Bumblebees: the initial roster

By Russ Carpenter, AA7QU
The ARS Sojourner
In the April issue of The ARS Sojourner we accounced the 2001 Flight of the Bumblebees, to be held on July 29 (which is our standard date, the last Sunday of July). The roster now includes 62 stalwart operators who will give their all to the cause of beedom.

As always, we held a drawing for the first 25 persons to sign up. We are pleased to announce that Bees number 5 (N6MM) and 18 (AC5K) were the winners. Congratulations to Harvey and Wes! Each will receive a year's subscription to Backpacker Magazine.

ARS is on the hunt for a few good bees. If you would like to participate in this wonderfully rewarding event, email me at russ@natworld.com.

And here is the initial roster of 2001 Bumblebees.

Call      Name     Bee #  Location

AA1MY     Seab      23                                                
AA5B      Bruce     19                                                
AC5K      Wes       18                                                
AC6KW     Jeff      12                                                
AC7CF     Andrew    11    Milcreek Canyon, UT                         
AD2A      David     36                                                
AE4 GX    Sam       61                                                
AE4IC     Bob       37                                                
AE5X      John      17   Appalachian Trail, NJ                        
AK7Y      Greg      39   Noble Mountain, AZ                           
K0EVZ     Doc       27                                                
K1VP      Ed        28                                                
K2UD      Howard    10                                                
K4FB      Paul      4                                                 
K5HWT     Morgan    13                                                
K5QLF     Fred      55   Gulf Coast, TX                               
K5RAC     Joe       47   Red Kane Park, TX                            
K7GT      Allan     56   Sequoia National Park, CA                    
K7PX      Steve     41   Bitterroot Mountains, MT                     
K7TQ      Randy     16                                                
KB0VCC    Dale      32                                                
KD3FG     Jon       48                                                
KE1L      Mark      6                                                 
KF4AR     Rick      34   Jump Off Rock, NC                            
KG0MZ     John      20                                                
KI0II     Ron       31                                                
KI6SN     Richard   40                                                
KQ6DV     Tom       53                                                
KT3A      Camerson  21                                                
N0SXX     Gary      2                                                 
N2TO      Keven     38                                                
N3EPA     Ron       35                                                
N4BP      Bob       26   Guano Reef, FL                               
N4DD      Dennis    54   Chestnut Ridge, TN                           
N4EJG     Ed        33                                                
N6GA      Cam       49                                                
N6MM      Harvey    5                                                 
N6WG      Bob       24                                                
N7CEE     Bruce     25                                                
N7LT      Lyndel    46                                                
N7RVD     Brian     59   Mt. Pilchuck, WA                             
N7SR      Steve     14                                                
N7XJ      Bob       42   Big Baldy Mountain, UT                       
N9AW      Jerry     45                                                
NK9G      Rick      51                                                
VE3ELA    Ken       43   Georgian Bay, ON                             
VE3JC     John      15                                                
VE3VXO    Joe       52                                                
VE6QSL    John      58                                                
W0CH      David     3                                                 
W1PID     Jim       44                                                
W6AGS     Arth      50   Near Lake Alpine, CA                         
W8DIZ     Diz       8                                                 
W9SUL     Dave      22   Zumbro River, MN                             
WA1VAI    Tom       9    Presque Isle, PA                             
WA2HOQ    Bob       7    NewBold Island, DE                           
WA7LNW    Jack      29                                                
WB4OF     John      30                                                
WB6TDC    Quinn     62   Yellowstone National Park, WY                
WD0DDU    Layne     60   McDonald Country, MO                         
WD3P      Larry     1