Minutes of the OVH Club Meeting

April 16, 2007

 

 

George / K4GVT called meeting to order at 1930 Eastern Time.

 

Following the Pledge of Allegiance, all present stated their names and call signs.  There were 26 OVH members present.  Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of prayer was taken for the VT students killed.

 

PROGRAM

 

 

BUSINESS MEETING

 

The minutes of the March 2007 meeting were approved.

 

Treasury report:  Balance is in good standing.  Report approved. 

 

Committee Report:  Hamfest:  More vendors have announced their intentions to attend; George/K4GVT has invited more vendors.  Email George any leads of vendors from down south who might be interested and George will contact them.  Truck, food, place are ‘in-place’.

 

Training: General class- Mark/WA4KFZ will consider a General class after seeing the results of the ISS program. 

 

ISS-George tested equipment at Cedar Point, all is a go.  2pm tomorrow (17th) begins; no comms setup outdoors.  Good media coverage is expected.  Brian requested a recording be made for the record. 

 

Scholarships:  $1K allocated for scholarships this year.  Jim sent out notices to local HS counselors.  No change from previous meeting.

 

Repeater:  Butch/W4HJL & Art/W1CRO tweaked repeater.  There appears to be a problem w/ the controller and the autopatch is not working on 2m; 220/440 works.  Art is looking to upload the latest firmware and operational files to correct.  Otherwise all is working well; fans have helped out. 

 

Field Day:  Place is confirmed.  Need volunteers and operators.  Phil/? will cook.  Bill/ N3OH may have laptops. 

 

Program-Any desires, make them known.  Envelopes were stuffed with flyers, notifying clubs of the hamfest.

 

Membership report: One person read-in: Thomas Bohacek (AI4UZ).

 

ARES:  Steve- Apr 26th (VERTEC-hurricane drill for PW hospital) looking for volunteers.  Dulles disaster drill May 5th 0500-5pm, volunteers needed.  MS 150 May 19/20, Brian will be NCS, volunteers needed.  Will try to actively track the SAG (support and gear) wagons.  April 28/29- 24hr (7am Sat-7am Sun) race PW forest park (off RT 619); endurance race, Brian is looking for operators to work 6 hr shifts w/ 2m.  Fleetwatch reminder that we monitor the VRE lot near the Manassas airport, and the Portsmouth lot near the Manassas Mall.  No additional news on National Night-out (August).

 

Old Business:  August-2nd Battle of Manassas commemoration.  Details on the OVH website.  N3OH were preparing for the second Manassas event (25 Aug).  Details forthcoming via website; Brian will offer his trailer again.  Al presented the draft of the certificate (made by Elizabeth, John KG4NXT daughter).  This year’s setup will be located at Strayer College.  Will need to use our own generator.

 

New Business:

Brian/WC4J -VT website (K4KDJ)—send a QSL card stating that they are in our prayers.

Bill/N3OH suggested that all members provide a snapshot for club web page (Head/shoulders) and bio. 

George/K4GVT displayed his aluminum panels made from his CNC router; provide him material and dimensions, he can make it. 

Art: Everyone should have received their autopatch info card-the information on the card takes effect this weekend (April 21st)

Ken/WB4ZOH has photos of last year’s Manassas Battlefield event.  Email him if you’d like a disk w/ photos.

 

50/50 for $17:  Steve won.

 

Meeting adjourned: 20:34