Meeting:2013/05/16

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2013/05/16 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

18:00-19:00 G3KMI Meeting

• Repeater sites
• Zepler WebSDR+Discone
  • Still waiting for ECS to respond - H&S Audit

• Explore the use of the top of the Physics building. helios to follow up.

• WebSDR, globaltuner through uni firewall
  • ASTRA happy to run as a globaltuner if possible

• Letter about FT-920
  • orchard may have a draft.

• Oakley Mast
  • Photos
  • Very long. Some surface corosion.
  • Where would we put it? Store it?

• HF Contests
  • 80m CC
  • 20th June for SSB see calendar for other dates.

• VHF Contests
  • 18-19th May 144MHz May Contest
  • 6-7th June VHF NFD
    • Partner up with which club?

• Field days - Basingstoke/IVARC
  • IVARC is organising one and wants people.
  • Vote

• Operating Day
  • This Sunday: 2013-05-26
  • Times: Balloon launch at 1000.
  • New Forest
  • Phil will be sending details via IRC and email.

• Workshop specifically for AR kit.
  • Take a look at the lead acid batteries.
    • Building into power boxes?
    • RAYNET Battery Box
    • Batteries need testing. Sort out the bad ones.
    • PowerPole Connectors
  • Slim jims? Some still under construction.
  • Dummy Loads
    • Murray, Henry & Helios ==> Helios to send details to scorpia
  • Yagis
  • Schmendrick is interested in designing a CW HF rig.
  • Possible dates:
    • When do exams end? -- End of Mayish
  • Operating afterwards?
• Doodle poll: here
  • Poll closed 2013-05-17 1900 BST
  • Result -- 2013-06-02

• Power Boxes
  • Budget
  • Schmendrick to figure out how this could be designed.
  • Schmendrick was ill - Hasn't been done yet.
  • Schmendrick is forgetful -- Still hasn't been done yet.

• FT-920 Case - Photo

• More License Exams?

• AOB

SOWN

19:00-20:00 SOWN Meeting (see agenda)

Joint Agenda

• Club affiliation
  • Blue balloon - Graeme to feedback on what commitments they would require of us.

• INVENTORY
  • Graeme: A job for the Secretary
  • Radio club and SOWN
    • CAVEAT: Some of the SOWN kit is owned by ECS
  • We will specify an owner field for all fields to stop SUSU doing evil.

• Come up with a H&S policy
  • Graeme to fill in details here.

• AOB