Meeting Minutes, May 9th
Field Day at Chester Woods park info (tentative)
- Swimming beach shelter for restrooms and storm shelter
- Need camper, trailer, shelter tent to operate from
- May need extension cords
- Will need help to set up towers, etc.
Business meeting called to order 7:30pm
Nothing for next month’s program
Meeting minutes accepted.
Treasurer’s report, received and approved:
Report 2023-May
Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 3,950.99
Credits
Dues:
PayPal Dues: $ 260.00
Equipment Sold:
Raffle:
IBM:
United Way:
Amazon: $ 19.00
Donation: $ 30.00
Education:
ARRL:
Misc.
Debits:
RPU: $ 46.79
Meeting Food $ 19.98
Paypal charges $ 10.21
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain $ 208.00
Postage
Misc.
Closing Balance: $ 3,975.01
Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 9,822.89
Credits
Interest: $ 0.07
Closing Balance: $ 9,822.96
Total: $ 13,797.97
125Live: Cabinet being built. Antenna work is pending, awaiting the HVAC work. No date.
Rochester EOC Batteries: Ordered. Will use ARES trailer for Med City marathon. Tentatively near Fire Station #3 on Second street.
Proposal to purchase one of the remaining 2 duplexers, DB-4048 by KA0MYG for $400-$450.
Repeaters: Do we have WiresX on the Fusion repeater?
Some issues with the 147.255 repeater. Would like to do a range study on this repeater.
DSTAR repeater: Needs new power supply. Looking for possible replacements for Power Supply or entire machine. Looking to buy new power supply and refurbishing the machine. It can be used in the meantime as local-only.
Public Service: Med City Marathon on this Saturday.
RochesterFest Parade (Field Day Saturday again) upcoming.
Contesting, K4IU
Upcoming State QSO party
Education (Bill and Dave)
Follow-up with a few groups looking into Ham Radio
Looking for space to do classes (125Live?)
KE0WNH @ John Marshall
4 regular students, interested in testing!
Hamster article, and doing fox-hunting in JM!
Science Dept. renovation underway.
May 18th: VE Test session @ Fire Station #2
Skywarn: Get maps from Steve W0STV!
Should have X-32 in lower right is newest version. Do not use old versions!
Use repeaters!
9AM coffee chat at Rooster’s on Wednesdays, Discontinuing Thursday’s dinner meetup.
Meeting Adjourned, 8:14pm