Murray State University Amateur Radio Club
Club Minutes 2 August 2005
The meeting began with introductions at 7:15PM.
John Hart, KO4ZE Bill Call, KJ4W
Bill Slayman, KY4NU Don Fogt KG4NCZ
Dale Barrett, WB7D Valerie Barrett, KG4OCJ
Gloria Choate Whipple Walker, N4STW
Ray Bradley, KN4ZL Matthew Freeman, WX4MET
Randall Winchester, WD4HVA Terry Ward, KD4WCE
Robin Jones, KF4GCD Bonnie Allen
John Dillon, K4JFD Marvin Kiehl, W9CFT
Patrick Perry, K9KSM Bill Husfield, K9MMW
Mary Husfield, KI4HYI Mark Garland, K4SDI
Gary Bolton, K1DXI
Hambits
Randall Winchester, WD4HVA, presented on the NPRM on no-code. Members urged to file comments. Also, members are urged to write letters to congress re: Spectrum Protection Act and BPL.
Program
Randall Winchester, WD4HVA, presented on his field day experiences with the Wabash Valley ARC.
Minutes were not available for the July meeting.
Treasurer Bill Call, KJ4W $14 in VE fees income. $130 in Field Day expenses paid. Balance is $1,490. Report accepted.
University Advisor John Hart, KO4ZE, had nothing to report.
Systems Bill Call, KJ4W
No change on most systems. The rotor has been repaired and returned. John Hart arranged with the manufacturer to guarantee payment for the repair on his credit card. Instead the company just billed him for the repair in the amount of $363.57. Motion by Bill Slayman, 2nd by Don Fogt to reimburse John for the expense.
VE Bill Call, KJ4W. The test session of 14 June resulted in 2 people passing exams. A test session was scheduled for 27 August at 10:30am in IT237.
QSL Five cards received four of which were from Field Day and one from Brazil which was an SWL card on PSK-31. It was noted that potential amateurs in Brazil must submit a number of SWL cards with their license application.
Nets 90 Minutes, 35 operators, 52.5 operator-hours.
Webmaster - Matthew Freeman, WX4MET, No changes except routine maintenance.
ARES No Report
ARES DEC District 1 Reminded us to be prepared for weather spotting duty.
LBL Run Between the Rivers
Status Report John Hart, KO4ZE noted that the preparations for the RBTR were going well. We will need approximately 14 operators to fully staff the event on 15 October. He will have a signup sheet at the September meeting.
Field Day 2005
We scored 1400 contact points and 1170 bonus points for a total score of 2570 points. The consensus was that it was a good exercise for troubleshooting. The lack of participants kept the points down. Changes suggested for next year were:
· more cable adapters available
· more participants
· plan antennas fully before the event
Randall suggested the officers review and report to the club with recommendations at the November meeting.
First Aid Kit
Bill Slayman, KY4NU, reported that he could not find any commercial kits available that meet our needs for a first aid kit. Instead, Bill is going to donate his old crash kit. Mark Garland said that MCCH might help replenish the kit supplies.
Paducah ARC Invitation
John Meyers the ARRL Section Manager for Kentucky will be coming to the Paducah club meeting on 12 September. MSUARC is invited to attend.
New Business
New 2m FM Simplex Net Terry Ward, KD4WCE, said he was starting an FM simplex net on 146.55Mhz. If you have any suggestions please contact Terry.
Fox Hunt A fox hunt is scheduled for 6 August. Meet at Pagalais at noon for lunch and the fox hunt will be held afterwards. The hunt frequency is 146.55Mhz.
Motion to adjourn by Bill Husfield, 2nd by John Hart. Voted with feet.
Respectfully submitted,
John Hart