METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2016
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2016: Agreeing to hold their posts for an additional year are President: Jim Mornar N9TK, Vice-President/Program Coordination: Bob Jacobson K9CJ, Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Also, John Raiger, K9DRS, has agreed to be acting recording secretary. Thanks again, John!
WELCOME to our newest members Chris, W9LIZ and Tony N9VVO.
Our annual Winterfest dinner was held on Friday, January 15 at Papa Joe’s in Orland Park. 25 members and guests enjoyed a great meal, door prizes and lots of fun.
Jerry WB9Z is on the team activating Palmyra(KH5) as K5P.
Mike K9AJ is on the team activating South Sandwich (VP8STI) and South Georgia (VP8SGI).
SPECIAL EVENT STATION February 2016: We operated a SPECIAL EVENT STATION commemorating the 1883 Diamond Mine Disaster on Saturday, February 6, 2016.
W9MU gave us a detailed presentation of the G5RV antenna at our March meeting.
Our annual picnic was held on Saturday, August 6 at the QTH of N9LAH in Chebanse. 28 members enjoyed the food and conversation.
K9AJ activated two rare IOTAs in August NA159 and NA196. Hope you were able to put him in your log!
We lost yet another great Metro DXer. Jack, W9NJB, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2016. Jack had served as our club secretary/treasurer for many years and will certainly be missed.
We operated SPECIAL EVENT W9C October 31, 2016 through November 6, 2016 commemorating the birth of an outstanding American – Walter Cronkite – “The Most Trusted Man in America”. Check our listing in November 2016 QST. Operations of W9C occurred on 80 through 10 meters (excluding 60 meters) on CW, SSB and RTTY at various times throughout the operation period.
Team Saint Martin (FS) comprised of Paul, K9NU, Jim, N9TK, John, W9ILY and John, K9EL completed their expedition to Saint Martin from November 30 through December 10, 2016 . They operated in the ARRL 160 meter contest, the TARA RTTY Melee, the 10-Meter RTTY contest and lots of general operating. They made over 10,000 QSOs and operated up to three stations simultaneously!
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2015
Our annual Winterfest dinner was held on Friday, January 16 at the Harvest Room Restaurant,7164 W 127th St (Harlem Ave), Palos Heights, IL. Everyone had a great time!
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2015: President: Jim Mornar N9TK, Vice-President/Program Coordination: Bob Jacobson K9CJ, Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Also, John Raiger, K9DRS, has agreed to be acting recording secretary. Thanks, John!
WELCOME to our new members: Thomas N9IHZ, Gregg AB9MZ, John K9EL, Erik K9EU, Wayne AC9EF and Jeff KD9APD.
Congrats to Tony, KD9CAU on receiving his new call N9AAC.
We had a great Field Day operation from Tinley Park with 918 contacts logged.
Metro and the NIDXA participated in a joint meeting in August.
John K9DRS has created a Facebook page for us. Check www.facebook.com/metrodxclub
We finished Field Day 2015 as #17 in the 1A category and had a lot of fun!
We operated a SPECIAL EVENT STATION on Saturday, November 22, 2014 celebrating our 35th anniversary!
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2014
Our annual Winterfest dinner was held on Friday, January 17 at the Harvest Room Restaurant,7164 W 127th St (Harlem Ave) , Palos Heights, IL. Everyone had a great time!
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2014: President: Jim Mornar N9TK, Vice-President/Program Coordination: Bob Jacobson K9CJ, John Raiger, K9DRS and Mike Rende WB9LSH (K9LSH effective May, 2014), Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Our Contest Chairman will be Carl Schroeder, K9CS. Keep up the good work!
Welcome to a new member for 2014 – Mike Rende, WB9LSH (K9LSH effective May, 2014)
At the end of 2013, WB9Z had amassed as whopping 3,005 band-countries with the latest being XZ1J on 12 and 10 and S21ZBC on 12 and 10. Amazing!
Welcome to new members to Metro: Jan, WG9V, Billie, K9QT and Lee, WA9LEY!
Jerry, WB9Z, was on the DX trail again and was part of the Amsterdam Island team – FT5ZM. Val, NV9L, was their Chief Pilot. CLICK HERE!
We lost several of our long time members during the year. Patti Colvin, AF9H, passed on March 9 in Kingman, AZ. On June 10 we lost Bob Truhlar, W9LNQ. Then, on July 16, Frank, K9BWQ, passed away. On October 15 we lost another member, Jerry KE9I. We will miss all of these great friends!
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2013
Our annual Winterfest was held on January 18 and with 17 attendees enjoying the dinner.
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2013: President: Phil Snyder, N9LAH, Vice-President: John Raiger, K9DRS, Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Keep up the good work!
A nice donation has been made on behalf of our club to INDEXA. Jerry, WB9Z, is one of the Directors of INDEXA.
The Seventh annual picnic was held at N9LAH’s QTH with 29 members and guests had a great time.
Jerry, WB9Z and Jim, N9TK were members of the Wake Island (K9W) team. Val, NV9L, was a Pilot station for the DXpedition.
Donations were made to N9A and FT5ZM.
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2014: President: Jim Mornar N9TK, Vice-President/Program Coordination: Bob Jacobson K9CJ, John Raiger, K9DRS and Mike Rende WB9LSH, Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Our Contest Chairman will be Carl Schroeder, K9CS. Keep up the good work!
Congrats to Jim, NV9X, for his QRP operations. He has confirmed 27 through December 2, 2013.
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2012
Our annual Winterfest was postponed due to a snow storm in January. Rather than have a rescheduled dinner in February, it was decided to have a Pizza Party at our new meeting location in Tinley Park. The party was a great success.
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2012. They are: President-Bob Jacobson, K9CJ; Vice-President-Phil Snyder, N9LAH; Secretary/Treasurer-John Holmes, W9ILY.
We have been joined by NEW MEMBERS – Mark, K9TP, George, K9CC and Joe, KC9RNK. WELCOME!!
The Metro DX Club booth was active again at the Dayton Hamvention, thanks to N9LAH and N9ORD. Check our the photos – CLICK HERE!
Metro made a nice donation to the NH8S DXpedition to Swains in September and our WUST Award image is on their main page. http://www.nh8s.org/
Two more NEW MEMBERS joined Metro in April – George-K9GA and Morris-W4REX. WELCOME!!
Five NEW MEMBERS joined Metro in June – Chuck-WV9C, Carl-K9CS, John-K9DRS Don-K9NR and Valerie-NV9L. WELCOME!!
Metro contributed to the Northern California DX Association and our contribution has been acknowledged.
Our annual picnic in the QTH of N9LAH was a great success Click HERE for the story and photos.
WB9Z was elected a Director of INDEXA for the 2013 Fiscal Year.
We welcomed three NEW MEMBERS in August, Jerry KE9I, Paul K9NU and Paul, VK2HV. WELCOME!!
Metro DXers Jerry, WB9Z and Carl K9CS were part of a large team operating from Swains Island. Check http://www.nh8s.org/ to see if you are in the log! Be sure to look on the MAIN PAGE at the lower right to see the WUST Award.
CONGRATULATIONS to our officers for 2013: President: Phil Snyder, N9LAH, Vice-President: John Raiger, K9DRS, Secretary/Treasurer: John Holmes W9ILY. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations to the latest recipients of the W.U.S.T Award: Awarded in 2012: K6YK, DJ6VM, W6HTC, K6GAK, N5GF, K8IU, N5WI, KD4OS, DK7YY, W1WTG, K6VWE, JF2SKV, W4ZYT, W4VIC, W8UV, WØROB, DL2SUB, K9UQN, K6MM, ON5FP, AAØZP, KN6KI, VE3XN, WB5STU, W4REX, W3YX, K1KO, I6ONE, YT3H, OM3MB, IØWDX, IK5ACO, N4AA, W6DPD, K7XE, WB9Z, I5KG, IK2ABJ, IT9HLR, DJ3XG, N9TK, W6OUL, W4UM, K9CS, K9GA, WK3N, DJ9ZB, KM6HB, KR4OJ, HAØHW, IK4CIE, EA4MY, WØWOI, W4PV, LA9SN, VK2HV, W1YRC, HA8UT, IKØPRP, KF4NEF, IK2BLA, LA9DAA, DL5CW, KA3UNQ, HB9BHY, W6OAT, VK2FR, I6CXD and KB4GYT.
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2011
Our annual Winterfest was held on January 21, 2011 at the Ashford House, 7959 W. 159th street in Tinley Park. CONGRATULATIONS to our new officers for 2011. They are: President-Bob Jacobson, K9CJ; Vice-President-Phil Snyder, N9LAH; Secretary/Treasurer-Rick Cartell, W9NKV.
We have been joined by TWO NEW MEMBERS – Dave, W9HW and Renae’ K9DO. WELCOME!!
The Metro DX Club booth was active again at the Dayton Hamvention, thanks to N9LAH and N9ORD.
Congratulations to Mike, K9AJ, who was honored at the April 16 banquet of the International DX Convention in Visalia, CA as the newest recipient of the CQ DX Hall of Fame.
Pictures from our annual PICNIC are online. Click HERE to see them!
The colorful W.U.S.T. (Worked U.S. Territories) award for confirmed contact with 14, 15 or 16 of those Territories is sponsored by Metro.
We have a new PERMANENT meeting location at the Tinley Park Emergency Management Agency located at 17355 S. 68th Court in Tinley Park, IL.
Congratulations to Bob, W9LNQ, and Dot, N9ALC, on their 70th Anniversary! Click HERE for the SouthtownStar article.
Congratulations to Jerry, WB9Z, who was honored at the W9DXCC Convention as the DXer of the Year.
METRO CLUB ACTION IN 2010
Our 2010 Winterfest Dinner was enjoyed by all.
METRO was present in the flea market area at the Dayton Hamvention and our banner was flying! Bob, N9ORD and Phil, N9LAH were our Club representatives.
We have been joined by THREE NEW MEMBERS – Jim, NV9X, Jerry, K9PMV and Bill, K9WJL. WELCOME!!
Be sure to check the “files” area of our metrodxclub Yahoo Group for new files containing the CQWW-CW 2009 results article, thanks to Jerry, N9XR.
W9DXCC was attended by twelve METRO Members.
Jim, NV9X, reported that Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, passed away in January and his final book KEYS IV…and More (The Grand Finale) is available for free download at www.k4twj.com. Just click on “Dave’s books” and the rest is easy. Thanks for the tip, Jim!
Congratulations to Pat, W9PDS and his XYL on the birth of their little harmonic, Sean Michael, on 11/1/10.
Mike, K9AJ, was recently featured in the San Diego DX Club bulletin. Click HERE to read it
Congratulations to Jerry, WB9Z, on winning the First Place plaque for the 4th CQ Zone and #3 in the USA in CQWPX-SSB!
METRO 2009 ACTIVITIES
WB9Z SETS CONTEST RECORDS
Jerry, WB9Z, claimed a very impressive 2,144 Qs forCQWW-SSB 20 Meter high power for the TOP Claimed 20M score in the USA and #3 in the World! ALSO, in the CQWW-160M contest from 2009, Jerry was #1 SSB high power in the USA and set a new SSB USA single op record. Great going, Jerry!!
SPECIAL EVENT STATION – W9M
Our Special Event Station W9M operated on Saturday, October 3 celebrating our club’s 30TH ANNIVERSARY.
SA-062 Rare IOTA Operation
Mike, K9AJ, operated with a group from Brazil as PW6C from rare IOTA SA-062 in November. The team made 7,500 QSOs and Mike is the QSL manager.
W9TY finished Field Day with 4,264 points with 780 Q’s on CW and 297 on SSB (Third place in Illinois in Class 1A). Check out Dennis KA9ZZT’s great pictures on Dennis’ own Shutterfly page HERE.
Our annual picnic was held on Saturday, August 15 and all had a fun time.
Mike, K9AJ, with KD6WW, operated as K9AJ/VY0 and KD6WW/VY0 from NA-185 (a rare IOTA) from Friday, July 31 through Monday, August 3 and made over 4,000 QSOs. Click HERE for Mike’s story and unusual picture.
Jess, AI9L, completed his 20 Meter Worked All States RTTY in July, all confirmed by LoTW! Nice going, Jess! He worked W9ILY/Ø in Nebraska during the NAQP-RTTY contest for #50.
We have been joined by TWO NEW MEMBERS – Rick, W9NKV and Pat, W9PDS. WELCOME!!!
Our 2009 Winterfest Dinner was enjoyed by all. Click HERE for all the pictures!
Our thanks to Tom, W9AEB, for making a generous donation to the E44M DXpedition to Palestine on behalf of the Metro DX Club! Thanks very much, Tom!
N2WB was a member of the TS7C DXpedition from Tunisia (IOTA AF-073). They have posted their Digital Hall of Fame. CLICK HERE.
Jerry, WB9Z, was a member of the KP5 DXpedition. Click HERE for their WEB site and see if you’re in their log!