HARC PROGRAMS as of 10/28 September Radio Testing & Zombie Fest Results October Emergency Go-Kit I Jim Monson November Emergency Go-Kit II Jim Monson December Christmas Dinner at the Burien Elks January EMComm discussion Chief Madson February Annual budget & Nominations for 2017 March WSPR Demo Nelson Spohneimer April Emergency Shack Power Larry Shirk May FD Logging and Radio Operation June FD 2017 July 4th of July and FD Review August Solar Eclipse September dBs what they are and how they are used October Auction & video What is WinLink
October 2017 Agenda Committee reports HARC Christmas Party Committee reports Status of HARC 2 meter repeater and the 70cm repeater New repeater Overview of Club Activities Treasurer’s Report Contesting Schedule and Propagation update Show & tell Good of the order Program Video - What is WinLink? (part I of several sessions) HARC Auction - initial smaller one
Christmas Party Koda Mondragon KI7IXR and Bill Harris W7KXB Date Cost Program …
Committee Reports Meeting Location Change Drapes closure worked Audio Visual System EMComm report with emphasis on the 5th Sat drill last month Property Policy Report out from the property committee as well as an auction. Monthly new ham list (Ken, Karen???)
Repeater Status VHF – failed suddenly ~2 months ago (0 watts) UHF – was slowly degrading over time (2.5 watts) Removed – W7KXB, KF7ZMZ, AA7UA, W7KVI ICOM no longer supports; W7KVI did troubleshooting (90%), ordered parts VHF now operational and installed UHF is operating at 28 Watts, while waiting on driver transistor
New Repeater 1 Research by Bill Harris W7KXB Yaesu promoting digital voice (System Fusion) DR-1X repeaters on sale for $600 (photo next pg) Board approved purchase of one, some considerations of 2nd as possibility May install DR-1X temporarily as UHF repeater while ICOM UHF repairs are attempted. May restore ICOM UHF once repaired, to work on interfacing DR-1X to outboard controller (provides courtesy tones, voice announcements, no override of voice by CW ID, etc.)
New Repeater 2
October 2017, 1 of 2 Acknowledgements Al Manning KI7IXS for volunteering as a trustee Koda Mondragon KI7IXR and Bill Harris W7KXB for volunteering to lead the Christmas Dinner Bruce Blair for updating and improving the HARC web page Harry Minges W7DNK for supporting JOTA with ~30 scouts; Brian Stapleton W7DFO provided a CW demo Bill Harris, W7KXB, for extensive research on repeaters.
October 2017, 2 of 2 Issues in work – INPUT WELCOME TO BOARD Merge STAR and HARC? Improve STAR net and meld into a HARC net (more to come) Purchase 2nd Yaesu Repeater? Board votes incomplete Future Events – VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! Elections early 2018 February-April Field day 2018 June July 4th Parade Zombiefest September JOTA 2018 October
Treasurer’s Report
Propagation - Sunspots
10/17 Contest Calendar
October 2017 Show n’ Tell Good of the Order Program: http://winlink.org/content/winlink_faq_frequently_asked_questions_answers First HARC Auction