May - 2023
Meeting Bullets:
• Director Ken Bell, substituting for President Joe McIntosh, called the meeting to order at
6:35PM and noted the previous meeting minutes were posted on the website.
• Treasurer Tom Wallace presented the Treasurer's report.
• WinLink Net Controller John Acton - K7ACT gave a brief report on
the WinLink net. The weekly net is posted on
the home page.
• Ken Bell reported on the club's participation on the
emergency preparedness town hall and showed some photos of the event.
• Ken Bell noted the upcoming Volunteer's on the Air events coming
up on June 7 - 13 and October 18 - 24.
Visit this ARRL page to
learn more.
• Ken Bell took volunteers to help with the BCARC Monday night
net. Thanks to the 5 folks who stepped up to the microphone!
• Ken presented a slide show on the 2023
Make-A-Wish Foundation Alabama Trailblaze Challange.
• Rich Lee gave a brief update on the
MS150 Tour-De-Beach bike ride coming up in September.
Contact Rich for more information.
• Ken Bell showed some
slides from the Parks on the Air event to be held at Ft. Morgan in late
April and also reported that we have reserved the Boy Scout
facility at
Camp Silver Creek again this year for Summer Field Day.
A Zoom meeting is planned on Thursday the 25th at 5:00 pm to organize
and prepare for FD. Contact Ken for more details.
• John
Acton mentioned a
National Night Out event is planned for Gulf Shores in October.
Details are sketchy at this time.
• Ken Bell was a busy guy at
the meeting. He gave a presentation on the new FCC RF Exposure
rules as applied for amateur radio and showed some tools to help hams do
the math. See this
ARRL page
for more information.
Other News:
VE Coordinator Joel Emmett reported on the VE testing in May.
Four applicants earned 2 technician and 1 general license. If you are interested in becoming
a ham or upgrading your license, be sure to visit the VE testing schedule for 2023
which is now posted on the home page.
There you will also find more information
on VE
testing and Joel's contact information.
Editorial:
I counted 25 in attendance on the very pleasant mid
Spring evening. Ken did a great job running the meeting and we had
a busy and productive gathering. All the links in the bullet
points above indicate that the weather is warming and things are
happening all over ham radio land! Spend some time browsing the
various websites and be sure to make the next meeting. It will be
our last meeting before Summer Field Day and
I hope to see you all
there.
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 by email and 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
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