Gerry Jurrens Photo Gallery

Flight of the Raptors

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:33:59 -0500

Photos from Flight of the Raptors program on Sat. Oct. 21 at the Delaware & Raritan Canal Park in Kingston, NJ. This program was co-hosted by the D&R Park folks and Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands.

For more information on Jennifer Pena, you can visit her web site:

http://www.flightoftheraptor.com

N2ARC Station Renovation Project

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:57:58 -0500

On August 9, 2008, members of the Delaware Valley Radio Association, the NJQRP Club, and the David Sarnoff Radio Club converged on the Central NJ Chapter of the American Red Cross for a work party to reroute the coaxial cables from our tower/antennas to the new location for the N2ARC emergency communications center. Thanks to all who came out to help!

Gary K2GW, Tim K1TFR, Tom NU2I, Hy AB2VG, Christian AB2SN, Nick K2JMK, Vojtech AB2ZA, Brian N2MPM, Gerry N2GJ

On November 15, 2008, my son, Curtis, and my 90 year old father-in-law (Connie, N2ATJ's father, Phil Wesp) and I worked about 5 hours to install the structure you see in these photos. On Saturday, November 22, Gary K2GW, Brian N2MPM, Norberto NY8N and myself spent more than 3 hours reassembling the station and got almost everything working again. We also inventoried the new equipment for the "ERV/Van Go-kit" and the "Shelter Go-kit." Some additional photos were taken on 11/28/08.

An Open House, sponsored by the DVRA, was held on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008.

Click on thumbnails to see larger size pictures....(all photos by Gerry Jurrens N2GJ, c. 2008)

El Vez Fiesta

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:03:16 -0500

Surprise birthday party for Amber Jurrens at El Vez in Philadelphia on Saturday night, Oct. 27, 2007. Apparently, a good time was had by all!

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Kevin's 30th Birthday Party

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:08:54 -0500

Kevin was surprised at Tessara's in Hamilton, NJ on Saturday March 8, 2008. Many of his friends, and most of his close relatives were there to celebrate his 30th with him.

Drop me an email if you want an original photo, or you can download the picture as is, print it, or use one of the many print services. Enjoy!

Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge Day 2008

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:49:47 -0500

Sarnoff Labs, Princeton, NJ, January 5, 2008, nearly 60 Boy Scouts participated in a program co-sponsored by the Sarnoff Library, the Delaware Valley Radio Association and the David Sarnoff Radio Club. Each boy fulfilled the requirements for the Radio Merit Badge by attending the program and participating in each of four (or five) activity centers. More info will follow.

The Pond Project

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:51:24 -0500

2006 Pond Project - This was the year we finally put in our long-awaited pond...Connie ALWAYS wanted a little waterfall....now, in 2007, we are enjoying the pond, along with our new patio, and hope to have many friends over to share our joy!

Recently (June 2007) we introduced about 20 small common goldfish to the pond. After about a week or so, about 5 of the 12 cent fish had died. I theorize they might have suffered from thermal shock, going from the pet store to the outdoors. Since then, none of the remaining fish have died. They even seem to be growing larger!

Stay tuned!

Visit Baumley Nursery at:

http://www.baumleynursery.com/

GVD_2009

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:09:57 -0500

Each year, Oracle USA sponsors Global Volunteer Days. The company frees up its employees to help out local organizations in the community. Our team helped the American Red Cross of Central NJ reorganize and inventory its disaster relief supplies warehouse, newly relocated to West Amwell, NJ. We accomplished all of our intended tasks on 09-SEP-2009.

DVRA W2ZQ Photos

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:25:46 -0500

These are photos from the Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA). The club has built and maintains a well-equipped amateur radio (ham) station, with the FCC-granted callsign W2ZQ, near the Trenton-Mercer Airport in West Trenton, NJ. For more information, see the article in Wikipedia:

DVRA on Wikipedia

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DSRC Field Day 2008

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:20:41 -0500

The David Sarnoff Radio Club (N2RE) Field Day is history, and here are a few photos that document the Saturday activities. Feel free to send me your photos and I will upload them to the gallery. 73, Gerry N2GJ

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Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge Day 2009

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:29:07 -0500

PRINCETON, NJ � On Saturday, January 10th 2009, 56 Boy Scouts from Central New Jersey Council earned their Radio Merit Badges at the David Sarnoff Library in Princeton, New Jersey. This was the fifth year that the Library and Sarnoff Corporation hosted the popular event, run by amateur radio operators from the Delaware Valley Radio Association and the David Sarnoff Radio Club.

The Scouts attended classes on Radio Theory, Electronic Circuits, Electrical Safety, Radio Careers and Amateur Radio Operation. They spoke via Amateur Radio to hams across the country and on board the battleship USS New Jersey. They also saw demonstrations of the Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS), sent their names in Morse Code, and learned how Amateur Radio provides essential communications for the American Red Cross and other agencies during disasters.

The highlight of the day was when local ham radio operator, Dr. Greg Olsen, KC2ONX, described his voyage to the International Space Station and how he used Amateur Radio to speak to students from earth orbit. He described how he earned his Amateur Radio license in his youth and how he persevered in his studies and work to earn his PhD in Materials Science and make the trip into space. His talk showed how high you can really go as a ham radio operator if you never give up!

SPHS 66 - 40th Reunion

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:08:42 -0500

St. Peter's High School Class of 1966 40th Reunion at the Breaker's in Spring Lake, NJ on Saturday, November 25, 2006.

Feel free to add comments (especially Who's Who?!)

Website: http://www.stpetertheapostle.org/hs2/indexcurrent.htm

First Grandchild

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:27:04 -0400

Our first grandchild, a daughter, Charlotte Lynn Jurrens, was born on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 at the Medical Center at Princeton, NJ, at 6:04 PM EST. She was 6 lbs., 20". Her loving parents are Kevin and Amber Jurrens.

NASCAR Charlotte 10/07

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:32:06 -0400

Connie and I traveled to Charlotte, NC, to stay with our friends and take in the NASCAR race on Saturday night. On Friday we visited Hendrick Motorsports. We were invited to the Lowe's hospitality tent where we saw Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Rick Hendrick. We had a great time visiting with our friends!

By the way, Jeff Gordon won - his second win in 6 days. I was rooting for Martin Truex, Jr., who finished 17th.

Kevin & Curtis Trip

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:43:09 -0400

Patio Project

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:39:06 -0400

In 2006 Patrick Kane dug out our patio and we had a basic concrete slab installed off the back/kitchen door.

In 2007, our nephew, Ron Wesp, worked his magic, transforming the plain white slab to one that looks like irregular, multi-sized flagstones.

Andrews AFB Airshow 2009

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:27:31 -0500

Curtis took these at the Andrews AFB Open House on Saturday, May 16, 2009. The camera is a Canon EOS Digital Rebel (rev. 1). All photos are copyright 2009 Curtis J. Jurrens. email holeshot555 @ yahoo dot com for permissions.