I received this communication from John's wife Doris:

This is Doris Dvorack, wife of John Dvorack (KD8BIN).  It is with great sadness I advise you of John's passing on Sunday, October 17th due to pancreatic and liver cancer.  Although he was not active recently, he took immense pride and enjoyment in being a Ham Radio Operator.  

Visitation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 22 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 2255 Central Grove (corner of Anthony Wayne Trail & Sherwood), Toledo, OH.  Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 a.m.  Interment Riverside Cemetery, Maumee, OH.  

Donations in John's memory may be made to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. 

The meeting was called to order at 7:35 pm by Bryan Patterson (KB8ELG) with 16 members in attendance, introductions were made and the pledge of allegiance was given by all.

Silent Key: Robert Cook (KX8Q) September 30, 2021

Members in Distress: KE8ITJ reported that KA8KDS continues to improve in health. 

Treasurers Report: No changes from last month

Bills to Present: Nothing to present.

Hamfest Committee: The December Hamfest is set for December 4th at Ruihley Park Pavilion in Archbold, OH. Table prices have been set at $15 and will include admission.

Repeater Committee: A maintenance day/health check still needs to be conducted at the backup repeater site to check the health of the 440 gear and the backup Kenwood 2m machine.

Old Business:

• The club participated in the September 25 Masonic Lodges on the Air contest. The club worked 3 masonic lodges and 49 QSOs for a score of 147.

New Business:

The FCARC is sad to report the loss of one of our lifetime members, Bob Cook.  No services are planned, but you are encouraged to leave a condolences and any fond memories you have of Bob here: https://www.habeggerfuneralservices.com/obituaries/robert-cook/

The meeting was called to order at 7:40pm by Bryan Patterson (KB8ELG) with 12 members in attendance, introductions were made and the pledge of allegiance was given by all.

Members in Distress: It was reported that KA8KDS has returned home where he continues to recuperate. 

Treasurers Report: No changes from last month

Bills to Present: KD8KBU presented two bills for OSPOTA related supplies and food, totaling $155.19.  A motion was made by KG8FM to pay the bills and seconded by KC8HDG, all were in favor.

Education/VE Committee: KD8ZKE indicated two new techs passed on the 9/19 special testing session.

Hamfest Committee: The December Hamfest is set for December 4th at Ruihley Park Pavilion in Archbold, OH. KE8ITJ will be working with the emergency prep group to see if they want to have any presentations at the event or set up a table with more information.

The following is a battery box build I wanted for field operations, with overall dimensions at 12in x 6in x 7in and the whole unit is about 12lbs, I started with a fairly good-sized ammo box I acquired at a hamfest I cannot even remember how long ago.  My first attempt was with a salvaged lead-acid UPS battery, but I found it too heavy to be practical, and the cells were not in great shape. I did some reading on Lithium Iron Phosphate and decided to give that a try, especially since a 20aH was just about the right dimensions.  The very first iteration was with the triple bulkhead mount outlets similar to Powerwerx, but definitely a Chinese knock-off. When I bought that panel a few years ago, it did not have an Anderson PowerPole module, but I was able to locate a 3D Print STL file and printed my own.

TOPIC: Repeater Use During Emergencies (KE8OKA Net Control)

https://www.mecklenburgares.org/pdffiles/Mecklenburg%20ARES%2011%20Repeater%20Operation%20During%20Emergencies.pdf 

VOIP Hurricane net conferences/talkgroups

please not these can change depending on availability of the node owners and there will be a updated set posted on the VPIP net website for each activation I'll put the link here 

APRS, Winlink, AllStar, Hamshack Hotline resources that can be monitored are as follows:

APRS KC5FM

Winlink: KC5FM@winlink.org

Allstar 28848

Hamshack Hotline 94032

The VK3JED Megalink system will be connected to the VoIP Hurricane Net throughout the VoIP Hurricane Net offering the following modes of connectivity for stations in the affected area of Ida or stations with relays in the affected area of Ida:

DMR BM 50535

YSF. 50535. AU_VK_Multi_Link

P25 50535

M17 M17-432 D

D-STAR XLX432 D

IRLP 9550