K6MEP / VCARC

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December 2021 Meeting

The December 10th K6MEP club dinner is scheduled to be held at La Dolce Vita in Oxnard's Heritage Square and our agenda will be to install the officers and thank Richard Abbey WB6AEW for his service to the club.

November 2021 Meeting

The November 12th 2021 meeting was held at The Dudley House at 19:00 and we had 21 persons physically present with 18 members and 3 guests (Yoshio KE6ACH, Michael KF6UV, and Curtis AJ6QC). Jeremy KN6JMD reported that we had 2 members present via Zoom (Pedro K6MIL and Tim KN6JGB). We held our nominations and voted for all of the offices. All of the current officers were reelected including the at-large board members; however, Richard WB6AEW did not stand for reelection and Steve WA6EJO was elected. Denney N6HV spoke about the sun and ham radio propagation. Everyone enjoyed Denney's presentation and several questions were asked. Both donated and "freebie" items were available and several items were purchased.

Thanks again to Linda Shank, our refreshment coordinator, who brought the refreshments.

October 2021 Meeting

The October 8th 2021 meeting was held at The Dudley House at 19:00 and we had 20 in attendance with two visitors (George NJ2P and Geoffrey NC3FX, joined during the meeting). Jeremy KN6JMD reported that we had four on our Zoom broadcast (Stewart KG6BOV, Peter W6PJG, Keith W6KME and the mysterious “X”). Clem KM6OKZ spoke about nanoVNA and the physics behind it. He brought numerous diagnostic tools (VSWR meters and vector network analyzers) as well as presented photos and videos of the equipment in action. Everyone enjoyed his knowledge and experience with this topic, as well as his skills in diagramming a Smith chart on the white board. Mark Vodon KI6PTE discussed the club’s first aid and safety needs and Mark Swaney, KD6ASL introduced the proposed amended bylaws to be reviewed and put to vote at our November meeting. Both donated and "freebie" items were available and several items were purchased, much to the delight of our Club Inventory Manager, Denney Pistole N6HV. Phil WA6BUZ added a number of "treasures" to his collection.

Thanks to Linda Shank, our refreshment coordinator, who brought the refreshments!

Picnic September 2021

Picnic September 2021

The September 11th 2021 K6MEP Fall Picnic was held at the beautiful Dudley House 11AM to 3PM (15:00) with excellent weather. Seventeen members and their guests attended and enjoyed BBQ ribs and chicken, soft drinks, potato and other salads, chips and dip and desserts (including brownies). Many attendees brought main and side dishes and there was more than enough for everyone. Everyone recognized the terrorist attack on the United States, which ended the lives and affected so many families and loved ones of so many occurred on this date twenty years ago. However, ham radio and other lighter subjects were also discussed and Denney N6HV, our club photographer and inventory guru, took many photos of the fun times. Thanks to those who arrived at the beginning of the picnic and helped carry the tables and chairs up to the patio, as well as set up the food and drinks. By the time 15:00 rolled around, there were a few of us left who cleaned up, moved the tables and chairs back into the basement, and made everything ship-shape for the next group to enjoy the Dudley House’s conveniences. Thanks to all who brought food, camaraderie, and great stories to the picnic.

Dudley House

Meetings

We hold our meetings at The Dudley House, located at 197 N Ashwood Ave, Ventura, CA 93003. You can find us in the basement meeting room at 19:00. All are welcome to attend!

After the meeting, some members meet up at Toppers Pizza to socialize. Feel free to join us.