Meeting Minutes, November 2, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 19:05 by Vice President, Chuck Williams.
In attendance:
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Debbie Barton, W8IBT |
Denis Barton, WB8SKP |
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Bob Aldrich, WD8OWA |
Candy Aldrich, KJ4OZU |
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Chuck Williams, KJ4HBK |
Bill Call, KJ4W |
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Robin Jones, KF4GCD |
Bonnie Allen, Guest |
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Mike Metcalf, KJ4ITH |
Pat Stevens-Metcalf, KJ4QEC |
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Glenn Myers, KE4WK |
Bill Gage, W4BCG |
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Rich Beam, K4ADW |
Powell Henderson, KI4SII |
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Raymond Bradley, KN4ZL |
Kris Hill, KJ4BLT |
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Mark Garland, K4SDI |
Don Miller, K4ENE |
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Gary Bolton, K1DXI |
Tracy Durbin, KJ4TKK |
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Bill Husfield, K9MMW |
Mary Husfield, KC4TIE |
The question of the day was: “What’s new in Ham Radio for you this fall?”
Minutes – Bill Call motioned to accept the minutes as emailed, Bill Husfield seconded. Motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report – Bill Call reported a VE exam fee expense of $14 and a balance of $1852.41.
Systems Report – Bill Call reported that there have been no changes to any systems.
Staff Advisor Report – None.
VE Report – One VE session which resulted in one new technician class license being issued to James Sanford, and the one unsuccessful upgrade examinee.
QSL Managers Report
–None.
Net Report for
October – 4 sessions, 0 traffic, 61 stations, 126 minutes, 128.1
operator hours. Bill Call also thanked everyone who participated in the storm
net. The weather service out of Paducah had an amateur radio operator monitoring
our 94 repeater during the storm net.
Ham Bits – “What’s the most unusual antenna design/location/mount you’ve ever seen?” Several strange/interesting antennas/locations were discussed.
Old Business – Christmas Party has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 11th at the Willow Pond in Aurora. We will have a Chinese Auction and the gift has a $10 limit or you can provide up to 30 pounds of used gear. Please mark your gift as Ham or Non-Ham.
New Business – Ham of the Year will be voted on at our December meeting. Please be thinking of who you want to nominate. Click on the following link to view the procedure to nominate and elect the Ham of the Year. Please note that anyone elected in the last 5 years is ineligible for the award (see page 2 of the Ham of the Year Award for past recipients). http://campus.murraystate.edu/org/msuarc/hamoftheyear.htm
Program – Mary Husfield gave a presentation on PSK 31, Phase Shift Keying. The following frequencies are places to look for PSK activity:
1.838 – 160M 3.580 – 80M 7.035 – 40M 10.140 – 30M 14.070 – 20M
18.109 – 17M 21.070 – 15M 28.120 – 10M 50.000 – 6M 144.00 – 2M
To download free software for PSK31, click on the following link: http://www.xs4all.nl/~nl9222/digisoft.htm
Chuck Williams adjourned the meeting at about 20:30.
Respectfully submitted,
Debbie Barton, W8IBT
Secretary