July meeting notice
RCKARA will have an eyeball meeting once again. It will be at our usual time, 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 14. The place will be the AMVETS Post, 1427 East Avenue B.
May meeting notice
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our May meeting will be on the air, as our April meeting was. Do not go to Mennonite Manor. Join us on the 147.12+ repeater at 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 12, to discuss the club’s business.
April meeting notice
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our April meeting will be on the air. Do not go to Mennonite Manor. Join us on the 147.12+ repeater at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, to discuss the club’s business. We’ll use the 2-meter band to keep the proper 2-meter distance from other folks.
Minutes: March 10, 2020
Meeting called to order at 1900
Announcements:
· BSA merit badge event went fantastic. Great turnout from the club. Well done!
· 160 Meter contest at ACØRL’s was a lot of fun and very challenging. Thanks to all that attended.
· Storm Spotter event was well attended and very informative.
Minutes from previous meeting were read and approved
Treasurers report was read and approved
Repeater trustee reported no issues with any if the repeaters.
Committee for Field Day will need to be established.
· Armory will be the location
· Weekend of June 27-28
· Mad Cow is going to be used to support antenna(s)
Christmas Party:
· Club will provide meats and drinks, etc.
· Members should bring a dish or desert.
· Club will have Hog Wild pulled pork, brisket, hot links, along with rolls and side dishes.
Hamfest:
· Charles will handle vendors, vendors committed to date:
o Derby Radio Shack
o Jake, vinyl signs and tags
· Jerry will handle presenters
· Gina will handle snacks and drinks
· We will need to have Richard (KØRCJ) arrange for VE testing
· We will need a sound system
· Vendors will need to provide door prizes.
· ARRL sanctioned?
New Business:
· Motion was made and carried that Jake Fields will be exempt from dues for 2020 because of his giving the winners of the 50/50 second drawing free shirts or hats.
NCS:
· March 13: KBØZIA
· March 24: ACØMO
· March 31: KEØBWJ
· April 7: KBØSQL
50/50:
· Gina won the pot again, of course she spent big, buying five tickets improving her odds. $10 to her and $10 to the club!
· Philip Muth won the shirt/hat drawing, again.
If you haven’t yet; please support your club and pay your dues. You can pay them online via PayPal, the club’s PayPal account is ACØRL@yahoo.com, please add an extra two dollars to cover PayPal fees, $27 for single, $32 for family.
Minutes: January 14, 2020
19:04 the meeting was called to order.
Announcements:
* Roland NØRAB has passed. There will be a ceremony Jan. 16th at 11800 W. Hwy 54. S. Haven Rest Area @ 1PM
* NA QSO Party Jan. 18, Noon to Midnight. If you wish to participate with a fun group, show at Jerry’s QTH 1824 Nickerson Blvd.
* CQ WW 160m SSB contest Feb. 21-23, again at Jerry’s.
Program:
We had a presentation from Chuck Skolaut, KØBOG, about his tenure with the ARRL.
Business Meeting:
* Minutes were read
* No repeater issues.
* We are needing participants in the Field Day Committee, So Far KBØZIA, KBØSQL, ACØRL, KEØBWJ have offered
* Hamfest committee will also need participants.
* We are deciding on a venue for our Christmas party. Locations discussed are: Hutch Home Builders Shelter, S. Hutch rec ctr, AM Vets, Mennonite Manor. We will vote on the venue next meeting.
* Our domain name for our club website requires renewal, the .org registering authority has been privatized so the club voted to pay nine years ahead to avoid any price increases. A check for 98.91 was provided to club webmaster Bryon Cannon, KAØIIU.
* NCS: Jan. 21-KBØZIA, Jan. 28-KEØBWJ, Feb. 4- ACØMO.
* 50-50 raffle collected $12. Our speaker won the pot for $6.
* Another drawing for a ARRL Logbook was won by John O’Connor.
* Philip Muth won the drawing for a T-shirt provided by KBØZIA.
* Meeting was adjourned 20:03
Minutes: November 12, 2019
We had a very productive meeting Tuesday night at the Mennonite Manor.
The meeting was called to order by President Charles Tucker, KBØSQL, at 1900 local.
Announcements:
· Christmas party will be held on December 10th at 1830 local at Anchor Inn, located at B and Main.
· Gina Long enjoyed an appendectomy on November 11th. She is at home resting.
October minutes were read
Treasurer’s report was presented. The club is on sound financial ground with a total of $3867.51 banked.
Repeater trustee reported no known issues with the repeaters.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
· Club elected to get Gina a bottle of Fireball instead of cards or flowers.
· Nominations and Elections for 2020 were held:
* Vice President – John O’Connor
* Secretary/Treasurer – Jerry Kahn
* President – Charles Tucker
· Club elected to donate $250 to the Kansas DMR group in appreciation of the installation of a very nice DMR repeater in Hutchinson.
· Kansas DMR group will be holding some training and Q&A early next year, TBA.
· W0WR/R (147.120+) Net Control Stations:
* Nov 19, KØSFV
* Nov 26, KBØSQL
* Dec 3, KAØIIU
Presentation by John O’Connor about WA9EXS and his association with the World War II submarine exhibit of USS Cobia. Something to Google!
Meeting was adjourned at 2000.
Minutes: May 14, 2019
From Secretary-Treasurer Jerry Kahn, ACØRL
Call to Order: 1900 by Club President Charles Tucker, KBØSQL
Roll Call: Members Present – 8
Guests Present – 0
Applicants – 1
TOTAL PRESENT – 9
Reading of Last Minutes: (changes)
Motion to accept Minutes: Approved
Treasurers Report: Passed
| Balances | Current Month |
| Memorial | 581.41 |
| General | 1885.78 |
| Repeater | 801.92 |
Motion to accept: Passed
Introduction of Guests: WDØDMO Henry Stoltenberg. Henry paid 2019 dues and is now a new member!
Old Business:
We are actively seeking content for our new web page.
We have a new club email, hams@rckara.org
We decided setup for FD2019 will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 22.
We have collected $20 in 50/50 funds and an additional $82 from the Claremore Hamfest (see photos below). These funds were deposited in the Memorial Fund.
New Business:
RCKARA Hamfest:
- Specific apparel for RCKARA volunteers.
- Get quote for apparel from D’s Duds, also an ordering page for the club members.
- Roach coach vendor for food and beverages
NCS:
5/21 – ACØMO
5/28 – KEØBWJ
6/4 – KBØSQL
Call for adjournment: 1935
