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MAARS Club Meeting – August 9th, 2019
Attending: Ashley Benteman – KE0IQV
24 People in Attendance
Officer Reports:
President
Clay Center Amateur Radio Club announced on their facebook that they took their repeater off the air due to malicious interference.
Vice President
No new report
Treasurer
$2,072,33 o Cash in hand $60.00, Checking Account $688.67, Repeater Fund $1,330.66 o Took in $60 ($9 in dues & $51 for repeater fund) o Future Expenses: none
Old Business:
Kansas QSO Party, August 24 th-25th
Volunteers are needed. There will be two stations using the K0Y call sign like last year. Please see Ryan if you are interested
Test Session, September 14th at 9am
The next test session will be September 14th in the library Ham Camp Out
There is interest in another ham camp out on September 28 th. More information will be to come as the date gets closer.
New Business:
Bleeding Kansas Bike Ride
Jim contact information has been given to the organizers if they would like assistance. They are getting started with organizing and don’t know if they will need radios or only support vehicles. At next month’s meeting, we will have a better idea of what is needed. Reno County Ham Fest, September 21st 8-3
The reno county radio club absorbed the Salina ham fest.
Fox Hunt, October
The next fox hunt will be in October and ran by Mike & Suzanne. Jason has offered to run a BBQ at the finish line. He will need a head count to make sure there is enough food. Currently there are 8 people interested. Bumper Stickers
Suzanne has found vintage MAARS bumper sticks that are up for grabs with a donation to the repeater fund.
Batteries
Used batteries may be given away by a hospital’s Bio-Medical Department or Clinical Engineering.
New Repeater
John will follow up with Leon through Pat and Lori to see if we can put the new repeater on top of the current EM building.
Vertical Antenna
Bill has shared plans of an 160 meter vertical antenna. Anyone that is interested and get in contact will Bill.