October 3, 2024 Club Meeting

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The next regularly scheduled club meeting is Thursday October 3, 2024, at 7:00 PM. It will be held at the Jacksonville Library, 340 W. C St., Jacksonville, OR. Naversen meeting room.

Program: To Be announced

This meeting or event is not sponsored nor endorsed by the Library.

Note: that the exam times & locations have changed. Please consult the Exams page for details.

Announced in the October 2024 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the November 2024 issue of The Repeater.

RVARC Meeting Minutes 2024-10-03

24 attendees

7:02pm Meeting called to order by ActingPresident Scott Cummings, DU1/NA7OM.

Treasurer’s Report: $5813.09 bank balance

Mention was made of the success of the last SOTA campout. See the 2024 W7O/PNW SOTA Hyatt Lake Campout Recap Video at youtu.be/usMvuoFma2c

7:30pm Scott, DU1/NA7OM, presented a show and tell on web antennas & coax.

7:40pm John Laybourne, DU1/AC7S, mentioned the need to contribute to SOTA, Field Day, and 7QP.

7:57pm break for coffee and visiting

8:15pm John Laybourne, DU1/AC7S, presented on the WVDXC expedition. See wvdxc.org for more info.

Also, see vids on FT8, superfox, etc by DG2YCB at www.youtube.com/@dg2ycb/videos

Scott, NA7OM, mentioned the utility of the Voice of America Coverage Analysis Program, VOACAP. See www.voacap.com for more info.

8:53pm Meeting Adjourned