10/22/2026
A solid seven call-up last night for the Wednesday Night Net; a solid seven for the MODULATOR month weekly average.
Shawn, N1REK (Gardner) served as October 21, 2026’s Net Control. Participants included Mohawk President Paul, W1SEX (Gardner); Jim, NS1J (Royalston); Dave, WB1CEA (Petersham); Mary, W1KKM (Royalston); Mohawk Treasurer Nils, KA1IMO (Gardner); and in under the wire, Kevin, N1ERS (Gardner).
Paul, W1SEX started the round table, quite proud of the fact he’d etched his to-do list of 29 items down to 18. Among his accomplishments was bringing the Club e-mail account up-to-date. He was delighted to report that lines of Hy-Gain (antennas, rotators, etc.) as well as Mirage and Ameritron (RF power amplifiers), are going to be back in production in 2027, following their sale by MFJ Enterprises, Inc., to ITU Corporation, with manufacturing based in Linton, Indiana.
Jim, NS1J led off with his traumatic experience first thing in the morning: The Keurig coffee machine died. It flat died and threw the rest of his chore-doing day into a rather fruitless funk. The event required halting his office cleaning adventures in order to troubleshoot the coffeepot catastrophe, which ended in a substantial amount of time attempting to locate then activate the appliance insurance purchased with the Keurig… the third Keurig that had died within two years of purchase.
Dave, WB1CEA just hopped on to, “…promote fellowship among hams.” He did allow as how he was having a blast with his tiny Spectrum Analyzer… which he claims may not do all the things the big boys do, but for a $175, this palm-sized SA is pretty impressive.
Mary, W1KKM, long-suffering XYL of NS1J, was somewhat victimized by the lack of coffee first thing in the morning, since it is one the first rituals in the morning. She reminded everyone that Mohawk meets Monday, and that she is aiming to get the October MODULATOR out this weekend, so get your submissions in!
Nils, KA1IMO reports he and his XYL having eaten their way from one end to the other of Westminster Cracker Festival. Live music, vendors, activities – it was a good time. On the chore-front, Nils says, “Paint is still the word… decks, porch…” and cars are now winterized. Referring to NS1J and W1KKM’s “coffee crisis,” Nils expressed empathy and how he has short-circuited such trauma: He has an active Keurig, a parts Keurig, and a brandy new spare, tested, and ready to roll in such an emergency!
Kevin, N1ERS added his condolences to the caffeine-deficient pair from Royalston, glad that, “…lives will continue on following the coffee crisis in Royalston.” Kevin’s been investing a lot of time in his 18ish-year-old rescued orphan kitty. Vet visit, antibiotics, pain meds, and some adventures in medication administration… members offered well wishes for the kitty.
No other hams responded for last call, and with that, Shawn, N1REK offered the OUTtro (opposite of Intro, lol!) and returned the repeater to general use at 1926 hrs.
