Author: Mark Beckwith

A Day in the Life

It’s 10 minutes past 9 in the morning. I hope to go to my radio station (8 miles from home) and get on to work my friend Rus, K2UA, as he puts his first ever summit on the air. But before I do that, I wanted to share a slice of my life if it will help anyone relate to me better.

We are all busy. I get that. I am not writing this to show you how much busier I am than you are. But I do know that some will find it helpful to know exactly what chainsaws I juggle.

I woke up to emails from Tim, K3LR, about some mutual tower/antenna stuff we have going on at a personal level. Completely different from anything PJ2T has going on with DX Engineering, where as you know, Tim is a major player.

Overview

Mountaintops at Sea Level

The luckiest guy in the world just got luckier. I got elected president of the greatest club around. Truly it’s a great time to be president of the Caribbean Contesting Consortium! All that we’ve got going is unprecedented in just about every way imaginable. If you’re as passionate about our game as I am –and I know you guys and I know you are– then you know that what Geoff Howard, W0CG and all our founders have built on Curacao is something to crow about!

Unprecedented? Well yeah! We have more members than ever, yet we all still get along. That’s worthy of note, I think. We finally won the world in CQWW CW after years of chasing it. We have more cash in the Till than ever, and at the same time it’s dedicated to greater plans than ever.

We are on a roll at Signal Point – that is all there is to it. If you’re not on the train, then GET ON IT, quick!

So this is why I say it’s a great time to be a part of it all, for each and every member and friend of this group. If you’re reading this, well, you are on the fast track to some of the most fantastic radiosporting anyone can find anywhere. Welcome to our newsletter. Click around. Make yourself comfortable. And for sure, if there is anything I can do to make your stay more comfortable, feel free to ask. I love Signal Point and I am absolutely convinced there is room for anyone who shares the enthusiasm.

Mark Beckwith, N5OT

Finance Fundraising

Major Gift Received

Pete Gladysz, K8PGJ, recently joined the CCC after enjoying successful contest operations at Signal Point, and stunned the club by making a $5000 donation to the Europe tower project. This foundational support at our time of great need is in addition to other donations of equipment and cash since Pete began coming to PJ2T. Pete’s gift appears to be what brought us to critical mass, putting is over the threshold and prompting the decision at our annual Dayton meeting to go ahead with the tower project. We’re also grateful to Marty, K2PLF and Bill, W9VA for their large donations to the tower fund, as well as several other members who have made four-figure donations each. It’s VERY important that everyone realize that while donations of any amount add up, we all remember other members may not be able to donate this kind of cash. PJ2T is a team, and everyone supports what we do in their own way. Thanks Pete!