Emporia Amateur Radio Society
Science Hall 156, ESU
17 September 2016
FINAL
1. Call to Order – Tim, KØEMP, called the meeting to order at 9:01 am and there
were 14 members present. A brief parody
entitled “Larry King Obama Satire CB
Radio Vs Ham Amateur Radio” was played via a YouTube link to start the meeting.
2. Meeting Minutes – Lonnie, WØNXS, inquired if there were any
corrections, revisions, or additions to the 20
August meeting minutes that had been emailed to the members prior to the
meeting. No corrections or additions
were presented by the membership so minutes were considered approved unchanged.
3. Treasurer’s Report – Lonnie,
WØNXS, presented the Treasurer’s report.
4. Component
Corner – Tim,
KØEMP, presented a box that was donated by Jim Belford, WXØU, for use as an
auction item in lieu of a component corner is his absence with the proceeds to
be donated to the club. The high bid of
$35 was made by Lonnie, WØNXS.
5. Announcements
and Reports –
KØEMP, Tim
·
Executive
Committee Meeting Update – Tim, KØEMP, presented a summary of the Executive
Meeting held
7 Sept. 2016.
·
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
|
22-Sep-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
29-Sep-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
06-Oct-16
|
ADØSF
|
David Claridge
|
13-Oct-16
|
KCØUVH
|
Linda Wolcott
|
20-Oct-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
27-Oct-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
03-Nov-16
|
||
10-Nov-16
|
KS1ERS
|
Dean Binns
|
17-Nov-16
|
||
24-Nov-16
|
ADØTV
|
William Wolcott
|
·
Next VE Exam Session
– KØEMP,
Tim – Saturday, 3 Dec 2016 @ 6:00 PM
o
VEs
volunteers for this testing session:
§ ADØSF – David
Claridge
§ ADØTV – William
Wolcott
§ KØEMP – Tim East
§ KCØUVH – Linda
Wolcott
§ KDØRII – George
Phoenix
§ WØNXS – Lonnie
Worthington
6. Continuing
discussion and activity items
o
Results
as of 17 September 2016:
§ LOTW: processed 604 QSOs and 217 QSLs
§ EQSL: processed 607 QSOs and 136 QSLs - 1 of our QSOs was rejected
§ N1MM: showed 604 QSOs 1184/2 592 QSOs plus 12
worth zero pts (dupes &?)
§ 3820 Score
Summary has us second with 59,700 points (the leader has 107,808 points) in the
multi-op low power category.
·
Race the Chase –
KØEMP,
Tim – 24 September – Discussion was had regarding the upcoming Race the Chase
event.
o
Current
list of volunteers:
§ David Claridge -
ADØSF
§ William Wolcott
– ADØTV
§ Tim East – KØEMP
§ Linda Wolcott – KCØUVH
§ Dean Binns –
KS1ERS
§ Larry Jeck –
NØYNN
§
Lonnie
Worthington – WØNXS
·
·
Wade’s Ride – WØNXS, Lonnie –
8 October – Discussion was had regarding the upcoming Wade’s Ride to benefit
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Emporia and surrounding areas.
o
Current
list of volunteers:
§ William Wolcott
– ADØTV
§ Mike Pate -
KCØNFG
§ Linda Wolcott –
KCØUVH
§ Erika Martin -
KEØGXW
§ Colton Wellnitz
– KEØGXX
§ Dean Binns –
KS1ERS
§ Larry Jeck –
NØYNN
§
Lonnie
Worthington - WØNXS
·
Trailer
Committee Update –
WØNXS, Lonnie – discussed the current status of the trailer
o
Trailer
Design Review – Post-eyeball meeting trailer design postponed due to scheduling
conflict and new date has not been scheduled to date.
·
KØV Veteran’s
Day Special Event (KØV) – 5 – 11
November – KDØOIX led the discussion regarding the Veteran’s day special event
KØV. Individuals can operate from their
QTH or mobile and do not have to operate from the ESU radio “coop” as long as
no two operators are on the same band and same mode at the same time.
o
Veteran’s Day
Parade
– Belinda, KEØCJU, raised a question about E.A.R.S. participating in the
Veteran’s Day parade. Discussion was had
describing the float that had been put together in the past with a small beam
on a “windmill” frame to look like a radio tower on a trailer with Julie,
KDØLYS, appearing to operate from the trailer while Dwight, KDØOIX and Tim,
KØEMP actually operated from inside the truck.
Several individuals appeared to be in favor of participating in the
parade however no volunteers were identified as willing to commit at this
point. Anyone interested in
participating should contact Dwight, KDØOIX, and let him know you will help.
7. Additional
Discussions / New Business
o
Heartland 100 –
8 - 9 October 2016
– Lonnie, WØNXS, noted that additional operators were still needed for the
Heartland 100 Ultra-Marathon race through the Flint Hills and anyone interest
should contact Russell Groves at the contact information listed in the agenda.
o
AUXComm Training
– 10 – 11 December 2016 - Lonnie, WØNXS, brought up that an additional
AuxComm training session has been scheduled for 10-11 Dec in Hays, KS like the
one that he attended in August in Topeka.
Anyone interested should go to the KS Train website for additional
information or contact Lonnie, WØNXS, for the registration / information link.
o
E.A.R.S. Club
Logo License Plates
– Lonnie, WØNXS – brought up that anyone wishing to purchase a decorative
license plate (full or half with their call sign and the EARS club logo on it)
can fill out one of the provided order forms.
We will collect orders up to and including the October eyeball meeting and
payment is not required until after we receive the plates and the final
shipping costs have been determined but the plates should be $10 or less each.
o
Immediate Past
Presidents Position –
Tim, KØEMP, brought up that the Executive Committee has suggested an additional
position on the committee to include the past president. It was noted that it should probably be
defined as the Immediate Past President as that was the intent of the executive
committee. Considerable discussion was
had regarding voting on the proposed position immediately, however, Dwight,
KDØOIX, pointed out that it would require a change in the by-laws so it needed
to be presented to the club membership for two months and then a vote could be
taken on the proposed changes to the by-laws (i.e. constitutional revision).
o
Wichita Hamfest – It was noted
that the Wichita Area Hamfest will be held 1 Oct 2016.
o
Steren
Electronics
– It was mentioned that Steren Electronics, which was described as similar to
Radio Shack, has opened in Emporia.
o
Great American
Marketplace –
Tim, KØEMP, stated that Jason, KØSSZ, indicated that their business, Bourbon
Cowboy, receives two spaces in the Great American Marketplace due to their
membership in Mainstreet Emporia and Jason has offered to allow the EARS club
to utilize their spaces next year if we would like to participate in the
GAM.
o
DK Promotions
Donation –
Tim, KØEMP, stated that based on club member feedback, the Executive Committee
has decided that we should use some of the donation funds provided by DK
Promotions should be used to purchase a new controller for the 146.985
repeater.
§ Tim, KØEMP, stated
that it is the recommendation of the Exec. Committee to form a Repeater
Committee to research and provide a proposal to the Exec. Committee on a
potential controller that could be purchased for use on the 146.985
repeater. Volunteers were solicited for
the Repeater Committee with the following individuals volunteering, however if
you are interested in participating in the Repeater Committee please contact
one of the Exec. Committee members:
·
ADØTV
– William Wolcott
·
KCØUVH
– Linda Wolcott
·
WØNXS
– Lonnie Worthington
o
Social Media
Committee
– Tim, KØEMP, stated that it is the recommendation of the Exec. Committee to
form a Social Media Committee to oversee the establishing of rules and
procedures for EARS club social media such as the newly established club
Facebook page. Volunteers were solicited
for the committee with the following individuals volunteering:
·
ADØSF
– David Claridge
·
KDØOIX
– Dwight Moore
·
KS1ERS
– Dean Binns (in charge of EARS Facebook page)
·
KDØRII
– George Phoenix (in charge of EARS website)
o
Public
Information Officer
– Dwight, KDØOIX, asked who is officially the club’s PIO (Public Information
Officer). It was denoted that during the
initial Exec. Committee meeting of the current club officers it was informally
decided that Tim, KØEMP, and Lonnie, WØNXS, would split the duties of the
PIO. It was suggested that we determine
a single point of contact for the PIO and Tim, KØEMP, stated that we would add
it to the list of discussion topics for the next Executive Committee meeting.
o
ESU Block Party – Belinda, KEØCJU,
suggested that the club participate in next year’s ESU Block Party for new
students during the first week of August by taking the trailer down providing
information to possibly attract new members and expose the students to amateur
radio.
8. Presentation – The following video
presentations were played:
Intro
to Automatic Packet Reporting System
(APRS)
Extending
the range of an HT through the use of a “tiger tail” counterpoise wire
9. Adjournment – The meeting
adjourned at 11:20 AM.