April 2014 Meeting Notes

MicroHAMS Club Meeting Notes 4/15/2014
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 – 5:10 PM

PARTICIPANTS

• Phil, N2EU
• Tim, KK7TM
• Wayne, KE7WTW
• Don, KC7YZW
• Peter, K4PNG
• Scott S., KD7VBS

NOTES
Hamfests / Activities

• Boy Scouts Radio and Electronics Merit Badge Workshop and FCC License Test on April 26th
• at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Rose Hill, 7720 126th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA
• Need VEs for the FCC license tests.
• Need HAMs to be there and talk with youth who are getting on the air for their first time.
• Contact: Dave Wickert (dave.wickert@microsoft.com)

Antenna Rotator Project
Please tell Tim Myers (timmyers@microsoft.com) if you are interested in participating. Cost is estimated at $75 excluding the actual rotor. We need to get a headcount now.

MHDC Post Mortem

• Security: Securitas security is available at no extra cost; just ask in advance.
• AV: Meet with AV technician the day before to assure setup procedures are known to work.
• Food – we got exactly the right count this time. Good job!
• Dr. Smith from UW might be good for next year.
• NW Digital Radio was interesting, but nothing new this time.
• The Canadian presentation was very professional.

Board Re-Alignment

• President – Phil Moscinski N2EU
• Vice President – Dennis Harding K7DEN
• Field Day – Scott Honaker N7SS
• Webmaster & MHDC – Kenny Richards KU7M
• Treasurer – David Jenni W7CF
• Librarian – Scott Slack KD7VBS
• Secretary – Tim Myers KK7TM

Next MicroHAMS Meeting at Icom’s new facility on Willows Road

• We’re planning on this — keep your eye on your email!
• Don’t panic; we’ll send a Bing map.

Early discussion Re: Field Day

• We have two more meetings then it’s show time.

Ham Help

• What’s a good outdoor 2 M and 70 cm antenna?
  • Diamond X6000A tri-band vertical
  • Universal Radio has it for $210
  • Mount on ridge line of roof with a tripod
• Bosch smart security camera
• Q: How do I make it work without being plugged into Windows Server 2008?