Eyeball 2015, hosted by Pat Caldwell (WU8I), was held in Nashville, TN (Davidson County), capital of Tennessee, at the spacious and well appointed Knights of Columbus, 2300 Knights of Columbus Blvd, Nashville, TN 37201 the weekend of June 18-20, 2015.
Nashville, the Tennessee capital, is located on the Cumberland River and and is known as a center of the music industry, earning it the nickname "Music City".
It was a time of good fellowship, good food, good nets, good fellowship, a tour of the Opryland Hotel by our Eyeball Host, Pat Caldwell, WU8I, a great presentation by Skip Guenter, K5SRG on 40m Late Net: Past, Present & Future, a mind boggling Mobile Shootout that had everyone wondering if they could believe what they were seeing, good fellowship, an interesting guest speaker, some really fine raffle prizes, a spirited auction and, of course, GOOD FELLOWSHIP.
See this Google Earth Overview of Eyeball 2015 for the location of the Knights of Columbus, Eyeball 2015 venue, motels, and the many restaurants and attractions.
After several years of steady improvement to his mobile setup - each one implementing more of the principles in Lon's (K0WJ) annual Mobile Clinic seminar - the clouds parted, and a beam of light shone down on this year's entry. Ladies and Gentlemen, we present this year's Top Gun, Glen Felt, WT0A. CONGRATULATIONS GLEN! View All Mobile Shootout 2015 Results
Glen Felt, WT0A
Mobile Shootout Top Gun 2015
| CERTIFICATES of APPRECIATION FOR NETS RUN 2014/06/01 to 2015/06/01 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 76+ NETS | 51-75 NETS | 26-50 NETS | 10-25 NETS |
| AA9ZF | K2UNI | AA0HF | AE4NT |
| K5SRG | KB0EL | AC0RL | AE7UT |
| VE3CMB | W2UJ | AD5XD | KB4IAN |
| WB5FDP | W9ROG | K1EDG | KC4RN |
| WN1F | K1HIF | KD0WGB | |
| K4CNM | KG7BAN | ||
| K9EA | KM9U | ||
| K9ZK | N7XG | ||
| KC1AU | NJ9T | ||
| KG4ZOD | WA0ROH | ||
| N9PYR | WA1FFT | ||
| W0YV | N5MIG | ||
| W3BS | AC0TP | ||
| W6LJK | |||
| WA9DIY | |||
| WB7ASC | |||
| WK7K | |||
| CERTIFICATES of APPRECIATION | |
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| OUTSTANDING NCS | RECIPIENT |
| All 160m SSB Nets | KB0EL |
| All 75m SSB Early Nets | W0YV |
| All 75m SSB Late Nets | WB7ASC |
| All 40m SSB Early Nets | VE3CMB |
| All 40m SSB Late Nets | N5MIG |
| All CW Nets | WB5FDP |
| All DIGITAL Nets | WN1F |
| QSL BUREAU MANAGERS | RECIPIENT |
| 40m | N7XG |
| 75m/CW/Digital | W2UJ |
| DX | WB5FDP |
| Handiham | WM9H |
| SPECIAL CERTIFICATES FOR | RECIPIENT |
| Centurion Editor | KT4CB |
| The Century Club Cares Program | KL7QW |
| Net Treasurer | K3BOB |
| NCS Training Officer | N9PYR |
| Awards Secretary | W3BS |
| W1BML Ambassador Award | AA9ZF |
| Professional Mobile of the Year | KD0WGB |
| Leisure Mobile of the Year | W3BS |
| K7MFG NCS of the Year | VE3CMB |
| KD3FM Annual Service Award | K0WJ |
| THANKS for a GREAT EYEBALL! | WU8I |
| # | Call Sign | Name | Home | Staying At | Comments |
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| WU8I | Pat Caldwell | TN, Springfield | Eyeball 2015 Host | ||
| K0WJ | Lon Martin | KS, Shawnee Mission | Shootout Coordinator | ||
| WT0A | Glen Felt | NE, Friend | Airport Super 8 | Master #40 | |
| N0HGA | Jeff Guenter | NE, Osceola | Airport Super 8 | Accompanying WT0A | |
| K5SRG | Skip Guenter | TX, Hutto | Day's Inn - Music Valley | 40m SSB LN Coordinator Alternate 5th Area Director |
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| KC0CL | Calvin Lewandowski | KS, Olathe | Hampton Inn | OM of KD0EZF | |
| KD0EZF | Anne Lewandowski | KS, Olathe | Hampton Inn | XYL of KC0CL | |
| KB3PU | Jim Higgins | SC, Sumter | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Webmaster Club Recorder 4th Area Director Information Officer Awards Committee Chmn |
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| KG4ZOD | Donnie Hurst | NC, Burlington | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Master #62 75m SSB LN Coordinator |
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| Ginger Hurst | NC, Burlington | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of KG4ZOD | ||
| KG8WL | Ralph Mitchell | MI, Colon | Day's Inn - Music Valley | OM of KB8AEV | |
| KB8AEV | Jo Anne Mitchell | MI, Colon | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of KG8WL | |
| KK4CMC | Robert Dickey | NC, Elon | Day's Inn - Music Valley | ||
| Sheena Dickey | NC, Elon | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of KK4CMC | ||
| W3BS | Buddy Spiegel | TN, Memphis | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Awards Secretary Awards Committee Member |
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| Carolyn Spiegel | TN, Memphis | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of W3BS Ex N2KNB |
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| N3WD | Bill Dobson | MD, Reisterstown | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Master #43 | |
| W3ROG | Roger Goodreau | MD, Forest Hill | Other | ||
| WF4H | Dwight Greenberg | FL, Cocoa | Cedars of Lebanon State Park | 40m SSB EN Coordinator | |
| Beth Greenberg | FL, Cocoa | Cedars of Lebanon State Park | XYL of WF4H | ||
| AA0ZP | Frank Taylor | NE, Bellevue | Comfort Inn - Music Valley | Past President Master #12 Historian Pres Advisory Cmte |
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| Marjo Taylor | NE, Bellevue | Comfort Inn - Music Valley | XYL of AA0ZP | ||
| AE4NT | Ben Goldfarb | FL, Longwood | Hampton Inn Airport | 4th Area Awards Manager 40m SSB LN NCS |
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| Jenny Nelms | FL, Longwood | Hampton Inn Airport | YL of AE4NT | ||
| Aliya Atcha | FL, Longwood | Hampton Inn Airport | Daughter (17) of Jenny Nelms | ||
| Zane Atcha | FL, Longwood | Hampton Inn Airport | Son (13) of Jenny Nelms | ||
| KE9OI | Dave Czerniak | IN, Wheatfield | Day's Inn - Music Valley | 9th Area Awards Manager | |
| Georgia Czerniak | IN, Wheatfield | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of KE9OI | ||
| KA2WQR | Jerry Heller | NY, Binghamton | Other | ||
| Phyllis Heller | NY, Binghamton | Other | XYL of KA2WQR | ||
| KI4DFS | David Reece | GA, Mineral Bluff | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Master #67 OM of KM4JSA |
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| KM4JSA | Marilyn Reece | GA, Mineral Bluff | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of KI4DFS | |
| WB7ASC | Ronald L. Seese | WA, Medical Lake | Cedars of Lebanon State Park | Alternate 7th Area Director | |
| Sue Seese | WA, Medical Lake | Cedars of Lebanon State Park | XYL of WB7ASC | ||
| KM4AJW | Bill Brooks | NC, Hickory | Day's Inn - Music Valley | ||
| W9ROG | Roger Callewaert Jr | WI, Racine | Day's Inn - Music Valley | 75m SSB LN NCS Wed & Thu | |
| Sung Jung Callewaert | WI, Racine | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of W9ROG | ||
| AA9ZF | Maynard Anderson | IL, Athens | Day's Inn - Music Valley | 9th Area Director | |
| Gail Anderson | IL, Athens | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of AA9ZF | ||
| KS9WI | Keith Summers | WI, De Pere | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Eyeball 2014 Host OM of N9QZF |
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| N9QZF | Elaine Summers | WI, De Pere | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Eyeball 2014 Hostess XYL of KS9WI |
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| AA0HF | Eric Johnson | MN, Saint Francis | Other | Father of KE0CFT 40m SSB EN NCS (Tue) 75m SSB LN NCS (Sat) |
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| Ginger Johnson | MN, Saint Francis | Other | XYL of AA0HF Mother of KE0CFT |
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| KE0CFT | Jayden Johnson | MN, Saint Francis | Other | Son of AA0HF | |
| K3CD | Tom Edmonds | NC, Semora | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Master #66 | |
| Margaret Gurley | NC, Semora | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of K3CD | ||
| WB0PYF | Ray Myers | MO, St. Louis | Other | 10th Area Director | |
| Debbie Dawkins | MO, St. Louis | Other | XYL of WB0PYF | ||
| AC0RL | Jerome Kahn | KS, Hutchinson | |||
| Darcy Raker | KS, Hutchinson | YL of AC0RL | |||
| WN1F | David B. Feeney | ME, Scarborough | Cedars of Lebanon State Park | 20m CW Net Coordinator 40m CW Net Coordinator 20m PSK Net Coordinator 20m RTTY Net Coordinator |
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| Ginn Bellino | ME, Scarborough | Other | XYL of WN1F | ||
| Candy Iaconeta | ME, Scarborough | Other | Sister-in-Law of WN1F | ||
| N5MIG | Joe St. Columbia Jr | AR, Helena | Fiddler's Inn | 40m SSB LN NCS | |
| KI4WCQ | Johnny Allen | KY, Elizabethtown | Other | ||
| Cindy Allen | KY, Elizabethtown | Other | XYL of KI4WCQ | ||
| W2UJ | Russ Sawyer | NY, Selkirk | Other | Club President Master #61 75m QSL Bureau Mgr |
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| K0HNM | Larry C. Snyder | IL, Poplar Grove | Comfort Inn - Music Valley | Master #21 | |
| Lona Snyder | IL, Poplar Grove | Comfort Inn - Music Valley | XYL of K0HNM | ||
| KC0MS | Karl W. Peterson | IA, Des Moines | Fiddler's Inn | Master #50 | |
| KC4YBO | Steve Knittel | GA, Roswell | Day's Inn - Music Valley | ||
| WB5FDP | Rick Mobley | AR, Little Rock | Day's Inn - Music Valley | DX Bureau Manager Master #22 Past President |
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| Deborah Mobley | AR, Little Rock | Day's Inn - Music Valley | XYL of WB5FDP | ||
| K2SFS | John A. Birken | NC, Asheville | Day's Inn - Music Valley | ||
| KB3WAH | Grant Miller Sr | PA, Ambridge | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Father of KB3QFQ | |
| KB3QFQ | Grant Miller Jr | PA, Ambridge | Day's Inn - Music Valley | Son of KB3WAH | |
| K6YEK | Bill Fuller | CA, Castro Valley | Courtyard - Airport | ||
| Theresa Fuller | CA, Castro Valley | Courtyard - Airport | XYL of K6YEK | ||
| W8UZZ | Russ Simonson | MI, Clarkston | Fiddler's Inn | ||
| WA2JIM | Clay Statmore | NJ, Ledgewood | Comfort Suites - Airport | 2002 Eyeball Host 2nd Area Awards Manager |
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| W5DMT | Dave Tipton | TN, Spring Hills | Other | ||
| K1HIF | Michael J Rush | NH, Nashua |
| DATE | TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | |
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| LOCAL | LOCAL | UTC | ||
| Wednesday 2015-06-17 |
22:30 | 03:30 | 40m SSB Late Net | On Your Own |
| Thursday 2015-06-18 |
8:00 | 13:00 | Eyeball Registration | Knights of Columbus |
| 10:00 | 15:00 | Mobile Clinic (Including 160m Operation) Conducted By Shootout Master Lon Martin, K0WJ (Top Gun 2001 & 2010) |
Knights of Columbus | |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | Tour of Opryland Hotel | Opryland Hotel | |
| Lunch on your own | ||||
| 14:00 | 19:00 | Guest Speaker K4RO, Kirk Pickering DX Operating Etiquette |
Knights of Columbus | |
| Dinner on your own | ||||
| 19:00 | 00:00 | 40m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| 21:00 | 02:00 | 75m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| 22:30 | 03:30 | 40m SSB Late Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| 00:00 | 05:00 | Knights of Columbus Closes |
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| 00:00 | 05:00 | 75m SSB Late Net | On Your Own | |
| Friday 2015-06-19 |
9:00 | 14:00 | Assemble in Meeting Room | Knights of Columbus |
| 9:30 | 14:30 | QRP NETS 40m / 75m SSB |
Knights of Columbus Nearby Parking Lot |
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| Lunch on your own | ||||
| 13:30 | 18:30 | QRP NETS 80m / 40m CW 80m RTTY |
Knights of Columbus Nearby Parking Lot |
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| Visiting Time & Local Attractions | ||||
| 17:00 | 22:00 | Dinner Catered | Knights of Columbus | |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | 40m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 21:00 | 02:00 | 75m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 22:30 | 03:30 | 40m SSB Late Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 00:00 | 05:00 | Knights of Columbus Closes |
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| 00:00 | 05:00 | 75m SSB Late Net | On Your Own | |
| Saturday 2015-06-20 |
9:30 | 14:30 | Mobile Shootout Conducted by Rangemaster Lon Martin, K0WJ |
Field near KoC |
| 12:00 | 17:00 | Lunch Catered | Knights of Columbus | |
| 12:25 | 17:25 | Presentation by Skip Guenter K5SRG "40m Late Net: Past, Present & Future"" |
Knights of Columbus | |
| 13:30 | 18:30 | Annual Board Meeting (open to all) |
Knights of Columbus | |
| Immediately Following Board Meeting |
Presidential Awards Presentation | Knights of Columbus | ||
| Door Prize Raffle | Knights of Columbus | |||
| Quilt Auction (possible additional member supplied items) |
Knights of Columbus | |||
| 16:45 | 21:45 | Group Photo (Photographer TBD) |
Knights of Columbus | |
| 17:00 | 22:00 | Banquet Dinner Catered | Knights of Columbus | |
| 19:00 | 00:00 | 40m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 21:00 | 02:00 | 75m SSB Early Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 22:30 | 03:30 | 40m SSB Late Net | Knights of Columbus | |
| Bingo with prizes | Knights of Columbus | |||
| 00:00 | 05:00 | Knights of Columbus Closes |
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| 00:00 | 05:00 | 75m SSB Late Net | On Your Own | |
| Sunday 2015-06-21 |
09:00 | 14:00 | Meet for Breakfast Together (on your own) |
Local Restaurant TBD |
| Immediately Following |
TN Eyeball Ends - 73 | Have a safe trip home! | ||
| Cleanup - Please Help If You Can | Knights of Columbus | |||
| Local times shown are Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | ||||
There was an auction consisting of personal items provided by Club members. To participate, members brought the item, declared a reserve price that they must receive, and when the bidding was over the seller received his reserve price and anything received over that was donated to support the Eyeball.
The following items were listed before the Eyeball began:
The 2015 Eyeball quilt was 68" x 82" (W x L), designed and made by Judy Higgins, wife of Jim, KB3PU. The image below shows a relatively small lower resolution view of the quilt. Click the quilt image below to see a much larger (1.7MB) view that you can zoom into to get a closer view of the stitching.
Click quilt image above to see a much larger (1.7MB) and more detailed view.
Eyeball QSL cards were available at the Eyeball at very reasonable prices.
