March 2018 Monthly Meeting Minutes

Date
2018-03-17
Convened
09:36
Adjourned
10:00-ish

Officers

  • President: Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present
  • Vice President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
  • Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
  • Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present

Attendees (15)

  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
  • Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • Bob Henglein (W5GC)
  • Dwayne Walters (KG5LYG)
  • Jim Laird (KF5YY)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

Antenna Upgrade Status

W5DZ

  • new repeater antenna is on the air!
  • 72 ft of coax and 2 male connectors left over for the club
  • 3rd-order intermod.
    • only at night
    • removed 88.5 output tone for now: helped, but didn’t go away entirely
  • old tower will be disassembled next week

Repeater Upgrade

N5GQB

  • new repeater upgrade is on the way
    • significant power output upgrade: 20 W to 50 W
    • funding has been met

Taxes and Insurance

KG5EYV

  • IRS profile created, and tax form filed
    • 501(c)(3) forms should be publicly available
  • insurance (due 2018-04-01) has been paid already

Social events

  • 2018-03-24 08:00 IHOP at Intersection of Hwy 6 and Boonville Rd
  • Sometime before Field Day: Barbecue out at KD5DLW’s place
    • Plaque presenntation
    • Ribbon-cutting

Field Day

  • 90 days until
  • Equipment
    • Antenna Trailer
    • HF rig from W5GC
    • Laptop with Internet
  • Advertising
    • ARRL package not available yet
  • Prizes and Raffles
    • Starting to ask for donations
  • Roles (to be made more official later)
    • radio operators: at least 15-20 mins on the radio
    • greeters
    • signage
    • cleanup
    • …Spreadsheet available somewhere

QSL Cards

  • We now have QSL cards!

Skywarn Classes

  • Well-attended
  • Tour the Houston-Galveston facility

Vice President N5ZKF

  • April presentation from Geosciences:
    • WSPR location reporting for weather observation

Secretary KG5LYE

[Not enough for quorum]

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Bank Balances:
    • $4,482.64
    • check written for Brian Bachmann Park (refundable): $200
    • $250 from membership
    • $4,532.64
  • Belton Hamfest 2018-04-07
  • Houston-Rosenberg Hamfest

Radio in the Park

  • 2018-04-14 10:00 (week before meeting)
  • 2018-04-21 09:30 Next meeting
    • VE Test session 08:00

Closing

[Not enough for quorum]

Presentation by KA5HIA on National Traffic System

  • Look up “National Traffic System” or “NTS” on ARRL website
  • the “relay” in ARRL
  • standardized message format
  • daily nets
    • 40m 7.290 LSB 12:00
    • 40m 7.285 LSB 08:30
    • 80m 3.873 LSB 18:30
  • fun, good practice, and helpful
  • https://7290trafficnet.org

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