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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, July 2nd, 2024, by President, Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK. This was a dinner meeting. Pre Ball, N3PRE, led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were six (6) members and no (0) guest(s), for a total of six (6) persons present.
The Minutes and Treasurers Reports were posted from the last monthly meeting. The current Treasury Balance is $4019.13
There were no applications for membership.
NET CONTROL: August 5th Jeff Montgomery WB4WXD August 12th Charles McReynolds, W5IAK August 19th Ken Vickery, KI5JRY August 26th Louie Downey, AI4SW
Monthly Speakers: Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, gave an excellent presentation of the NanoVNA Saver program which enhances and eases the use of the NanoVNA.
Activity Reports: None this month. COMMITTEE REPORTS
ARES: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, indicated that there were no defined local ARES activities this month; however he reported that Field Day was an excellent ARES practice for emergencies. He also pointed out the dangers of heat issues when responding to an emergency with radio operations. VE: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD reported VE Sessions can be set up for needed new licenses or upgrades by notifying the VE team. The ARRL has not sent us our new Extra test papers as they are running behind, but assured me that they could make one available for any test session we have before the arrival of the stocking test papers.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK, reported that
the grass was mowed Saturday before the club meeting. The roof
replacement was discussed and shingles are available from Adams Surplus
in
FIELD DAY: ARRL summer field day was the 22nd and 23rd
of June this year. The event was at the TUESDAY PROJECT NIGHT: Project Night meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. There were no meetings this month. Suggested activities are kit and antenna building. There was some good discussion about projects we can do for Project Night and it is hoped that sessions will begin soon.
OLD BUSINESS: Picnic-In-The-Park,
(PITP), was held June 30th, and was combined with the July
board meeting at Whataburger. Charles McReynolds, Ken Vickery, Jeff
Montgomery and Pre Ball attended. The next PITP will be July 28th
and will be either at NEW BUSINESS: Dues are now past due and anyone
desiring 2024-2025 membership is encouraged to remit them. Annual club
remain $25 per person per the board. The annual Neches River Canoe
Scholarship race will be the first Saturday of August which is the 3rd.
Help is needed at the start, the finish, ANNOUNCEMENTS: Radio Fiesta will be at the
Club patches are available at $3.00 each.
The next Meeting will be on August 2nd, and will not be a dinner meeting. Louie Downey, AI4SW, made a motion to adjourn and Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, seconded it.
Meeting adjourned at 8:13 pm.
Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD Secretary/Treasurer 2023-2024 PACARC 7/5/2024
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