[nrv-hams] Minutes of February Meeting

[Lener, Edward]

Below are the minutes for our February club meeting. Please let me know if any additions or corrections are needed.

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Ed, AK4IS

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Minutes
2/23/2026

New River Valley Amateur Radio Club
Meeting held on Zoom only due to weather conditions.

Meeting called to order at 7:10 PM

Welcome from Cam Coble, President
Introduction of officers
Check-in of members

Reports
Secretary’s Report – Edward Lener
The January meeting minutes were sent to the club reflector on 2/21. No corrections or additions were received.

Treasurer’s Report – Cam Coble for Steve Allen
Club finances in good shape. Renewals for 2026 are going strong, please get them in if you have not already done so. The club received a nice thank you letter from City of Refuge for the $300 donation (we missed last year so this we doubled up this time.)

WinLink Update – Danny Wylam
Brush Mountain is working fine. Cloyd Mountain is off the air, hoping to replace the laptop.

Repeater Update – Mike Herring
Having more noise issues lately. Will set up a PC with a Software Defined Radio to analyze the spectrum.

Club Donation Acknowledgements
See club website for latest details.

Club Calendar

  *   February 23 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   March 23 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   April 27 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   May 25 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   May 30 – Audie Murphy Special Event
  *   June 6th – D-Day Memorial Special Event
  *   June 27-28 – ARRL Field Day


Old Business

None

New Business

Pete Burkey, W3WEQ Silent Key
Several members shared their memories about Pete. Christopher Peters will draft a letter to his family about making a contribution in his honor. Club members approved $75 for this purpose.

Possible Silent Key page for website – Rick Armstrong
Rick shared a proposal to develop a silent key page for the website, with a photo and link to obituary for each individual. Len Sutphin made a motion to approve, which Mike Herring seconded. All members attending voted favor.

VHF+ Capability Startup – Cam Coble
Cam discussed the possibility of the club buying an ICOM 9700 radio which is capable of going up the 1.2 GHz. A VHF/UHF radio with upper and lower sideband is much cheaper.

New Member Applications:

  *   David Roberts, KE8IAA
  *   "Alpo", KF4VNX
  *   Carl, N4YCL
  *   Roger Galloway, KU8Z

Members approved all four as a group.

Blings n Things – Send ideas for new themes for 2026 to Cam Coble.

Cam reviewed club equipment available for loan.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM

There were a total of 14 attendees (10 in person, 4 online)

Next Meeting March 23th.