February 2010
Amateur Radio Society of Dryden
February 2nd, 2010 Meeting Minutes
Dryden Fire Service Training Centre
In Attendance were:
Bob, | VA3GUN | |
Neil, | VE3VNM | |
Dave | VE3LMU | |
Scott, | VA3EXT | |
Bryan, | VA3BRY | |
Bob, | VE3YDN | |
Jim, | VE3JLN |
A special meeting was called to discuss the club’s Emergency
Communications Trailer. Over the
course of the meeting, the members outlined what they felt the size and general
layout would be.
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a 20-foot trailer (16 feet interior/4 foot tongue)
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needs to pull with an truck or SUV
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needs 6 ft headroom
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front ½ will be operating area with a divider ½ way back for storage of
equipment
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24-foot manual crank-up tower mounted on tongue
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36-inch door on right side (with vertical slider window in door); drop-down
door/ramp at the back
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air conditioner for summer/ propane wall-mounted heater for winter
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3-foot by 4-foot dual pane window on left side/horizontal slider
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floor, walls and ceiling insulated and lined with plywood
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bearing buddies
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lubricated hubs
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2 5/16 ball, platform and equalizer hitch
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standard exterior running lights
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stone guard
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we’ll supply our own interior furniture; mount the tower and propane tanks
ourselves
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electrical to include a generator and invertor
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RV ladder so we can stand on the trailer roof to mount the antenna to the tower
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Bryan, VA3BRY, will check for quotes in preparation for an
application for funding.