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Minutes: August 11, 2026

Minutes: August 11, 2026

1900 Meeting Called to Order

Introductions
* William Klein, WZ1T
* Kevin Masullo, K7BMG
Announcements
* Kansas QSO Party at ACØRL’s QTH, 1824 Nickerson Blvd., Saturday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, August 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Upcoming Hamfests:
4Victoria Hamfest, Saturday, September 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4Wichita Hamfest, Saturday, October 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Administration
* Minutes from July meeting read, motion to accept by John, Zack, passed.
* Secretary/Treasurer
4 The club now has over $10,000 in its combined accounts.
4Jerome Kahn submitted his formal resignation as secretary/treasurer to the club after 12 years of service. Motion made to replace Jerome Kahn with Zack Clobes by Jeff and Jerry, passed. Zack will continue as secretary/treasurer.
* Repeater Trustee
4Club voted to make Jeff Roberson trustee of the .67 repeater. Motion by Jerry, Charles, passed. Jerome Kahn remains trustee of the .12.
4The .67 Internet connection will be provided by Reno County, costing the club $120/yr.
Old Business
* Hamfest: Hamfest ’26 was very successful and well attended with about 125 attendees. Current receipts for the hamfest are $866 minus a $15 cleaning expense for a net gain of $851. Twenty-nine remaining items were put up on eBay; currently three have sold, netting an additional $100. Since many more items are for sale, there should be a bit more money coming in.
* ARRL sanctioned club: It will benefit the club by about $200/yr if we reapply to be sanctioned. It will require more than 50% of club members be ARRL members.
New Business
* Motion made by Charles/John to change the radio net from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m., passed. This will take effect immediately.
NCS
* Aug. 18:  KBØSQL
* Aug. 25:  KAØNES
* Sept. 1: NØUNI

2015 Meeting adjourned

Minutes: June 9, 2026

Minutes: June 9, 2026

1900 Meeting called to order by Vice President Todd Wilson, NØUNI.

Announcement
* Zack, WØZC, announced his Great Plains Super Launch ballooning event in Pella, IA, June 18-20.

Reports
* May minutes were read, John/Joe moved acceptance, passed.
* Treasurer’s report was read and distributed. Zack/Jeff moved, passed.
* Repeater trustee teport: .67 DMR repeater: Jeff and Zack have been putting in an effort to determine what is needed to connect it to Brandmeister or another server. Internet options: Starlink standby for $10/month or Ideatek for $35/month. The existing Internet connection there is unavailable to us. Jeff and Jerry will get together with the programming software to determine a configuration. Also, Zack has cleaned up the WØWR licensing for easier renewal.

Committees
* Hamfest: Zack is working with Bryon with our website to allow prepayment for vendor tables via debit or credit. If you are aware of a school, kid, or church group that would like to provide refreshments, let Jerry know. There are now three breakout sessions: Jerome, 9:15; Zack, 10:15; and Mira, 11:15. Laurel testing will begin at 10. For door prizes, Dan has provided a couple of 2m HT’s. Jerry has some power supplies. We could use an HF set. We can get ARRL certificates.

Old Business
* Field Day: Thanks to those who responded to Jerry’s schedule inquiry. Unfortunately, the response was from just a few. Field Day, for those who would like to participate, will be at the climate-controlled ACØRL shack. Nate and Joe moved that we allow up to $200 for a portable potty for Field Day; motion passed. More details about Field Day will be forthcoming. 

New Business
None.

NCS
* Jun 16: NØUNI
* Jun 23: KAØNES
* Jun 30: KIØKG
* Jul 7: ACØMO

2000  Peace and harmony reigning, a motion to adjourn by John/Jeff, passed.

Minutes: April 14, 2026

Minutes: April 14, 2026

1900 Meeting called to order by KBØSQL.
16 members were present.

Old Business
* The .67 site has IdeaTek Wireless Internet, but it is not available for us to use.
* The HF antenna has been installed on top of the EOC, no tuner yet.

New Business
* Groups.io has been set up for dissemination of club chatter: rckara@groups.io

Presentation
Given by WØZC of a headset and antenna.

NCS
4-21: KFØBZM
4-28: KAØNES
5-5:  ACØMO

1939  Motion to terminate meeting by ACØMO, passed.

Linking up

Linking up

Hi, everyone.

You’ll note at the bottom of the sidebar I’ve turned the former Useful Links (which had all of two sites) into Ham Radio Links, and then added a Weather Links box beneath that. I hope you’ll find them useful. If you would like to see other sites listed in either category, send me an e-mail at bryoncannon@gmail.com.

Bryon, KAØIIU

Minutes: January 13, 2026

Minutes: January 13, 2026

1900     Meeting called to order

Announcements
* Storm Fury on the Plains storm spotter training and weather awareness seminar will be at 1830 hours, Feb. 23, at the fire training center on East 4th Ave. [Time was given as 1900 hours at the meeting. It has been changed to agree with NWS Wichita’s announcement.]
Roll call
* 17 present
Reports
* November minutes were read, motion Jeff/Zack, passed.
* Treasurer’s report read, motion Jeff and Joe, passed.
* Repeater trustee: The .67 site has been greatly upgraded with heating and air conditioning and a backup generator. We would like to see more activity on this repeater. The .12 repeater is nominal.
Committees
* Hamfest: The room is confirmed. We need speakers or presentations for break-out sessions. The event will be ARRL sanctioned, but due to the lack of communication with our regional ARRL representative, we have declined to host the state convention.
Old Business
* DMR Internet for the .67. Starlink has an affordable option. The hardware is less than $300 and the monthly fees are as low as $5.
New Business
* The club has agreed to investigate the Starlink option and what additional equipment is required to provide an Internet backbone to the .67 repeater.
NCS
* Jan. 20: NØFXG
* Jan. 27: KAØNES
* Feb. 3: ACØMO
Presentations
* WØZC presented his DXxpidition to the US Virgin Island of St. Thomas and the pitfalls of being on the wrong side of a hill. He also spoke about his POTA operation at VI0001.
* ACØRL brought a Starlink unit for the club to see.

2000     Meeting adjourned