Presidents Monthly Notepad

SOVARC Presidents Notes & Agenda for July 2018


Attendance

K2IIR
WA1NBU
KA1IEG
WB1EUC
N1RZ
WA2VYZ
N2HX
K1PLK
KC1JWR – new ham

Hello Sovarc :

Old Business: Raising repeater up to 40 feet?
Discussed at length with detail.
Resources estimated: 10-12 or more people 3 hrs of time.
Chuck will get 2 dates proposed for next meeting. for possible volunteers.

VP’s Report –

Repeater issues:
No issues to report

– Website –
Steve asked: Website contact form working? Chuck to follow up.

Side note not mentioned at meeting: If you type in a page wrong, a search option comes up. can this be on the home page somehow?

Field day
Results to be in Nov QST as per Chuck

New Business:

Foxhunt? in Planning.

Art K2IIR handed me off a RACOM Solid state voice storage unit after field day and I will be posting that up for sale on our site as a possible source of revenue for the club.

New Ham KC1JWR – Alden has pictures to share on field day…email address on Sovarc?
ajonesiv78@gmail.com

ARRL Rep – Fran report?
Photos from field day, new question pool into effect now.
ARRL newsletter , Radio shack coming back in Hobbytown.

Chuck mentioned Silent key Steven Krauss , apparetly use to come to club meetings.

-73’s !

Steve Hearns – KA2PTE

** Other notes **
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Test Equipment list for YAESU FT-890 alignment
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DC Voltmeter / Ammeter
RF & AF Millivoltmeter
RF standard signal generator
Spectrum analyzer 30 mhz
Oscilliscope
Frequency counter
50 ohm dummy load 100-200W
16.6 Ohm dumy load > 150W
Inline Wattmeter 150-250W @50 Ohms
Linear Detector
RF Attenuator > 150W 40 db