September - 2024
Meeting Bullets:
• President Greg Powers rang the meeting to order at
6:31 pm and noted the previous meeting minutes were posted on the website.
• Secretary Christine Ryan reported no correspondence this month.
• Treasurer Tom Wallace presented the Treasurer's report.
• John Acton posts a Winlink exercise on the
website every Tuesday. See the home page under Weekly WINLINK
Net for John's contact information if you are interested in
participating.
• Ron Thomas reported that the Westminster Club (AB4WV) has
installed a WinLink gateway 600 ft up a new tower. He invited all
to test it and check in.
• The club's Parks on the
Air (POTA) event will be held on October 26th at
Blakeley State
Park.
• Joe McIntosh is organizing the nominating committee for 2025
officer elections. Contact Joe if you are willing to help out.
• Ken Bell discussed
the upcoming Simulated Emergency Test planned for Nov. 19th.
Contact Ken for more information and to sign up to participate.
•
Greg Powers noted an increase in activity on the D-Star repeater.
•
Greg Powers ran a video presentation on emergency communications.
VE Testing and Other News:
VE Coordinator Joel Emmett
reported one upgrade to general and one passing both the tech and
general exams at the Sep. 7th. session. Please see the
home page for VE testing information and Joel's contact info.
Also on the VE front, Ron Thomas of the Westminster Village club reported that their ham classes had started sucessfully. He also has 5 applicants for the next test with space still open for more. Ron's contact information can also be found on the home page.
Editorial:
I counted 38 in attendance including 5 visitors on this
late summer evening. The meeting was filled with important
information on upcoming events like the POTA, SET, and club elections.
As usual there was lively discussion and good times. The
attendance was great!
There are a few of you that I still don't have email addresses for so if you see your name isn't listed on the Contact Us page dropdown list please fill out the contact update form. Good things are happening at the club and our growth is a result of them. I hope to see you all next month!
Please note:
The club's policy is to publish the
last meeting minutes
on the website well in advance of the next meeting. This saves
time at the meetings and gives members a chance to analyze and discuss
any items at the meeting. The minutes also include more details on
club business than is possible in the Kerchunker. Please go to the
Meetings Page to view current and past
meeting minutes.
Published
monthly on the web at www.n4mz.com
copyright 2007 Baldwin County Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 491 - Robertsdale, AL. 36567
Editor: Emery Wooten - KC5LIO