Meeting:2014/11/06

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2014/11/06 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Licence Exams

• Next exam dates: List of full exam dates here
• BRING FORMS HENRY
• Send an email, Henry

OfCom Proposals?

• Was looked at last time
• OfCom webpage
• Do we want to respond as a club (if it's still open)?
  • If we can do, we can do it in the doing next week.

Outings

• Outing happened two weeks ago
  • Not many contacts; quite a lot of noise
  • Issues with forgetting kit caused a very delayed start
  • We should make a definitive list of what we need for outings
• Upcoming rallies and similar events
• Trips to IVARC / Southampton ARC meetings
  • Next Friday (14th) is IVARC auction. I can give a lift if people want to come. I will send out an email.

Antennas

• SUSU Antenna Array
  • Phil has made an awesome picture
    • awesome picture
  • I will draft something to send to E&F

CubeSat

They want a ground station, and have been asking SUSF. Maybe we could help?

They asked us to meet them a couple of weeks ago. They said they couldn't make it when we were meeting, and I haven't heard back since.

• They are looking for someone to build a ground station (all of it)
  • Not using our antenna array as they want exclusive use. They're trying to get one on top of City Gateway.
    • Once they have a site they would be open for giving the radio club use as long as we don't interfere when they need to use it.

Shack in SUSU

• Our old shack (office) is being turned into a meeting room.
• Plan to try to get a corner in it for use as a shack when there's no meeting (or remote control when there is a meeting)
• Had meeting with SUSU about this. It went well, the VP for Democracy and Creative Industries seems supportive of the idea.
• Tyler is setting up a Doodle poll for meeting.

Newsletter

• Wiki page | Google Doc
• A few tweaks/finalisations required
  • Add VHF NFD, make it and end of academic year newsletter.
    • Collect VHF NFD pictures.
• We need a list of people to whom to send it.
  • Phil is working on it.

QSL Cards

• QSL card design competition
  • Photos taken at VHF NFD
  • Please design/submit designs ASAP.
  • Closing date TBD (but probably once we have funding for them)
  • Funding - see joint agenda

• Received QSL cards
  • Tyler has them
  • We need to figure out what to do with them - scan them? Put them in an album?

Chilbolton Atmospheric Radio Observatory

• Mentioned by Quintin - could probably get a free visit/tour as a uni club.
  • Maybe a good activity for 2014-15 newbies?
• There is a pub nearby

Joint Agenda

Give Darren Money

• Memberships are due, prices for the year are £10 for a student and £15 for staff/society alumni, and morse

SUSU

• Moving to Creative Industries zone
  • I will chase this up, not heard anything
• Funding round 2
  • Mast only
  • Prices for antennas, etc. (we want to buy them, since we can't afford things to break)
• General discussion about matters SUSU

Mailing List

• Anyone else need to be added to suws-members list?

Wiki logins

• Talk to Dave N

Cupboard

• We have a cupboard outside Zepler level 3 labs (north)
• Joyce and Tyler have keys
  • We want Henry to have a key too, if possible. Henry will ask Joyce.
• We need a signing book for kit
• We need stickers for the books, Darren will sort these out.

Doing agenda

What to do next week in the doing. Please do not remove this section.

Ofcom consultation response

Write a quick email stating that we agree with the RSGB.

Outing items list

Make a definitive list for things we need for outings.

Finalising mast plans

Especially re funding.

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda