http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml Doddridge County Amateur Radio Society: Blog Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:26:59 -0500 http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/7ecb0487e65f828bfd55f1b7fb1f2c41_480636d8.writeback Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:26:48 -0500 tam called meeting to order at 7:20 pm.. sam read min. for feb.-3rd reading to become law for folding of club to give all to senior citizens.. monte motion and wayne 2nd.. Joyce gave treas.. sam motion and paul 2nd., New Business: none.. Old Business: Repeater report-monte said did test on repeater and let it run and it stoped working. hold off on crystals till get it working and running good. Duplexer have. also any 2 mobile radio can make a system.. monte said he had one and joyce said she would donate a radio for use,, Forest going to talk to coastal about donating the wood for building.. wrote monte out a check for $38.63 for ID omatic and conector kit at hamgadget.com,,, decided on 6x6x8high building. Joyce also worte wayne and barb out a check for 20.oo where they overpaid dues.\ paul got an aplication to take to lee smith for membership.. there is a hamfest in athens Ohio on the 27th of april.. closed meeting at 8:50 pm.. motion paul.. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/8d112fbc9a786246f679f4bd80960388_47e83160.writeback Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:55:28 -0500 pres. tammy opened the meeting at 7:05pm.. treas. report by joyce bea.. sect. sam mcginnis read mint. from Jan. meeting.. New Business: Mail box dues and a check was writtien to send in for another year.. Paul spoke with alan white about doing electrian work for the repeater building.. monte has repeater working. now to get the crystals.. Old Business: discussed round table at 9 pm on the tyler county(middlebourne)repeater when weather breaks, cause alot of people have mobiles.; Could not discuss repeater much, due to not enought members and bad weather.. Told club about going with health dept. to weston and did small ham ht demonstration to show the k-9 search and rescue how much the radio would help.. 7:30 closed meeting and talked about repeater and etc. Gregg smith said he would work out supplies for building , the building so we could have information to take to places to see what can be donated... members at the meeting::: tammy mcginnis-kc8jko,sam mcginnis-kd8ctp,joyce bea-kd8exv,paul martin,gregg smith-wv8ecv.. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/5b9096da597fd6e3c75075f5d2cef53a_47c1ddce.writeback Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:12:46 -0600 Jan. 29. 2008 meeting started meeting at 7:10pm by Tammy,. Forest lead Prayer,. Sam did minutes of Nov. and Dec. because dec. christmas party,. Sam also brought up about motion for donation of club money's to go to Senior Citizen in Doddridge county if the club folds and closes.Forest made motion and Monte 2nd. Minutes Monte made motion and Jim 2nd. Joyce gave treasure report.. Motion Sam made and Monte 2nd. New Business:.. Tammy brought information about getting club affiliated with arrl.. Have sheet on information and also information on club vanity club station license.. Club dues are due jan. thru March,. 15.00 per person, 20.00 per family, age of 65- 79 is 7.50 and 80 years of age is free membership.. Talked about a club call sign. can sign up for vanity like w8dc.. Jim Hill offered to help with books for studing.. Old Business:... dcars/ares net. sunday evening 9pm, possibly call it the doddridge county net, need callers but before head up net have a couple meetings on sunday evening at 9pm and round table talk see how all do into the middlebourne repeater of 147.360. pl tone of 110.9,,, Repeater:... West Union Water Board, open lease. we need a 6x6 building, water tight and insulated.. It will have 2-19 incn cabnets.. some underground wireing. need certified electrician, forest is going to check with a friend about getting an electrician time donated.. at least 20 ft. coduet. pipeing.. Monte sent bylaws to lawer to see about incorperating and club insurance.. around 150.00 for incorperation. and possible 100.00 per year insurance... Repeater and Duplex Monte will donate in a written letter on such a day as club is incorperated and the club will own. Crystal element need to order around 80.00 CW ID kit also give joyce information and she can write out a check for the ordering... also talked about a weather reciver. and monte supose to help charles with his and check out ours on the service monitor that john hatfield owns.. order stuff to monte address.. monte made motion and sam 2nd.. close meeting with refreshments at 8:55 pm... http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/445c737d874692c675c5487c3362f06a_4779bb8d.writeback Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:03:25 -0600 On Friday evening at 6 pm., everyone gathered together for a dinner at the Cottage corner in Salem, Wv. Great Conversation, door prizes and a speach from the West Central K-9 Search and Resue. present was. Tammy McGinnis, Sam McGinnis, Joyce Bea, Lanette Davis, Ed Davis, Paul Martin, Forest Welch, William Hayes, Tyler, Todd Hosey, Alli Hosey, Robert Sipe... Door prize winners where. Robert Sipes-Santa oraments, Hanging Basket- Paul Martin, All Season Plates- William Hayes. A picture is in the book with the others.. Wonderful time was had by all and wishing everyone a happy new year... http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/a7c93f721286177ac6d59a54ba6e38f2_4750cb34.writeback Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:47:16 -0600 Tuesday evening at 7:05pm tam called the meeting to order. Sam read minutes of Oct. meeting 2007.. Joyce gave treasure report... Paul made motion and waine 2nd it.. New Business: Welcomed our guest to meeting and begin___ Discusion on repeater building and what was need.. building needs to be atleast 4x8. 8x8 better. need cement. and building supplies. check with saw mill on price of wood.. and joyce gonna check if can get discount on cement from hardware store.. Tyler county has give dcars permission to start a net check on there repeater.. 147.360 with pl tone of 110.9. We now have written permission and in agreement that will wait till after first of year in 2008 and let members take turn being net control and get pratice doing net for emergency etc. Guest Ken Harris WA8LLM spoke about emergency program on Dec. 8th, 2007 in Parkersburg, MSEN-- Mountian State Emergency Net., The program will go from 9am. to 4 pm... phone net on - 3.865 Darren, Packet 145.690. anyone wishing to participate should contack them at www.wc8ec.com.... Old Business: DCARS Christmas/Newyears dinner will be Dec. 28th, 6pm to 8pm at the Cottage Corner in Salem. This is on Friday Night.. Price should be $15.00 or less per person for there Buffett or you can order from menu if you prefer... There will be no meeting in December due to holidays and our christmas dinner., wHich means our next meeting will be Jan. 29th, 2008.... business part of meeting was closed at 7:45 pm . Welcomed to meeting Where Ken Harris wa8llm and Terry Mills kc8tue. Ken gave information and Taught us the procedures for RADIO GRAMS with the help of Terry. The program was very important and we learned alot about passing message in differnt circumstances.. For example...there are 4 message (precedences)--Emergency-which is always spelled out.,Priority-P,welfare-W,Routine-R- which is most handled. Alot more information was given on how to do radio grams for both arrl and arrl numbered Radiograms. DCARS would like to thank ken and terry for traveling from wood county and helping us learn more about doing messages(radio gramm).. Refreshments where servered.. Chips. vegetable tray, donuts and cookies. with Iced tea and coffee to drink. Would like to thank Joyce Bea-kd8exv for donationg the refreshment for the meeting.. People present at meeting Tammy McGinnis kc8jko. Sam McGinnis kd8ctp. Joyce Bea Kd8exv. Paul Martin-Studing. Waine Nicholson ab8uh. Bud Vernon kd8bfl. Delmas Flint kd8dem. Roland Kniceley kc8hmm. Ken Harris wa8llm. Terry Mills kc8tue. Ed Davis visiting Would also like to thank the West Union Senior Citizens for letting us use there building for meetings monthly.. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/e87c386fcee4e7b963d13582c4b7e7a3_47391484.writeback Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:05:40 -0600 Tammy started meeting at 7.25pm.. there was no Sept.. meeting because in sept. had certs class.. minutes to aug. meeting which where read by sam.. Joyce treasure report... New business... no voting till fall of 2008.. in bylaws every 2 years.. Remind members of yearly dues for jan. 2008. discussed having dick wilt k8tph to do program in january. Christmas dinner.. call and see how much for cottage corner and when italian night is... charleston hamfest info mailed to club for march.. cert training program is first tuesday of each month and maybe ask roland if any more hasmat books. tyler county .. middlebourne offered club usuage for a net... name.. dcars/ares net.. will call and get info and permission. monte brought up the subject of repeater for club. monte has life permission on school property at new school.. midland needs program. rest radio to go what he has going with his repeater freq and tone. 146.955 tone 103.5 will donate all with clubs help to get other stuff and upkeep etc. needs duplexer and antenia and building.. all need. offical to adopt.. monte going to contact lawyer to make all correct by law.. monte will get letters out to public. on club. donations etc. monte will look us up a club call sign, new member greg smith.. wv8ecv.. welcome to the club. makes 13 members.. discussed ham class . just a one day testing talked about having in spring.. closed meeting 9.12 pm. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/f524c8df95620303a1f722f62b81d6cb_46e5d372.writeback Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:29:54 -0500 Aug. 28th, 2007 meeting meeting was started by tammy at 6:38pm on tues. evening at west union senior citizen building. dcars and doddridge county health dept. worked together for a meeting from (Citizen Corp.) about the (cert)program-Citizens Emergency Response Team. dcars had a short meeting.. Showed add club bought for the arrl program.. announced joyce upgrade to general class.. lee smith recieved his tech license.. annouced equipment for sale that nr8x donated was sold. made $75.00 sam read minutes of july meeting.. joyce did treasury report.. $610.15. Club recieved thank you letter for a sponsor ship at the relay for life.. meeting ended. tam thanks richie county group for there information and help. handed over the meeting to misty smarr from health dept. to announce Christine Santey from citizen corp... there will be a training program.. 6 day course for 20 hrs. starts.. Sept. 18th.. 6pm to 8:30pm at the smithburg elementry school. this will be for 6 straight tuesdays. there will be no Dcars meeting for the month of sept. due to this training.. roland brought in papers for western migration. (this is aobut a bomb that would explode in washington DC, and would send people west to get away from it. you can check out more information at www.arrl.org/sections/ also club is planing for Oct. 6th to have flood practice. will talks to folks about this progam for practice. This will be done in National Preparedness Month. Richard Skinner k8ras also showed the group a cert kit.. an emergency pack to carry in your vechicle. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/3abaaf541e3f1e3d394c522623f32dba_46b92e27.writeback Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:44:55 -0500 July 31st, 2007 dcars meeting.. Tam called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm. Treasure report not given, joyce was away because of a family emergency.. minutes of june meeting was read by Secretary sam mcginnis.. no old business.. New Business: monte spoke on checking into the Ham Class and testing, talked about renting the frn computer room. going to check on the price. possible $60.00.. monte sent me an email about picnic on Aug. 18th, 2007.. it is a covered dish dinner from the monongalia wirelsess association, it starts 5pm, at Bob Steele, N8Hgl home QTH.. tam and sam passed out utc sheet- time information on coordinated universal time... arrl affiliated amateur radio clubs in wv. will be having 49th, annual WV Section arrl convention and if we wanted to by a add for the club.. we agreed to by a club half page.. it is $7.50. tammy made a design. monte helps with wording and add is sent and mailed in. sam brought up a change in membership fee... $7.50 for age of 65 and older, and at age 80 free membership. club agreed.. monte asked if club would be interest in a club call sign. all agreed for monte to check into it.. monte donated cd's fo areal views of west Union and passed them out to members, they where from the west union party the week before.. snacked served closed meeting at 8:30 pm http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/e5b847c8f364e39f3a8e76764d0fc69f_468d83e8.writeback Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:51:04 -0500 June 26th, 2007.. tam called meeting to order at 7:20pm. Forest lead in prayer.. Treasure report same as last month sam made motion forest 2nd,. sam read minutes. monte made motion and joyce 2nd it.. Old Business: Monte to run program tam made motion sam 2nds it.. forest asked about later on having a antenna party.. New Business: Roland showed pictures of mast pipe(28 ft) air driven mask for trailer.. roland passed out ares applications.. talked about the price for the halicafter radio the club has for sale.. monte will write information so tam can add to for sale list on web site... roland proposed trailer and generator to work field day next year.. maybe even a ballon launch.. monte, to do an mail list sent out. club will pay for the 1st 100 mailings.. monte' cover after that.. monte start another page for club.. forest made motion and sam 2nd.. roland offered for the club to go over to smithburg fire department and look over the new trailer(response trailer) that they are working on setting up. Meeting was closed.. refreshments where servered. paul made motion meeting closed members followed roland to smithburg .. (picture of trailer are on club web site to see).. http://dcars.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/3869998b98ea6439349b1c6e1a4add9e_467dfd68.writeback Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:13:12 -0500 Tam called meeting to order at 7:25 pm. Monte gave north central wv repeater list sheets to members present. Joyce gave treasure report, Sam read minutes of aprils meeting, motion barb, and 2nd waine, for treasure and minutes. OLD BUSINESS: There will be not festival radio table for west union. Relay for Life donations from club $20.00 each to 3 groups. Doddridge county health dept. team-co captians, Joyce Bea and Kathy McClain. Doddridge count elemntary school team- co captains, Sonya Hayes and Patsy Heaster. No moore cancer- co captains, Roberta Devericks and Pam Moore. reminded members about shop and swap site on dcars web page. NEW BUSINESS: Nr8x rob donated radio equipement to club. National NC, Power supply for lenior, Radio REceiving equip, for submarine, all on web site for sale for club. Sent virginia Nicholson, Dan and Barb Nicholson a symathy card for death in family. Gave Monte antenna dipper to finish for club and to show how works. Passed out some flyers to pass around. Monte told about a site on internet. www.hamradiowv.info. Monte brought up about having a test day program- having study class, lunch, and evening testing. all in one day.. monte is to write up a program and bring to next meeting.. Noted sent a thank you letter to dick k8tph for program. paul made motion to close...