Minutes

New Faces
* Mathew Wineland, ADØQP
* Marc Grygier, KFØVAH
* Eric Hanson, KFØQFH
Introductions were made.
Announcements
* Upcoming KS QSO Party August 30/31
* CERT meeting Thursday. All are welcome. The meeting at 7 p.m. in the Hutchinson Law Enforcement Office, next to the Reno County Courthouse. Be there early to get inside, unless you have open arrest warrants.
July Minutes
Phil/Dan – motion, passed
Treasurer’s report
Current checking balance is $3,638.72. The CD is at $5,327.21. Jeff/Zack motion, passed.
Repeater Trustee
* 147.120 is nominal.
* 146.670: ACØRL has aligned another set of duplexer cans, and they have been installed in the recently restored cabinet. Installation of the new duplexer will be Wednesday morning 8/13 (see below).
Old Business
Our 2025 Hamfest was a success by any measure, no injuries, hurt feelings, just fun! The club netted $616 to the general fund. The only complaint was that we did not hold a raffle. Since the club is not a 501(C)(3) charitable organization, we cannot legally raffle anything. Two fellows passed their tech exams at the hamfest.
New Business
The Kansas QSO Party will be held at ACØRL’s QTH, 1824 Nickerson Blvd., Hutchinson. Operating hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. August 30, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. August 30. Motion was made to rent a porta-potty for the QSO party, Joe/Phil moved and passed (so to speak).
NCS
* 8/19: WØZC
* 8/26: KAØNES
* 9/2: ACØMO

2001 meeting adjourned.

Addendum
This morning (August 13), KBØSQL, ACØMO, KFØBZM, and ACØRL went out to the Partridge repeater site and installed the new duplexer. The 146.670 (103.5 tone) repeater is up and completed.

Minutes: July 8, 2025

July 14, 2025 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order

Guests
* KEØVHD Patrick
* KFØTXG Scott
Both have signed up and paid their dues. Welcome, new members.
Announcements/Reports
* Minutes, Todd/John – Passed
* Treasurer’s report, Todd/Tom – Passed
* Repeater Trustee: .12 machine nominal. .67 machine: Repeater duplexer cabinet was rescued from Bontragers and taken to Bell Enterprises in South Hutchinson. The bottom of the cabinet is in bad shape. We are going to proceed with sand blasting. Whatever holes or missing metal exist we can replace, then we will powder coat it. The duplexers themselves can be placed back into service, and we will do that next week.
Hamfest Committee
Zack reported that there was a disconnect between various departments at the college. No word on insurance requirements. The hamfest is still a go. We will have a dinner meeting August 5, the Tuesday prior to the hamfest.
Old Business
We discussed the Field Day event; the good, the bad, and the ugly.
New Business
* New EOC is scheduled to be completed November 1.
* We need to fabricate some wood bases for the mad cow. They need to be 4 inches thick and 3 foot square
* We need more members of this group to be more involved and join CERT.
50/50 aka Crooked Raffle
Joe ACØMO won $5 and the remaining $5 goes to the club.
NCS
* July 15 WØRHP
* July 22 ACØMO
* July 29 KAØNES
* August 5 KFØBZM

2000 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: May 13, 2025

May 23, 2025 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order.

There were many new and old faces so we did introductions. A new face was Mike, WBØUWM.
Announcements
* ACØRL will be attending Hamvention in Dayton, OH.
* New EOC at G and Plum is under construction.
* April Minutes read, Phil/Zack, passed.
* Treasurer’s Report, Ken/Jeff, passed.
* Repeater Trustee Report: The .67 repeater has a high SWR and will require additional troubleshooting, but it’s still in service. The .12 repeater deserves a visit; all is nominal.
Committees
* Hamfest ’25: Still waiting on insurance requirements. Dan’s wife can provide us signage.
Old Business
* Zack and his Project Traveler are hosting a large balloon launch from June 12-14. Learn more at www.superlaunch.org. You can sign up for the extended activities.
Field Day
This will be June 27, 28, and 29. KFØJNO will be hosting another GOTA station; he could use some additional club assistance. Motion to pay up to $100 for GOTA QSL cards, Joe/Zack, passed. We will be running two stations: FT8 using ACØRL’s 7100 and computer, and the EOC’s FT1000 for SSB/CW.
NCS
* May 20: ACØMO
* May 27: KAØNES
* June 3: NØUNI
50/50, AKA Crooked Raffle
* Ken won $5, $16 to club.

2003 Meeting adjourned.

Minutes: April 8, 2025

April 10, 2025 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order

Introductions
* New attendees: Logan Barone, Craig Cooper
* Guest: Bob Harder, KS QSO Party
Announcements
* The new .67 repeater is being programmed for installation.
* March minutes were read, Phil/Jeff made motion to accept, passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, Ken/John made motion to accept, passed.
* Repeater trustee: New .67 in progress; .12 nominal.
Committees
* Field Day, none established at this time.
* Hamfest, WØZC: The hamfest will be ARRL sanctioned. It will not be the ARRL state convention as it took ARRL section manager Ron Cowan about eight months to respond to Zack’s request. Four directional signs will be needed.
Old Business
* Bob Harder presented our first-place plaque for the KS QSO Party. Thanks to those who participated. Shirts and stamps were distributed to those participants present.
* Jerry thanks those who assisted him in putting up the new tower and beam.
New Business
* The DMR repeater on 43rd Street is operational. Motion by Jeff/Dan to send Justin Reed, NV8Q, $250 to support his efforts and expenses, passed.
NCS
* April 15: WØZC
* April 22: KAØNES
* April 29: KFØBZM or ACØMO
* May 6: KBØSQL
50/50
* WØRHP won, donated $20 to club.

20:15 Dan/Jeff Motion to adjourn, passed

Minutes: March 11, 2025

April 3, 2025 Editor

1900 Meeting Called to Order

January minutes read, motion Phil/Ken, passed
Reports
*Treasurer’s report, motion Jake/Jeff, passed
*Repeater trustee: New 67 repeater progressing at government pace. 12 repeater operating nominally.
Hamfest Committee
* Ron Partridge donated to the club a pristine FT891 for a raffle/door prize.
* ARRL has info.
* D&L wanted club to pay for his lodging; no.
* Mark from Derby will be there.
* Matt from Tribune will be there.
* Ron Cowan has not responded.
* We are seeking presenters.
Old Business
* None.
New Business
* ACØRL is inviting the club membership to use the ham shack. The club was instrumental in the construction of the shack, and ACØRL feels it is a club resource. There are many contests coming up and ACØRL desires for the membership to benefit fro use of the shack. ACØRL will publish a list of events that he will be available to open the shack. If there is an event you wish to operate in, please notify ACØRL. ACØRL is ready to have the new beam antenna mounted on the new tower. This will be beam #2, a real pileup buster. He will put out a message as to when the beam party will occur.
* John Brady asked about special events at the Cosmosphere. We have not been involved with that organization for a very long time.
* KBØSQL informed the club of an app for Android and iPhone: Droidstar. It supports all current digital voice modes.
NCS
* 3/18 ACØMO
* 3/25 KAØNES
* 4/1 ACØRL, expect foolishness!
Program
Zack Clobes did a presentation of some portable antennas that he designed and built. He used a 3D printer to make coil forms and tripod base fixtures. He will be using them on his trip to the Caribbean.
50/50
Ron won, donated back to club, $24.

20:00 Meeting adjourned

Zack Clobes, WØZC, shows his portable antennas.

Minutes: January 14, 2025

January 15, 2025 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order by President Charles Tucker.

We had an exceptional turnout and we did introductions. There was a new face: Mike Davidson, KBØUWN. We also had some Irish royalty present, Sir Sherradan.

Announcements:

* EOC is hosting a CPR and First Aid course, free to CERT members, $25/class to non-CERT members, and $45 for both. Register with KBØSQL. The classes will be held Feb. 11 and 13. The 11th conflicts with our February meeting, so depending upon conference room availability, we will announce when the February meeting will be held.

* The Great Plains Super Launch will be June 12-14th, hosted by Zack Clobes, WØZC. Check out the Super Launch website for more details. You don’t want to miss this!

Reports:

* November minutes were read and approved, motion John/Larry, passed.

* Treasurer’s report was read and accepted. There was a question on the $100 expense for last year’s hamfest; after research it was found to be money to make change for the entrance fee, to seed the till. Report was accepted, motion Larry/Jeff, passed.

Repeater Trustee

* The .67 machine is dying a slow painful death with low output and low modulation. The .12 machine is nominal. See the discussion below under New Business.

Hamfest Committee

Hamfest is scheduled for Aug. 9 at the HCC Fire Science facility. Laurel VEC will hold exams; they request advance registration. Ron Cowens has been contacted regarding ARRL participation. Break-out sessions are requested, so anyone who wishes to do a session should contact Zack, WØZC,

Old business

* Treasurer needs to get e-statements going at RCB.

New Business

* Reno County EOC has offered $5,000 to the club to replace the .67 repeater. That could buy us a DMR repeater. Internet access is unavailable and unaffordable for the club. It may be possible to set up a full duplex link via 70cm or 1.2m using TNCs for a Internet backbone to the site. We need to research if a 9600 baud link is sufficient for the DMR Internet link. Other repeater options are all on the table. Whatever we decide upon, it will need to be tolerant of the awful conditions at the site.

NCS

* Jan 21: NØFXG

* Jan 28: KAØNES

* Feb 4: KFØBZM

50/50

Our local knight in rusty armor, NØFXG, won again, I think this is becoming a truly crooked raffle. He took home $10, $11 to the club!

2000 Meeting adjourned, motion Scott/Phil, passed.

Minutes: November 12, 2024

November 13, 2024 Editor

1900 Called to (dis)order

Guest: John Brady, NØBJJ.
Announcements
* Jerry will have a three-element beam, rotor, and tower available early next year for free.
* Red Cross will be holding a CPR and First Aid class early in 2025. The cost is $25 for each class or $45 for both. CERT members’ fees will be paid by Reno County Emergency Management.
Reports
* October minutes read. Scott/Joe motion, passed.
* Treasurer’s report. John/Scott motion, passed.
* A question was brought to the president from a former member as to why we charged for admission at the hamfest. We have to pay over $200 for event insurance. We have to provide a door prize. We have to be frugal; we have money in the bank, but we must be able to replace any of the repeater equipment, radios, tower, antenna, heliax, duplexer, etc. We fund Little River school ham class.
* Repeater Trustee report and DMR discussion: infrastructure, power, tower, antenna, heliax, duplexer, Internet access, repeater.
Old Business
* Christmas Party will be at 6 p.m. December 10 in the Rice Park Community Building. Bring a side dish. No fees, except for KAØNES. 😊
* 20V-2 Article Part 1 published in the Signal Magazine. Mentioned were Scott, NØFXG; Charles, KBØSQL; Mark, KFØBZM. Scott took the world-wide publicity with his usual humble attitude; we should hereafter refer to him as Sir Sherraden. (Editor’s note: Knights are referred to by their first name, so it would actually be Sir Scott.)
New Business
Elections for 2025 officers. Motion was made to stick with current slate. Joe/John motion, passed.
NCS
* Nov. 19: NØFXG
* Nov. 26: KAØNES
* Dec. 3: ACØRL
* Dec. 17: KAØNES
* Dec. 31: NØUNI
* Jan. 7: ACØMO
50/50
NØFXG Sir Scott won and donated back to us lowly peasants $9.

2015 Meeting adjourned. Joe/Todd motion, passed.

Minutes: October 8, 2024

October 9, 2024 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order by President Charles Tucker.

Announcements
* Bob Stone is in a critical care unit. For more details, please contact KBØSQL.
* We earned First Place in the Kansas QSO Party Club Category, besting second place by over 60,000 points. We earned over 152,000 points.
Reports
September minutes were read. Motion Phil/Todd, passed.
Treasurer’s report was read. Motion Joe/John, passed.
Repeater Trustee reported all repeaters nominal.
Committee Reports
* Hamfest ’25 discussion. The date will be August 9, 2025. We discussed prize ticket raffle, having guest speakers, and whether to try to be the ARRL State Convention.
* Christmas Party will be December 10. Carriage Crossing catering roast beef, turkey, ham, and mashed potatoes. Motion to budget $400, Todd/Mark, passed.
Old Business
* None.
New Business
* Field Day 2025 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Having a GOTA station and a cookout were discussed.
NCS
* 10/15 ACØMO
* 10/22 KAØNES
* 10/29 WØRHP
* 11/05 ACØRL
50/50
* Ken won, donated back to club, $7.
Motion to adjourn, Nancy.

Meeting adjourned 1941

Minutes: September 10, 2024

September 18, 2024 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order by Vice President Mark Rankin. We did not have a quorum, which requires 11 members present.
Announcements
* KS QSO Party, no word on our standing yet.
Minutes read and approved. Motion John/Larry, passed
Treasurer’s report read and approved. Motion Todd/Roger, passed
Repeater trustee – all ok
Committee Reports
* Hamfest committee:
We approved 8/9/2025 for the next hamfest. We discussed selling prize or raffle tickets, having guest speakers, and the possibility of hosting the State Convention. HCC approved our use or the Fire Training Facility for next year.
Old business
None.
New Business
* Christmas Party:
Carriage Crossing will cater meats only: turkey, roast beef, and chicken. Maybe 40 servings?
NCS
* 9/17: NØUNI
* 9/24: KAØNES
* 10/1: KBØSQL was volunteered in absentia. I think it’s near Topeka…
Motion to adjourn: Todd/John, passed.
1926 Meeting adjourned

Meeting: August 13, 2024

August 14, 2024 Editor

1900 Meeting called to order at the Reno County EOC.

Announcements:
* Wichita Hamfest will be Oct. 5th.
* Kansas QSO Party will be August 24-25. Our club will be using the WØL callsign and will be hosted by ACØRL at 1824 Nickerson Blvd. Operating hours will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on the 24th and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the 25th. This is a club event, so please do some operating. Even if you don’t have a General-class license, you can legally operate.
Reports:
* July minutes read, Motion Todd/John, Passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, Motion Phil/Todd, Passed.
* Repeater trustee report, all repeaters nominal.
Committees:
* Hamfest Committee
We profited $385. We had very happy vendors and attendees; Todd was the sole dissenter. Next year’s hamfest will be at same venue on August 9, 2025. Motion Zack, Jerry, passed. We will serve coffee. Door prizes will be announced in advance. And we’ll look into hosting the ARRL state convention.
Presentation:
This was given by Reno County 911 Director Kevin Irwin. His talk was very informative, and we should be very proud of the improvements he has brought to the Dispatch Center. The Q & A following his talk was very enlightening.
NCS:
* August 20: KFØBZM
* August 27: KAØNES
* September 3: NØUNI

Motion to adjourn, Larry and Joe, passed.