February 5, 2009 Club Meeting

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Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)

Program: Major Armstrong and the EIMAC Connection, Lud Sibley, KB2EVN

The February 5 program will feature our treasurer Lud Sibley’ s presentation about the Armstrong/EIMAC Connection. Lud’s years of experience in telecommunication and tube lore always result in informative and unusual presentations.

Announced in the February 2009 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the March 2009 issue of The Repeater.

MINUTES OF THE 5 FEB 09 ROGUE VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MEETING

The meeting was called to order by president Herb Grey W7MMI at 1905L in the Red Cross building in Medford, OR. 24 people where in attendance.

Two guests where present they are Judy Hinkel KF6QAW and her husband Craig Hinkel KE6SFP.

Secretary Jack Schock WA7IHU read the minutes of the last meeting and they where approved as read.

Treasurer Lud Sibley KB2EVN told us that the club bank account has $1658.63 in it. This is before crediting the $335.00 from the sale of the ICOM TS-440 transceiver.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Herb announced that we still need a coffee maker and pot custodian. Don Bennett KG7BP graciously volunteered for job.
• Tom McDermott N5EG announced that the 2009 club badges are ready.
• Herb announced that the swap meet at Ricreall is February 14th.

NEW BUSINESS:

• Herb announced that the VE’s will be giving amateur radio exams at the ”DOM” on 28 Feb 09. Contact Harry AE7NY for more information.
• Lud informed us that the Tube Collectors Association is celebrating it’s tenth anniversary. They have redone the 1934 RCA tube manual and it’s full of information.
• Jack brought up the fact that if you get your newsletter by email it saves the club one dollar (each month).
• Bud W7LNG showed the group a book on “50 years of receivers” which he highly recommends.
• Herb put the meting on hold for coffee and “eyeball QSOing” at 1925L.
• At 2000L Herb called the meeting back into session and turned it over to Lud who gave us a very nice presentation on the on the Major Armstrong and EIMAC connection.
• Herb announced that next months program will be by Tom McDermott on antenna modeling.
• Herb announced that the Red Cross has a petition for interested people to sign putting them on the state income tax form to be checked off to receive some money for their operations.

Submitted by Jacob O. (Jack) Schock WA7IHU secretary