Maui Amateur Radio Club – Mar 12, 2014 Minutes

President Tom Worthington called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  

The previous month’s treasurer’s  report and minutes was reviewed and accepted by acclamation.

15 members and guests attended.

Talk Around:

KH6XT–Den: Visiting from Olympia Washington

K6GSS-John: Some satellite and 6Meter contacts. On FO29, N2YO website.

KH6PO-Diane:  Last operated W1AW/KH6. Bought hex beam, has low pwr out on Icom 735

NH7Y-Tom:   Made contacts on 10M, 120 Qs per hour. Bands good, Europe on 10M mornings.

N0DQD-Bob :  Still dealing with antennas and covenants.

KH6HTV-Jim: Tested with 70cm ATV beacon. Performed some area testing. Leaving for mainland soon.

KH6CJJ-Kent: Contesting with his new Kenwood 990 on ARRL DX contest. Good conditions.

KH6OA-Robin: Trying to get RTTY setup working.

W1TEC-Jack: Leaving late April. Trying to get slinky antenna working. Selling MFJ Tuner.

WH6EIS-Sean: Trying to get club website authorization.

KH6H-Mel: Exam on April 5th. Makani Pahili coming up. Red Cross needs hams for 4 shelters.

WH6DUE- Devin: Recently bought house in Kapalalua.

AH6CU-Joe: EZNEC

AH6AH-Anita: with Joe

KH6REO-Ed:

New Business: There are about 50 QSL cards, received by the club that need to be handled.

This month’s subject was talking through some of the issues for the upcoming ARRL Field Day. Tom has built Yagis for 10 and 15 meters. Early testing looks good. The current thought is to use mono-band Yagi antennas, on two separate towers for field day contacts.

Maui Electric has donated some older laptop computers that we may be able to use in logging field day contacts.

Meeting adjourned at 9:12PM