[nrv-hams] Minutes of January Meeting

Sun Feb 25 18:40:02 EST 2024

Lol either way im bad at both…

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> On Feb 25, 2024, at 11:55 AM, Lener, Edward <lener at vt.edu> wrote:
> 
> John.
> Thank you for spotting that. You are quite correct!
> 
> Crochet is a craft, involving making items from yarn. Croquet is a game, involving whacking a ball through a series of hoops with a long wooden mallet. I'll fix the minutes as I definitely meant to say the first.
> 
> Ed Lener
> 
> 
> ________________________________
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> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2024 8:31 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nrv-hams] Minutes of January Meeting
> 
> Beside Kathy Williams, is it supposed to say crochet?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> 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
>> 
>> *************************************
>> 
>> New River Valley Amateur Radio Club
>> 
>> Meeting held at the Blacksburg Fire House. In addition, a simultaneous Zoom
>> session was held.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Meeting called to order at 7:15 PM
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Welcome from Cam Coble, President
>> 
>> Introduction of officers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> WinLink Update – Danny Wylam.
>> 
>> Had to reset the computer but otherwise things are working well.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Repeater Update – Mike Herring
>> 
>> Everything seems to be working well. Let him know of any issues.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> ·       Kathy Williams - Croquet projects
>> 
>> ·       Patrick Lloyd - Tumblers and Kenwood Cap
>> 
>> ·       Pete Burkey - Bungee cords
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *Old Business*
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> New Member Applications. Had four new member applications. Each was
>> reviewed and voted on in turn and approved for membership.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ·       Kevin Carroll, KQ4JVP
>> 
>> ·       Henry Bibb, N3ZE
>> 
>> ·       Rick Swink, KQ4LZW
>> 
>> ·       Sarah Over, KQ4NQO
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> *Blings n Things* – “Old goals / New goals”
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Members talked about their ham radio goals from last year and new ones for
>> 2024.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> There were a total of 16 attendees (14 in-person, and 2 on Zoom)
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