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Minutes: August 9, 2022

August 12, 2022 Editor

Meeting of the RCKARA at the Chamber of Commerce conference room

1900 Called to order by Charles Tucker

Welcome to new faces
- Jeff Roberson KCØRWI
- Roger Lower W5TOQ
Minutes from July read
Treasurer’s report read
Repeater trustee reports strong ducting due to strong temperature inversions aloft over the last several weeks.
Old Business
- 2022 Hamfest
  - We need folks to help sort NØFHF items for sale at ACØRL QTH Friday morning 8AM
    - 1824 Nickerson Blvd
  - We will begin setting up Friday 5PM at the Armory
    - We will need to setup tables and chairs
    - Set up the PA
    - Assist vendors setting up
    - Setup club items
  - Saturday 6:30AM
    - Open doors
    - Setup coffee and doughnuts
    - Assist vendors
    - Collect donations and give out entry tickets
    - Sell prize tickets for $5
    - Occupy the RCKARA table
  - 9AM
    - VE testing begins
    - Open classroom
    - Have one of our team present during testing to ensure nothing is taken out of the room
  - 10AM
    - Begin announcements for prize ticket drawings every 30 minutes
- Gary NØFHF
  - Gary is terminally ill
  - NØFHF requested that we clear out his ham radio stuff to sell for the benefit of RCKARA at the hamfest
  - Last Saturday; Charles, Mark, and Jerry began removing ham radio gear from NØFHF’s QTH
  - Last Sunday; Charles, Mark, Todd, Jake, and Jerry removed most of the remaining gear
  - This Friday we need help sorting at the ACØRL QTH
New Business
- Christmas Party December 13^th 6PM
  - Location TBA
    - Suggestions solicited
- State Fair Week
  - We need folks to camp out on the 147.120, 146.670 repeaters to assist visiting hams
  - Let’s show our visitors that we are a friendly and helpful community
NCS
- Aug 16 WØUY
- Aug 23 KAØNES
- Aug 30 ACØRL
- Sep 06 KBØSQL
Presentation
- ACØRL showed a power point on the building of the 80’ North Tower
Mark won the 50/50 but donated to the club treasury

2023 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: July 12, 2022

July 13, 2022 Editor

1901 Meeting called to order at the AMVETS building

Announcements
- August meeting will be at the Chamber of Commerce.
- Gary Essells has not been well.
Old business
- Hamfest 2022
  - The Armory has been secured for the location.
  - We may not have VE testing.
  - Club will sell water, coffee, and doughnuts.
    - Motion by Jake and Clint to allow up to $100 for food, passed.
  - We will have a couple of vendors.
  - Club will not buy a door prize; door prizes will be supplied by vendors.
  - Setup will begin Friday August 12^th at 5PM.
  - Hamfest will start at 7AM Saturday the 13^th^.
- Field Day
  - Discussion on next year running two stations.
    - Two stations will require bandpass filtering.
      - Mark is going to experiment on building some filters.
      - Club does have funds to buy two DX Engineering filters.
  - New public location
    - Site that is visible
    - Can support more than one antenna
- Grant
  - Grant has been written and sent off for mobile repeater and HF.
New Business
- The Hutchinson DMR repeater is back online.
NCS
- July 19, NØUNI
- July 26, KAØNES
- Aug 2, KBØSQL
Presentation by Todd, NØUNI
- He brought and operated a 1938 National NC100XA. See photo below.
50/50
- Jake won, donated winnings to club, $12.
- Bill Graves, N7TDK, won a dog helmet for Radar, K9DOG.

2000 Meeting adjourned

Todd Wilson, NØUNI, demonstrates his 1938 National NC100XA.

Minutes: June 14, 2022

June 16, 2022 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order

May meeting minutes read
Treasurer’s report read and distributed to the membership present
No repeater complaints

Committees

Field Day
* Emma has asked Papa Johns to donate pizzas for Saturday meal, they agreed
* John will supply doughnuts and coffee
* Jake will supply water
* Setup will begin at 9 AM Friday at the armory
* There will be 800mhz system setup and testing

Scholarship
* No applications received

Hamfest 2022
* Slated for August 13th
* Published with ARRL
To Do’s
* Testing?
* Vendors?
* Flyer updated?

Old Business
* Discussed committees and events

ARRL Grant Application
* The grant has been applied for.

New Business
* None

ACØRL did a presentation on his design and building of his HI-FI Mono block amplifiers.

NCS
* 6/21 KB0SQL
* 6/28 KA0NES
* 7/5 W0UY

50/50
$5 in the kitty, Emma won, donated back to club
Shirt drawing won by ACØRL

2008 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: May 10, 2022

May 11, 2022 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order

• Minutes of April meeting read
• Treasurer’s report read.
• Committees
◦ Field Day, no new reports.
   ▪ Field Day is the last full weekend of June, 25-26.
   ▪ Setup will be Friday the 24th at 9 AM at the Armory.
   ▪ Teardown will be Sunday at 12 PM
   ▪ We will have the Mad Cow
◦ Scholarship, no applicants as yet.
• Guests
◦ Roger Lower, W5TOQ
• Old Business
◦ Mark is acting as our club historian, and he is wanting any old articles, photos, or stories about our club. Contact Mark at kf0bzm@gmail.com.
• New Business
◦ ARRL is accepting applications for grants.
▪ The club discussed applying for a grant to build a tower trailer that would have a generator and could act as a portable U/VHF repeater.
   ▪ Mark and Jerry offered to gather data on such a tower.
• Ideas presented
   ◦ US Tower manufactures such towers
   ◦ Used Construction Light tower
   ◦ Used TV remote van
▪ The tower could be used for the various emergencies that we encounter
• NCS
   ◦ 5/17 KBØZIA
   ◦ 5/24 KAØNES
   ◦ 5/31 WØRHP
   ◦ 6/7 KIØKG
• 50/50 was won by Mark, but he had the club keep the proceeds of $13
• The shirt was won by WØRHP which he donated to our guest W5TOQ

19:39 Meeting Adjourned

Minutes: April 12, 2022

April 14, 2022 Editor

1901 Meeting called to order at the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce conference room. Many thanks to our VP Mark Rankin for securing this location for our meetings

Charles visited the Topeka radio club and noted their great attendance but poor financial condition.

March minutes were read and accepted.

Treasurer’s report was read.

Old Business

Field Day

· Friday, June 24, 9 AM Setup

· Sunday, June 26, 12PM Teardown

· We will be using the Armory location.

· We will be needing folks to show up for the setup and teardown.

· Items:

o Water – Clint

o Coffee and doughnuts – John

Hamfest

· Saturday August 13th, 7AM-1PM

· Armory

· Items

o Coffee, doughnuts

o Water

o Door prizes

· Vendors

New Business

Motion made by Jake Fields, seconded by Clint, to reimburse Mark Rankin the $175 he advanced for the yearly CoC dues. This is a great deal. We were paying Amvets well over that to use their facility. RCKARA is now a Chamber of Commerce member, which gives us access to their facilities and many other chamber events.

NCS Duties

· 4/19 KBØZIA
· 4/26 KAØNES
· 5/3 KBØSQL

50/50 had $26 in the pot which was won by Melody; she donated her winnings to the club.

1933 Motion to adjourn by NØRHP and KAØNES.

New Meeting Place

April 8, 2022 Editor

The club now meets at the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce, 117 North Walnut St., in Hutchinson. Meetings are at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month. See you there!

Minutes: February 8, 2022

February 20, 2022 Editor

Meeting called to order at 1900
· Minutes of Jan. 12 meeting read
· Treasurer’s report read, current balance is $4,839.19
· Repeater trustee reports no issues.
· Scholarship committee reports all six districts have been contacted and our website has the application available.
Old Business
· We are set to hold Field Day at the armory, and we have use of the mad cow.
No new business
NCS
· 2/15 KBØZIA
· 2/22 KAØNES
· 3/1 ACØMO
· We had a guest speaker, Tom Dhoose, KCØTWY, to promote and explain the new REACT group.
· 50/50 was won by KBØZIA, $5.50 to Jake and to the club; KIØKA won the shirt drawing.
Meeting adjourned at 1929

Minutes: January 11, 2022

January 12, 2022 Editor

Meeting was called to order at 1900.
ACØRL thanked the membership for their participation in the 160M SSB contest where we placed 1st for the state of Kansas.
October 2021 minutes were read.
There was no treasurer’s report.
Old Business:
* WØWR Scholarship: Mark Rankin, KFØBZM, has agreed to present our scholarship to the area schools.
New Business:
* ARRL sent out a Field Day survey. Please complete it if you received one online.
* Our next Hamfest will be August 13th at the Armory. We’ll look into the Square credit card reader to accept debit and credit cards.
* AD6P’s, Cleon’s, ham radio gear is going to be sold, with priority to club members. Gary, NØFHF, is going through Cleon’s treasures and will provide a list.
* Motion and vote to allow Jake Fields, KBØZIA, to forego dues in consideration for the shirts he provides throughout the year.
* The 50-50 raffle was won by Joe, ACØMO, who donated his winnings to the club, total $9.
* The shirt raffle was won by Mark Rankin.
* Dues are due. You can make a payment via PayPal, $26, to ac0rl@yahoo.com or you can mail in your dues to PO Box 1304, Hutchinson, 67504-1304.
Meeting adjourned.

Christmas season 2021 meeting

December 1, 2021 Editor

The word from Jerry, ACØRL, our secretary/treasurer/repeater trustee:

Our Christmas Party is at 7 p.m. December 14 at the AMVETS Post at Avenue B and Lorraine Street.

The club is having Hog Wild cater the event with brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, and rolls. Please bring a drink, covered dish, salad, or dessert.

All are welcome. Please bring your family for a fun evening.

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