Hilights of the April Business Meeting April 2, 2009

Net Report (JOP 2 meters) - 123 check-ins for March in 30 days on 2 meters. JOP will

be away for a few days over Easter weekend, and others will have to take the Net.

No specific person volunteered, so it will be handled on a “who is available at the

time” each night.

Tech Report

PA - batteries not yet replaced.

RPA - will need maintenance at the site, and a visit with Denis Roy would be good.

BBI - some progress on the repeater, but not functioning yet.

EEE - will need to be cleaned out. No decision made about when. VIS confirmed

that he did return the mike for the 2 meter radio, but there is a defect in it that

causes it to be intermittent. (Likely on a circuit board inside the mike.)

Lakeland Group - AAP has mentioned our decision with DEB to pass on to MY, but

no discussion has taken place yet about their plans to link to PA from Tweedsmuir.

RAC and Liability Club Insurance. ZC presented info available from their website. If

our club has 12 members, and 7 are RAC members, then we should only have to

pay $125 for RAC Club Liability Insurance. The RAC members though already

have this coverage, so it would mainly benefit our non-RAC members. However, it

is a good thing to be tied into RAC since they represent our interests to the gov’t.

No motions was made. (After meeting, ZC counted actually 15 current members. At

46%, we would have to pay $150.)

So far, we do not pay to be an Affiliated Club to RAC, but there is talk that this

might change. Some propose $100 / year membership for each club.

Liability Insurance does not cover much. It does not cover most things we may

think of. Many things may be covered at your home by your own personal

homeowners insurance. It was noted that it probably does not cover work on

towers, etc. You likely need a rider on your policy for this coverage (at very slight

cost).

RAC and the RED CROSS now have a memorandum of agreement (AAP).

Sick - HAE updated us on his son Ed Enequist in Edmonton. He is recovering from the

16 hour surgery. He might get home in 2 or more weeks. His wife is with him there.

There little girl is staying with friends and going to Ste.Anne’s school on west hill

in P.A.

Equipment & Other- VE5SAM still wants to sell most or all of his HAM equipment, but

prefers to sell it all to one person rather than break it up. Apparently he is moving

into a Condo that is currently being built, and could be moving as early as late

spring.

Magazine Article (PT) - in the current TCA magazine, there is an article “Regulatory

Roundup” that talks about what is legal and what is illegal to do in our radio

transmissions. Read this article on broadcasting in Ham radio. For example: general

announcements made to be heard by non-Hams, is considered illegal.

NSARC April Meeting

The April meeting was held as usual in the home of Helen VE5HDP and Joe VE5JOP.  Will post edited minutes on this blog as soon as Blaine VE5ZC sends them to me.  I will attempt to make more regular updates from now on.  Hopefully some photos too from time to time.

VE5AAP at VE5EEE Club Station

VE5AAP visited VE5EEE Club Station this evening. The upper bands on HF were absolutely dead, but checked into Nets on 80 meters and 160 meters.

Highlights of October Club Meeting

NSARC Meeting - Oct.2, 2008
Present: VE5AAP Art Pederson (chair), VE5JOP Joe Pope, VE5PJP Walter Pope, VE5HAE Harry Enequist, VE5BCS Harold Slack, VE5ZC Blaine Witherow, and VE5HDP Helen Pope(upstairs).
Meeting was held at the home of VE5JOP/VE5HDP at 7pm.

Net Report (JOP 2 meters) - check-ins for each month on 2 meters: June - 91, July - 97, August - 112, Sept. - 127.

VE5EEE Access - PA Exhibition center. - ZC now has a key that opens the hallway so we can get to our room. AAP will make copies of that key for some of us this week. He still plans to talk to Jim Wilm.
VE5QU Randy Canning - Farewell supper Sept.5, Friday night at 6:30 at Country Kitchen was well attended. AAP was in attendance.

Health - wife of VE5PX (Dave) was visited by AAP and his wife. FMS was also seen by PJP and seemed to be doing fine.

Elections to be held at November meeting.
Dues are also due.

Ham Relations - We had cross-participation a few times recently with the other Ham groups in the area, and hopefully this will even increase.

Tech Report - BBI site - Tower still on hold on the property of PJP. He hopes to have the antenna for radio station soon, and must have tower fully up by Nov.5th, as stipulated in his tower permit. BBI repeater is still not repaired. - RPA - the previously mentioned repair was a corroded battery wire.- PA - has noise problems on the repeater was not evident in the last two days. PJP thinks it could be caused by a packet beacon, or someone generating noise. The interference is on the VHF of the PA repeater.

Historical Stuff - VE5YN John Schmidt, has photo album of historical stuff pertaining to our club that he wants to give us. We decided we would store it at EEE when we receive it. He also has an old radio to donate (we think still functional).

VE5WGN Walter Noble - Silent Key

Over the summer, members of the Ham community visited Walter VE5WGN in hospital to encourage him with his personal battle with Cancer. Before the summer was out, Walter Noble VE5WGN became a silent key. The large turnout of the Ham community at his memorial service at the Legion Hall was a witness to his involvement with us. We will miss him. Rest in peace, Walter.

Summer Events - Part 2

Frank Dunn Triathlon - Waskesiu, P.A.N.P.
Our Club participated in this Annual again this year. It was also a successful event, although the weather was a bit cool, especially in the morning. The National Park was celebrating its 80th Birthday that weekend, so vehicular traffic was a bit busier that day. We also benefitted with some volunteers from the Lakeland Radio Association for this event, as well.

Summer Events

Over the summer, our club participated in the Offroad Triathlon at McPhee Lake for the first time. It was a good event to work. There was only one position that we will have to plan to improve the radio strength. The organizer would like us to come back next year. We were able to involve some members in the Lakeland Radio Association in this event.

Ham Radio Christmas Supper 2007

The Northern Saskatchewan Amateur Radio Club invited the Lakeland Amateur Radio Association to join them at Chicken Chef Restaurant for a combined Christmas Supper. There was a good turnout by both groups resulting in a great night of food and fellowship. Some photos were forwarded to me which I will attempt to post to this blog.

First Club Meeting of the Year.

First Thursday of 2008 - Didn't happen. Walter VE5PJP and Art VE5PJP visited with Joe VE5JOP in the basement of VE5JOP and VE5HDP. Before I left, Walter and I hauled Joe's treadmill up from the basement to the office upstairs. Now Joe can exercise on the treadmill without playing himself out going down and up the basement stairs.

80 M Net open to All Amateurs

Copied off a Facebook Ham Radio Group:

Darrell Cooper (Ottawa, ON) wrote at 4:57pm on August 30th, 2007
Hello from Bishops Mills, ON (60 km south of Ottawa) --- De VA3RDC. I am one of the founders and net managers of the 3730 Group, we meet nightly, on 80m -- 3.730 + or - QRM at 9:00 Eastern Standard Time. Its a round table net open to ALL Amateurs, drop by and say hello. Check out our website: www.3730.ca

Photo at the bottom of Blog Page

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Summary of N.S.A.R.C. Meeting Minutes - October 4th

NSARC Minutes - Oct.4, 2007
Present: VE5AAP Art Pederson (chairman), VE5JOP Joe Pope, VE5PJP Walter Pope, VE5VIS Peter Vis, and VE5ZC Blaine Witherow (sec.).
Meeting was held at the home of VE5JOP/VE5HDP. They graciously provided coffee to us for the meeting.
Tech Report
BBI growled a little, but the problem is PJP's kitchen lights. When bulb is tight, it creates problems, when loosened, it is okay.

Site Maintenance - RPA site should be cleaned up, and checked for mice. A whipper-snipper would be needed.

Christmas Dinner first Thursday of December. Everyone welcome to check out any possible places for hosting it. Chicken Chef was mentioned. We had it at Diggers for a couple of years, Mr.Ribs, and Grandfields.

BLOG - AAP started a blog under VE5EEE and welcomes any pictures.

Net Report - 100 check-ins, for Sept.

Next meeting will likely be at ZC’s home. -blw(zc)

NSARC Club Meeting

We met at the home of VE5JOP and VE5HDP for our October Club Meeting. Will post summary of meeting minutes when I have a copy sent to me. Not too many present and we were finished by around 8:00 pm.

Monday Night Coffee Fellowship, September 17th

Monday night turned out to be cold and drizzly and so fizzled out as a suitable night for Coffee Fellowship, so everyone decided to forget about getting together for this occasion.

NSARC Repeaters

VE5PA 147.06- Prince Albert. SK linked to VE5RPA
VE5RPA 147.15+ Minitinas (covering HWY 2 & HWY 11 south of Prince Albert) linked to VE5PA

Monday Night Coffee Fellowship

Fall Season has started. Tonight VE5AAP, VE5JOP, VE5PJP, and VE5BOB, met for their choice of beverage shortly after 9:00 pm at Humpty's Restaurant. Hopefully, as we move more into the Fall, the number of Hams joining us Monday Evenings will increase.

Hilights of Club Meeting Minutes

NSARC Sept.6, 2007 Minutes

Present: VE5AAP Art Pederson (chairman), VE5JOP Joe Pope, VE5PJP Walter Pope, VE5HAE Harry Enequist, VE5BCS Harold Slack, VE5PT Mike Palawaga, and VE5ZC Blaine Witherow (sec.).

Meeting was held at the home of VE5JOP/VE5HDP. They graciously provided coffee to us for the meeting.

Three BBQ fund raisers at the COOP profited about $350, $250, and $200. Total finances are now at $ 1,707.46. We made about $800 at BBQ's, $200 by Frank Dunn Triathalon.
The Prince Albert National Park - We finally just paid the "Surrender of Lease" fee they imposed upon us.

Frank Dunn Triathalon, Aug.12th. Hams helping were: BCS, HKC, PJP, AAP, VIS, PT, SAM. BBI repeater was operated (transported by PJP), and ran well most of the time. Athletes had electronic chips strapped to their ankles, which automatically would keep track of certain check-points. The PA Roadrunners had donated us $200 in advance of the event, for helping. There were no serious emergencies.

Net Report - 120 check-ins, for August.

Tech Report
BBI - is running at PJP's yard. PJP's kitchen fluorescent lights had been setting off repeater. He also reseated op-amp in controller. It had been used at Triathalon.
RPA - no maintenance. It needs to have yard work done. Repeater is working fine, and still operating on solar. INET2000's dish and omni are just above our solar panels, which will make it difficult to climb by it if we want to get our old antenna down.

Picnic - on June 7th, with about 12 attending at Kinsmen park. No business meeting.

Elections - PT moved that all positions remain for another term. There were no objections, it was seconded and carried. (VIS was the only one not present, and had already agreed to continue for another term as a director.)

Monday Night Coffees will resume for those available, around 9 pm, perhaps at Humpty's.

PT will probably sell his tower and antenna. First he must take it down. He is now living in an apartment.

Membership Dues - PT made a motion that the dues remain the same ($35 single, $50 families), seconded by PJP, and carried. The club dues are now "due".

Executive and Directors remain for another term.
President - VE5AAP Art Pederson
Vice-Pres.- VE5HAE Harry Enequist
Sec/Treas.- VE5ZC Blaine Witherow
Director - VE5JOP Joe Pope
Director - VE5BCS Harold Slack
Director - VE5PT Mike Palawaga,
Director - VE5VIS Peter Vis

Club Meetings

Our Club is open to all Amateur Radio enthusiasts. We meet monthly in the home of one of our members at 7:00 pm the 1st Thursday of the month September through May with a Social gathering in the month of June. We meet informally weekly Monday evenings at a local restaurant at 9:00 pm. Annual memberships for licensed Hams are $35 or family $50. Associate memberships are also available.