Holton post recent meeting notes:

Old business

  • Digital repeater stopped transmitting, wind damaged. replacing suppressor and fixing radio. Paul adding a surge suppressor.

  • Tower trailer Volunteers: Dedrick, Brian, John, Paul. porta-power will be used to straighten up the antenna this winter.

Field day options

June 28-29th

  • 3F and GOTA this year

  • Focus on 40M and 20M

    • Darrell

      • 991

      • triband

        Morgan

      • 6BTV vertical

      • Supply meat

      • Band pass filter

      Club supply

      • Coax

      • Triplexer 20, 15, 10

      Chris

      • band pass filters

      • Triplexer 80, 40, 20

      • End fed half wave with pole

        Chuck

      • FTDX10 FT8

      • end fed antenna

      • need to get 60ft pole and use 30ft

        Paul

      • 991

  • We will have solar for extra points

  • Jackson heights USD will be the site this year. Traveling to School after meeting to brainstorm on antenna locations.

KAW valley facebook page is a great source for date and locations for HAM licence testing.

Paul demonstrates computer setups that will be available at the field day this year.

  • This included N1MM software usage

Reoccurring event: Thursday at 2045 there is a rag chewing meeting on 50.166

Club repeater - 146.775