March 4, 2010 Club Meeting

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Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)

Program: Practical Test Instruments, Bud Larson, W7LNG

The March 4 program will feature Bud Larson, W7LNG telling us about “Practical Test Instruments.” He will also display several devices that hams can use in building and maintaining station equipment.

Announced in the March 2010 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the April 2010 issue of The Repeater.

MINUTES OF THE 4 March 10 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.

Herb had everyone introduce themselves. 21 people where in attendance. No guests were present.

Herb said, " since the minutes are in the newsletter they will not be read."

Treasurer Lud Sibley, KB2EVN did not have a treasurer report ready.

OLD BUSINESS:

Bud Larson, W7LNG announced that 5 people showed up for his ham radio licensing classes.

Don Bennett, KG7BP announced that the VE testing session had eleven people who showed up for testing. Ellis Feinstein (who is well known in the electronics industry) finally got a ham license, it’s KE7ICM.

NEW BUSINESS:

Bud W7LNG announced that ARRL sent him a Field Day packet and it’s time to start thinking about this years event.

Van Sias, K7VS announced that Steve Chastain, N7SC is on the ARRL VHF contest committee.

At 1930L Herb put the meeting on hold for coffee and conversation.

At 2000L Herb called the meeting back into session and turned it over to Bud who gave us a very nice presentation on some test equipment he uses in ham radio.

Lud Sibley brought a cutaway of large, water cooled transmitting tube.

Herb adjourned the meeting at 2100.

Submitted by Jacob O. (Jack) Schock, WA7IHU secretary