[FCARC] October 19 Meeting Notes

[Craig Szczublewski]

Hello everyone, here are notes from the Monday night Club meeting:

The meeting was called to order at 7:35pm with 22 members in attendance. The 
Finance Report was read and accepted.

Bills Presented: K8LI presented two bills from the memorial committee totaling 
$154, both were accepted and paid.

Membership: The club currently has 55 members

Committee reports follow:

Education: KC8UOM reports there is one individual scheduled for testing on 
10/31.  It is an Extra class upgrade, so walk-ins will be welcome.

Hamfest:  With Ft. Wayne around the corner, and Madison Heights this coming 
weekend, KB8ELG encouraged all club members to print the PDF flier for the 
winter hamfest and distribute them.  The Hamfest flier can be found at:

http://k8bxq.org/hamfest

Repeater Committee: The repeater committee has several tasks on hand:

1. repair the cooling fan in the backup repeater
2. procure and install a PA deck for the primary repeater
3. program the new Yaesu Fusion for UHF operation and deploy to the backup site

We enabled CTCSS on the main repeater as of October 1, which does not appear to 
have caused any major disruption.  Thanks to everyone for the patience with this 
transition, it will certainly cut down on wear and tear on the main repeater, as 
well as a future PA deck.

EC Report: Jim gave us a report on the Emergency Services exercises conducted 
throughout the state of Ohio, along with the types of traffic passed using VHF 
and HF.  Bryan gave a review of the NVIS antenna he constructed for the exercise 
and encouraged everyone to review the plans for this NVIS antenna and even 
suggested having a workshop to construct this useful antenna.

The Ohio ARES NVIS antenna can be found here:

	http://k8bxq.org/sites/default/files/NVIS.pdf

Special Events to Note:

October 24: Wauseon Rotary Auction at the Fulton County Fairgrounds

KD8OEY passed us some information on the Wauseon Rotary Auction happening at 
10:00am this Saturday (10/24) at the Fulton County Fairgrounds in the Spangler 
Arena. There will some old CBs, ham radio gear, tube testers, and other odds and 
ends.

November 14: Howard Slemp (N8VHX) Auction

Pamela Rose Auction company is handling the estate of Howard Slemp.  More 
information can be found at the following sites:

	http://www.pamelaroseauction.com/personal-property-2/
	http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=2604134

Good of Amateur Radio:

Starting in 2016, KB8ELG will be adding a SSB 6m net to Wednesday nights.  It 
will be the third Wednesday of every month on 50.125 upper sideband.

Upcoming Hamfests:

10/24/2015 Madison Heights, MI
11/14/2015 Ft Wayne, IN (2 days)
12/05/2015 FCARC Winter Fest, Delta

Next Meeting:  The next regular club meeting will be November 16 at the County 
Administration Building (same as the Drivers License Bureau), 152 S. Fulton St, 
Wauseon.  The club meeting will be at 7:30pm.

Club Nets:

Weeknights at 10:30pm Bud's Midnight Madness Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 7:30pm EC Practice Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 8pm Informal Two Meter & ARES Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 50.400 AM on the first Wednesday of the month
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 52.525 FM Simplex

That's good for now...

Craig Szczublewski - KD8KBU