SHARC February 2011 Club Meeting News

Club News  -  February, 2011
 
 
Treasurer's Report:
        Checking:             $    737.28
        Savings                 $   867.75
        Total                       $ 1605.03

        Eq Fund:               $     31.77       ( Equipment  Cash )
        Eq Fund CD:        $   533.27       ( Equipment  Savings CD )
          Total                    $   565.04
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       Grand Total:         $ 2170.07
 
Note: Expected equipment expenses for Shelter Cove Link upgrade.
          Purchased:  $200 for used Kenwood TKR820 repeater.
          Received:    $79.66 insurance refund from FWRA  
 
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 145.05 MHz  - Pratt Mtn Site
             Dis-Functional TNC  - W6HUM Node being tested - PacCom Tiny Two unit 
              
Old News:  
     
 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
 
    December 16, 2010 - Club Holiday Potluck Gathering was held at Patti Rose's kg6rhm
 
    December 2010 - Elections for 2011 Officers:
                                        President .. Jack    km6te
                                        VP .............. Brian   k6fty
                                        Secretary .. Eddy    kg6rhl
                                        Treasurer... Gary    k6jxm
                                        Board ........ Patti kg6rhm, John  ki6gdx, Sally  kg6fol, Todd  kf6kbx, Cliff ke6vde
 
      Repeater "Phone Patch" bill is now an economical  "LifeLine" account.
      Ken Reynoldson  KE6WA and Gary W. k6jxm  are on the Verizon bill  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:
     February 3, 2011 -  live "SHARC Report" on KMUD - 5 pm - Topic: Tech License Privileges
 
     March 23, 2011 - Coastal Tsunami HAM Drill
 
     March 2011 -  SHARC  "Tech Class"  a possibility
 
     May 2011 - Avenue of the Giants Marathon - SHARC members needed
 
     Gary K6JXM has a number of new/used Duplexers with a possible 70cm "GE Master II" repeater in the works.