April 2, 2009 Club Meeting

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Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)

Program: (see President’s column)

Because of an early newsletter deadline this month the program hasn’t been finalized. However in my dedication to seeing that good programs are provided, believe me when I say that it will be worth your time on Thursday April 2.

Announced in the April 2009 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the May 2009 issue of The Repeater.

RVARC MINUTES OF THE 2 APRIL 09 MEETING

1. Called to order by Herb Gray W7MMI at 1900L in the Red Cross Building in Medford, OR.
2. Don Bennet KB7BP introduced the guest speaker Rick Carrara, Chief Engineer from Ch12 KDRV. He gave a slide presentation on their conversion from analog to digital TV programming.
3. 2000L After Rick finished his presentation Herb adjourned the club for coffee and donuts.
4. 2025L Herb called the meeting back into session. Approximately 25 members were present.
5. No new guests were present to introduce.
6. Herb suspended the reading of the minutes of last meeting as all members said they had read them.
7. Lud Sibley, KB2EVN reported that the treasury has $1938.06 in it.
8. OLD BUSINESS: Tom McDermott, N5EG asked all to pick up their badges.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
10. Allen Taylor K7GT needs some advanced or extra ham to help in verifying his QSL cards file to qualify them for awards. Herb will help.
11. Don brought up the fact the club members are 51% ARRL so we can be an ARRL affiliated club.
12. Herb announced that Bill Shrader, W7QMU is giving away free almost 50 years of the QST magazines. Just come and get them.
13. Herb informed the group that our annual field day is the end of June. He passed around a signup sheet to see who will attend. The sheet didn’t make it all the way around however, so it may need to be circulated again in May.
14. Allen Taylor informed us that the club’s Powerline noise detector is safe and sound at his house. Also the 7th district QSO party (7QP) is Saturday, May 2nd.
15. Lud gave us a short program on the evolution of hearing aids. He had several examples to show us.
16. Herb adjourned the meeting at 2053L

Submitted by Jack Schock WA7IHU secretary.