Aerospace Ham Radio Club
Meeting Notes – January 29, 2015
Present at meeting:
Name | Call Sign |
Donald Hall | KK6DCX |
Joe Barger | N6KK |
Teresa Moore | AG60D |
Phil Martzen | KK6PSA |
Joseph Pham | AB6TK |
Victor Lin | (studying for license) |
Discussions:
- Victor talked with Joe about membership, dues, etc.
- Portable Ham antennas
- The group viewed a few YouTube videos showing antenna raisings and mishaps
- Joe mentioned that the club owns some portable antennas that could be used at our next field day
- StepIR/CrankIR
- Buddy pole
- Teresa suggested we have an “activity meeting” to try out these antennas
- Need for morning NCO (control operator)
- Group discussed need for NCO
- Discussed possibility of having next meeting in D8, to make attendance by employees working in D8 more convenient, hopefully to identify future NCO
- Teresa mentioned she could do morning NCO, but lacks a ham shack at her location (D1)
- Group discussed feasibility of purchasing needed equipment to set up in D1
- Joe stated he thought we could easily afford equipment to set up in D1 for morning net operations
- Teresa will check on opportunities for installing an antenna at D1
- Phil mentioned he needs to acquire a handheld
- Group discussed some inexpensive handhelds that are available
- Group discussed feasibility of purchasing needed equipment to set up in D1