June 2, 2016 Club Meeting
Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 7:00 PM Red Cross Building, 60 Hawthorne St., Medford, OR (across from Hawthorne Park)
Program:
- Field Day Plans for 2016
- 432 MHz Moonbounce, Mike Bach, WB6FFC
Field Day Plans for 2016. RVARC will hold Field Day at the ScienceWorks Hands-on Museum in Ashland. The presentation will cover site, logistics, history of Field Day.
A video of 432 MHz moonbounce operation using the Stanford University 150 foot dish in 1971.
Announced in the June 2016 issue of The Repeater.
Meeting Notes
From the September 2016 issue of The Repeater.
RVARC - MINUTES FOR JUNE 2, 2016
The meeting was called to order in the meeting room of the Red Cross building - Medford, OR by club President Scott Cummings, NA7OM at 1900 PDT.
A short presentation was given by on the history of Field Day. It was followed by a discussion about the logistics for the upcoming event at the end of the month.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business was discussed this month.
NEW BUSINESS
Scott, NA7OM, reminded the members that the next meeting is the club’s annual swap meet. The date is to be announced at a later date.
The President discussed the insurance plan that is currently used by the club. The current insurance plan is not through the ARRL, and may not address the needs of the club adequately. Scott would like to explore insurance options.
Rita Durbas, KI6SSQ and Bill Schrader, W7QMU spoke about the recent VE session at St. Mary’s School. The exams resulted in 16 new hams, the youngest being 13 years old. There was further discussion about getting new hams to the upcoming Field Day.
Scott suggested that the club donate the TS440 radio and accessories to the St Marys School to have a radio station. Herb, W7MMI seconded the motion, and it passed.
TREASURER’S REPORT
There was no Treasurer’s Report this month, as Bob Deuel, K2GLO was not in attendance.
The meeting was put on hold at 1950 PDT for “eyeball QSOs”. The meeting was called back into session at 2010 PDT
PRESENTATION
Mike Bach, WB6FFC, gave a presentation on Moonbounce from the Stanford University 150 foot dish. The dish has 43.7 db of gain on 432 MHZ. with a beam width of 1.06 degrees. Mike showed a video that was taken by the UHF Radio Society concerning an operation on 432 MHZ.
The meeting was adjourned at 2050 PDT
Submitted by Carl VanOrden, W7NT Secretary
