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Written by N0TRS
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 17:25 |
Secretary's Report for Aug 12th, 2010
The meeting was brought to order by President Dave-N0TRQ @ 7:06pm.
Prayer & Pledge to our flag was led by Cecil - W5CQG.
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Susan - N0TRS read the Secretary's report from the last meeting.
A motion to accept the minutes as read was made by Cecil - W5CQG,
and seconded by Bill - WB5LYB.
Cecil - W5CQG read the Treasurer's report. We currently have $2508.55
A motion was made by Bill - WB5LYB to accept the Treasurer's report as read.
It was seconded by Gabbey - KC9OBP.
Old Business:
More parts have become available for the 440 Machine due to a donation from
a Ham Operator. Dave - N0TRQ met the gentleman (name to be provided) in
Shreveport to pick up the donation of equipment to our club.
The Fall Festival here in Many will take place the week of Sept 20-25th. Our
hope is to have a booth on Fri & Sat which will be the 24th & 25th. Volunteers
will be needed to decorate & run the booth. A sign up sheet will be available
at our next meeting. Jimmy - KE5RRA will be contacting the Fair Organization
to see if we can get an indoor slot. Susan - N0TRS suggested ordering a face
paint kit for approximately $50, to entertain children as adults observe the booth.
A motion was made by Gabbey - KC9OBP to order the kit. The motion was
seconded by Cecil - W5CQG.
New Business:
Dave - N0TRQ brought up the need for a club banner. The banner should include
Club, location, frequency, tone etc. Cecil - W5CQG has been designated to
check into pricing etc.
Fox Hunt: It was decided by unanimous vote that we would be using a
Beacon to find the Fox for this hunt.
There will also be a breakfast prior to the Hunt. David - KF5DQD &
Cecil - W5CQG will be making bacon, eggs & coffee for all the hunters.
Susan - N0TRS will be bringing pancakes & desert.
Secretary's Position: Discussion was held regarding the need for an Interim Secretary
in Ashley's - KF5BQW absence. Dave asked for any volunteers for the position.
Bill - WB5LYB made a motion that Susan - N0TRS act as Interim
Secretary. The motion was seconded by Cecil - W5CQG.
A group "Gift Certificate" was discussed for members in need, or for recognition purposes.
This certificate will be used as designated & voted on by the group prior to use. More
discussion on this is needed.
A motion to close the meeting was made by Cecil - W5CQG, and seconded by Bill - WB5LYB.
Meeting Adjourned @ 8:03pm by Dave - N0TRQ
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Fox Hunt News From Cecil - W5CQG |
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Written by W5CQG
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 02:05 |
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FOX HUNT!
This past Saturday morning, we had our 'Fox Hunt'. My day started when I got to the E.O.C. at about 6:20 am. I put two pots of coffee on (waiting for the crowd to show). I then settled down getting some paperwork ready for everyone to 'sign in'. I had already checked the ice box finding out that David (KF5DQD) had been to the store Friday and purchased all idems for our breakfast (Susan and Gabbey were going to do another batch of their beautiful pancakes). It was almost 7:00 am.
David (KF5DQD) came in and we started getting things out, cutting open packages of bacon while trying to decide on just how many eggs we should bust open for scrambling. Kenny (KR9C) entered the building and decisions were then made on the amount of eggs. Thanks Kenny.
At 7:20 we started the bacon (in two different skillets). When the first batch of bacon was finished, the batch of eggs went into that skillet. During this time Dave (N0TRQ) came in with a cobbler and other things Susan and Gabbey had already prepared (they weren't finished with the pancakes yet but they would be there shortly). Dave had placed the FOX at its position before coming to the E.O.C. building. All that needed to be done at that point was to 'activate' the fox.
I will expound on the FOX Dave built. Its very elaborate and well put together. Its in a water proof cast and has a PL-259 connector sticking out on one edge (for an external antenna). It also has an ID'er which(as you know) will identify (in this case) twice a minute. It says 'I'm the Fox come find me' and then throws out our Club Call Sign. The whole thing is very cure and very well done.
A few other people (Don K5ZRQ and Jimmy KE5RRA) showed up. After eating, it was time to start. I did not attend. David and I stayed and cleaned the kitchen and eating area up and got the trash ready to haul off. I think Gabbey found the Fox first, followed by the others later.
For those of you who did not attend, you missed a good time. All I can say is .. You should have been there.
Normally I close by saying .. I'll see you at our club meeting on the 9th of September. I won't do it this time because KE5RRA and I will be leaving here THAT Thursday morning and heading to Arkansas for the weekend HamFest at Mena. Hold down the fort and hopefully (between the both of us) we can bring back some more 1st and 2nd place prizes.
73's from .-- ..... -.-. --.- --. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 18:20 |
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Monthly Meeting Aug 12th @ 7pm |
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Written by N0TRS
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:23 |
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Don't forget! Our monthly meeting is this THURS @ 7pm! I'm making a yummy desert for y'all, so you better be there! :) We will have an antenna building demonstration for those wishing to make a simple beam antenna for the upcoming Fox Hunt! Should be an interesting meeting! |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:28 |
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