[nrv-hams] Minutes of September Meeting

[Garland Linkous]

Garland Linkous passed away on October 10.
funeral was at McCoy's on Oct 16 with burial at SW VA Veterans Cemetery in
Dublin


On Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 20:47 Edward Lener <lener at vt.edu> wrote:

> Below our minutes of our September meeting.
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> Please let me know if any additions or corrections are needed.
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> 73
>
> Ed Lener
> AK4IS
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> Minutes
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> 9/25/2023
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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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> At 7:00 PM Cam Coble gave a practical demonstration of ways of using an
> arborist throw line as a means to hang an antenna in a tree.  Afterwards
> one throw bag was awarded in a random drawing to John Morehead.
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> Business meeting called to order at 7:30 PM
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> Welcome from Cam Coble as President
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> Introduction of officers
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> *Reports*
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> Secretary’s Report – Edward Lener
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> The August meeting minutes were sent to the club reflector on September
> 24th. No corrections or additions were received.
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> Treasurer’s Report – Steve Allen
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> Club is in good standing. Two additional renewals.
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> WinLink Update – Danny Wylam
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> Things are working well again. No more issues.
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> Repeater Update – Mike Herring
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> Everything seems to be working well. Hearing some brief interference.
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> Club Donation Acknowledgements – Cam Coble
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> Patrick Lloyd donated arborist line.
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> *Old Business*
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> None
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> *New Business*
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> New Member Application for Alvin Schmitt, KE4GVC
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> Approved for membership
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> Club Shirts
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> Members discussed the possibility of new club shirts. Cam will send out an
> email seeking design suggestions.
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>
> *Blings n Things* –“What I did last summer”
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> Members talked about their ham radio activities and learning over the
> summer.
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> Meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.
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> There were a total of 16 attendees (15 in-person, and 1 on Zoom)
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