1. May 9th 2017 CLUB MEETING WWW.BCRO.ORG Loren Lawrence – Club President
N5PUV

2. Meet and greet Please help Welcome to all new visitors!
Loren – N5PUV, Club President

3. BCRO Agenda INTRODUCTION TREASURERS REPORT OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS
VISITORS MEET AND GREET
TREASURERS REPORT
MARK MADDOX
OLD BUSINESS
Field Day June 23
May 13th Sprint the Bend (THIS WEEKEND)
NEW BUSINESS
May Hickory Creek, Not BCRO official
June 17 Tour de Fun Bike Race Need Volunteers
TRAINING PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT Upcoming Tour de Cure Race in August – Mel
How to map a race for an event
BCRO Agenda

4. Treasurers Report March 2017
Beginning Balance $
Income (-) (+)
Dues
Expenses
Ending Balance $

5. Sprint the bend volunteers this Saturday morning
0630 to about 1200

6. Event details:

7. Bike Course Details

8. Sprint the Bend run course

9. What ham stations are needed = 5-6
Park Net Control:
2 Ham with a high power VHF and UHF handheld for Net Control
Good elevated antenna for VHF would be required
One Park Runner with HT and to help Net Control
Net control decides frequency
Call in – 110.9
Bike Course:
2 – 4 Hams with Mobile Radios VHF/UHF (Likely UHF)
One at the crossroads on Panorama road at least
One at the Middle convenience store at the race apex at least
Park:
1 Ham with Handi Talkies UHF / VHF Dual
One at the end of the run in the foot race in park

10. they need our help May 13th
It’s a Saturday this time, busy roads

11. 5 or 6
Volunteers Needed Please raise hand tonight if you can be one Thank You!

12. May 26-28 Swim Event, if interested need 2-4 hams
At least 2 per event I would guess
Open Water Swim
Perhaps Hams in Boats, shore.
HT’s only
We have asked Springdale to help since it is closer to their county
Tracy Byrd organizer

13. June 17th bike Race will need ham help Tour De Fun
Up coming, will ask for volunteers in June meeting just before the event again
On Saturday they are bringing back the fun & challenging 100k and 50k bike rides! Rides start on 1st and Cherry Street, downtown Rogers. 
Saturday Fun Fest 50k Bike Ride 6:45 a.m.
Saturday Fun Fest 100k Bike Ride 7:00 a.m.
That is a 62 mile bike race, almost as long as Tour de cure
ALL ARE BUSY ROADS!!
Expecting needing 6-12 volunteers for a great Saturday event!

15. 2016 ARRL Field Day is June 23-25

16. Field day Objective for Hams:
Field day Objective for Clubs:
Meet the Public for Ham Radio
Have Fun with Other Hams
Learn
Teach

17. Where? 905 S. 13th Street, Rogers, AR

18. Field day Class A type of Stations:

19. Field Day Location Requests:
Tents are fine, no RV’s please, Leave no Trace (Just like a park)
Restrooms are nearby and will be posted
Quiet generators only please (Batteries are best for Field day) Turn off Sunday AM.
Lots of Parking is available – A church
Need your Pop-Ups and bring your chairs and tables you need
There are trees for antennas, and open ground
Someone bring a portable grill, and Charcoal
IT is pot luck with an agenda: Grill food and snacks like potato chips are good
No alcoholic beverages – It’s a church
Club will provide water bottles but bring your cooler and ice
Bring friends, bring family, bring fun.

20. bcro Club Field day purposes:
Learn
Learn how to communicate with long distance radio using less than optimal conditions or permanent station set ups
Work
work with other hams to accomplish a common goal
Learn about
Learn about other equipment or modes of operation for ham radio
Have
Have fun and enjoy comraderies
Stay up
Maybe Stay up late and imagine radio waves bouncing under the stars to far off places!
bcro Club Field day purposes:

21. When? June 23-25, 2017 (Always the 4th full weekend of June) Setup Starts Friday after 1:00 PM and again Saturday at 9:00am Tear Down Sunday at 1:00pm First Christian Church

22. Bands to Try out on Field Day
Horizontal Polarity Above

24. Large Event coming up in August
Ever wonder how we prepare for events and maps?
- Mel has some information

25. Club FREE Time! any Questions? Thoughts? Ideas? Problems? News? Stories? or Technical challenges?

26. Thank you for visiting with us! Please help move tables and chairs
Oh look!
It’s that time again!
Thank you for visiting with us!
Please help move tables and chairs
– 73 and 75 - LOREN