[nrv-hams] Minutes of January Meeting

[John Morehead]

Beside Kathy Williams, is it supposed to say crochet?

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> On Feb 24, 2024, at 10:19 PM, Edward Lener <lener at vt.edu> wrote:
> 
>  Below are minutes of our last club meeting. Please let me know if any
> additions or corrections are needed.
> 
> 73
> 
> Ed Lener
> AK4IS
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> 
> New River Valley Amateur Radio Club
> 
> Meeting held at the Blacksburg Fire House. In addition, a simultaneous Zoom
> session was held.
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> Meeting called to order at 7:15 PM
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> Welcome from Cam Coble, President
> 
> Introduction of officers
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> 
> *Reports*
> 
> Secretary’s Report – Edward Lener
> 
> The November meeting minutes were sent to the club reflector on 1/18.
> (There was no December meeting) No corrections or additions were received.
> 
> 
> 
> Treasurer’s Report – Steve Allen
> 
> Membership renewals for 2024 continue to come in. Please get them in if you
> have not already done so.  Spent $249 on door prizes for the annual Eat and
> Meet event.
> 
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> 
> WinLink Update – Danny Wylam.
> 
> Had to reset the computer but otherwise things are working well.
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> Repeater Update – Mike Herring
> 
> Everything seems to be working well. Let him know of any issues.
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> Club Donation Acknowledgements – Cam Coble
> 
> There were several donations made for the Eat and Meet event.
> 
> ·       Kay and Carter Craigie - Books
> 
> ·       Jim Hassal - Ozark Patrol
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> ·       Kathy Williams - Croquet projects
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> ·       Patrick Lloyd - Tumblers and Kenwood Cap
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> ·       Pete Burkey - Bungee cords
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> *Old Business*
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> January Eat and Meet – Christopher Peters and Jim Hassall coordinated the
> event. Held at Sal’s in Radford like last year but had a larger room this
> time which worked well. 18 people were in attendance and had enough door
> prizes for two rounds.
> 
> 
> 
> Club Shirts – Cam Coble
> 
> Discussed options for club shirt. Decided on a black Nike polo shirt with
> club logo. Call sign will be optional for an added fee. Want to put in a
> single order all at once to get the best rate.
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> 
> *New Business*
> 
> Winter Field Day Planning – Cam Coble
> 
> Event will be Saturday, Jan 27th at the Appalachian Conference Center in
> Dublin. Want to have two setup teams, one for the stations and associated
> equipment and the other for the antenna and feedline. Because the January
> meeting was only one week before the event the club officers authorized
> purchase of a new triplexer covering 10/15/20 meters. Since there is a
> limit of $250 for such purchases in the club bylaws Steve Allen paid the
> difference.  Jim Hassell made a motion that the club reimburse Steve and
> the vote was unanimous.
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> 
> 
> Each year the club makes a $100 donation to the City of Refuge in Pulaski
> as a thank you for use of the Randolph Park location during Field Day.  Until
> now we have not done anything similar for Winter Field Day. Pete Burkey
> made a motion, seconded by Jim Hassall to make a $100 donation to the
> Appalachian Conference Center.
> 
> 
> 
> Triple Crown Race Event – Cam Coble
> 
> Club has been approached to provide support for a new race event in Catawba
> and New Castle.  Need to clarify expectation. Will need a map of route and
> checkpoints. Want to focus on providing emergency and essential
> communications only.
> 
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> 
> New Member Applications. Had four new member applications. Each was
> reviewed and voted on in turn and approved for membership.
> 
> 
> 
> ·       Kevin Carroll, KQ4JVP
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> ·       Henry Bibb, N3ZE
> 
> ·       Rick Swink, KQ4LZW
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> ·       Sarah Over, KQ4NQO
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> *Blings n Things* – “Old goals / New goals”
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> Members talked about their ham radio goals from last year and new ones for
> 2024.
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> Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.
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> There were a total of 16 attendees (14 in-person, and 2 on Zoom)
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