N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 3 9, N O. 1 1 Ham Shack A PUBLICATION OF THE RIO HONDO AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Founded March 8, 1976 By WA6GEV & WA6WFC Greetings! Presidents Message Its Election Time! Please be prepared to vote for next year s Officers. We will also be accepting nominations from the floor just prior to voting. Please come and participate in this important process. We have plenty of PowerPole connectors available for purchase. The Club also owns our own crimping tool. The cost is $10/bag for 10-sets of 30-amp connectors. Bring your cables to the meeting and we ll teach you how to crimp your own connectors and answer any questions you may have. The ARRL Sweepstakes contest happens this month. This is a very popular amateur radio event and a great opportunity to tune around the bands and stretch your HF skills. The voice segment of this contest in the weekend of November 15 th. Find more information about Sweepstakes by going to http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes 73! Dino Darling KX6D President Rio Hondo Amateur Radio Club Important Dates November 5 th RHARC NET 10 th RHARC Meeting 7:00 PM @ 15390 Lambert Rd. Whittier, CA 90604 12 th RHARC NET 19 th RHARC NET 21 st -23 rd Ham Radio Class 24 th RHARC Board Meeting 7pm @ 11139 Washington Blvd. WHITTIER, CA 90606 26 th RHARC NET DECEMEBER 3 rd RHARC NET 8 th RHARC Party 10 th RHARC NET 17 th RHARC NET 24 th RHARC NET 29 th RHARC Board Meeting 31 st RHARC NET Join the Rio Hondo ARC Net every Wednesday evening at 8 PM on any of our Repeaters: at 146.175 MHz (+), PL 156.7 Hz; at 223.94 MHz (-), PL 100 Hz; or at 445.560 MHz(-), PL 100 Hz. All Hams are invited to participate!
N O V E M B R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 3 9, N O. 1 1 Rio Hondo Amateur Radio Club Minutes of October 13 th, 2014 2014 RHARC BOARD OF DIRECTORS Donald Dino Darling, KX6D President Russell Alpern, KI6ZMX Vice-President Donald Ocampo, KJ6RXV Secretary/Ham Shack Editor Bill Leslie, WA6POK Treasurer Paul In, KI6EL Don Olejnik, W6KAT Board Members David Haring, K6CJZ Past-President Tom Polley, WA6GEV Club Trustee ( ) Equipment Trustee Joe Provenza, W6UPN Dino Kitsios, KF6ECO Repeater Committee Board Meetings are held at IHOP on the last Monday of the month at the IHOP Restaurant on Washington Blvd in the Santa Fe Springs Market Place Shopping Center, at 7:00 PM. Ham Shack is published monthly. Advertisements are welcomed. Dino Darling began the meeting with the pledge of allegiance at 7pm. Following that, members and guests introduced themselves, they are: Bill Leslie (WA6POK), Mark Leslie (KJ6PNE), Henry Marquez (WA6HXA), Pete Salsido (KK6DRW), Dave Haring (K6CJZ), Don Rudd (KJ6RUJ), Vi Barret (W6CBA), David Mccrosson (KK6MXA), Rich Norton (WM6M), Lloyd Hendrickson (K6NQY), Richard Hodge III (KJ6GHW), Dick Palmer (WB6JDH), Scott Pogosain (KG6RUD), Jon Foley (KA6SED), Jackie Darling (K6RIX), Donald Steele (KK6OSN), Edward Shamon (KJ6PMN), Donald Ocampo (KJ6RXV) and Dino Darling (K6XD). President Dino said at the meeting he had put together a slide presentation on Anderson Power Poles, but he was not going to be able to show the presentation because the Facilities doesn t have their projector. Dino suggested the Club purchase a projector so there wouldn t be a problem like this next time. A vote was held and there was strong member support for getting one. Vi suggested there be an equipment manger. Vi also wanted to know if anyone is interested in ordering T-Shirts, Hats and Jackets. Some interest was shown and an order will be made soon. Nominations Nominations were held for Club Officers, the results are; President : NONE Vice Pres : Russel Alpern Secretary : NONE Treasurer : Bill Leslie Jamboree On The Air Dino made an announcement about the up coming event. The event would be Friday 17 th and all day Saturday 18 th. All members are invited to come and checkout the JOTA Station. Directions will be emailed out upon request. Treasury Report Bill Leslie reported the Checking account having $3,817.00 and the Savings account having $1,420.05. After the report, Rick Norton announced that he had spoken with Don Olejnik, he was having a lot of pain and just recovering from the surgery. Secretary The previous meeting minutes had not yet be sent out yet, so a motion was made by Rick Norton and seconded by Vi Barret to deferrer the meeting minutes till the next meeting. Motion passed. 2 Continued on page 4
1 2 N O V E M B R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 3 9, N O. 1 1 RHARC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING November 3rd, 2014 The directors met at the IHOP Restaurant on Washington Blvd, just east of Norwalk Blvd with President Dino Darling (KX6D) calling the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The following were in attendance: Jakie Darling (K6RIX), Dave Haring (K6CJZ), Donald Ocampo (KJ6RXV), Bill Leslie (WA6POK), Russel Alpern (KI6ZMX) and Paul In (KI6EL). Board Reports 1.) a.) President: Dino said that Jamboree on the Air went very well. The booth saw over 160 Scouts and even had a few sign up for the merit badge which will be held in December. The Scouts really didn t care whether they were on HF or VHF, so long as they were able to get on the air. 2.) V.P.: Nothing to report. 3.) Secretary: Nothing to report. 4.) Treasurer: Bill reported that the Savings account has $1,420.18 and the Checking account has $3,817.00. Committee Reports 1.) Membership: Paul said he has finally finished updating the Club s Roster by adding Jackie Darling s email. 2.) Paul also reported the Flyer for Class had been sent to Yolanda, she in return has put the City s Seal on the flyer. 2.) LAACARC: Bill said the meeting went well. They went over a good way of keeping their membership up in the club. Bill also reported on the Hamcon. He said they were originally only going to have a Chicken meals and Veggi meals for vegetarians. There was a discussion on whether there should be Beef as one of the meal options, the Hotel said that meal would be $60 per person. The Ham Convention Committee decided the beef meal would be added on to the menu and will cost $58 and the rest would be covered by the Committee. 3.) Newsletter: Donald reminded everyone to please turn in their articles by the end of the week. 4.) Repeater: Donald reminded the Board that the time needed to be changed on the repeaters so they would be able to link during the net on Wednesday night. Dino promptly called Joe and reminded him about it. 5.) Whittier Disaster Communications: Dave reported the LA County Drill was a Disaster. He said that himself along with Don Rudd, Donald Ocampo and Yolanda were there. The problem was with how the event was handled, there wasn t proper channels set up, people who were communicating had know idea who they were suppose to contact and there was know way to identify the departments that were calling. When the city had to send a message, we had know idea what our station number was, and couldn t find it out. It was later discovered the City of Whittier s stations ID number was 15 and were suppose to report to Pico Rivera. Dave also reported briefly about the new Band Plan. He is waiting to hear back as whether there are any other Frequencies. Old Business Continued on to the next page 5 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR MEMBERS BORN IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 7th 16th 30th Don Porterfield Dave Harring Bray, Frederick 3 (K6DP) (K6CJZ) (KE6CD)
N O V E M B R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 3 9, N O. 1 1 Continued from page 2 Dino reminded everyone there is an up coming Ham Radio Class being held November 21 st -23 rd at Whittier PD EOC. (See Flyer Attached) Presentation Our Feature Presentation was brought to the Club by Dino Darling. He gave it on Anderson Power Poles (http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson- powerpoles/powerpole-sets/30-amp-redblack-anderson-powerpole-sets.html) Adjournment The meeting ended promptly at 8:24pm. Respectfully Submitted, Donald Ocampo (KJ6RXV) Secretary CAR FOR SALE 2009 FORD FOCUS SEL 53,000 MILES, WELL EQUIPED, STERLING SILVER $9,900.00, IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT Don t forget Thanksgiving is on the 27 th! 4
N O V E M B R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 3 9, N O. 1 1 Continued from page 3 1.) The Anderson Power Poles demonstration was a success. Of the 25 sets of power poles adapters 5 sets were sold. The Club made $50 in return so far. The remaining set of adapters, along with the power crimper has been handed over to Russel. He will bring them to the up coming meetings for anyone else who is interested in buying more. 2.) Russel called and confirmed our dinner reservations Dian the new manager at Sizzler. Dian was very adamant about there being a $100 deposit. The Club would have to choose between meals that ranged from $14-$20. New Business 1.) Christmas Raffle: It was brought up at the meeting that the Board needed to figure out what to purchase for the Christmas raffle. The board decided this years Raffle will not be like the past raffles where there is a grand prize. Instead everyone will have the opportunity to win something, whether it s coax cable or an antenna. Dino made a motion that $500 be set aside for the raffle. Bill seconded the motion, it was voted on and then passed. Bill Volunteered to go to Ham Radio Outlet and see what kind of deals they would provide to the Club. 2.) Holiday Cake: The Board decided on a whether or not to have a Holiday Cake. It was decided the Club would have a holiday cake and that Paul will order and pick it up. 3.) Bill Prats (K6ACJ) will be our next guest speaker for November. 4.)Elections: Nomination didn t go as well as Dino was expecting. Both Dino and Donald will not be able to continue on as officers, but Russel and Bill have volunteered to continue on in their elected offices. 5.) At the last General Meeting Dino Brought up the idea of the Club owning a projector. After what happened at the meeting, there was some serious thought about getting a one. In the discussion, Paul mentioned he as a projector and will make every effort to bring it to the Club s General meetings. He said it was just incase we need one again and the Facilities did not have one. Adjournment: The next Board meeting will be held on November 24 th at 7pm. The meeting ended at 8:05pm. Respectfully submitted Donald Ocampo (KJ6RXV) Secretary 5
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