March 6, 2014 Club Meeting
Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: Online Elmers: Video Resources for the Hungry Ham
Announced in the March 2014 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the April 2014 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - Minutes for MARCH 6, 2014
The club meeting was called to order by President Todd Carney, K7TFC at 1900PDT in the meeting room of the Red Cross building in Medford, OR.
New members introduced were Sandra Peters, and Robert Haythorn, who are students in the licensing class. Also George Fuller, N7VFX, and Mike Benton KG7DNG. Luci Vanden was visiting from France.
Old Business—Workshops have begun, dealing with various themes. Members are encouraged to get involved in any of the workshops that are of interest. The club reflector is the best way to initiate and organize these workshops. Todd, K7TFC encouraged starting a group to design and construct a cw transmitter.
New Business — our PIO, Joe AF7GN announced that a student of the licensing class, Andrew Roos, passed both the Technician and General tests. His callsign is KG7IRT. Congratulations, Andrew.
Jackie Wobbe, KC7WWJ announced that she was initiating the formation of an XYL Net. Research shows there are 145 licensed women in Jackson County. Jackie asked for $200 from the club treasury to pay for stationary, envelopes and postage in order to contact these women. A motion was made by Dale, N7IXS, and seconded by Joe, AF7GN, to allocate these funds. After a brief discussion, the motion was voted on and approved.
John, KF7UMK announced that the projected launch of the KickSat transmitters is March 16. There will be approximately 140 of these mini transmitters in the launch.
Treasurer’s report — Lud, KB2EVN, reported a balance of $3693.00 in the club treasury.
The meeting was put on hold at 1930 PDT for “eyeball QSOs” and coffee. The meeting was called back into session at 2000 PDT
Presentation
This month’s presentation, Online Video Elmers was given by Todd, K7TFC. He showed numerous representative videos that are accessible online via such websites as YouTube.com that help explain various aspects of ham radio. Everything from practical and technical aspects, to radio-related entertainment can be readily accessed through the internet.
Jack, WA7IHU, requested updated shack photos for the upcoming presentation on ham shacks in the valley.
The meeting was adjourned at 2055 PDT
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary
