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
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.
Meeting of the RCKARA at the Chamber of Commerce conference room
1900 Called to order by Charles Tucker
2023 Meeting adjourned
1901 Meeting called to order at the AMVETS building
2000 Meeting adjourned
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
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
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.
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
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.
Meeting was called to order at 19:03
Melody Martin, KB5JVT, joined us and also joined the club. She holds a Tech+ with code, and is a fiction writer by trade.
Announcements:
· Instead of our normal November 9th meeting we will hold a party at the ACØRL QTH starting at 6PM. Hotdogs and burgers. Firepit to keep warm and roast them weenies. Bring family, sides, camp chairs, and smores fixins.
· Karen Johnson, KØENJ, Richard Johnson’s wife, passed away.
· NØFHF was allowed out the Hutchinson Loony Bin long enough to attend our meeting.
September meeting’s minutes were read.
Treasurer’s report was read. Jerry was elected as your club treasurer back in 2010 and began in January 2011. Back then our club had a total of $1,600.05 and we were headed on a downward spiral. Some simple changes and careful oversight over the years and we now have $4501.40, that’s an average increase of $290 per year! This allows us to do more things, yet remain responsible.
Repeater Trustee: The power supply in the 67 machine was serviced with a new run cap. Let’s hope we get another 44 years out of it.
Old Business:
· Christmas Party December 14th. A motion by KBØZIA to permit up to $300 for Hog Wild Catering for 30, Seconded By KB5JVT. Passed.
· Motion by KBØZIA, seconded by WØRHP, to budget $250 and to establish a scholarship committee for a scholarship fund. Passed.
· After a motion by WØRHP there was discussion and a vote that the scholarship fund will be named the WØWR Scholarship. Passed. See more about the scholarship below.
New Business:
· A motion for slate of officers for 2022 made by KBØZIA, seconded by NØFHF: President, Charles Tucker; VP, Mark Rankin, secretary-treasurer, Jerome Kahn. Passed.
· A motion to donate a $25 memorial in Karen Johnson’s name to the Hospice House was made by NØFHF, Seconded by WØRHP. Passed
NCS:
10/19 KBØSQL
10/26 KAØNES
11/02 ACØRL
50/50 crooked raffle:
KBØZIA – $7, Club $8
KB5JVT won shirt drawing.
Meeting adjourned at 20:00
W0WR Scholarship