QSO Party

Minutes: May 9, 2023

May 14, 2023 Editor

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: July 13, 2021

July 18, 2021 Editor

1900 Meeting was called to order

We have secured the Armory for the August 14th hamfest.

The club call has been assigned NØF for the Kansas QSO party the weekend of August 28th.

Derby Radio Shack will be at our hamfest.

Minutes from May meeting were read and approved.

Treasurer’s report was read and approved.

Repeater trustee had nothing to report.

Old Business:

Hamfest:

· Motion to spend $100 for doughnuts and beverages made by Joe ACØMO, seconded by Clint. Passed.

· Motion to raffle a door prize, $200 for an Anytone DMR with extra battery, $5/ticket, made by Nate and passed.

· Ask armory to use their sound system.

· Free Laurel testing courtesy of Richard, KØRCJ

· Open at 6 for table and chairs setup.

QSO Party:

· At ACØRL QTH

· August 28 9a-9p

· August 29 9a-3p

· Be prepared to handle pileups!

Brian Shull ADØLR put on a presentation about the Nano VNA.

There will be radios for sale from Bill Worthington and Cleyon Yowell in a future email.

2008 Meeting adjourned.