Club News  -  August, 2010

 

 

Treasurer's Report:
        Checking:             $   974.88

        Savings                 $  342.15 

         Total                     $ 1317.03

        Eq Fund:               $    56.77       ( Equipment  Cash )

        Eq Fund CD:        $  532.20       ( Equipment  Savings CD )

          Total                    $  588.97

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       Grand Total:         $ 1906.00

 

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

            Not linked to 146.79 MHz due to UHF link radio problems.

 

         147.33 MHz - Grasshopper Site

            Out - of - Service.    Solar Power Battery Array problem.

            Should function as Stand-Alone repeater with new batteries.

            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:

      May 2010 - Avenue of the Giants Marathon - SHARC members helped with event.

                           Grasshopper 147.33 MHz repeater ran OK 

 

     June 2010 - SHARC Members involved with Kinetic Sculpture Race in Eureka

  

     June 26 - Field Day Event at Benbow St, Rec Area ..... Pictures on "Recent Photos" page.

 

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

 

     Reminder: Every Monday 7 pm SHARC Net - 146.79 MHz 

 

New News:

     Sept 2nd - SHARC Member John KI6DGX & others will host "SHARC Report" on KMUD at 5  to 5:30 pm

 

     Oct 9th & 16th - Tentatively Set - SHARC  "Tech Class" at Garberville Hospital - 9am.  

                                New students welcome. .... Contact Jack km6te 707-923-3700

 

      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.

 

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

     He also pick-up a Liberty 1000 aHr Gel-Cell battery for Grasshopper .... donated from CalFire.

 

     Grasshopper "Field Service Trip"  tentatively set for Friday Aug 20th.

 

     Sometime in October - Earthquake Drill = "Great Shakeout" .... Humboldt Redwoods Marathon on the Ave