October 2, 2025 Club Meeting

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The RVARC club meeting will be held Thursday, October 2nd at 7:00 PM at the Jacksonville Library, 340 W C St., Jacksonville, Oregon. Our speaker will be Tom McDermott, N5EG, who will present on HF and NVIS propagation.

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 2025 issue of The Repeater.

Meeting Notes

From the November 2025 issue of The Repeater.

Oct. 2, 2025 RVARC Meeting Minutes

7:05 p.m. V.P. Allan Taylor, K7GT, called the meeting to order.

Attendance and introduction of 15 people.

Amy, AG7GP, commented on a SOTA trip to Sheep Rock, Oregon. She forgot her antenna whereupon she found an old abandoned telegraph wire, which she used to contact both Japan and New Zealand and it continued to serve at all five mountains, which she visited in one day.

Allan commented that on his recent SOTA trip he forgot his radio.

It was mentioned that the SwaptoberFest is planned for Oct. 18th at Rickreall.

The Treasurer’s report: $5,769.27 bank balance plus $15 cash dues.

7:25 p.m. Break for snacks and coffee.

7:48 p.m. Presentation by Tom, N5EG, HF & NVIS Propagation. (This talk was previously given in 2010 but updated for 2025.) The original talk can be found at “web.tapr.org/~n5eg/index_files/HF Propagation.pdf”

8:48 p.m. End of presentation.

8:49 p.m. Allan announced that club elections are next month, and Tom needs programs for December and January. So let’s hear your suggestions for upcoming programs.

8:50 p.m. Meeting adjourned.

John, KF7UMK, Secretary