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Minutes: November 12, 2024

Minutes: November 12, 2024

1900 Called to (dis)order

Guest: John Brady, NØBJJ.
Announcements
* Jerry will have a three-element beam, rotor, and tower available early next year for free.
* Red Cross will be holding a CPR and First Aid class early in 2025. The cost is $25 for each class or $45 for both. CERT members’ fees will be paid by Reno County Emergency Management.
Reports
* October minutes read. Scott/Joe motion, passed.
* Treasurer’s report. John/Scott motion, passed.
* A question was brought to the president from a former member as to why we charged for admission at the hamfest. We have to pay over $200 for event insurance. We have to provide a door prize. We have to be frugal; we have money in the bank, but we must be able to replace any of the repeater equipment, radios, tower, antenna, heliax, duplexer, etc. We fund Little River school ham class.
* Repeater Trustee report and DMR discussion: infrastructure, power, tower, antenna, heliax, duplexer, Internet access, repeater.
Old Business
* Christmas Party will be at 6 p.m. December 10 in the Rice Park Community Building. Bring a side dish. No fees, except for KAØNES. 😊
* 20V-2 Article Part 1 published in the Signal Magazine. Mentioned were Scott, NØFXG; Charles, KBØSQL; Mark, KFØBZM. Scott took the world-wide publicity with his usual humble attitude; we should hereafter refer to him as Sir Sherraden. (Editor’s note: Knights are referred to by their first name, so it would actually be Sir Scott.)
New Business
Elections for 2025 officers. Motion was made to stick with current slate. Joe/John motion, passed.
NCS
* Nov. 19: NØFXG
* Nov. 26: KAØNES
* Dec. 3: ACØRL
* Dec. 17: KAØNES
* Dec. 31: NØUNI
* Jan. 7: ACØMO
50/50
NØFXG Sir Scott won and donated back to us lowly peasants $9.

2015 Meeting adjourned. Joe/Todd motion, passed.

Minutes: September 10, 2024

Minutes: September 10, 2024

1900 Meeting called to order by Vice President Mark Rankin. We did not have a quorum, which requires 11 members present.
Announcements
* KS QSO Party, no word on our standing yet.
Minutes read and approved. Motion John/Larry, passed
Treasurer’s report read and approved. Motion Todd/Roger, passed
Repeater trustee – all ok
Committee Reports
* Hamfest committee:
We approved 8/9/2025 for the next hamfest. We discussed selling prize or raffle tickets, having guest speakers, and the possibility of hosting the State Convention. HCC approved our use or the Fire Training Facility for next year.
Old business
None.
New Business
* Christmas Party:
Carriage Crossing will cater meats only: turkey, roast beef, and chicken. Maybe 40 servings?
NCS
* 9/17: NØUNI
* 9/24: KAØNES
* 10/1: KBØSQL was volunteered in absentia. I think it’s near Topeka…
Motion to adjourn: Todd/John, passed.
1926 Meeting adjourned

Meeting: August 13, 2024

Meeting: August 13, 2024

1900 Meeting called to order at the Reno County EOC.

Announcements:
* Wichita Hamfest will be Oct. 5th.
* Kansas QSO Party will be August 24-25. Our club will be using the WØL callsign and will be hosted by ACØRL at 1824 Nickerson Blvd. Operating hours will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on the 24th and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the 25th. This is a club event, so please do some operating. Even if you don’t have a General-class license, you can legally operate.
Reports:
* July minutes read, Motion Todd/John, Passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, Motion Phil/Todd, Passed.
* Repeater trustee report, all repeaters nominal.
Committees:
* Hamfest Committee
We profited $385. We had very happy vendors and attendees; Todd was the sole dissenter. Next year’s hamfest will be at same venue on August 9, 2025. Motion Zack, Jerry, passed. We will serve coffee. Door prizes will be announced in advance. And we’ll look into hosting the ARRL state convention.
Presentation:
This was given by Reno County 911 Director Kevin Irwin. His talk was very informative, and we should be very proud of the improvements he has brought to the Dispatch Center. The Q & A following his talk was very enlightening.
NCS:
* August 20: KFØBZM
* August 27: KAØNES
* September 3: NØUNI

Motion to adjourn, Larry and Joe, passed.

2000 Meeting adjourned

Hamfest ’24 attendees gather at Mark Brecheisen’s table of goodies.
Meeting: July 9, 2024

Meeting: July 9, 2024

1900 Meeting Called to order

Announcements
* RCKARA Hamfest August 10th
* Wichita Hamfest, Oct. 5th
* Kansas QSO Party Sign-up sheet distributed
Minutes, Reports
June minutes read, Motion Jake/John Passed
Treasurer’s report read, Motion Phil/Larry passed
The .67 repeater may be failing due to heat exhaustion, will need to verify if it is having issues.
Hamfest Committee
We should have a total of 28 tables available. We will have at least three vendors. About 8 tables will be reserved for vendors. Cash only. Will need to provide water and ice, coffee? (NOTE: In a follow-up e-mail to Jerry, Zack, WØZC, notes there are drinking fountains in the HCC Fire Science Building. — Editor.) Friday afternoon setup; the guard will open up for us before 5 p.m. Saturday we will open up around 7:15 a.m. Not sure about VE’s.
NCS
* July 16: NØUNI
* July 23: KBØSQL
* July 30: KAØNES
* Aug. 6: ACØMO
50/50
Mark won again. I think this raffle may be a bit crooked. He donated the $7 proceeds to the club.

1940 Meeting adjourned

— Jerome Kahn, ACØRL, secretary

We need ops for the QSO party. Please look at the sign-up sheet and let me know what time slots you can commit to.

Schedule
Meeting: May 14, 2024

Meeting: May 14, 2024

19:01 hrs Call to order by President Tucker

Announcements: President Tucker announced that the sidewalk sale will be held this year on June 15th. The location will be Post 3115 VFW, 4801 W. Douglass in Wichita.

There was no reading of the minutes, treasurer’s report or repeater trustee report this month due to the secretary-treasurer attending to family business. No repeater problems were reported.

Report of Hamfest committee: Things continue to progress. The location will be the Fire Science building, 3211 E. 4th Ave in Hutchinson. Prices will be $10 per table and $5 a person entry fee. Zack has not yet had the opportunity to inspect the facility.

Old Business: President Tucker stated he has fielded several inquires about our hamfest this year. He also stated the proof of insurance costs have been determined for both hamfest and Field Day. The prices are $195 for hamfest and $100 for Field Day. Mark from Derby will attend the hamfest and has requested 5 tables.

New Business: During the June 11 meeting we will discuss what we are going to be doing on Field Day. The location will be Gottschalk Park which is right inside the entrance at the intersection of 20th Ave. and Poplar St. Gottschalk Park will be available from noon on Friday June 22 through noon Sunday June 24.

Net Control:

May 21 – ACØMO
May 28 – KAØNES
June 4 – WØZC

No 50/50

The meeting was adjourned at 19:39 hours.

Meeting: April 9, 2024

Meeting: April 9, 2024

1900 Meeting called to order

We had a very good turnout with some new faces and some faces we haven’t seen in a while, so we had everyone introduce themselves.
There was no official meeting last month so reading minutes was dispensed with.
Treasurer’s report was read, Phil/Nate motion – Passed
Repeater trustee reports all repeaters nominal.
Committee reports
Hamfest committee
The HCC Fire Science Building, 3211 E. 4th St., is available for free, except for insurance which will cost $200. There will be a $10 vendor fee and a $5 entrance fee.
Motion to proceed with the hamfest at the fire science building moved, seconded by Charles/John – Passed
Old Business
Field Day
The fairgrounds will allow us to use Gottschalk Park at the fair entrance for $100, no insurance requirements. They will allow access to electricity, bathrooms and shelter. They also assured us the sprinklers will be turned off. Motion to approve Jake/Phil – Passed
Grant
Dan brought the club up to date with his ham radio club at Little River School. He was able to use the $500 to purchase many thousands of dollars’ worth of radio and accessories. He has four students signed up.
ACØRL discussed his new shack.
No New Business
NCS
Apr 16 KCØZBO
Apr 23 WØUY
Apr 30 KFØBZM
May 7 ACØMO
Two rounds of 50/50
Winner first round was Melody, winning two books.
Winner second round for the cash was KBØZIA, which he donated back to the club, $30

2000 Meeting adjourned, Peace and harmony prevailing…

Minutes: February 13, 2024

Minutes: February 13, 2024

1900 Meeting called to order

No Announcements
November minutes read and approved, Ken/Rodger
Treasurer’s report read and accepted, Phil/John
Repeater Trustee reports all nominal
Hamfest Committee
Bob Stone dropped out of the committee
Looking for new venues, some ideas were the CTC and HCC
Old Business
Motion to modify scholarship to include surrounding counties approved, Zack/Clint
New Business
Motion to create a grant of $500 for the purpose of supporting a new school-based radio club.
Little River will be the first recipient upon receipt of a grant proposal.
Motion passed, Nate/Zack
NCS
* Feb 20 ACØMO
* Feb 27 KAØNES
* Mar 5 ACØRL
50/50
Won by Melodee
She had the club keep the moola.

1954 Peace and harmony prevailing, meeting adjourned

Minutes: November 14, 2023

Minutes: November 14, 2023

1700 Meeting called to order

Introductions of guests
Kyle, Kyler, and Keith Seck were present. Kyler is expressing interest in amateur radio.

Reports
Last month’s minutes read: motion by Phil and Bob, passed.
Treasurer’s report: motion by Zack and Joe, passed.
Repeater trustee reports all nominal.

Old Business
* Bob and Zack moved we form a hamfest committee for our August 10, 2024, hamfest. Motion carried. Bob and Zack are initial members of the committee.
* Christmas Party
The party will be at 6:30 p.m. December 12, at 44 Swarens, Rice Park. Members bring a pot-luck side dish or dessert. Carriage Crossing will provide meat and potatoes.

New business
* Current slate of officers for 2024 remain unchanged, again:
President: Charles
VP: Mark
Secy/Treas: Jerome
* Tuesday morning coffee venue change
We will be meeting at the Daybreak Café, 209 N. Walnut St., in the Amtrak train station. It opens at 6:30 a.m. We typically meet around 8 a.m. Of course, there are those of us that meet a little earlier, like 7ish. We typically leave around 9 a.m.

NCS Stations
* 11/21 WØZC
* 11/28 KAØNES
* 12/5 ACØMO

Program
Kyler brought some boat anchors that he purchased for show and tell.

19:58 Meeting adjourned.

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