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Minutes: October 10, 2023

Minutes: October 10, 2023

1902 Meeting called to order

Announcements
* December 16th Derby Radio Shack closing.
* Bob Stone will need assistance with his antenna install.
* September minutes read and accepted. Zack/Phil, passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, Clint/Larry, passed.
* Repeater trustee reports all nominal.
Old Business
* DX Engineering filters
New bandpass filters will not available. Refurbished filters are available for $400 each, Jerry ordered two, and we will be receiving a $638.70 refund. Should arrive October 12. Will announce a test of the filters.
* Christmas party
Last year we spent $322.50 for meat and potatoes. This year we will be ordering pulled pork, turkey, and a double helping of potatoes. Motion to spend $400 for food, Clint/Phil, passed. The party is December 14 in the Rice Park Shelter. There will no plate charge, just bring plenty of side items for pot luck.
* Because of the arrival of the bandpass filters, we purchased a DXCC-LB fan dipole antenna and 100 feet of RG8X from the Derby Radio Shack for $275.
* Armory
Topeka wants to charge us for future use of the facility. Some reimbursement for the cost of utilities? The local staff is not happy about this because they see our organization as a benefit to their mission. The Army accidentally doubled the $6 billion payment to Ukraine, accounting error?
* ARRL membership
The club promotes the membership to ARRL. ARRL no longer makes it easy for clubs to benefit when members renew or sign up via the club. ARRL, like the rest of us, is pinched financially.
* DMR repeater
No word.
* Scholarship
Mark will be canvasing the Reno County Schools. This is a $500 scholarship, but last year we had no takers.
New Business
* ACØRL will be doing a big cleanup of his shed and work area. Volunteers will be appreciated
* The Hutchinson Public Library will be hosting an Urban Legends event on the 26th. You must preregister to attend.
NCS
10/17 KBØSQL
10/24 KAØNES
10/31 ACØRL
11/07 WØRHP
* 50/50
KFØBZM won, and donated the $6 pot to the club

1958 Meeting adjourned, Phil/Charles.

Minutes: September 12, 2023

Minutes: September 12, 2023

19:02 Meeting called to order

Announcements
* KAØNES’s brother passed away in Wisconsin.
* EOC wants to do a test of our capabilities to communicate during a trunking system failure. They are requesting 14+ local hams using HTs or mobiles position themselves throughout the county at predetermined locations, fire stations most likely. We are giving everyone a heads-up because we will need to have the folks available. We’ll let everyone know when the test is scheduled.

Reports
August Minutes read and accepted, Phil/Clint
Treasures report read and accepted, Joe/Larry
Repeater trustee reports all WØWR repeaters nominal.

Old Business
* KS QSO Party WØL
Thanks to all of the participants who made it a huge success. We really put WØWR on the state map as an active club that can get things done!
* Band-pass Filters
New shipping date of Feb 7, 2024, just in time for Field Day
* Club funds
We discussed taking a portion of the club funds and putting them into a high yield CD. We will choose a term and yield to maximize return. Motion to spend $5,000 for the CD by Larry/Roger was passed.
* Hamfest review
We spent a total of $363.08 between food and door prizes. We deposited $105 for refreshments and $327 for raffle and donations for a total of $432. We profited $7.97 from refreshments. We profited $60.95 from raffle and donations. The total gain was $68.92, which is not an outstanding financial gain, but we are gaining a reputation for holding a great hamfest.
Some of the takeaways:

  • We had a lot of food leftover.
  • Food did not generate revenues, either lower costs or charge more next year.
  • Need more door prizes, require vendors to provide a door prize, donations from other sources.
  • Stick to a schedule of what will be raffled and when.

The next hamfest will be August 10, 2024.

New business
* Motion to purchase a second antenna and required feed line by Clint/Joe, passed. It will be an Alpha Delta DXCC type, 120 feet RG8X. We will purchase is from the Derby Radio Shack, and we set a $350 budget.
* Armory cookies
To remain in their good graces, we should continue to give them cookies on occasion. No oatmeal raisin.
* Christmas Party
This will be at 6:30 p.m., December 12, at Rice Park. We will use Carriage Crossing to provide cooked meats. We will be charging a per-plate fee which will be determined by per-plate costs from Carriage Crossing. If a member brings a side dish or dessert, they will pay half price; if a member does not bring a side dish, they will pay the entire fee.
* DMR repeater
This repeater was struck by lightning a while back, and it needs some parts replaced. We have a good number of users on that repeater as it supports DMR, Fusion, and AP25. Motion to spend $150 to reimburse expenses on the DMR repeater repair by Mark/Clint. Passed
* ARRL membership renewal via the club
Have to ask Ron Cowan

NCS
9-19 ACØMO
9-26 KAØNES
10-3 KBØSQL

20:23 Meeting Adjourned

Minutes: August 8, 2023

Minutes: August 8, 2023

1900 Meeting called to Order

Announcements
* 67 repeater restored
Guests
* Bill Gormly, WDØBCS
Minutes read, Phil/ John motioned, passed
Treasurer’s report read, Joe/Larry motion, passed
Repeater Trustee
* 67 power supply replaced
The blockhouse may be renovated, heat, ac, backup power, paint, cleanup. We’re not sure if we will still be permitted to use the facility in the future.
* 12 machine may shut down due to overtemp on hot days, but it will cycle back on.
Old business
* Hamfest, August 12. Setup 4-5 p.m. Friday, August 11.
Supplies:
KBØSQL – tickets, coffee pots, coolers
KAØNES – coffee, doughnuts, water
NØFXG – ice
ACØRL – cups, napkins, bullhorn, white board
KS QSO Party
* Testing of the multi-high power setup was performed. Thank you KAØNES and ACØMO. Event is August 26/27 at ACØRL’s QTH.
New business
* None.
NCS
* 8/15 WØRHP
* 8/22 KAØNES
* 8/29 KBØSQL
* 9/5 ACØMO
50/50 won by WØRHP, $8 donated back to club.

1958 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: July 11, 2023

Minutes: July 11, 2023

1900 Meeting called to order

Announcements
* Check received and deposited from NØFHF’s estate for $2,500

Minutes read and accepted

Treasurer’s report read and accepted

Repeater trustee reports 67 machine down

Old Business

* KS QSO Party August 27-28 at ACØRL’s QTH

* Hamfest, August 12
$250 motion and passed for hamfest radio door prize
Flyer
Setup
Responsibilities
To be discussed at August meeting

New business

* Investing or saving a portion of the club monies

* Scholarship: Begin advertising October-November time frame

NCS
7/18 ACØMO
7/25 KAØNES
8/1 WØUY

50/50 drawing was won by Joe

Radio Kittens are available from ACØMO

Bob Stone, KAØRNZ, will need antenna help when it cools down. Call him at 620-727-0755

1952 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: May 9, 2023

Minutes: May 9, 2023

1900 Meeting called to order

April minutes read
Treasurer’s report read
Repeater Trustee’s report

Old Business
Cookies for Armory staff

QSO Party: Will be at ACØRL’s QTH. We need operators that are willing to hustle and work the pileups. We’ll run FT8, CW, and Phone.

New Business
Motion for club to sponsor a QSO Party Plaque: motion passed
Motion to spend $1,500 for LBS band-pass filters and triplexers:
* 20/15/10 triplexer
* 80/40/20 triplexer
* 80/40/20/15/10 band-pass filters. Motion passed, but see Addendum below.

NCS
* May 16 ACØRL
* May 23 KAØNES
* May 30 WØUY
* June 6 ACØMO

1942 Meeting adjourned

Addendum from secretary:

After trying to purchase the band-pass filters and plexers, I found that LBS stuff is not available anytime soon, probably due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We have another option which is to buy DX Engineering’s version, two multiband filter sets will come to $1,400 + tax. With this option we will need to run two antennas, but they will not interfere with each other.

Minutes: April 11, 2023

Minutes: April 11, 2023

1901 Meeting called to order

Introductions

March minutes read
Treasurer’s report read
Repeater trustee’s report

Old Business

Field Day
A motion was made to hold it at the Armory. We will run two radios: phone and digital/cw. We need to look into bandpass filters and duplexers.

Hamfest
This will also be at the Armory. We will need two rooms.

KS QSO Party
This will be a W0WR event at ACØRL’s QTH. We will operate phone, CW, and FT8.

New Business

NCS
4-18: WØUY
4-25: KAØNES
5-2: KBØSQL

Show and Tell
Clint, KEØJVX, brought a Morserino-32. See photo below.

50/50
ACØRL won and put the $10 into the club’s treasury.

Also
WØUY is scaling back his equipment needs and has provided a list of items. See photo below. These things have already been sold: solder, radial ground plate, and QRP rigs.

20:00 Meeting adjourned

Clint’s Morserino-32 Morse Code device, combining keyer, trainer, decoder, and transceiver.
A list of things WØUY has for sale. Note in the minutes what has already been sold.
Minutes: March 14, 2023

Minutes: March 14, 2023

Meeting called to order 1903.

Minutes from the February meeting were read.
Treasurer’s Report.
Repeater Trustee: all nominal.

No Old Business.

New Business

There is a mobile tower up for auction near St. Louis, MO. After discussion, there was a motion made by KBØZIA seconded by WØRHP. Due to the distance and the logistics the motion did not pass.

Daryl and Gina from the public library spoke to the club. They are applying for a grant to set up a modern HF/VHF/UHF system that provides digital communications. They would require everything:
* Antennas
* Radios
* Computer to radio interfaces
* Training and support
They require a list of equipment that would satisfy their needs to submit for the grant:
* Radios
* Accessories
* Antenna
* Coax
If you have suggestions, please reply to Jerry at hams@rckara.org.

NCS
Mar 21: ACØMO
Mar 28: KAØNES
Apr 4: WØRHP

Presentation
ACØRL did a presentation (PDF) on his restoration and modification of a Collins 20V-3 AM broadcast transmitter for 75m AM phone.

Meeting adjourned 2100.

Minutes: February 14, 2023

Minutes: February 14, 2023

1901 Meeting called to order

Minutes from Jan. 10 read
Treasurer’s report read
No committee reports

No Old Business

New Business:

KAØNES made a motion to sell the club’s TS440 to Dan Spears for $250, seconded by KØSFV. Approved unanimously.

NCS:

Feb 21: ACØMO
Feb 28: KAØNES
Mar 7: KBØSQL

50/50 won by Lona Kahn, donated to the club.

1934 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: January 10, 2023

Minutes: January 10, 2023

1903 Meeting called to order

Announcements:

KØRCJ announced that VFW in McPherson has flag poles for cheap

Minutes read
No treasurer’s report
Repeater Trustee: 67 machine was down, KBØSQL went to the site and turned the UPS back on. It was turned off.

No Old Business
No New Business

ACØRL brought the club up to date on the 20V-3 project

NCS:

Jan 17: ACØMO
Jan 24: KAØNES
Jan 31: WØRHP
Feb 7: KBØSQL

50/50 won by KØSFV

1928 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: November 8, 2022

Minutes: November 8, 2022

1900 Meeting called to order at the Chamber of Commerce

Introductions of members and guests
Reports
* Reminder of the Christmas Party at 6 p.m. December 13th at Rice Park Pavilion
* Reading of October minutes
* Enid Hamfest was a total flop. Poor attendance all around. High entry fees were probably the reason.
* Treasurer’s report, current balance $6,976.64, and about $3,000 more coming.
* Repeater report, all nominal
Old Business
Report from those that manned the booth at the Reno County Ignite show. Much interest was shown by attendees
New Business
Brief discussion on how to best park the excess money we have accumulated:
* CD’s
* Savings Bonds type I
* Other investments?
Treasurer is soliciting ideas from the membership. A decision will be made by the membership early next year.

There is a building and large tower on 82nd and Hendricks that looks like a great club house. It is currently unused. If anyone has information regarding this facility, please let us know.
Elections
The existing slate of officers were retained again:
* Pres: Charles Tucker
* VP: Mark Rankin
* Sc/Tr: Jerome Kahn
NCS
Nov. 15: NØUNI
Nov. 22: KAØNES
Nov. 29: ACØMO
Dec. 6: WØRHP

50/50 winner was our VP; he donated back to the club $8 total.

1959 Meeting adjourned on a motion KAØNES.