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January 2017 Meeting Minutes

Audio of the meeting:

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    Members in attendance:

  • Kirk KK6KC
  • Teresa AG6OD
  • Bob KK6WYW


14 members have paid dues for 2017

Holiday reports:

Kirk talked about using APRS during his recent RV trip.  His system involved a little Bluetooth APRS tracker device, a radio, and an old phone running APRSdroid.

Tom did a SOTA hike and got at least 4 contacts.

Bob studied for his General license and takes the exam on Saturday.  He may do a SOTA hike after the exam.

New Business:

Bob needs a computer for the A2 shack.  Kirk will look into getting a redeployed system from the Aerospace loan pool.

Some of the radios in the A2 shack have issues.  One doesn’t tune and another doesn’t receive well but seems to transmit OK using a 10 m horizontal dipole on the penthouse roof.  We may want to put an inverted V dipole on the penthouse.

Antenna survey for the A2 shack will take place Thursday Feb 2 at 1 pm for antenna planning.

    Upcoming Events:

  • 1/28-29 Winter Field Day
  • 1/28  Montana QSO party
  • 1/28 TRW swap meet
  • 2/4 Palm Springs Hamfest
  • 2/4 Vermont QSO party
  • 2/17-18 Yuma Hamfest
  • 6/24-25 Field Day (Kirk will be out of town)

Raffle:
1st prize to Bob who picked the 40 m transceiver kit
2nd prize to Kirk who picked the heat shrink tubing set
3rd prize to Teresa  who got the diagonal cutters

September Club Meeting

Radio club meeting 9-29-16

Members present:  Ryan, Teresa, Tom, Kirk, Ching

A6 shack:  The D8 shack will eventually go away if Aerospace gets rid of D8, the A2 shack is in need of some work, the A3 shack is owned by Security, and the D1 shack is VHF/UHF only and is on a private lab bench.  A new shack in A6 could provide additional capability as well as a roof-mounted antenna that could be used by the trailer (in the event that the building is still standing but not accessible to personnel.)  So far, all of the proposed rooms (the electrical room and the stairwell) have been rejected by management.  The new proposals include the old networking room and a Tuff Shed on the roof.  Electrical rooms in general may be problematic, which may spell trouble for the D8 and A2 shacks.

For A3, we need a replacement HF antenna as the old one is missing.  The two proposed choices are the Cushcraft R9 or the GAP Eagle DX.  Contact Kirk with your preference.

AEA Octoberfest:  Wed Oct 19 from 11-1.  We’ll have a table, 2 chairs, a canopy, and electricity.  Bob and Tom will be there and others are welcome to join them.  They will have the Buddipole, radio, and computer hooked up and will do a JT65 demo.

CERT Event:  Oct 26 9-11 am.  The whole company will do an evacuation, then hams will report to the trailer.  There will be two remote sites.  If possible, 2 hams will be assigned per site, one will be at the trailer (running off generator power), and one will be a runner.  We’ll use one frequency for the hams to communicate with the trailer and one for the trailer to communicate with the RV.

Kirk’s satellite contact:  Arrow antenna.  50-50 Saudisat 1-C.  Heavens above app.

San Diego Hamfest was Saturday, Ham Con is coming to Torrance next year.

Christmas party:  Don will coordinate again.

Raffle:  Tom won first prize and chose the headlamp; Kirk won second and chose the screw driver set, and Teresa won third and got the tape measure.

 

DX Convention April 15-17

DX Convention LogoThe International DX Convention is coming up in Visalia on April 15-17.

 

Is anyone in the club going to attend?  Want to give us a report afterward?

 

Yuma Hamfest Feb 19-20, 2016

I got this from Roger Hunt Director of the Yuma Hamfest:


 

The Yuma Hamfest is just three months away on February 19-20, and we request the assistance of you, your club or group in spreading the word about our event.  Yuma has become the site of one of the largest hamfests in the southwestern U.S. and will be the ARRL SW Division Convention for 2016.

We feature commercial vendors, tailgating, grand prizes worth over $18,000, on-site RV camping, free parking, seminars held in parallel tracks, $5.00 amateur license testing, DXCC card checking, an antenna clinic & transmitter hunt, our famous “Buzzard BBQ” dinner, a near-space balloon launch, great hourly door prizes, a hospitality area, the “Country Store” consignment sales area, and much more.

Admission is only $5, tailgating spots are $10 for the weekend, and we offer a food concession run by a professional chef.  Our now-famous “Buzzard BBQ” dinner is only $10.  We hope you and members of your club mark February 19-20 on your calendars and plan on attending the SW Division Convention in Yuma.

Please check our website at www.yumahamfest.org for more information.

If you have questions, contact us at info@yumahamfest.org or by phone at 928-305-1034.

Flyer for the 2016 Yuma Hamfest.

Roger Hunt, K7MEX

Director, Yuma Hamfest