[nrv-hams] Minutes of August Meeting

[Lener, Edward]

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

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Ed, AK4IS


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Minutes
8/24/2026

New River Valley Amateur Radio Club

Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM

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

Reports
Secretary’s Report – Edward Lener
The July meeting minutes were sent to the club reflector on 8/23. No corrections or additions were received.

Treasurer’s Report – Christopher Peters for Steve Allen
Club finances are in good shape. Auction of Jim Marchant’s equipment is nearly done. Anticipate a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the club.  Will be auctioning off an ICOM IC-V3500 2M FM Transceiver from the estate of Pete Burkey at the next meeting.

WinLink Update – Danny Wylam
Both stations are currently down.

Repeater Update –Mike Herring
Everything working OK. Will need to get our stuff off of the Brush Mountain tower.

Club Donation Acknowledgements
Raised $55 at Hamfest from several small items the club sold.
See club website for more on donations

Club Calendar

  *   August 24 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   September 28 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   October 26 – Regular Club Meeting
  *   November 11 – Veterans Day
  *   Foxhunt – Date TBD


Old Business

None

New Business

New Member Applications
Christopher Chadwick, KC0ZNT
Bob Tipton, KR4OGU
Both were approved for membership by unanimous vote.

Update on Brush Mountain Repeater – Cam Coble
As previously reported, the current owner if looking to get out the current arrangement. We will need to get our stuff off the tower. No firm date set but sooner will be better.

Unneeded Equipment – Christopher Peters
The club has a barely used MF969 antenna tuner. A motion was made and second to sell it via an auction for club members only. This was unanimously approved so details will go out by email and the auction will close before the next meeting.

Blings n Things – “QSL and Tell: Postcards from the Ionosphere” – Members brought interesting, rare, or funny QSL cards and tell the story behind the contact.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM

There were a total of 14 attendees (12 in person, 2 online)