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Meeting Minutes for April 2022

Published May 2, 2022 by SAARCAdmin

Meeting minutes for April 8, 2022:

9 members present

Call to order: Cory VE6COR at 8:11 pm.

Treasurers Report:  $8,917.97 in the bank.

Repeater Committee: Site looked over, solar panels are clean and batteries tested and filled.

Field Day: plans are being made.

 

Round Table:

Blair VE6AGH – Got news a radio club in the U.S. had lots of their funds stolen. Going to flea market.

Renze VE6DC – Joined West Coast contest on 15 meters. His 80 meter antenna is damaged. Will be working on it this weekend.

Stan VE6SYS  – Just back from Yuma. Will be going to flea market.

Barry VE6BGR  – Still doing inventory. Making plans for the communications trailer.

Tom M. VE6TRM – Stuck at home for 2 weeks. Got Covid after he returned home from Egypt.

Norm VE6NFW  – High winds damaged his antenna. Going to flea market, and working on old trunk.

Cory VE6COR – Working on making contacts, 20 watts on 10 meters using a loop antenna.

Tom B VE6ARG – Doing an article on making antennas.

 

Motion to adjourn: Brian VE6LAY at 8:50 pm.

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Meeting Minutes for March, 2022

Published March 19, 2022 by SAARCAdmin

Minutes of March 11/22

Members present: Brian VE6LAY Tom B VE6ARG Cory VE6COR

Barry VE6BGR Norm VE6NFW Renza VE6DC

Cory VE6CYT Tony VE6ABO Wayne VE6WEK

Tom M VE6TRM Peter VA6ARI Quest Ed

Tom VE6TOM

Call to Order: Cory VE6COR 8:06

 

Motion to adopt previous minutes: Tom VE6ARG Brian VE6LAY

 

Treasurer’s Report: Happy with e transfers have 30 paid members $8,852.97 in bank

 

Repeater Committee: N/A

 

Field Day Committee: N/A

 

Discussion on Contacts, Conditions and Nets: N/A

 

Old Business: N/A

 

New Business: Barry VE6BGR is gathering information for the Emergency communication group.

Calgary Amateur Radio Association flea market

Calendar Event: https://caraham.org/event-4651160

Date: 2022 April 9, Saturday

Eastside City Church, 1320 Abbeydale Drive SE, Calgary.

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Questions and Answer session

Ways to help in emergency situations

How to find unwanted noise sources

Windmills noise

How to learn CW

 

Round Table:

Motion to Adjourn: Cory VE6COR 9:38

 

Presentation: N/A

 

Next meeting,Friday, April 8, 2022.

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Meeting Minutes for February

Published February 6, 2022 by SAARCAdmin

Minutes of February 11 2022

 

Members present: Brian VE6LAY Tom B VE6ARG Rob Cookson

Milt VE6MLD Tom VE6TOM Tony VE6ABO

Cory VE6COR Norm VE6NFW Renze VE6DC

Paul VE6ADJ Roy VE6AWT Barry VE6BGR

 

Call to Order: Cory VE6COR 8:05

 

Motion to adopt previous minutes: Tom B VE6ARG

 

Treasurer’s Report: N/A

Repeater Committee: Brian will check battery’s weather permitting.

 

Field Day Committee: Meeting will be announced to form a committee .

Discussion on Contacts, Conditions and Nets:

 

Old Business: Barry VE6BGR and Blair VE6AGH are selling silent Key

Equipment and parts give them a call if your looking for something

Cory VE6COR has a new web site for the club https://www.saarc.ca/wp/

 

New Business: Presentations are being planned if you would like to do a Presentation

Or like to see one on a specific subject info@saarc.ca

 

Round Table: Barry VE6BGR spent days trying to track down antenna noise

Interference ,finds out the antenna was placed over the mechanical

Room.

 

Milt VE6MLD Made a radio in a portable case using a Hustler

Mobile antenna.

 

Brian VE6LAY calls in to net 7.100 when I can and Sundays cam

 

Norm VE6NFW Reorganizing his shack 12 volt lights learning CW

Renze VE6DC Has 3 monitors on receive. Will be redoing his shack.

 

 

Cory VE6COR trying a new app he found for repeater information.

Tom VE6TOM Welcome back to the club. Got his ham lic. In 1981

Plans to pick up a IC 7300 and relearn CW. Enjoys

FD8 make a Brazilian and Winnipeg contact today.

Tom B VE6ARG Working on his blog .

 

Motion to Adjourn: 9:46

 

Presentation: N/A

 

 

Next meeting, Mar 11th 2022

 

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Meeting Minutes for January 2022

Published January 23, 2022 by SAARCAdmin

Minutes of January 14  2022

 

Members present: Brian VE6LAY  Tom B VE6ARG  Pete VA6ARI

                                Milt  VE6MLD  Tom M VE6TRM  Angel  Tony VE6ABO

                                Barry VE6NFW  Perry VE6NX  Blair VE6AGH 

                                Cory VE6COR  Norm VE6NFW  Renze VE6DC

                                 Paul VE6ADJ

 

Call to Order: Cory VE6COR 8:09

 

Motion to adopt previous minutes: Blair VE6AGH

 

Treasurer’s Report: We have $8,883.07 in the bank

 

Repeater Committee: N/A

 

Field Day Committee: N/A

 

Discussion on Contacts, Conditions and Nets:  With 111 sun spots 17 meters was 

                                                                                Open.

 

Old Business:

 

New Business: Cory VE6COR has our insurance all filed out bill sent to the treasurer

                            To have payment made.

                            Cory VE6COR has a new web site for the club

                               https://www.saarc.ca/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Annual dues increased to $25.00 due to increased operating costs.

 

Round Table:  Barry VE6BGR and Blair VE6AGH are selling silent Key

                          Equipment and parts give them a call if your looking for something

 

                          Tom VE6ARG Is resigning from all club activities, will help were

                           He can .Working on a Delta loop and other equipment. 

                         

                          Peter VA6ARI Is working on his ladder line getting it away from

                           The house .With 111 sun spots 17 meters was open

 

                          Melt VE6MLD Getting a new mike for remote operations

 

                          Brian VE6LAY calls in to net 7.100 when I can and Sundays cam

 

                         Tom VE6TRM  calls in on nets and host Cam net time to time

 

                         Norm VE6NFW Works nets when he can

 

                         Tony VE6ABO Helping son with a new engine. Fixing his Dipole.

 

                          Blair VE6AGH  Hope he can get his antenna fixed before the warm

                          Weather hits. Baler twine for supports.

                      

                        Renze VE6DC Needs to pull his tower down for repairs .Work keeps

                        Him busy for now no time to work on his tower.

 

                        Perry VE6NX lost his Audio when he was trying to talk to us.

 

                        Cory VE6COR  Working with Python and modifying tripod.

    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

Motion to Adjourn: 9:30

 

Next meeting, Feb 11/22

 

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Annual General Meeting Minutes for January 2022

Published January 23, 2022 by SAARCAdmin

 

  Southern Alberta Amateur Radio Club

 

Annual General Meeting

 

Minutes of January 14  2022        Meeting Time: 8:21 PM

 

Meeting was called to order by: Blair Shaw VE6AGH

 

Number present: 14

 

Item on the agenda:

 

Discussion on raising dues – Forthwith the dues will now be $25.00 a year.

 

 

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Election of Executive for: 2022

 

Person asked to Preside over the election: Blair Shaw

 

Chairman of Committee to report slate of nominee for election:

 

Position        Name        Call Sign    Elected/Nominated

 

President        Cory Martin        VE6COR    Elected

 

Vice President        Peter Pankonin   VA6ARI     Elected

 

Treasurer        Tom Martins        VE6TRM    Elected

 

Secretary  Brian layton  VE6LAY     Elected

 

Director

1    Norm VE6NFW  Elected

2     Renze VE6DC    Elected

3   Barry   VE6BGR  Elected

4   Tony  VE6ABO   Elected

 

No ballots from elections

Person Presiding over the election returned meeting over to new president.

 

Motion to adjourn the meeting by: Tom VE6ARG

 

Time of close of meeting: 8:37 PM

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Minutes for Nov 12, 2021

Published November 12, 2021 by SAARCAdmin

Members present:

    Blair VE6AGH
  1. Karl student
  2. Brian VE6LAY
  3. Robert student
  4. Tom B VE6ARG
  5. Cory VE6COR
  6. Austin VE6QBD
  7. Milt VE6MLD
  8. Norm VE6NFW
  9. Tom M VE6TRM
  10. Gary VE6MU

Call to Order: Cory VE6COR 8:03

Motion to adopt previous minutes: Tom B VE6ARG

Treasurer’s Report: $ 9,029.81 in the Bank

Repeater Committee: Thanks to Norm VE6NFW and Brian VE6LAY for filling the battery’s and cleaning the solar panels.

Field Day Committee: N/A

Discussion on Contacts, Conditions and Nets: N/A

Old Business: N/A

New Business: Austin VE6QBD has agreed to put the club repeater in his name.

2nd Item we need to find a new web site .Cory VE6COR will look into it and get prices.

Motion to proceed Tom B VE6ARG 2nd Brian VE6LAY

3rd Christmas plans Tom M VE6TRM will look into hall prices in Raymond

Round Table: Robert Went to the Edmonton Space and science Center they had
A radio scanner set up and he could listen to local repeaters,sparked his interest
In Ham Radio. Likes the Social Connection with other Hams.
Milt VE6MLD got a A1 -811 Linear Amplifier hopes to get better results working
On nets and down south.
Cory VE6COR Is installing a Python water fall display to show signal strength
Interface with tone receiver.
Austin VE6QBD Working on getting his general class usa ham license back.
Want to get a higher antenna up so he can hit more repeaters.
Brian VE6LAY on my 2 meter mobile and tries to get on the BC 7.100 net in the
Afternoon.
Norm VE6NFW Got into radio after watching his dad making contacts with old
tank Radio equipment and CB radios.
Gary VE6MU Got his ham license 1962 His best home made radio antenna was
Made using 3 22ft sections of pipe and moving the up or down using air later
Water he pulled it down and moved to Calgary , Before he could put it up it
Went Missing.
Karl working on getting his ham license just dug a 4ft hole for his antenna plans
To use a inverted V with a ic 775
Tom B VE6ARG Just got a new IC 7610 all mode Transceiver . Just repaired a
Transceiver that used to much power to tune up reminded us to use only low
Power 10 or 15 WATS. Still working on making his blog

Motion to Adjourn: Cory VE6COR 8:56

Presentation: N/A

Next meeting, Dec 10/21

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Minutes Oct 8/21

Published October 8, 2021 by SAARCAdmin

Members present:

  1. Tom B VE6ARG
  2. Stan VE6SWY
  3. Peter VA6ARI
  4. Norm VE6NFW
  5. Mel VE6CU
  6. Blair VE6AGH
  7. Tom M VE6TRM
  8. Robin Perry VE6NX
  9. Garry VE6MV
  10. Renze VE6DC

Call to Order: 8:12 Tom B VE6ARG

Motion to adopt previous minutes: Peter VA6ARI 2nd Norm VE6NFW

Treasurer’s Report: $9,029.81 in the bank adopt Norm VE6NFW 2nd Blair VE6AGH

Repeater Committee: Tower rent to be paid in Dec Batteries topped off with distilled water,solar panels cleaned. And guy wire tension checked Thanks Norm
VE6NFW and Brian VE6LAY

Field Day Committee: N/A

Discussion on Contacts, Conditions and Nets: N/A

Old Business: Our meeting will be on Zoom big thanks to Tom B VE6ARG

New Business: Mel VE6CU Emergency communications group trailer is coming along nicely its almost finished. Will be moving it around to show other clubs
looking for members to help man communications. Club hope’s to have something in place for Christmas.

Round Table: Stan VE6AWY Plans on getting his tower up,working on his inverted V antenna. Would like to help with club repeater
Peter VA6ARI working on his antenna
Mel VE6CU working on the trailer has heat and a/c . Bring your own gear if you want to try out the trailer.
Norm VE6NFW Helping Mel out on trailer and getting things ready for winter.
Brian VE6LAY nothing to report
Blair VE6AGH Working on his ww2 army oss uses 1 Big tube.
Tom M VE6TRM Still working clubs Sunday am net interested in trailer .
Perry VE6NX Busy breaking things..his rotators have a mind of there own.
Renza VE6DC Thanks to everyone who came to the corn roast.
Garry VE6MU Moved his dipole made with stainless steel wire up higher .
Tom B VE6ARG Working on a book in his spare time. Working on castings in black plastic. Playing with HF loops a this time working with HF Butternut and
hexbeam antennas

Motion to Adjourn: 9:02pm

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