ARC minutes 2008-05-30
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[edit] Agenda
- Hamcation proceeds
- bank: update officers next week?
- Cover minutes of last meeting if people show up that were not there
- Progress report / summary of 756 repair quotes
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Help write material for exam study guides?-
extra E3B E3C E4C E5E E5G E5H E6A E6E E7D E8B E9E and others
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- field day stuff
- discuss junk in the shack
- quick prep for field day practice
- tailgate?
- Projects:
- moxon article
- tda7000
- take apart the oven!!!
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study for extra exam
[edit] discussion
[edit] field day
Radio assignments are tenative and can be changed on the fly.
| 1 | 2 | gota | vhf |
|---|---|---|---|
| ts2000 | ic-706 | extra | alinco |
| B&W | inverted V ? | tripod | jpole or moxon |
- Power
- Bike?
- solar (need to call FSEC)
- 90ah battery
- 3x 7ah battery
- extension cords
- feed line cables
- 3 tents
- cables
- kg4ydw's tower
[edit] projects
- tda7000 -- buy 3
- moxon
- need to write soldering instructions
- add knot tying instructions
- maybe add balun
- maybe measure
- bungee alternatives
- ki4org upgraded to general
[edit] pvc tower design
- 2.5" or 2" pvc pipe, 40 ft
- 8 x 4ft lengths plus base
- 6 couplings
- base: 3 t's plus lengths
- top cap for hanger
- guy rope
- guy rings -- floor drain collar?
[edit] 756 repair
- Should do additional troubleshooting to verify if drivers are bad and finals are ok.
- Doug checked out radio to take home and test.
Quotes: (fill in later from email)
- wilco: $496?
- icom: $85/hr plus parts
[edit] Additional discussion
- Doug suggested silent auction with minimum bid to sell small club surplus
