Minutes: June 13, 2023

Minutes: June 13, 2023

1900 Meeting Called to order

Announcements

* Derby Sidewalk Sale Saturday June 17th

*Field Day: Set up at the National Guard Armory at 9 a.m. Friday, June 23. Tear down will be at noon Sunday.

Minutes read

Treasurer’s report

Repeater trustee report

Old Business

* Band-pass filters will not be available until September (maybe).

* Field Day:

KAØNES – Water

ACØRL – Pizza

ACØRL will bring K3 and computer for logging

KFØBZM will bring Yaesu 891 for FT8

*Kansas QSO Party:

9AM- 9PM, August 26 and 9AM-3PM August 27. We will be at ACØRL’s QTH. We’ll be running multi high power CW, PHONE.

New Business

NCS
* June 20 WØRHP
* June 27 KAØNES
* July 4 NO NET

Next Meeting on July 11

50/50

WØRHP won and donated $7 back to the club

1938 Meeting adjourned

Proclamation: Field Day 2023

Proclamation: Field Day 2023

governor 2023

From left, Ken Kopp, AKØA, assistant section manager for the Kansas Section of ARRL; Joseph Pajor, KBØKFH, president of QCWA Sunflower Chapter 79; Governor Laura Kelly; Charles Tucker, KBØSQL, RCKARA president; and Terryl Pajor gather May 25, 2023, in the governor’s office in Topeka. Gov. Kelly signed the official proclamation honoring Field Day, seen below.

proclamation 2023
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

Christmas Party 2022

Christmas Party 2022

Our next regular club meeting, Tuesday, December 13, will be our Christmas party. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. at Rice Park Pavilion.

The club will provide various meats from Carriage Crossing, Yoder. Everyone attending should bring plates, tableware, and food to share (e.g.: scalloped potatoes, a vegetable dish, a dessert).

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone there!