March 5, 2009 Club Meeting
Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: Antenna Modeling & Software, Tom McDermott, N5EG
The March 5 program will feature a PowerPoint presentation about computer antenna modeling by Tom McDermott, N5EG. (You may recall Tom and Van, K7VS told us about software defined radios last November.)
Announced in the March 2009 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the April 2009 issue of The Repeater.
MINUTES OF THE 5 March 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. 26 people where in attendance.
Three guests where present they are Darrek Barker KE7FNL, Cleeve Mosley KE7USR & Harvey Hunteman W7HJ.
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 $2078.63 in it.
OLD BUSINESS:
Tom McDermott N5EG announced that the 2009 club badges are ready.
Don Bennett KG7BP announced that the VE’s last testing session, 3 people passed the test for Novice licenses and 1 for the General class. 8 examiners where present to administer the tests. Pictures where taken and will be posted on our web site.
Jack brought up the fact that if you get your newsletter by email it saves the club one dollar. Several people gave their names to Tom to go email only.
NEW BUSINESS:
Herb led a discussion on the club purchasing a video projector. Nothing was decided a this time.
Bud W7LNG reminded us that when a boy scout visits a ham station he gets a merit badge and it might be a way to get young people involved.
Herb announced that this coming weekend is ARRL phone DX contest.
At 19390L Herb put the meeting on hold for coffee and conversation.
At 2000L Herb called the meeting back into session and turned it over to Tom who gave us a very nice presentation on antenna modeling. Herb thanked Mike Bach WB6FFC for loaning us he video projector.
Herb announced that next months program will be a visit by an ARRL official
Herb adjourned the meeting at 2100.
Submitted by Jacob O. (Jack) Schock WA7IHU secretary
