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Palestine/Anderson County Amateur Radio Club – K5PAL

www.pacarc.org P.O. Box 1376, Palestine, TX 75802 K5PAL@arrl.net

MEETING MINUTES

The regular monthly meeting of the PALESTINE/ANDERSON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - K5PAL was called to order at 7:00pm Tuesday, September 1^st, 2026 by President Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK. This was a dinner meeting. Raymond Moore, KJ5XD, led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were ten (10) members and four (4) guest(s), for a total of fourteen (14) persons present.

The Minutes and Treasurers Reports were posted from the last monthly meeting. The current Treasury Balance is $2748.48

There were no application(s) for membership.

NET CONTROL:

October 5^thKen Vickery, KI5JRY

October 12^th Charles McReynolds, W5IAK

October 19^th Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD

October 26^th Ronny Jenkins, KI5WXC

Monthly Speakers: Tommy Sprinkle N5NTS, gave a great update on his WSPR exploration by displaying and presenting the build out of his QRP Labs Ultimate3S QRSS/WSPR kit. Tommy went painstakingly through each step of the construction of the several kits is takes to complete the full WSPR transmitter through a detailed slide show presentation.

Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, passed around his Dewalt 20 volt tool battery to 12 volt power supply for field use.

Activity Reports: None due to the night’s speaker.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ARES: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, reiterated that it continues to be dangerously hot so please be careful and hydrated. ARES groups in the areas affected by wildfire are active. We are coming up on the twenty-fifth anniversary of 9-11-2001 where the lack of radio backup communications became and national issue. A great ARRL resource on YouTube is the Dave Cassler instructional videos. Simply search his name and they will be listed.

VE: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD reported no VE sessions this month. He is working to get his VE’s registered with Exam Tools, now used by the ARRL VEC

BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK, reported the lawn did not need mowing because of the lack of rain we have had. According to reports, we have not had measurable rain in 47 days as of meeting time.

FIELD DAY: Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, was not able to make the meeting, but Raymond Moore, KJ5XD, discussed using Spirit Lake for Winter Field Day. We have permission to use the facility and he and Ken will be making a scouting trip to confirm its suitability. It is owned by Bob Pickle and is located about four miles out FM 315 from Hwy 155N. We will be looking at a food plan and an on air schedule sign-up to make operating more enjoyable for those participating.

TUESDAY PROJECT NIGHT: Project Night meetings are held on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays of each month. No meetings this month.

OLD BUSINESS: Picnic-In-The-Park, (PITP), was to be held August 30^th, but had no attendance. The Board meeting was held the same afternoon by on-line meeting. The next PITP will be September 27^th, and the board meeting will be the same day, and will be at Dogwood Park or at Whataburger. Dues are now past due so please contact the Sec/Treasurer. Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, reported that he has been trying to contact Gay Bradley regarding the pricing of her ham gear for sale.

NEW BUSINESS: None was offered at this time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Belton, Texas Fall Hamfest will be October 2-3, 2026 and the Spring Hamfest will be April 2-3, 2027 at the Bell County Expo Center .

The Atlanta Texas Hamfest will be October 10, 2026.

The El Campo Hamfest will be November 13-14, 2026.

The club library is open and available for all members to use the materials. Just let WB4WXD know what you have borrowed and when you return it.

Club patches are available at $3.00 each.

The next Meeting will be on October 6^th, and will not be a dinner meeting. Larry Davis, KB5JHW, made a motion to adjourn and Raymond Moore, KJ5XD seconded it.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.

Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD

Secretary/Treasurer 2026-2027

PACARC

9/2/2026