[nrv-hams] Minutes of July Meeting

[Patrick Lloyd]

I won’t be able to make the meeting this week/month but Cam has the
instructions on getting into the Firehouse.
Enjoy!
Patrick
KN4PDL

On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:03 Edward Lener <lener at vt.edu> wrote:

>  Greetings everyone,
>
> Below are minutes of our July 24th meeting.
>
> Please let me know if any other additions or corrections are needed.
>
> 73
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> Ed Lener
> AK4IS
> ***********************************************
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> Minutes
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> 7/24/2023
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>
>
> New River Valley Amateur Radio Club
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> Meeting held at the Blacksburg Fire House. In addition, a simultaneous Zoom
> session was held.
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>
> Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM
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> Welcome from Cam Coble as President
>
> Introduction of officers
>
> Thanks to Patrick Lloyd for suggesting and arranging for the new location.
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> *Reports*
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> Secretary’s Report – Edward Lener
>
> The May meeting minutes were sent to the club reflector on June 12. No
> corrections or additions were received.
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>
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> Treasurer’s Report – Steve Allen
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> Club is in good standing.  Field Day expenses totaled $341.75 (generator,
> food , coffee, etc.) but we raised $600 from sale of items from Larry
> Simpson’s estate and donations from Rick Barrow.
>
>
>
> WinLink Update – Danny Wylam
>
> Had issues with both the Brush Mountain and Cloyd installations. Had to do
> computer updates for Brush Mountain. Cloyd station was down due to Internet
> connectivity issues.
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>
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> Repeater Update – Mike Herring
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> Working well. Have not heard feedback problems since cable was replaced.
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> Club Donation Acknowledgments – Cam Coble
>
> Club received 20% on items for sale from the estate of SK Larry Simpson,
> N8UVH as a donation.
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>
>
> Pete Burkey made a motion to donate $100 to the City of Refuge in Pulaski
> (formerly the Rock Youth Center).  The motion passed unanimously.
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>
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>
> *Old Business*
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> None.
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> *New Business*
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> Field Day Review – Cam Coble
>
> Cam shared a detailed report on the June Field Day Event. The greatest
> number of contacts were on 40 meters but 80, 20, and 6m also had activity.
> The full report is available at
> https://www.n4nrv.org/review-field-day-2023/
> along with photos and related info.  The club also discussed possible ways
> to improve the event for next year.
>
>
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> Audie Murphy Special Event – Danny Wylam
>
> There were 144 HF contacts. Also made 34 VHF contacts. Had special QSL
> cards professionally made and will send them out to participants.
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>
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> New Member Applications – Cam Coble
>
> -        Kevin Law, KQ4GQI
>
> -        Tom Beckett, N3VT
>
> Both were approved for membership
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>
>
> Ben Williams informed everyone about the hamfest in Roanoke scheduled for
> August 5th. He also shared info about upcoming testing sessions as well as
> the Blue Ridge Bonanza on the Parkway planned for September 3rd.
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> *Blings n Things* –That’s Not Ham Radio
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> Members talked about other radio related activities.  Christopher Peters
> also shared details of his efforts to restore a vintage Hallicrafter
> transceiver.
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>
> Meeting adjourned at 9:15 PM.
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>
>
> There were a total of 19 attendees (14 in-person, and 5 on Zoom)
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