Meeting: April 9, 2024
1900 Meeting called to order
We had a very good turnout with some new faces and some faces we haven’t seen in a while, so we had everyone introduce themselves.
There was no official meeting last month so reading minutes was dispensed with.
Treasurer’s report was read, Phil/Nate motion – Passed
Repeater trustee reports all repeaters nominal.
Committee reports
Hamfest committee
The HCC Fire Science Building, 3211 E. 4th St., is available for free, except for insurance which will cost $200. There will be a $10 vendor fee and a $5 entrance fee.
Motion to proceed with the hamfest at the fire science building moved, seconded by Charles/John – Passed
Old Business
Field Day
The fairgrounds will allow us to use Gottschalk Park at the fair entrance for $100, no insurance requirements. They will allow access to electricity, bathrooms and shelter. They also assured us the sprinklers will be turned off. Motion to approve Jake/Phil – Passed
Grant
Dan brought the club up to date with his ham radio club at Little River School. He was able to use the $500 to purchase many thousands of dollars’ worth of radio and accessories. He has four students signed up.
ACØRL discussed his new shack.
No New Business
NCS
Apr 16 KCØZBO
Apr 23 WØUY
Apr 30 KFØBZM
May 7 ACØMO
Two rounds of 50/50
Winner first round was Melody, winning two books.
Winner second round for the cash was KBØZIA, which he donated back to the club, $30
2000 Meeting adjourned, Peace and harmony prevailing…
Meeting: March 12, 2024
Our meetings require a minimum of ten members to have a quorum.
We had 8 at 7PM, then we decided to give it up by 7:30PM.
We did discuss with Dan his school project, and other ham-related topics, but there was no official meeting.
Thank you to those members that did show up.
Jerome Kahn
ACØRL
Sec’y/tres
Minutes: February 13, 2024
1900 Meeting called to order
No Announcements
November minutes read and approved, Ken/Rodger
Treasurer’s report read and accepted, Phil/John
Repeater Trustee reports all nominal
Hamfest Committee
Bob Stone dropped out of the committee
Looking for new venues, some ideas were the CTC and HCC
Old Business
Motion to modify scholarship to include surrounding counties approved, Zack/Clint
New Business
Motion to create a grant of $500 for the purpose of supporting a new school-based radio club.
Little River will be the first recipient upon receipt of a grant proposal.
Motion passed, Nate/Zack
NCS
* Feb 20 ACØMO
* Feb 27 KAØNES
* Mar 5 ACØRL
50/50
Won by Melodee
She had the club keep the moola.
1954 Peace and harmony prevailing, meeting adjourned
Minutes: November 14, 2023
1700 Meeting called to order
Introductions of guests
Kyle, Kyler, and Keith Seck were present. Kyler is expressing interest in amateur radio.
Reports
Last month’s minutes read: motion by Phil and Bob, passed.
Treasurer’s report: motion by Zack and Joe, passed.
Repeater trustee reports all nominal.
Old Business
* Bob and Zack moved we form a hamfest committee for our August 10, 2024, hamfest. Motion carried. Bob and Zack are initial members of the committee.
* Christmas Party
The party will be at 6:30 p.m. December 12, at 44 Swarens, Rice Park. Members bring a pot-luck side dish or dessert. Carriage Crossing will provide meat and potatoes.
New business
* Current slate of officers for 2024 remain unchanged, again:
President: Charles
VP: Mark
Secy/Treas: Jerome
* Tuesday morning coffee venue change
We will be meeting at the Daybreak Café, 209 N. Walnut St., in the Amtrak train station. It opens at 6:30 a.m. We typically meet around 8 a.m. Of course, there are those of us that meet a little earlier, like 7ish. We typically leave around 9 a.m.
NCS Stations
* 11/21 WØZC
* 11/28 KAØNES
* 12/5 ACØMO
Program
Kyler brought some boat anchors that he purchased for show and tell.
19:58 Meeting adjourned.
Bandpass filter news
ACØRL, our secretary-treasurer, repeater trustee, and all-around making-things-happen guy, says: “The filters have arrived, I bench tested them and here are my results. We should also do testing with radios.”
Here is the PDF of Jerry’s testing results.
Minutes: October 10, 2023
1902 Meeting called to order
Announcements
* December 16th Derby Radio Shack closing.
* Bob Stone will need assistance with his antenna install.
* September minutes read and accepted. Zack/Phil, passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, Clint/Larry, passed.
* Repeater trustee reports all nominal.
Old Business
* DX Engineering filters
New bandpass filters will not available. Refurbished filters are available for $400 each, Jerry ordered two, and we will be receiving a $638.70 refund. Should arrive October 12. Will announce a test of the filters.
* Christmas party
Last year we spent $322.50 for meat and potatoes. This year we will be ordering pulled pork, turkey, and a double helping of potatoes. Motion to spend $400 for food, Clint/Phil, passed. The party is December 14 in the Rice Park Shelter. There will no plate charge, just bring plenty of side items for pot luck.
* Because of the arrival of the bandpass filters, we purchased a DXCC-LB fan dipole antenna and 100 feet of RG8X from the Derby Radio Shack for $275.
* Armory
Topeka wants to charge us for future use of the facility. Some reimbursement for the cost of utilities? The local staff is not happy about this because they see our organization as a benefit to their mission. The Army accidentally doubled the $6 billion payment to Ukraine, accounting error?
* ARRL membership
The club promotes the membership to ARRL. ARRL no longer makes it easy for clubs to benefit when members renew or sign up via the club. ARRL, like the rest of us, is pinched financially.
* DMR repeater
No word.
* Scholarship
Mark will be canvasing the Reno County Schools. This is a $500 scholarship, but last year we had no takers.
New Business
* ACØRL will be doing a big cleanup of his shed and work area. Volunteers will be appreciated
* The Hutchinson Public Library will be hosting an Urban Legends event on the 26th. You must preregister to attend.
NCS
10/17 KBØSQL
10/24 KAØNES
10/31 ACØRL
11/07 WØRHP
* 50/50
KFØBZM won, and donated the $6 pot to the club
1958 Meeting adjourned, Phil/Charles.
Minutes: September 12, 2023
19:02 Meeting called to order
Announcements
* KAØNES’s brother passed away in Wisconsin.
* EOC wants to do a test of our capabilities to communicate during a trunking system failure. They are requesting 14+ local hams using HTs or mobiles position themselves throughout the county at predetermined locations, fire stations most likely. We are giving everyone a heads-up because we will need to have the folks available. We’ll let everyone know when the test is scheduled.
Reports
August Minutes read and accepted, Phil/Clint
Treasures report read and accepted, Joe/Larry
Repeater trustee reports all WØWR repeaters nominal.
Old Business
* KS QSO Party WØL
Thanks to all of the participants who made it a huge success. We really put WØWR on the state map as an active club that can get things done!
* Band-pass Filters
New shipping date of Feb 7, 2024, just in time for Field Day
* Club funds
We discussed taking a portion of the club funds and putting them into a high yield CD. We will choose a term and yield to maximize return. Motion to spend $5,000 for the CD by Larry/Roger was passed.
* Hamfest review
We spent a total of $363.08 between food and door prizes. We deposited $105 for refreshments and $327 for raffle and donations for a total of $432. We profited $7.97 from refreshments. We profited $60.95 from raffle and donations. The total gain was $68.92, which is not an outstanding financial gain, but we are gaining a reputation for holding a great hamfest.
Some of the takeaways:
- We had a lot of food leftover.
- Food did not generate revenues, either lower costs or charge more next year.
- Need more door prizes, require vendors to provide a door prize, donations from other sources.
- Stick to a schedule of what will be raffled and when.
The next hamfest will be August 10, 2024.
New business
* Motion to purchase a second antenna and required feed line by Clint/Joe, passed. It will be an Alpha Delta DXCC type, 120 feet RG8X. We will purchase is from the Derby Radio Shack, and we set a $350 budget.
* Armory cookies
To remain in their good graces, we should continue to give them cookies on occasion. No oatmeal raisin.
* Christmas Party
This will be at 6:30 p.m., December 12, at Rice Park. We will use Carriage Crossing to provide cooked meats. We will be charging a per-plate fee which will be determined by per-plate costs from Carriage Crossing. If a member brings a side dish or dessert, they will pay half price; if a member does not bring a side dish, they will pay the entire fee.
* DMR repeater
This repeater was struck by lightning a while back, and it needs some parts replaced. We have a good number of users on that repeater as it supports DMR, Fusion, and AP25. Motion to spend $150 to reimburse expenses on the DMR repeater repair by Mark/Clint. Passed
* ARRL membership renewal via the club
Have to ask Ron Cowan
NCS
9-19 ACØMO
9-26 KAØNES
10-3 KBØSQL
20:23 Meeting Adjourned
KS QSO Party 2023 totals
Many thanks to the folks who participated in the QSO party. We logged 1,216 SSB and CW contacts, 64 FT8 contacts. Thanks to Zack, Charles, Joe, Dan, Scott, and John.
KS QSO Party 2023 coming soon
The Kansas QSO Party is right around the corner!
The club call WØWR is sponsoring the WØL special event call at the ACØRL QTH, 1824 Nickerson Blvd., Hutchinson.
It runs from 9 AM to 9 PM Saturday the 26th and 9 AM to 3 PM Sunday the 27th.
Please let me know if and when you can attend and operate a station so I can make sure we have all of the stations manned.
If you have ever wondered what it is like to be on the receiving end of a pile-up, here’s your chance.
We will be operating multi-op, four stations:
1. FT8 – operated by KBØSQL
2. K2 CW/SSB 40m
3. K3 SSB 20m
4. K3 CW/SSB 15/10m.
Water and snacks will be provided.
Please review the rules at the party website.