Club News  -  November, 2010

 

 

Treasurer's Report:
        Checking:             $    681.54

        Savings                 $   342.51

         Total                     $ 1024.05

        Eq Fund:               $     56.77       ( Equipment  Cash )

        Eq Fund CD:        $   533.07       ( Equipment  Savings CD )

          Total                    $   588.97

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       Grand Total:         $ 1613.89

 

Note: Expected equipment expenses for Shelter Cove Link upgrade.

 

Repeater Report

     Repeaters:   

         146.79 MHz  - Saw Mill Road Site.

               Functional with new transmitter board.

          

         146.94 MHz - Shelter Cove Site

            Linked to 146.79 MHz with UHF sensitivity problem ?.

 

         147.33 MHz - Grasshopper Site

            Solar Power Battery recently upgraded with used Liberty 1000 aHr Gel-Cell .... donated by CalFire

            Functions as Stand-Alone repeater with Input sensitivity  problem

            Linking upgrade to 146.79 MHz site being added in steps.

   

         Packet Repeater - Pratt Mtn Site

             Functional - New TNC  - W6HUM Node being tested - PacCom Tiny Two unit 

              

Old News:

      October 17, 2010 - Humboldt Redwoods Marathon on the Ave - SHARC members helped with event.

                                        Grasshopper 147.33 MHz repeater low input sensitivity forced some stations to simplex 

 

       October 21, 2010 - SHARC participated in the statewide "Great Shakeout" earthquake drill

 

     Grasshopper "Field Service Trip"   Friday Aug 20th happened

  

      Trying to change repeater "Phone Patch" bill to an economical  "LifeLine" account.

      Ken Reynoldson  KE6WA has club's Verizon bill in his name at the present time.

 

      SHARC Member John KI6DGX & others have hosted numerous "SHARC Reports" on KMUD 

 

     Reminder: Every Monday 7 pm SHARC Net - 146.79 MHz 

 

New News:

     December 16, 2010 - Club Holiday Potluck Gathering - 4pm to 8 pm ( dinner at 5:30 pm )

                                            Location Patti Rose kg6rhm, 2190 Sprowl Creek Rd,   RSVP 223-2430 

 

    December 2010 - Elections for 2011 Officers  - Nominations are:

                                        President .. Jack    km6te

                                        VP .............. Brian   k6fty

                                        Secretary .. Eddy    kg6rhl

                                        Treasurer... Gary    k6jxm

                                        Board ........ Patti kg6rhm, John  ki6gdx, Sally  kg6fol, Todd  kf6kbx, Cliff ke6vde

 

      October 2010 - Congratulations new HAMs from "Tech Class"

                                 KJ6KZJ = Craig, Brian L ...........  Zenia    ( now General Class ... K6FTY )
                                 KJ6KZK = Fladen, Bernice C ....Garberville
                                 KJ6KZL = Lux, Joshua D .......... Garberville
                                 KJ6KZM = Whitney, Jacob C ....Garberville 
                                 KJ6KZN = Brooks, Keith M ......  Redway

 

     March 2011 -  SHARC  "Tech Class"  a possibility

 

     Gary K6JXM has a number of new/used Duplexers with a possible 70cm "GE Master II" repeater in the works.