Minutes of the October 14, 2006 meeting of the Weld Amateur Radio Society

• Meeting called to order by Rob, KA0VNB at 9:01 AM
• Minutes from last meeting approved.
• Berry, N0OYM provided the treasurer’s report
• Berry, N0OYM  provided a report of the repeaters:

• 440 repeater is operational
• Backup repeater on air while new repeater is being repaired
• Had person climb tower
• Checked 2M array
• Tested hard line- less than 1 ohm resistance
• Did continuity test- no shorts detected
• Cleaned connections, are now working better
• New repeater should operate well with current setup
• Wattage coming out of the cans may be heavy, may need adjusting
• Was unable to remove old pigtail to install new one
• Rob, KA0VNB asked about distributing a “cheat sheet” for IRLP Node
• Codes only needed for autopatch- sheet will be distributed with October meeting minutes
• Same codes used for old repeater and new repeater

• Old business:
• Project at Red Cross building-putting up J Pole antennas
• Had not obtained PO Box for club at time of meeting
• Cliff, W0ITD provided update about school visits
• Encouraging show of interest on last 2-3 visits
• Comm trailer has been very helpful
• Call for volunteers

• New Business
• Rob, KA0VNB asked about sending reminders to members who have not renewed. Will try via email first and then use regular mail
• Peter, N7TDJ provided ARES update
• Randy is new Emergency Coordinator for district 10
• Chet Norris and Randy teaching emergency response class
• USC had test on October 11, 2006, the message passing exercise went well
• FCC’s LPN was passed- not finalized until 30 days after federal registry
• No longer have to announce tests
• Eliminated RACES frequency- expanded frequencies for all license classes
• Peter, N7TDJ indicated that there is an issue with a link on the ARRL website.

• Meeting adjourned at 9:42AM.

Reminders:

• Club's website: http://weldars.home.comcast.net
• Next club meeting is November 11, 2006