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MAARS Club Meeting — June 2018
Meeting Commenced: 6:32
Meeting Concluded: 7:05
Attending: Ashley Benteman – KEOIQV
20 People Signed Attendance Sheet
Officer Elections:
– An email was sent out before the meeting asking for volunteers or nominations for the open positions of vice president and treasurer. Ryan volunteered for vice president. Suzanne volunteered for treasurer.
Vice President
– No new nominations or volunteers for the position where offered when the club was asked.
– Ryan, ADOTZ, as vice president was put to vote and passed unanimously. Treasurer
– No new nominations or volunteers for the position where offered when the club was asked.
– Suzanne, WOMMA, as treasurer was put to vote and passed unanimously. Officer Reports:
President
– N/A
Vice President
– N/A
Treasurer
– $981.22
– Outgoing expenses of $75.33 for trailer painting
Committee Reports:
Field Day
– Field day will be located at the Riley County Shops off of Tuttle Creek Blvd. In the far west building near the public parking lot. It will be indoors in air conditioning and an indoor restroom.
– Will have dig safe mark everything underground for safety.
– More tables and chairs are needed for the day just in case.
– Mike has offered to bring some tables and chairs.
– Ryan has put new ends on cables that were donated to the club
– Ryan has brought a computer to sign up for time slots to operate or log a radio on field day
– We are not planning to run 24 hours but if there are volunteers then it is possible.
– We will operate the radios from in the building or in the mobile command, both are air conditioned.
– Food
– Saturday Lunch: Sloppy Joes & chips
– Saturday Dinner: Ryan’s pulled pork, pasta salad & chips
– Sunday Breakfast: Coffee & donuts
– Sunday Lunch: Leftovers
– Snacks: sausage, cheese, crackers, vegetables, dessert
Antenna Trailer
– Went to Clay Center last weekend to sandblast and paint the trailer.
– We may need another coat of paint on the trailer due to rust coming through caused by paint drying on a hot day. Some equipment might be needed like a spray gun that a few people have volunteered. If anyone would like to help, please see John.
Old Business:
Fox Hunt Event:
– Dual transmitter fox hunt. First fox was at girl scout house and second fox was at Long’s park. Five people participated and found both foxes. Everyone enjoyed it (even if there was lots of walking around)!
– We will be doing another fox hunt after field day. If anyone has a preference on dates, times or locations, please speak up.
New Business:
Batteries
– Myron has brought batteries to share
Harbor Freight Digital Multimeter
– Myron has fuses to share
Publications
– Myron also brought different materials about ham radio and other things to share Sidewalk Sale
– June 16th is the Derby Radio Shack “Candy Store” sidewalk sale
Thrive Bike Ride
– Jamie Morris Hardmen contacted Jim and Jon about radio support for their bike ride.. The ride is probably at the end of August (25th) and they will be using the same route as the last Casa bike ride. However she has not been in contact with more information. Jon will post any new information on the google group.
– We will revisit this in July to decide if we want to participate.
North American QSO Party RTTY Second Round
– July 21st @ 8am – 8pm contest
– If you would like to join team Zombieland, then please see Bill. There is 5 members per team but we can have multiple teams.
Kansas QSO Party
– Clay Center is participating in this event on August 25-26. They hope to add a station this year at the Clay County EOC making it a total three high power stations. They almost got first place last year and are pushing for it this year. It is a great learning experience that is highly recommended.
Clay Center Field Day
– They will be operating at the Clay County fairgrounds like previous years.