subsequent QSL will count towards confirmation requirement, for the BASIC Worked All States Award. However, PLEASE NOTE: When you send in for your QSL card, make sure you put which state the Net Control Op was operating from, when you worked him using W1G, to insure you garner credit for the state in which you worked the special call.

Thanks for participating, and hope you can join us as we celebrate 52 years as a Worked All States Net exclusively on the 80 Meter band.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at: n1kl@arrl.net

73, Kevin N1KL Website Administrator

NEW WEBSITE SUBSCRIBERS!

We would like to welcome the following operators aboard the GERATOL Website. Thanks for taking the time to register on our website, and we look forward to working you on the GERATOL Net this season.

K8YS – Dean from the state of Michigan

KX1W – Ron who was first licensed in 1971, is from NJ

WA3PWX – Al who was first licensed in 1970 and is from the state of NY

We now have 344 registered users on our Website, which is a long way from two years ago. Many thanks to one and all subscribers for taking the time to register.

Just a reminder: for those who wish to place a COMMENT on a POST or who wish to place a POST of their own on the website, when you register with your call sign, and/or name associated with a call sign on QRZ, we always upgrade your free subscription to “CONTRIBUTOR” which means you can place comments and posts. If you register with an email only, you are only granted “SUBSCRIBER” status. No POST or COMMENT privileges.

GERATOL NET SPECIAL EVENT STATION

• W1G will be active: Apr 6-Apr 13, 0001Z-2359Z
• The GERATOL Net Worked All States net is celebrating 52 years of service to the Amateur Radio community. For a special downloadable certificate, look for W1G Special Event on 3.668 Mhz exclusively, starting at 0100Z each evening. https://geratol.net
• This year’s celebration has a beautiful certificate available for download, once you work W1G. (See below) This is probably one of the nicest looking certificates we’ve ever had, thanks to Bob – AI4IL for his design efforts on this one.

REMOTE QSO’s and QSL’s with N1KL/Remote

I have returned to MA from our stay in FL, and have been working to catch up on any QSL cards needed, for those who worked me REMOTE from the various states the past two plus months.

So far, I have sent out Remote QSL cards to the following stations:

W3NU – Frank Sent QSL for our QSO while I operated remote in AZ

KA4CZL – Steve Sent QSL for our QSO while I operated remote in AZ

AA3KC – Brian Sent QSL for our QSO while I operated remote in CO

If there are any ops whom I may have missed, PLEASE let me know by sending me an email to n1kl@arrl.net and provide the date we worked.

WELCOME ABOARD !

We would like to recognize the following stations/ops for taking the time to register on our GERATOL Website:

W8AR – Walt who hails from the great state of Ohio, he is an Army vet and was first licensed in 1977

AK1NH – Conrad from the state of New Hampshire. A retired school teacher, Conrad was first licensed in 1978 and for those looking for primary state abbreviation for NH, Conrad fits the bill.

Thanks again for taking the time to register on our website. A reminder, those who register and get approved by the website administrator, are eligible to place POSTS on our website, and/or add comments to new posts, such as this one.

GERATOL SILENT KEY UPDATE

We are sad to share the news on the loss of yet another long time GERATOLer:

KC0T – George G # 656 from MN

My thanks to Barry, K2MF for sharing the sad news about George.

It is with great sadness, we share the news on the passing of our Chairman of the Board, and long time GERATOLer, Frosty – W0FP G # 2026

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

For many years Frosty served as the Chairman of the GERATOL Board of Directors, and literally was the GLUE that kept the tradition of the GERATOL net alive and relevant. His efforts assisted in keeping the net going into it’s 52nd season in service to the Extra Class ham community.

PROGRAMMER AND CREATOR

In addition to his role for many years as our Chairman of the Board, Frosty designed, programmed and shared the tools we use to track progress for completing many awards, certificates and endorsements. Many GERATOLers, including myself, use GNEC and GLIST as phenomenal GERATOL tracking tools, and data resource material.

GNEC ENDORSEMENT TRACKER

GNEC allows ops to track their progress against many of the GERATOL Awards and Endorsements, via a quick glance on the opening page. The RED button designates a completed endorsement.

GLIST REFERENCE TOOL

GLIST allows you the ability to search via GERATOL #, D #, etc. to see if you may still need to work that station.

In addition to his work as our Chairman and Programmer, Frosty was ever present on the net, and would not only run the net every Sunday evening, but would be there each night to fill in for any NCS unable to make their scheduled NCS rotation. His location in Liberty, MO in the middle of the country, afforded him the ability to hear check ins from both coasts…

Frosty was also an avid County Hunter, and we believe he actually completed worked all counties, not once, not twice, but THREE times over !! He was also a member of Quarter Century Wireless Association and an Air Force veteran.

FAREWELL TO FROSTY

My recollection of him had to do with his laugh. When one of us GERATOLers would tickle his funny bone, he would let out a hearty laugh, to acknowledge your humorous comment.

We thank Frosty for his years of service and dedication to our net, and we would like to extend our sincere condolences to his Family and Friends. RIP Mr. Frosty !!

Please, fellow GERATOLers, feel free to respond to this post, and add your comments/stories/etc about Frosty. If you are unable to add a comment, simply send me your comment, and I will be happy to add to the comments section on your behalf on this POST. Send to: n1kl@arrl.net

73, Kevin N1KL