February 6, 2014 Club Meeting
Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: 1) Online Video Resources for the Resourceful Ham (basics); 2) D-Star: How It Works and Why, Bill Anderson, KU6Y (advanced)
Announced in the February 2014 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the March 2014 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - Minutes for February 6, 2014
The meeting was called to order by President Todd Carney, K7TFC at 1900PDT in the meeting room of the Red Cross building in Medford, OR. Guests included:
- Troy,KG7DNM
- Claire, KC7ARX
- Bill, N7EU.
Old Business — Todd informed the members that Van Sias, K7VS, is ready to sell the club’s Drake TR-7 transceiver and accessories. Todd will pack the radio and take care of the shipping details. The transceiver and power supply will be sold together, and the accessories sold separately.
Todd announced that the survey created last month received 33 responses so far, and that the survey is still active. Initial review of the data from the survey responses reflects a very diverse group within the club. Because of that fact, it would be expected that participation by members would be according to their own interest. However, the formation of special interests groups are encouraged. The newsletter and the club website could be utilized to help coordinate and develop these subgroups.
New Business — Todd, K7TFC announced that a workshop will be held on February 18 at the Santos Center. Topics covered include programming HT radios and an overview of using the local repeater systems. It will go from 7-8:30 pm.
Joe, AF7GN announced the RF Exposure class held on February 16. This class will start at 1:30pm at the Smullin Center.
John, KF7UMK spoke about the upcoming launch of the KickSat project. John suggested this might be an opportunity for club members to get together and attempt to track some of these small transmitters.
Joe, AF7GN gave a brief update on the progress of the licensing classes. He also announced that he has an appointment with the Ashland school district on Thursday about the possibility of forming a Amateur Radio club for the students.
Dale, N7IXS announced a test session on February 22 at the firehouse in Talent.
The meeting was put on hold at 1925 PDT for “eyeball QSOs” and coffee. The meeting was called back into session at 2000 PDT.
Treasurer’s report — Lud, KB2EVN, reported a balance of $3460.97 in the club treasury.
Presentation — Bill Anderson, KU6Y, gave a very informative presentation on the D-STAR system. His talk included how D-STAR works, its development and utilization globally. Bill also gave a virtual tour of the Rogue Valley Manor station, including the various repeater systems. Bill says the RVM systems are coordinated with JCARES, but are also available to the general ham community to utilize. The RVM club expects to soon be a registration point for the region. There are also many resources for information on the D-Star system on the internet.
The meeting was adjourned at 2055 PDT.
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary
