Month: April 2018

ERC Meeting, April 25, 2018; 7:30 PM

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AGENDA

7:00pm EYEBALL QSO – Set-up, Social time & coffee

7:30pm

  1. Meeting Call to Order, Welcome
  2. Roll Call & Quorum
  3. Adopt Agenda
  4. Secretary’s Report TOM VE3DXQ
    ● Approve minutes of Previous Meeting
  5. Treasurer’s Report PAUL VA3PDC ● Monthly update on Finances
  6. Vice President’s Report BRIAN VA3DXK
    ● Annual membership dues: $40 per RAC member and $50 per non-RAC due now ● AGM & Officer Elections to be held during the regular May 23rd meeting
  7. Committee Reports
    ● Safety Officer (Tom VE3DXQ)
    ● Nominations Committee (Brian VA3DXK / Jason VE3JVG / Rich VE3DCC / Paul VE3PVB) ● Elmira Maple Syrup Festival April 7 (Al VA3TET)
    ● Field Day June 23-24 (Frank VA3FJM, Bob VE3IXX, Al VA3TET, Bruce VE3QB)
    ● Fall Conference/Workshop September 22 Elmira Legion (Rich VE3DCC Al VA3TET) ● other reports as needed
  8. Unfinished Business
    ● TCA, the RAC official publication to library/school of club’s choice
    ● Trusteeship of Club Call Sign & Repeater Licence (Brian VA3DXK Rich VE3DCC)
    ● Woolwich CAER Emergency Preparedness Open House Fri. May 11 (Brian VA3DXK) ● Radio Gear inventory/dispersal & June Hamfest (Reg VE3RVH Al VA3TET Ted VE3TRQ )
  9. New Business
    ● Membership Update
    ● Club Equipment & Resources Inventory ● Other ?
  10. Presentations/Speakers/Workshop ●? (?)
  11. Announcements
    ● Next meeting: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS Wednesday May 23th, 2018
    ● CANWARN training session May 9 – Kitchener-Waterloo – 7 PM – Forbes Room, RIM Park
    ● Waterloo Marathon April 29, 2018. KWARC provides backup communications for this event. Contact Nick Waterman if interested marathon@noseynick.com

9:00pm Adjournment
● Motion to adjourn the meeting.

NOTE: Please bring with you a written list of all Club equipment & resources/material in your possession as we are compiling a Club Inventory.

Yearly Events & Contests

● Club Events & Contests

* TCA Contest Calendar: January to Early March 2018 http://wp.rac.ca/tca-contest-calendar- january-to-early-march-2018/
* CCO Contest Calendar: http://www.va3cco.com/calendar.htm
* WA7BNM Contest Calendar http://www.contestcalendar.com/

– North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z Jan 13 to 0600Z Jan 14
– North American QSO Party, SSB 1800Z Jan 20 to 0600Z Jan 21 ● Winter Field Day, 1700Z Jan 28 to 1700Z Jan 29
– North American QSO Party RTTY, 1800Z Feb 24 to 0600Z Feb 25 – ARRL International DX SSB, March 3-4, 0000Z to 2400Z

● Elmira Maple Syrup Festival, April 6-7
– ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB, April 15 1800 UTC to 2359 UTC, 6-hour event
– World Amateur Radio Day IARU April 18 yearly
– GARC Guelph Rotary Clubs annual tree planting event, April 21
– Ontario QSO Party, 1800Z April 21 to 0500Z April 22, 2018 (3rd full weekend of April)
– KWARC Waterloo Marathon April 29, 2018 backup communications, contact Nick Waterman if interested marathon@noseynick.com
● Woolwich CAER Emergency Preparedness Open House with Fire Dept. Fri. May 11
– Museum Ships Weekend June 2-3 0000Z June 2 to 2359Z June 3
● Central Ontario Hamfest, Sunday June 3rd
● ARRL Field Day, 1800 UTZ June 23 to 2100 UTZ June 24
– RAC Canada Day Contest, July 1st 0000Z to 2359Z
– 13 Colonies Special Event, July 1, 2017-1300 UTC to July 7, 2017-0400 UTC
– IOTA Islands on the Air, Saturday July 28 12:00 UTC to Sunday July 29 12:00UTC (last full weekend in July)
● Point Clark Lighthouse Weekend, 0001UTC August 18 to 2400 August 19

CANWARN training sessions for 2018
May 9 – Kitchener-Waterloo – 7 PM – Forbes Room, RIM Park, 2001 University Ave. E, Waterloo

As noted in the previous training announcement, if you don’t see specific instructions on how to RSVP at the session you are interested in, please RSVP to me at geoff.coulson@canada.ca.