Monthly Meeting of the Gallatin Ham Radio Club

5/01/08

People present (24)

AA8Y

HALL

JIM

AB5CK

LEWIS

TOM

AC7PO

GODWARD

JIM

AD7RB

BABCOCK

RAY

K7CUB

LINDEN

VIVIAN

KB7KB

HELVEY

RIC

KC7BEO

HAYDEN

LARRY

KC7EWZ

WILSON

DON

KD7TQM

REGOR

NORM

KD7WLX

GREGOIRE

JERRY

KE7CAP

FORD

DAVE

KE7HAN

EVANS

LEE

KE7SJZ

WALKER

BRUCE

KE7XJS

WALDEISEN

ROBERT

KI7OJ

REGLI

DON

KI7XF

LEACH

HARLEY

N7FLT

GODWARD

DON

N7GS

GOOSEY

MAL

N7ODN

MYERS

JACK

N7UNI

GREGOIRE

KATHI

W7CXC

GOLSNER

DAVID

W7NAV

HEIDNER

DALE

WA7U

GAHAGAN

TODD

 

HEIDNER

IRMA

 

Introductions: 7 pm

                                                             

Secretary’s Report: amended to state QSO party is May 3.

 

Treasures report: $2336.36

 

Announcements:

            N7ODN:  Books for hamfest – book catalog – invite people to look at catalog and place call next to item.  Jack will take into account people’s check marks for book ordering.

           

Committee Reports:

ERA: Nothing

NETS: K7CUB, A schedule for summer has been set.

           

REPEATERS: KI7XF- Waiting for road to get dry to access Flatop.         

 

VE: AD7RB- There will be another test session on June 7, 2008. 

                        Also tests during field day 6/28/08 12:00

 

SAR: N7FLT: Helped w/ dog training. Had the accident walk-away in Rocky Canyon. 

           

SMS school club: K7CUB – completed year –

            Rachel will not be able to do the club next year.  (springtime) New Principal @ sms.  Motion to move club to new Chief Joseph – passed unanimously

 

Hamfest:Tom AB5CK – Someone to man “new sales” 

 

Field Day:  N7FLT- Dale has begun work on field.  For the Pot-Luck Saturday night, if you last name starts with:

A-L please  bring a  salad.

M-Z please bring a dessert

Can someone bring a grill?  Drop a notice on the reflector.

Stations; Trailer Plus one additional.

Arrangements need to be made for facilities for 2nd station.

Bob CW

Don and Laura phone station

Norm - Porta potty

 

Old Business: 

Primal Qwest:  Jack talked to Jeff – Contact him for information.

 

Blazing Saddles Bike Ride _July 19th. Sign up with N7FLT if you can ride w/ sag wagons or work a check station.

 

Elmer session:  Vivian worked up a letter to all new hams inviting to contact 3 volunteers w/in club.

           

NEW Business:

           

Three towers to be taken down this summer.  Watch for announcements from WA7U for this on W7ED.

 

Meeting was adjourned 8:50.

 

Program was AB5CK discussing direction finding and pseudo-doppler equipment to take direction readings.