November 6, 2014 Club Meeting
Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program: DXing, Election of Officers
Announced in the November 2014 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the December 2014 issue of The Repeater.
(The minutes are headed “RVARC - Minutes for October 2, 2014” in the newsletter, but describe the November meeting.)
The meeting was called to order by Todd Carney, K7TFC at 1900 PDT in the meeting room of the Red Cross building - Medford, OR .
Visitors included Ed Crews, KD6DVR, who shared a story about acquiring a huge amount of radio equipment.
Treasurer’s report
Lud, KB2EVN, reported a balance of $3647.99 in the club treasury. Rental and insurance payments are due in December.
Old Business
Jackie Wobbe, KC7WWJ reported that the women’s club, WHAMS, will participate in the Medford Veteran’s Day Parade. They will be riding on a tractor-pulled wagon.
Carl VanOrden, W7BRO asked about an update on the sale of the club’s TR7 transceiver. He volunteered to takeover the sale of the transceiver.
New Business
Allan Taylor, K7GT showed the club a certificate he had received for participation in a previous ARRL Sweepstakes contest. He reminded everyone that the ARRL sweepstakes SSB event would be held in two more weekends.
Herb Gray, W7IMI suggested the club should raise the payment for rent to the Red Cross from $25 per month as a gesture of appreciation for using the facilities. After some discussion, Ellis Feinstein, K7MFR moved that the rent be raised to $40 per month. It was seconded by Scott Cummings, NA7OM, and the motion carried. There was further discussion about increased cooperation between RVARC and the Red Cross in general.
There was the usual difficulty finding candidates for club officers again this year. After a bit of last-minute negotiations, Jeff Statchwick, W7KNX nominated Allan Taylor, K7GT for President. Dale, N7IXS Nominated Jeff Statchwick, W7KNX for Vice-President. Carl VanOrden, W7BRO agreed to continue as Secretary. Bob Deuel, K2GLO volunteered to take over the duties of Treasurer. All nominees were installed as officers for 2015.
The meeting was put on hold at 1945 PDT for “eyeball QSOs” and coffee. The meeting was called back into session at 2015 PDT.
Presentation
John Armstrong, KF7UMK presented a microprocessor board made by Motorola called Teensy. It is similar to Arduino, but has a little more memory, and faster processing speeds. For about $20, it could have several applications in ham radio.
Todd Carney, K7TFC gave a short presentation on QRP Operations. He gave an overview of the typical types of equipment used, as well as common environments of operation. There are several organizations that are specific to QRP operations as well.
Plans for the traditional December gathering will be announced at a later date.
The meeting was adjourned at 2105 PDT
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7BRO Secretary
