Mon
11/21/16

November Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by KB8ELG with 15 Club members in attendance. 

Silent Key: As reported earlier this week, Ralph Smith (W8HG) passed away on Saturday.  There was visitation tonight, where WB8ZOI delivered a card.  The service will be Tuesday the 22nd.  The family has provided a list of local organizations and charities to donate to in lieu of flowers.

Members in Distress: It was reported that John Myers (KD8ZKE) father passed away last week, our condolences go out to him and his family.

The Treasurer report was read and moved to be accepted by KC8PCU and seconded by K8JPD. Bills to present included shipping and insurance charges for the repeater amplifier, totaling $81.  KC8PCU moved to pay the bills, seconded by KD8QHD.

Committee reports follow:

Membership: We have 56 Paid and Lifetime Members, thank you for your continued support.

Education: the first three Saturdays in February have been targeted for a Technician Class.  The class will be produced by KB8ELG, KC8PCU, and W8TUX.  The venue will be the Masonic Lodge in Delta.  Time to be determined.

Repeater: The amplifier has been returned from the manufacturer.  They benched the unit and could find no fault after an extended full power test.  KB8ELG reported he will replace all patch cables, concerned there may be a bad cable in the mix.

Events:

Mon
11/21/16

Silent Key: Lifetime Member Ralph Smith - W8HG

Ralph W. Smith, age 81, of Delta, peacefully passed away at Swanton Health Care under hospice care on Saturday, November 19, 2016.  He was born in Cygnet, OH on June 26, 1935 to the late Warren Smith and Jeanette (Oberholtzer) Smith.  Ralph was a graduate of Mt. Blanchard High School and later served in the U.S Army.  
 
On August 17, 1999 he married Ruth (Meienburg) Badenhop and she survives.  Ralph retired from Teamsters Local #20; where he drove truck for many years most recently with Consolidated Trucking and later T&T Holland.  Ralph enjoyed ham radio, fishing, hunting and spending time on his computer.  Along with his wife of 17 years, Ruth Smith; he is survived by his step-children, Thomas (Lois) Childress Sr. of Delta, Ella (Tim) Shelley of Swanton, Tom (Kathleen) Badenhop of Liberty Center and Tara Welling of Hicksville; sisters, Joann Stram of Findlay and Carol (Lynne) Cole of Morgantown, NC; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.  In addition to his parents and wife, Martha; he was preceded in death by his step-children, Paul and Del Childress, Linda Thacker, Scott Welling; sister, Janet Mains and grandchildren, Thomas D. Childress Jr and infant Jamie Lynn Childress.  
 
Mon
10/31/16

2017 Dayton Hamvention site

Here's a video of the new Hamvention site, shot from a drone and with narration about what parts of the fairgrounds are going to be utilized.
Fri
09/30/16

Change in location for VE testing

Starting January 2017, VE testing is moving back to the Archbold Police Dept. The time will be 9:00am on the last Saturday of the month.
Fri
09/30/16

CERT training set for November

Hello everyone,
 
I wanted to let you know that the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training will be Saturday, November 19, 2016 at NWSCC Voinovich Auditorium.  The training will run from 8 AM - 4 PM with lunch provided.  The training is free and will cover topics like:
 
     * Damage Assessment
     * History of CERT
     *  Search and rescue
     *  Cribbing
     *  Plans for trained CERT members
 
Please let me know if you would like to register!
 
Heather Kost
Tue
08/16/16

State Parks on the Air - September 10

First, I will not be available that weekend, so I am turning the organization over to Bryan (KB8ELG) who has run in the contest for many years along with me, and understands the format.

Event: Ohio State Parks on the Air & FCARC end of summer Cookout!
Date/Time: September 10th, 2016 12:00pm to 8:00pm, cookout around 2:00pm (setup starting at 10:00am)
Location: Marzolf Shelter House, Harrison Lake State Park
Contact: Bryan - KB8ELG (kb8elg@hotmail.com)

The Ohio State Parks on the Air contest is September 10th from 12:00pm to 8:00pm with a goal of working as many state parks in Ohio as possible on HF Phone. Contest rules can be found at the OSPOTA website:

    http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/OSPOTA-Rules2016...

We will be running under the club call-sign K8BXQ.  Please coordinate with Bryan (KB8ELG) if you plan on bringing out a rig and antenna.  Given the nature of the contest, there are very limited usable bands.  However, this is a great opportunity to experiment with operator "shifts" and spotting radios, something we don't get to do in bigger contest like Field Day.  If you plan on operating, download and print the following:

    Rules: http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/OSPOTA-Rules2016...
    Log Sheet: http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/OSPOTA-LogSheet-...
    Park Map: http://www.ospota.org/ospota/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/OhioStateParksMa...

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