MONTHLY MEETING OF THE GALLATIN hAM rADIO cLUB

3/06/08

******People present***********

CALL

LAST

FIRST

KC7EWZ

WILSON

DON

AB7VR

BERGANTINE

JOSEPH

KC7PFH

BERGANTINE

RALPH

KI7XF

LEACH

HARLEY

KD7TQM

REGOR

NORM

AB5CK

LEWIS

TOM

AA8Y

HALL

JIM

K7CUB

LINDEN

VIVIAN

AC7RY

SCHEIDT

LES

KI7OJ

REGLI

DON

KB7KB

HELVEY

RIC

KC7BEO

HAYDEN

LARRY

N7FLT

GODWARD

DON

KJ7UN

MARINO

LAURA

KD7AEO

LUBNER

RUSSEL

AA7SR

REMINGTON

SCOTT

W7LR

LEO

BOB

N7UB

ZOLLER

AL

K7JLZ

ZOLLER

JEANNE

N7CQP

ARNOLD

RAY

 

WALDEISEN

ROBERT

N7GS

GOOSEY

MAL

AD7RB

BABCOCK

RAY

N7UNI

GREGOIRE

KATHI

KD7WLX

GREGOIRE

JERRY

Introductions: 7 pm

                                                             

Secretary’s Report: accepted.

 

Treasures report: $2322.36

 

Announcements:

 

AB7RB -Ray Babcock  announced an exam session this Sat (3/8) at 9:00.  Thanks to the VE’s that have volunteered to help.

            There will be an additional session on 15th

            Need one VE for the 15th session

            Schedule  a mentoring class.

 

Committee Reports:

ERA:  renewed the insurance for Eaglehead

NETS: Call Vivian to volunteer for net control

REPEATERS: Thanks to KI7XF for repairing 146.88.  It had a burned out PA.  Chased SWR – took parts out that reflected power out.  Also put preamp back in. 

Harley and Tom fixed 447.7 – took intermod out.

 

SAR: KJ7UN: Lots of training. Now we have a manual.  A call-out on Garnet mountain.

 

SMS school club: K7CUB Thanks to all that helped.

Mont 24 of march their will be a thank you pizza party to those that helped.

 

Hamfest:Tom AB5CK – has advertising set up in CQ, QST, and others.

            The group decided to change the grand prize to a dual band mobile.

            Pass out flyers to Glacier Waterton

            N7ODN will order ARRL handbooks, etc.

            Need a club table to sell donated items

            Jerry will take care of the junk for the junk table.

            National WX service will be there.

            Norm’s in charge of arranging to have a food concessionaire.

 

Old Business: 

            K7RND has a source of 5 amp-hour SLA 12 volt . Robert was going to ask for 50.  So if you can use one call K7RND.

           

           

NEW Business:

             

            N7ODN : field day, W7NAV and KJ7UN will set up telescopes.

            KJ7UN will chair field day committee for activities:

                       

            Jerry – circuit boards – pass out.

W7LR – There will be 7 area QSL party in May.  Will bring more details next month.

Ray moved to adjourn  7:45

 

Program was N7UB on satellite communication.