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September 2005
Minutes |
The September 2005 meeting of the
Dickson County Amateur Radio Club was held in room 216 of the
Renaissance Center of Dickson on 12 September 2005. The following
members were present and accounted for:
W9YHR-Henry
KN4HL-Charles
KG4HDZ-Jerry
W4TDB-Vollie
AF4QB-Becky
NY4N-Jeff
WB4GWG-Larry
KF4CAU-Landon ( with Drew )
The meeting began with the reading of last month's meeting minutes
by secretary Jeff, NY4N. They were approved as read.
The Fall picnic was discussed and a food and beverage list was
passed around. The picnic is to be held at Lakeview Park on 15
October beginning at 6 PM.
Discussion was held on the Club's website. The Webmaster now, Evan,
KG4ABM, has too many things going on with a job and school. He asked
that his duties as webmaster be taken over by someone else. Jerry,
KG4HDZ has volunteered to keep up the site.
The Club discussed its participation in the Tennessee QSO Party the
day before, and its use of the Tennessee Contest Group's flagship
call, K4TCG, Seems like everybody had fun, with over 600 contacts
made in the seven hour contest. Band conditions were not that good,
but improved somewhat toward the end of the contest. Becky, AF4QB,
advised the group of a short six meter opening around 5-6 PM.
Charles, KN4HL, read an article in the Wall Street Journal about ham
radio, Hurricane Katrina, and comments made about ham radio by radio
companies. In general, the theme of the article stated that although
ham radio may be slower than conventional cell and digital
communications, when all else fails, amateur radio can and will get
the job done.
Charles produced a video on Packet radio. It took a beginner's look
at Packet, and provided some insight on how to get started. Charles
has his own Packet network on board locally, using call KN4HL-1.
The Dickson County Amateur Radio Club will be holding a VE and a
EM-COMM testing session on 15 October 2005 at the Renaissance
Center, from 9 AM to 1 PM.
Discussion was held on the readiness of the local group in case of
an emergency, and if a shelter needed to be set-up, would the Club
have enough man-power to keep it on the air for 24 hours a day and
for long periods of time.
Landon advised he is going to attend a Homeland Security meeting on
8 October in Memphis.
Charles brought up the idea of having your home stations ready for
any type of emergency. Included were ideas on keeping fresh
batteries charged, a emergency kit box with all the essentials,
including a battery operated radio, first aid, matches/lighter and
other items.
The Club funds stood at 325 dollars, after the purchase of 15 Field
Day pins. Donations totaled 21 dollars, so the new Club balance
stands at 346 dollars.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM
Submitted, 0026 16 September 2005, NY4N Jeff |
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