November 1, 2012 Club Meeting

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Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)

Program: 12v Anode Tubes and Specialized Tube Applications, Bob Deuel, K2GLO

At the November meeting election of 2013 officers will take place. Nominations from the floor will be accepted (with prior agreement of the nominee) in addition to the nominees presented by the nominating committee.

At our meeting in November, Bob Deuel, K2GLO will give a power point presentation entitled “12-volt anode tubes and the hybrid car radio, plus an overview of some vintage receiver construction projects using space charge grid and starved anode technologies”. It should be fascinating.

Announced in the November 2012 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the December 2012 issue of The Repeater.

MINUTES OF THE 1 NOVEMBER 12 ROGUE VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MEETING.

The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Statchwick W7KNX at 1900L in the Red Cross building in Medford, OR.

1. Guests in attendance where: two newly tested hams Ryan and John, plus Ray Abbott KK6AM and John Laybourne W8WOM.
2. The minutes were not read as they are in the newsletter.
3. Lud KB2EVN reported the club treasury has $4280.01 in it.

Old Business:

1. Tom McDermott N5EG reports that he is all set for the Christmas potluck at his place. He will send out directions and a map.

New Business:

1. Tom as head of the nominating committee reports that the nominees for 2013 club officers are: Jeff for president and Scott Cummings KD7EHB for vice chairman, Allan Taylor K7GT for secretary and Lud Sibley KB2EVN for treasurer.
2. Jeff asked for nominees from the floor. There being none forthcoming, Tom made a motion that we accept the slate as presented by acclamation, Dale Trautman W7IXS 2nd the motion and it passed.
3. Scott Cummings KD7EHB suggested that we form a membership committee to recruit members and he volunteered to serve as chairman. Jeff asked for a motion which Joe Gunderson AF7GN made and Dale W7IXS 2nd after some discussion the motion passed. Joe and Curt Hadley KF7VZV will be on the committee with Scott.
4. Scott gave us the final field day report. He said, “We swept Oregon 3A by being number one in our category.” We were 76 nationwide in our category.

Jeff put the meeting on hold for coffee and an “eyeball QSO” at 1945L and called the meeting back into session at 2015.

1. Jeff suggested that in accordance with our by-laws we can nominate some club members who have served the club in an outstanding manner for a lot of years as a life member and they no longer pay dues. He suggested that we nominate Herb Grey W7MMI and Bud Larson W7LNG for a life time membership, Dale made a motion as such and Scott 2nd it and the motion carried.
2. Bob Duel K2GLO put on an interesting Power Point slide show of the history, evolution and current usage of low anode voltage tubes. He also had a display table with many examples of regenerative radios using the above mention tubes.

Jeff adjourned the meeting at 2100L

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