Meeting Minutes 12-11-2010

Nixa Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes
December 11, 2010

Call to order
James Adkins KB0NHX, called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:00 on November 13, 2010 at Bandana's BBQ in Nixa.

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Jeff Kerr KC0VGC	Jim Adkins KC0IYI	James Adkins KB0NHX
Kim Adkins KC0GKP	Richard Doucey KD0HGY	Kent Doucey N0IRM
Terry Zembsch KC0SQE	Jeff Morrissey KB0WVT	Gary Doucey N0IRN
Al Gallo W0ERE	David Bowman WB0QIR	Ron Blessin AF7A
Randy Jordan KC0UKB	Cameron Jordan	Tristan Jordan
Susan Jordan	Dee Kerr	Emmi Kerr KC0YOO
Stephanie Kerr	Brandon Kerr
20 members present
Derek Zembsch
1 visitor present

Approval of minutes from last meeting
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

News and Announcements

• Both LDG tuners for the HF station arrived this past Friday.
• Kent Doucey N0IRM gave an update on fire station HF station installation. Nixa FD took longer than expected to get the room prepared for us to do our re-install, hope to work on it in the coming weeks.
• James Adkins KB0NHX announced the passing of the structural analysis received for the East County TRS site and the Club is clear to begin installation of the local receiver for the 53.270 & 927.5375 repeater & antennas & feedline. The quote to install the 6m and 900 antennas & feedline is $2,825.00.

To raise funds, club will be selling its trailer, believe we can get $250 for it.

Selling Compaq server cabinets for $100 each (have 2)
Selling Sinclair 220 duplexers, asking $450.
McKesson angel points grants also will figure into this project.

• James also announced the January club meeting to have presentation of LoTW by Missouri DX association representative.
• The Club is looking for net control operators to run the Nixa ARC club net on Thursday nights. Will run net once per month. James also gave an update on the rebuild of the HF station amp and the six meter repeater Bext amp.

Treasurer's Report

The Treasurer's Report was given by Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT

Beginning Balance: $176.34

Total Debits: $0.00

Credits: $42.00 - Membership dues received

Total Credits: $42.00

Ending Balance: $218.34

Other Items of Business

The following people volunteered to fill various club-related tasks:

• Dave Bowman, WB0QIR, is now taking care of the NixaHams Yahoo! group
• Randy Jordan, KC0UKB, is now the webmaster for www.nixahams.net
• Terry Zembsch, KC0SQE, is now the VE Liasion for the Nixa ARC.
• Terry Zembsch, KC0SQE, has offered to join the rotation for the Thursday night net.
• Kent Doucey, N0IRM, has offered to join the rotation for the Thursday night net
• Gary Doucey, N0IRN, has offered to join the rotation for the Thursday night net.

• David Bowman recommends the club look into becoming a special service club. There will be an inquiry to see what is required.

• Kent Doucey N0IRM announced the Missouri DX club will be doing a presentation on LoTW at the January club meeting.

The remainder of the time was yielded to food and fellowship.

Adjournment

Everyone left a little before 20:00.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: James Adkins, KBØNHX, President

Meeting Minutes for 11-13-2010

Nixa Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes
November 13, 2010

Call to order
James Adkins KB0NHX, called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:00 on November 13, 2010 at the Nixa Pizza Hut.

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Jeff Kerr KC0VGC	Dee Kerr	Brandon Kerr
Jim Adkins KC0IYI	John Perkins W6OQS	Bill McNamee KB0WHN
Gary Doucey N0IRN	Brian Umbenhower K0OLD	James Adkins KB0NHX
Kent Doucey N0IRM	Robert Kentch KC0WSE	Jeannine Bowman N5SPX
David Bowman WB0QIR	Ken Reeder WB0QWZ	Peter Sils KD0AA
Brooke Morrissey KC0YVF	Jeff Morrissey KB0WVT	Zachary Vassilaros
Randy Jordan KC0UKB	Cameron Jordan	Mark Schiefelbein K0ABC
21 members present
Visitors present:
Terry Zembsch KC0SQE	Derek Zembsch	Edward Henry
3 visitors present

Approval of minutes from last meeting

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

News and Announcements

1. James Adkins KB0NHX conducted a voice vote to re-affirm the nomination of Jeff Kerr to retain the office of Club Secretary. The vote was unanimous that Jeff Kerr is to retain the office of Club Secretary. There were no other nominations.
2. James Adkins KB0NHX gave updates on the six meter repeater upgrade project. The structural analysis for the new location of the repeater main receive site has been completed and we are free to begin installation as soon as possible on the Greene County East TRS tower site. As part of this project the 927.5375 repeater will be relocated to the East TRS site.
3. Kent Doucey N0IRM gave updates on the status of the re-installation of the HF station at the Nixa Fire Department Headquarters. Robert Kentch KC0WSE made a set of shelves for the desk to hold the radio gear at the HF station.
4. James Adkins announced the unsolicited donation of an AT-100ProII and AT-600Pro autotuners from LDG for use at the Club HF station. Dwayne Kincade, the owner of LDG, contacted James Adkins KB0NHX after visiting the club's website and offered to help us any way he could. James explained our needs at the Club's HF station and Dwayne is sending two the two autotuners at no cost to the club.

Treasurer's Report

1. The Treasurer's Report was given by Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT
   
   Beginning Balance: 1776.84
   
   Debits:
   
   124.50 Grainger - (3) 2RTJ6 fans for 224.280 repeater amp
   1500.00 Vertical Structures - Structural analysis for 53.270 local RX site
   1624.50 Total
   
   

   Credits:
   

   24.00 Dues

   24.00 Total

   
   Ending Balance: 176.34

The remainder of the meeting was spent eating Pizza Hut pizza, talking about the great DX that got away, and what our possible next ham purchases were going to be.

Adjournment

Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC adjourned the meeting on or about 19:45.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: James Adkins, KBØNHX, President

Meeting Minutes 10-9-2010

Nixa Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes
October 9, 2010

Call to order
Jeff Kerr KCØVGC, called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:14 on October 9, 2010 at the Nixa Fire Station.

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Jeff Kerr KC0VGC	Ron Blessin AF7A	Lee Books W0SLR
Bill Hotsenpiller KC0MAE	Mark Schiefelbein K0ABC	Randy Jordan KC0UKB
Cameron Jordan	John Copelin KC0QNM	Shawn Baker KA0RZE
Chris Raymond KC0TLE	Jeff Morrissey KB0WVT	Brian Umbenhower K0OLD

12 Members present

Visitors present: Mark West KB0TPZ
1 Visitor present

Approval of minutes from last meeting
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

News and Announcements

1. Chris Cochran KB0WZC resigned as club president effective October 6, 2010. Vice President, James Adkins has assumed the role of president. We are looking forward to starting this new chapter for the Nixa Amateur Radio Club.
2. The Club will be submitting a grant request with the Nixa Community Foundation as it has in years past.
   
3. A draft of the grant request was made available for review. The purpose of the grant request is to complete upgrades to the six meter and 900MHz repeaters.The club has received permission to locate the primary receiver of the six meter repeater to the Greene County East TRS tower site. The next step in this process is to provide a structural analysis. This will be done as soon as funds are available.
4. The Tour de Bass is October 23. We still are needing six volunteers to work the ride.
5. Nominations were taken for the position of Club Secretary. The following nomination was made by Brian K0OLD: Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC. The nomination was seconded by Jeff Morrissey KB0WVT. No other nominations were received.

Treasurer's Report

1. The Treasurer's Report was given by the Jeff Morrissey, KB0WVT.
   Beginning Balance: 319.35
   Debits:
   
   6.90 Price Cutter Picnic Items
   36.00 USPS for PO Box
   42.90 Total
   Credits:
   .39 Dividend

   500.00 Donation from McKesson on behalf of Chris Cochran for 50 hours service.

   500.00 Donation from McKesson on behalf of Chris Cochran for Board of Directors

   500.00 Donation from McKesson on behalf of Jeff Morrissey for Board of Directors

   1500.39 Total

   Ending Balance: 1776.84

The remainder of the meeting was given to Ron Blessin, AF7A for his presentation on his trip to England aboard the Queen Elizabeth II where he was able to operate maritime mobile on his trip across the Atlantic.

Adjournment
Jeff Kerr, KC0VGC adjourned the meeting at 19:20.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: James Adkins, KBØNHX, President

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Nixa Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes

May 8, 2010

Call to order
Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:14 on May 8, 2010 at the Nixa Fire Station District Headquarters

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Ron Blessin AF7A, Alan DuBrul KØAWD, Kevin Hawkins KCØCIU,

Mark Schiefelbein KØABC, Fred Smith NØAZZ, Lee Books WØSLR,

Kent Doucey NØIRM, Rich Vogt KB9YZE, Jum Adkins KCØIYI,

Peter Sils KDØAA, John Perkins W6OQS, Robert Kentch KCØWSE,

David Bowman WBØQIR, Bill McNamee KBØWHN, Ken Reeder WBØQWZ,

Randy Jordan KCØUKB, Brian Umbenhower KØOLD, Gerald Johnson KEØKI,

Dave Beckler NØSAP, Art Trampler KØRO, Chris Cochran KBØWZC

22 Members present

Visitors present:
Mike Park NØRGR, Patti Palmer KDØAEL, Steve Palmer KAØSPM,

Harry Alder

4 Visitors present

Approval of minutes from last meeting
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

Treasurer's Report
Chris Cochran KBØWZC read the Treasurer's Report.

Beginning Balance: 1317.38

Debits:
320.00 ARRL Insurance

320.00 Total Debits

Credits:
None

793.15 Total

Ending Balance: 997.38

News and Announcements

1. James Adkins, KBØNHX, asked for the 2m contest results. None were given. The participation level was less than expected. Given that there is still interest in the event It was discussed to possibly revise the contest and hold another one at a future date
2. James Adkins KBØNHX, showed a short presentation of the work recently completed on the 442.275 and 224.280 repeaters. 200w amplifiers were added to each repeater along with two IOTA DLS-75 power supplies. The 442.275 repeater is working as expected. The 224.280 is experienced desense after the amplifier was added. The likely cause is mis-tuned duplexers. James will re-tune the duplexers at a future date.
   

The remainder of the meeting was given over to James Adkins, KBØNHX, for a presentation of Field Day rules and operation. Questions and and answers were taken and given.
The presentation concluded at 19:00.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:10.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes

March 13, 2010

Call to order
Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:20 on February 13, 2010 at the Nixa Fire Station.

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Chris Cochran KBØWZC, James Adkins KBØNHX, Gerald Johnson KEØKI,
Brian Umbenhower KØOLD, Art Trampler KØRO, David Bowman WBØQIR
Jeff Kerr KCØVGC, David Vogt KAØDNA, Lance Riffle KQØQ
Randy Jordan KCØUKB, Shawn Baker KAØRZE, John Copelin KCØQNM
Bill Hotsenpiller KCØMAE, Jim Adkins KCØIYI, Bill McNamee KBØWHN
John Bonnot WBØLTE, Kent Doucey NØIRM

17 Members present

Visitors present:

B. Brower, Ron Blessin AF7A

2 Visitors present

Approval of minutes from last meeting
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

News and Announcements

1. James Adkins KBØNHX reported the club purchased and received the 60A 24v to 12v converter for the 2m repeater site.
2. James Adkins KBØNHX reported the club spent the Community Foundation Grant monies on two amplifiers, one each for the 440 and 220 repeaters. Also purchased were two 75A 12v DC power supplies for the amplifiers. Installation of the amplifiers at the repeater site is expected sometime in the next two months.
3. James Adkins KBØNHX announced that the Nixa Bike ride was coming up on May 22nd. The ride is anticipated to run from 6:30am to 2:00pm. The routes and rest stops are the same as last year. Volunteers are still needed for SAGs and rest stops.
4. Chris Cochran KBØWZC read the treasurer's report.

Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's Report was given and will be printed in the next club newsletter.

The remainder of the meeting was given over to Art Trampler KØRO for a presentation ProLog2K, a logging and award tracking software package for amateur radio. Questions and and answers were taken and given.
The presentation concluded at 19:20.

It was announced that next month's meeting would highlight a presentation on mobile storm spotting by Jeff Morrissey KBØVWT.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:31.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes

February 13, 2010

Call to order
Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:15 on February 13, 2010 at the Nixa Fire Station.

Roll call
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Jeff Kerr KC0VGC, Dean Gaines KC0SQD, John Bonnot WB0LTE
Jim Adkins KC0IYI, Bill McNamee KB0WHN, Brian Umbenhower K0OLD
Alan DuBrul K0AWD, Bill Hotsenpiller KC0MAE, Dave Beckler N0SAP
John Kerymer N5LKM, Mark Schiefelbein K0ABC, David Bowman WB0QIR
James Adkins KB0NHX, Gerald Johnson KE0KI, Al Gallo W0ERE
Chris Cochran KB0WZC, Rich Vogt KB9YZE, Kim Adkins KC0GKP

18 Members present

Visitors present:

Gene DuBrul, Larry Krudwid WX0NEK

2 Visitors present

Approval of minutes from last meeting
Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

News and Announcements

1. Chris Cochran KB0WZC read the Treasurer's Report
2. Chris Cochran KB0WZC announced that it was still possible to RSVP for the Nixa Chamber of Commerce banquet. The cost is $15.
3. Brian Umbenhower K0OLD announced that it would be possible for the club to attend classes for emergency first aid and CPR for those wishing to be certified, and that these classes would be available at a reduced rate of $20 per class.
4. James Adkins KB0NHX announced that the Nixa Bike Ride is coming up May 21st. The routes and rest stops are the same as last year. We will need approximately 22 volunteers for the event.
5. David Beckler N0SAP announced that the W0S Titanic Special Event Station will be held April 10th and 11th at the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO.
6. James Adkins KB0NHX announced that Nixa Sucker Days will be the 2nd Saturday in May this year which coincides with the club's monthly meeting.
7. Alan DuBrul K0AWD annouced that Bob DuBrulWB0RJR SK estate would be up for sale at the Mount Vernon Hamfest on April 3rd.
   
   

Treasurer's Report
The Treasurer's Report was given and will be printed in the next club newsletter.

The remainder of the meeting was given over to Jeff Kerr KC0VGC for a presentation on basic setup and operation of the popular Ham Radio Deluxe software package.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:25.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President

Meeting Minutes 01-09-2010

Nixa Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes

January 9, 2010

1. Call to order
   

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC called to order the regular meeting of the Nixa Amateur Radio Club at 18:27 on January 9, 2010 at the Nixa Fire Station.

2. Roll call

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC conducted a roll call. The following members were present:

Jeff Kerr KC0vGC	Chris Cochran KB0WZC	Ken Porter AC0ML
Gary Doucey N0IRN	Jim Adkins KC0IYI	John Copelin KC0QNM
Shawn Baker KA0RZE	Randy Jordan KC0UKB	Pat Barber KB0UTY
Richard Vogt KB9YZE	David Beckler N0SAP	Bill Hotsenpiller KC0MAE
Mark Schiefelbein K0ABC	Brian Umbenhower K0OLD	Jeff Morrissey KB0WVT
James Adkins KB0NHX

16 Members present

Visitors present:

Richard Marlow

1 Visitor present

3. Approval of minutes from last meeting

Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC filed the minutes from the last meeting. The minutes were approved as posted on the club website.

4. News and Announcement
1. The 220 and 440 repeater are up and have been working as expected for over a week. IRLP is back in order as of today and is currently connected to node 3309 in Kansas City.
   
2. The Nixa Chamber of Commerce will issue the check for the Foundation Grant to the club at the Febuary 18th meeting of the CoC. All wishing to attend are welcome. RSVP is required and the dinner is $15 per person.
3. The 6m amplifier for the six meter repeater is still a work-in-progress. The control board for the repeater is being re-engineered to repupose the amp from continuous broadcast transmission to intermittent amateur transmission. This is not to lower the duty cycle, but is to change the way the control board monitors the status of the amplifier. We are awating final word on permission to a 220V circuit to power the amplifier at the six meter site.
   
   
5. Treasurer's Report
1. The Treasurer's Report was given and will be printed in the next club newsletter.
   

The remainder of the meeting was given to Ken Porter, ACØML for his presentation on alternative power.

Adjournment

Chris Cochran, KBØWZC adjourned the meeting at 19:25.

Minutes submitted by: Jeff Kerr, KCØVGC, Secretary
Minutes approved by: Chris Cochran, KBØWZC, President