Willow Crossing    August 14/2003     attendance 19

The meeting was led by  Joe LaFauci, KA9OPL.


roundtable introductions were made.

Steve Low, KB9QFT, gave the secretaries report for the July meeting
Lois Winterberg gave the treasurer’s report

Mike Riley has submitted our Field Day scores for the official tally.

Joe praised the site hosting our club’s website and related that the service is
provided on a donation basis. Discussion. Mike Riley made the motion that the
club donate $25.00 to qsl.net, seconded and passed.  Joe suggested that this
should be a regular annual donation.  We intend to do this each April.

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Wayne Brooks, N9MUS, gave a briefing on the recent ARES/RACES meeting held
August 2nd.  Some points included in particular situations which is appropriately
activated ARES or RACES or both, Standards of Operating Procedures, a contact
list for the Emergency Management Director, and a radio checklist for the
Emergency Operations Center (E.O.C.).  A declaration was passed that in case of
local repeater failure the designated frequency of operation for ARES will be
146.790 simplex.

Included in attendance at that meeting were representatives of the Brown County
and Johnson County ARES/RACES groups.

ARES/RACES have another Simulated Emergency Test, S.E.T. similar to last year’s
event in the early planning stages.  Watch for scenario details, expect a
September or October date.

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If you don’t read the rest of the minutes READ THIS:

Alvin Koffman, KA9QLQ, made the motion to designate 146.790 simplex as the
club’s primary backup frequency (i.e. In the event of a repeater failure) and
146.490 as the designated secondary frequency to which user’s would be directed
to pass traffic.  The motion was seconded and passed.

Alvin then made a clever recommendation that you program one the memory channels
in your transceiver to the 146.790 frequency, simplex mode, AND with a 100hz PL
tone encode. This 100hz PL sub audible tone will, hopefully, soon be required to
access the 146.790 repeater. Using the tone on even your simplex transmission
will not effect those users without the decode capability but will allow those
who have this CTCSS sub audible tone programmed in their receivers to continue
to  pick up those transmissions and be informed that the repeater is down.

Marion Winterberg, WD9HTN, brought our back up repeater to the meeting.  It is a
Maggiore Electronics Laboratory’s HiPro Mk II about fifteen years old.  It does
not have the CTCSS tone capability.    http://www.hiprorepeaters.com/Default.htm

Marion has received letters asking for assistance with bicycle rides being held
by the Bloomington Bicycle Club.
The Hoosier Hills Bike Tour of Lake Monroe to be held Saturday September 13.
To help contact:  kb9rvb@arrl.net
The Hilly Hundred is a two day event held October 18 and October 19.
To help contact: n9yym@arrl.net

The Hoosier Hills Ham Club 42nd annual Hamfest is coming up October 5, Bedford
Indiana.  Details at http://hoosierhillshamfest.org

September 2003 Net control will be Mike Riley, N9LTT.
Mike wishes us to consider holding another ham class as was done last fall. 
Expect more discussion next month.

Meeting adjourned 9pm