25-May-17 | AD0TV | William Wolcott | ||||||
01-Jun-17 | KE0LKR | Rusty Lidzy | ||||||
08-Jun-17 | AD0SF | David Claridge | ||||||
15-Jun-17 | KS1ERS | Dean Binns | ||||||
22-Jun-17 | KE0LKR | Rusty Lidzy | ||||||
29-Jun-17 | KS1ERS | Dean Binns | ||||||
06-Jul-17 | AD0SF | David Claridge | ||||||
13-Jul-17 | KE0LKR | Rusty Lidzy |
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
January 2017 Meeting
January 21, 2017 EARS
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER: Tim, K0EMP, called the meeting to order at
9:03 am. We had 21 members present, no visitors.
MEETING MINUTES: David Claridge, AD0SF, gave a summary of the
November 19, 2016 meeting minutes. Larry, N0YNN moved to approve the minutes as
presented, William, AD0TV, seconded, passed unanimously.
TREASURER’S REPORT: David, AD0SF, presented the Treasurer’s
report. William, AD0TV, moved to
approve, Larry, N0YNN, seconded, report approved unanimously.
COMPONENT CORNER: Jim, WX0U, provided a short recap on a
previous presentation on voltage dividers, OHMs Law, and using transistors as
switches. He then discussed use of
transistors as audio amplifiers (Class A) and how overdriving them leads to signal
distortion or clipping. This lead to a brief discussion on how this messes up a
signal, such as causing intermod issues and mic gain issues.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS:
Tim, K0EMP, presented a short summary of the Dec 31, 2016
Executive Meeting. David, AD0SF, took an action to make sure our EARS Annual
Report is sent to ARRL and a copy sent to George Phoenix, KD0RII. (From the Dec
31, 2016 Exec Meeting Minutes, noted K0EMP sent the annual report to Lonnie,
W0NXS, on Jan 1 and Lonnie sent it to ARRL on Jan 3. Also noted Lonnie updated
our EARS membership information on our ARRL club page on Jan 3.).
ACTION: Send copy
of Annual Report to George, KD0RII.
Builder Corner presentation:
1.
George, KD0RII, presented two items. One was a
very fashionable leather bag he was using as a small go bag complete with two
HTs and associated equipment. The other
item was a small Chinese coupler unit he purchased off EBAY for $16. It has two
leads with 2 pin connectors (Baofeng style) used to connect two HTs together to
make a repeater. He also had an audio
connector cable several feet long to connect to one of the leads then to one of
the HTs, to get more antenna separation between the HTs.
The Thursday Night Net signup sheet was passed around.
DATE
|
CALL
SIGN
|
NAME
|
26-Jan-17
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
02-Feb-17
|
KCØUVH
|
Linda Wolcott
|
09-Feb-17
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
16-Feb-17
|
||
23-Feb-17
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
02-Mar-17
|
KCØUVH
|
Linda Wolcott
|
09-Mar-17
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
16-Mar-17
|
ADØSF
|
David Claridge
|
23-Mar-17
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
30-Mar-17
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
06-Apr-17
|
KEØLKR
|
Rusty Lidzy
|
13-Apr-17
|
Tim, K0EMP, announced the tentative dates selected for the
2017 VE Testing sessions, Feb 18 at 1300, May 6th at 0900, Sept 12
at 1900 and Dec 1 at 1900. Larry, N0YNN,
suggested we try and put on a Ham Cram for the Extra Class this year. Tim explained that such an effort would be
very lengthy and difficult to put on due to the size of the question pool and difficulty
of the material and that we have not had much interest in doing this in the
past. GEORGE, KD0RII, also mentioned the Extra class that the Topeka club puts
on in January.
CONTINUING DISCUSSION AND ACTIVITY ITEMS:
Trailer Committee Update:
Tim, K0EMP, announced the trailer build is on hold due to weather. It is
time to renew the trailer tags and we are waiting on insurance information from
our insurer.
AUXComm Training: Tim,K0EMP,
asked William, AD0TV, to provide comments on the class, he gave a nice summary
of what we did, the class prerequisites and the forms we used, and we had a
brief discussion of how Lonnie, W0NXS, had incorporated some of the training
and forms into the Race for the Chase event.
Larry, N0YNN, mentioned it would be a good idea for us to put on an emergency
drill to get interested club members up to speed on what to do and how. Tim
agreed that was a good idea and that he would talk with Mike, KC0NFG, about it
as that needs to be coordinated through ARES.
Immediate Past President: Tim,K0EMP, announced this position
was approved and that Dwight, KD0OIX, is our current Immediate Past President.
Repeater Committee Update:
Tim, K0EMP, announced there was no update to report at this time. David,
AD0SF, added that we were still wanting another member or two to join the
committee. During the meeting, Jim,
WX0U, made contact with Brian, KC0BS, and asked for his input on a new
controller for the 985 repeater. Brian said the SCOM 7330 controller for about
$495 is the best one in his opinion, and is the one being used in several KLINK
repeaters now. Brian also agreed to
assist in installation if we got one. Decision
tabled at this time so we can turn the information over to the committee for
discussion and evaluation. It was noted
that the discussed price is well below our budget allotment of $750 for a new
controller.
Social Media Committee Update: Dean, KS1ERS, committee chairman, stated that
the committee had a short meeting before the eyeball meeting, and that our Facebook
page is going well. Dean and David,
AD0SF, are both keeping an eye on member requests and posts to limit new member
additions to only those in EARS or that are licensed or pursuing a license, and
to delete any questionable posts. George,
KD0RII, continues doing a great job keeping up the EARS webpage.
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS/NEW BUSINESS.
Dwight, KD0OIX, passed around the QSL cards we received for
KOV. He also showed a QSL card he created for our club to use for field day
contacts, stated that he has loaded all our QSL contacts on LOTW (Logbook Of
The World), and that he has reserved KOV for 2017 for us.
Nomination of Club Officers:
President, Tim East, K0EMP, and Dean Binns, KS1ERS
Vice President, David Claridge, AD0SF
Secretary/Treasurer, Dwight Moore, KD0OIX, and Dean Binns,
KS1ERS
Gravel Ride for Maisie’s Pride: David, AD0SF, gave a short summary of what
the ride is, where and when, and the Manhattan Jeep Club requesting our help
with communication (they use CBs which have poor performance in the
hills). David and Tim, K0EMP, are
interested in helping. David will contact David Dinsmore of the jeep club to
get more details following their next meeting and will present that at our next
meeting to see if we have enough interest to support the event.
2017 Ears Club Potential Events/Activities: Tim, K0EMP, presented the list of
events/activities generated from the executive committee meeting making
particular note of VE test dates and main events such as DK200, Lunar Kanza,
et.
2 Meter SSB Net:
David, AD0SF, presented a new net Sean Lynch, KD0WUF, is proposing, it
will be a 2 meter SSB net, probably on 144.255 and probably on Saturdays at
1900. He is interested in also a second day during the week and is asking for
interest and suggestions. William,
AD0TV, Linda, KC0UVH, Tim, K0EMP, George, KD0RII and David, AD0SF, were
interested in participating. Short discussion on antenna orientation needs for
this and need to have a radio with 2M SSB capability.
Sale Items from Larry, N0YNN: Larry announced he is now engaged and needing
to raise some cash. He has tower sections, a quad band base antenna, a Pyramid
PX-39XL power supply and miscellaneous non-radio items for sale.
PRESENTATION: Tim, K0EMP, showed a YouTube video on a Knight
Ocean Hopper transceiver, a WWII British spy radio (Paraset). He then presented
the QRP kit radio he built, the Bayou Jumper Transceiver by the Four State QRP
Group and based on that original Paraset design, and including the actual
completed radio, instructions, schematics, and audio clips of him tuning in
several stations on it. Total cost of the completed kit was around $100 and
puts out 7 watts.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:58.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
November 2016 Meeting
Emporia Amateur Radio Society
Science Hall 156, ESU
19 November 2016
FINAL
1. Call to Order – Tim, KØEMP called the meeting to order at 9:00
AM with 11 members in attendance. A
short YouTube video was shown on “HAMMING” Vintage.
2. Meeting Minutes – Tim, KØEMP - The 15 October 2016 meeting minutes
were reviewed and approved with no changes.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Tim, KØEMP, reviewed the treasurer’s report
which was approved with no changes.
4. Component
Corner – Jim,
WXØU, discussed line loss through coax and the differences in SWR at different
frequencies and how that can become significant. Tim, KØEMP, discussed the best way to measure
how we are actually getting out is through the use of an RF field meter.
5. Announcements
and Reports –
Tim, KØEMP
·
Executive
Committee Meeting Update – None - No EC meeting in November
·
Builder’s Corner (Show &
Tell) – George,
KDØRII, showed a voice equalizer that he uses to help equalize strong and soft
voices on UHF/VHF speech.
· Calling the Thursday Night Net – Sign-up sheet was passed with the
results as follows (UPDATE: additional volunteers solicited during the VE Testing
Session on Dec 3) - Thank you to KS1ERS, Dean, for picking up the unassigned
net on Dec 1st.
DATE
|
CALL
SIGN
|
NAME
|
24-Nov-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
01-Dec-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
08-Dec-16
|
KCØUVH
|
Linda Wolcott
|
15-Dec-16
|
ADØSF
|
David Claridge
|
22-Dec-16
|
KØEMP
|
Tim East
|
29-Dec-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
05-Jan-17
|
||
12-Jan-17
|
||
19-Jan-17
|
·
Next VE Exam Session
–
Tim, KØEMP – Saturday, 3 Dec 2016 @ 6:00 PM
o
UPDATE:
VEs volunteers assisting with this testing session were:
§ ADØSF – David Claridge
§ ADØTV – William
Wolcott
§ KØEMP – Tim East
§ KCØUVH – Linda
Wolcott
§ WØNXS – Lonnie
Worthington
o
Additional
assistance from KS1ERS – Dean Binns
6. Continuing
discussion and activity items
·
Trailer
Committee Update –
Tim, KØEMP – Review of current trailer build status
·
E.A.R.S. Club
Logo License Plates –
Tim, KØEMP – Several plates
were picked up at the eyeball meeting with only 2 outstanding plates remaining
which will be available for pick up during the Christmas party on Dec. 16th.
·
KØV Veteran’s
Day Special Event (KØV) – Dwight,
KDØOIX - Review
·
Veteran’s Day
Parade –
Dwight, KDØOIX – Float entry cancelled
·
AUXComm Training
–
Tim, KØEMP – 10 – 11 December
o
Originally
scheduled for Hays, KS – has been moved to Olathe, KS (Johnson County Administration
Building Room 200)
· Immediate Past
Presidents Position –
Tim, KØEMP – discussion
was had a vote to amend the by-laws to include the Immediate Past Presidents
Position on the Executive Committee pass unanimously. Amendments to the constitution and bylaws
have been submitted to the Executive Committee to include the Immediate Past
Presidents Position.
· Repeater
Committee Update –
Tim, KØEMP – No update to
report at this time
o
Current
committee members – additional committee members requested
§ ADØTV – William
Wolcott
§ KCØUVH – Linda
Wolcott
§ WØNXS – Lonnie
Worthington
· Social Media
Committee Update – A
brief meeting was held with KS1ERS, Dean, suggested as chair but will be
finalized once ADØSF is able to attend a Social Media Committee meeting.
o
Current
committee members
§ ADØSF – David
Claridge
§ KDØOIX – Dwight
Moore
§ KS1ERS – Dean
Binns (in charge of EARS Facebook page)
§ KDØRII – George
Phoenix (in charge of EARS website)
7. Additional
Discussions / New Business
·
Club Christmas
Party – Tim, KØEMP – Discussion was
had regarding the upcoming Christmas Party.
Location: Pizza Ranch (3000 W 18th Ave.)
Date: Friday,
December 16th
Time: 6:00 –
6:30 Social Time
6:30 –
6:40 Presentation
6:40 – 8:30 Dinner
Cost: $
9.98 per person (+tax)*
*Club will pick up the
gratuity
Although an RSVP is
not required, if you know you will be attending please reply and let us know
how many will be in your group as that will assist with our planning.
· Ham Cram in 2017 – Tim, KØEMP – Discussion was had regarding holding
a HAM Cram in 2017 with no strong opinion either way but the club members
present were generally for holding one.
8. Presentation
– No
presentation
9. Adjournment
* As
a reminder there will not be the usual monthly 3rd Saturday eyeball meeting in December.
*
Saturday, October 15, 2016
October 2016 Meeting
Emporia Amateur Radio Society
Science Hall 156, ESU
15 October 2016
DRAFT
– For Review
1. Call to Order – Lonnie, WØNXS, called
the meeting to order at 9:00 am and there were 13 members present.
2. Meeting Minutes – Lonnie, WØNXS asked if there were any
corrections, revisions, or additions to the 17
September meeting minutes that had been emailed to the members prior to the
meeting. No corrections or additions
were presented by the membership. Larry,
NØYNN, made a motion to approve the minutes as previously distributed. Jack, WØFRU, and Belinda, KEØCJU, both
seconded the motion. Minutes were
approved unanimously.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Lonnie,
WØNXS, presented the Treasurer’s report.
4. Component
Corner – No
Component Corner for the October meeting.
5. Announcements
and Reports
· Executive
Committee Meeting Update - Lonnie,
WØNXS, provided an overview of the discussion topics from the 13 October
Executive Committee.
· Builder’s Corner (Show &
Tell) – No “show
& tell” items were presented.
· Calling the Thursday Night Net - Sign-up sheet was passed with the
results as follows:
DATE
|
CALL
SIGN
|
NAME
|
20-Oct-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
27-Oct-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
03-Nov-16
|
KCØUVH
|
Linda Wolcott
|
10-Nov-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
17-Nov-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
24-Nov-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
·
Next VE Exam Session
–
Lonnie, WØNXS – Saturday, 3 Dec 2016
@ 6:00 PM
o
VEs
volunteers that have offered to assist with this testing session are as follows:
§ ADØSF – David
Claridge
§ ADØTV – William
Wolcott
§ KØEMP – Tim East
§ KCØUVH – Linda
Wolcott
§ KDØRII – George
Phoenix
§ WØFRU – Jack Sensintaffar
§ WØNXS – Lonnie
Worthington
6. Continuing
discussion and activity items
· Race the Chase – Lonnie, WØNXS,
provided a review of 24 September event
o
Participating
operators/volunteers:
§ Mobile Gator #1: April
Haraughty – KEØJFX
§ Mobile Gator #2: Larry
Jeck – NØYNN
§ Mobile Gator #3: David
Claridge – ADØSF
§ Medical Aid
Station: William Wolcott – ADØTV & Linda Wolcott – KCØUVH
§ Net Control: Lonnie
Worthington – WØNXS
· Wade’s Ride – Lonnie, WØNXS,
provided a review of 8 October event
o
Participating
operators/volunteers:
§ Motorcycle Route
Stop #1 (Reading): Mike Pate – KCØNFG
§ Motorcycle Route
Stop #2 (Hartford): Larry Jeck – NØYNN & April
Haraughty – KEØJFX
§ Motorcycle Route
Stop #3 (Madison): Pat McClelland,
Tiffany, & Ava (via cell)
§ Motorcycle Route
Stop #4 (Olpe): William Wolcott – ADØTV & Linda
Wolcott – KCØUVH
§ Net Control /
Bicycle Stop #1 (Rd 180 & Rd A): Lonnie
Worthington - WØNXS
§ Bicycle Route
Stop #2 (Rd 290 & Rd Z): Dean Binns
– KS1ERS
§ Bicycle Route
Stop #3 (Rd 200 & Rd C): Marla
Worthington (via cell)
· Heartland 100 – Lonnie, WØNXS,
reviewed the 8 - 9 October 2016 ultra-marathon through the Flint Hills and
encouraged others to participate in future Heartland 100 events as they could
have used a few more amateur radio operators scheduled for the event.
· Trailer
Committee Update –
Lonnie, WØNXS, reviewed the current trailer build status and the potential
postponement of the trailer design review and next work day until next spring.
· E.A.R.S. Club
Logo License Plates –
Lonnie, WØNXS, reminded the members to place their orders for the club logo
decorative license plates by the end of the meeting as they will be ordered
next week; however payment is not required until they are delivered.
· KØV Veteran’s
Day Special Event (KØV) – A sign-up sheet that Dwight, KDØOIX, provided was
passed for operators to denote which days they would like to operate for the
KØV, Veteran’s Day Special Event on 5 – 11 November. Additional operators are needed to fill
several time periods so please let Dwight, KDØOIX, know which days/time periods
you would like to operate in addition to which band(s) and mode(s). KØV can be operated from your QTH so you do
not have to use the ESU “coop” if you would prefer to operate from your QTH.
· Veteran’s Day
Parade –
Belinda, KEØCJU, and Bud, NØII, said that they met with Dwight, KDØOIX, last
week and have arranged for the EARS club to have a float in the Veteran’s Day
Parade to be held on Friday, 11 November.
o
The
plan is to use Dwight’s pickup and trailer with a similar display to a previous
float with a small beam antenna/tower erected on the trailer with individuals
acting like they are operating from the trailer with actual on-air operating
occurring mobile from the pickup. Linda
and William offered to ride on the float during the parade on 11 Nov.
o
Volunteers
are needed to assist with the assembly of the trailer float which is scheduled
for 8 Nov at 10:00 AM with the location yet to be determined. Please contact, Dwight, Belinda or Bud if you
are interested in assisting with the float assembly/build process.
o
If
anyone has a location and/or suggestion for a place to park the float trailer
from 8 Nov until the parade on 11 Nov, please contact Dwight, Belinda or Bud.
· AUXComm Training
–
Lonnie, WØNXS, discussed the upcoming AUXComm training in Hays, KS 10 – 11
December. Anyone interested in
participating can contact Lonnie for additional details or can find out more on
the KS Train website by searching for “AUXCOMM” or “amateur radio”.
· Immediate Past
Presidents Position –
Lonnie, WØNXS, led the discussion regarding having an additional position on
the executive committee for the immediate past president of the club. This potential change must be presented at
two consecutive club meetings prior to vote for changing the by-laws for
inclusion of the proposed position.
· Repeater
Committee Update –
Lonnie, WØNXS, discussed that the repeater committee is currently comprised of
William, ADØTV; Linda, KCØUVH and Lonnie, WØNXS, however additional committee members
are requested so if you are interested please contact one of the executive
committee members.
· Social Media
Committee Update –
The social media committee is currently David, ADØSF; Dwight KDØOIX; George,
KDØRII and Dean, KS1ERS. The committee
will most likely hold their first meeting and select a committee chair after
Thanksgiving.
· Public
Information Officer –
Lonnie, WØNXS, discussed the determination of the Exec Committee during the
last EC meeting to have Tim East, KØEMP, be the club’s official PIO through the
end of the current office terms.
7. Additional
Discussions / New Business
· Club Christmas
Party – Discussion
was had regarding the club Christmas Party which will be held on a yet to be
determined date in December. Additional
suggestions/recommendations for catering were requested. Two suggestions, in addition to Bobby D’s BBQ,
were Coaches and Casa Ramos with Jason, KØSSZ, stating that they had a function
held at the Trophy Room (upstairs of Casa Romas) and the Fiesta Platters worked
out very well.
· Ham Cram in 2017 – Lonnie, WØNXS,
requested input from the club members in attendance on the interest in having a
Ham Cram in 2017 for Tech and General licensing. Larry, NØYNN, stated that he thought there
were 5-6 that participated last time.
Subject was tabled for follow-up and additional discussion during the
November eyeball meeting.
8. Presentation
– No
presentation during the October meeting.
9. Adjournment – The meeting
adjourned at 10:00 AM.
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