Coyote Amateur Radio Club

We will be participating in the August edition of the North American QSO Party (SSB)! This is a 12-hour contest, and runs from Saturday August 18th at 1 PM (local) until Sunday August 19th at 1 AM (local). So far we have 3 operators (Jim AB5JK, Jason KF5EJX and Erik K5WW) but everyone is welcome – stop by at the club shack!

Meeting was called to order at 6:59 PM.

A motion was made and 2nd and voted on for the club to participate in the August 18th North American QSO Party, at the club station.

No other business was conducted by the club and the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM.

Field Day 2012 was good! Not everybody was there at the same time; but we all had our share of fun. AB5JK, KF5EJX and K5WW managed to log 93 QSOs on 4 different bands, contacting 4 DXCC entities and 44 ARRL sections. Thanks to our new president Jason for taking care of so many different things, and sticking around too! Come back next year, y’all; and here’s a hint: we need just as many radio operators as we do eaters, hihi!

Meeting was called to order at 7:06 PM.

A motion was made & 2nd and voted on to go back to having the 2m net on Tuesday night only at 7:30 PM (Jason KF5EJX will be the primary net control).

No other business was conducted by the club and the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM.

After the June 2012 meeting Wayne KC5FXS upgraded his Novice license to a Technician license. Congratulations, Wayne; you must have really enjoyed being a Novice for so many years!!

Meeting was called to order at 19:07. At the May 2012 meeting we decided to have the June meeting on the Tuesday BEFORE Field Day, in case some last minute arrangements (for Field Day) need to be made.

So: the next meeting is going to be Tuesday June 19th, same place, same time! And Field Day is (always!) the 4th full weekend in June. Show up 🙂

A motion was made & 2nd and voted on to move the next June meeting to the 3rd Tuesday before field day.

A motion was made & 2nd and voted on to change the club call sign to a 1×2 or 2×1 call, if one can be found.

No other business was conducted by the club and the meeting was adjourned at 19:45.

At the April 2012 meeting a few changes to the repeater net schedule were approved to give more people a chance to check in. The new schedule is Tuesdays (except on meeting nights) at 8:00 PM, Wednesdays at 7:00 PM and Thursdays at 7:30 PM.

A motion was made & 2nd and voted on to reinstate club dues in the amount of $ 12 & $6 dollars for each family member & to go into efect starting May & renew each May there after.

A motion was made & 2nd and voted on to have field day at the club station.

Erik, new club trustee

No other business was conducted by the club and the meeting was adjourned at 19:57.

The Coyote Amateur Radio Club, on April 17, 2012 received its new callsign: KS5TX!

Oh, and: happy 70th birthday, dad! 🙂

The result of the elections last night, March 27, 2012: the new president is Jason KF5EJX, vice president is Gary K5QOW, Jim AB5JK gets to be secretary and the treasurer is now David W5DUH. Congratulations to all! Now get to work 🙂

There was discussion about the recent improvements the the new club station.

A motion was made & 2nd to have field day at the new club station and was tabled for later discussion.

There was discussion about reinstating club dues & was tabled for the next meeting.

A motion was made 2nd and voted on in favor to continue have the club meetings at the Kettle.

A motion was made 2nd and voted on in favor to change the clubs call to a shorter one.

No other business was conducted by the club and the meeting was adjourned at 19:48.

At the next meeting, October 25, K5WW will show a DVD about a fantastic Field Day station. Here”s a little preview: