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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2015/09/24 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

Catch up of summer news

Mast
- We do not have a mast yet
- Situation with b40's demolition, the office situation and the meeting with Director of Union Services explained.
Storage
- Caught up with our stuff being moved from cupboard to cage 9, and etc.
Outings
- Caught up on outing on the common, open days and VHF NFD
Anything else
- Not that any of us can think of.

New year Prep

Things to purchase
- Kit_wishlist
  - Deferred until later/Darren is here
- End fed zepp
  - Murray to contact G-Whip guy, talk to Graeme first, we could invite him to do a talk on antenna design.

Initial Events

Introductory sessions.
- 1st of October and 8th of October
- Murray and Henry/Russell/any other volunteers on the day to give presentation, Murray to find presentation
- PiSSTV explanation
- General Q&A/topics people would like to know about
- SOWN presentation by Daveruss
- Event Page
- Event Page
- These happened, they went well, I think.

Freshers outing
- 15th of October
- Intercourse (SUSU grass)
- Later than usual pubbing
- Arrive early (17:30) to help with setup if you can, newbies to arrive 18:00
- Subject to weather
- Light setup, FT-920, large battery, Graeme's end-fed Zepp, Morse's table, red box, Murray's folding chairs.
- Goal is just to make contacts and do greeting message for non-licensees.
- Event Page

Licence update presentation.
- 22nd of October
- Licence conditions have changed slightly over summer, UGs may not be aware fully.
- Henry to give presentation to explain changes in licence conditions
- Followed by cut-down meeting
- Specifically invite already licenced newbies.
- Obviously existing club members should come too.
- No reminder email for newbie list, but a mention in the previous emails. Obviously reminder on mailing list as usual.
- Event Page

Construction evening/weekend workshop
- Murray to send out doodle poll.
- Saturday/Sunday preferred, but perhaps a couple of Thursday doings. Why not both?
- projects to consider
  - Slimjims
  - 10m antennas
  - designing the morse sounder
  - VFOs for intermediate applicants
- date?

SOWN workshop
- Some Saturday towards the end of the month
- Dave to Doodle poll

Mast

Director of union services discussing with E&F

Exam things

Next dates: Mon 7th Dec 19:00 deadline 16th Nov.
- Arthur and Jo{h,}n Fisher would like to Full (either date).
- Hector and Freddie would like intermediate

EMF 2016

5th-7th August 2016
- SUWS attendance?
Guildford!

Kit at M0NSA_QTH

pole and other bits should be catalogued and relocated
Diplexer, many missing bits to HF beam, 40m Softrock SDR, SOWN node
A load more poles at Dave's house.
They forgot the HF power amp, I suspect that will come back later
- That hasn't happened yet

AOB (radio)

146-147 Mhz NoV renewal
- http://rsgb.org/main/operating/licensing-novs-visitors/online-nov-application/146mhz-147mhz-nov/
- Club would like to apply.
- If you have a full licence, please apply as it should be interesting to experiment with.

QSL card competition
- Should be officially started after freshers arrive
- Winner gets 25 QSL cards of own design (club gets 75 of winning design)
- Only paid members can {be eligible for prize,vote} (delete as appropriate)
- Rear design in competition as well.

Joint Agenda

Storage

Where / what has happened to our Zepler cupboard.
- It's gone missing
- There wasn't that much stuff in it but it would be a pain to lose (manuals/original boxes/mounting hardware).
- Bill Swanton who is on leave possibly knows.
- Cupboard has been claimed by someone. We will be getting a new one. Joyce is on it/etc.
Second key for B32 cupboard.
cage 9 issues
- CU and livesoc contacted
- There's a leak in the roof.

Social

Artemis
- In a month where we have five Thursdays.
- Now with working lights
- suggested date: 29th

AOB

H&S training

Let's send Arihant, as he handles equipment, and he hasn't already been.
- He couldn't make any of them.
Freddie volunteered, but he's not on the committee.

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda

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 * Mast
+** We do not have a mast yet
+** Situation with b40's demolition, the office situation and the meeting with Director of Union Services explained.
 * Storage
+** Caught up with our stuff being moved from cupboard to cage 9, and etc.
 * Outings
+** Caught up on outing on the common, open days and VHF NFD
 * Anything else
+** Not that any of us can think of.
 === New year Prep ===
@@ Line 18: / Line 23: @@
 * Things to purchase
 ** [[Kit_wishlist]]
+*** Deferred until later/Darren is here
 ** End fed zepp
+*** Murray to contact G-Whip guy, talk to Graeme first, we could invite him to do a talk on antenna design.
-* Bunfights Report
-* Emails for freshers
 ==== Initial Events ====
-* HF vertical on common to test set-up for freshers
-** Tentatively Sat 26th Sept.
-** [[Outing:2015/09/26|Event page]]
 * Introductory sessions.
-** 1st of October
+** 1st of October and 8th of October
+** Murray and Henry/Russell/any other volunteers on the day to give presentation, Murray to find presentation
+** PiSSTV explanation
+** General Q&A/topics people would like to know about
+** SOWN presentation by Daveruss
 ** [[Meeting:2015/10/01|Event Page]]
+** [[Meeting:2015/10/08|Event Page]]
+** These happened, they went well, I think.
 * Freshers outing
 ** 15th of October
+** Intercourse (SUSU grass)
+** Later than usual pubbing
+** Arrive early (17:30) to help with setup if you can, newbies to arrive 18:00
+** Subject to weather
+** Light setup, FT-920, large battery, Graeme's end-fed Zepp, Morse's table, red box, Murray's folding chairs.
+** Goal is just to make contacts and do greeting message for non-licensees.
 ** [[Outing:2015/10/15|Event Page]]
 * Licence update presentation.
 ** 22nd of October
+** Licence conditions have changed slightly over summer, UGs may not be aware fully.
+** Henry to give presentation to explain changes in licence conditions
+** Followed by cut-down meeting
+** Specifically invite already licenced newbies.
+** Obviously existing club members should come too.
+** No reminder email for newbie list, but a mention in the previous emails. Obviously reminder on mailing list as usual.
 ** [[Meeting:2015/10/22|Event Page]]
 * Construction evening/weekend workshop
+** Murray to send out doodle poll.
+** Saturday/Sunday preferred, but perhaps a couple of Thursday doings. Why not both?
 ** projects to consider
 *** Slimjims
 *** 10m antennas
 *** designing the [[morse sounder]]
-*** VFO's for intermediate applicants
+*** VFOs for intermediate applicants
 ** date?
+* SOWN workshop
+** Some Saturday towards the end of the month
+** Dave to Doodle poll
 === [[SUSU_Antenna_Array|Mast]] ===
@@ Line 55: / Line 79: @@
 === Exam things ===
-* Next dates: Sun 11th Oct 10:00; Mon 7th Dec 19:00; deadlines 18th Sep and 16th Nov respectively.
+* Next dates: Mon 7th Dec 19:00 deadline 16th Nov.
-** Arthur and Jo{h,}n Fisher would like to Full (either date)
+** Arthur and Jo{h,}n Fisher would like to Full (either date).
+** Hector and Freddie would like intermediate
 === EMF 2016 ===
-* 5th-17th August 2016
+* 5th-7th August 2016
 ** SUWS attendance?
+* Guildford!
 === Kit at [[M0NSA_QTH]] ===
 * pole and other bits should be catalogued and relocated
+* Diplexer, many missing bits to HF beam, 40m Softrock SDR, SOWN node
+* A load more poles at Dave's house.
+* They forgot the HF power amp, I suspect that will come back later
+** That hasn't happened yet
 === AOB (radio) ===
-* FCC are being literally Satan. They're potentially going to prevent people from using custom firmware on WiFi chipsets.
-** Please moan at them: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/08/06/2015-18402/equipment-authorization-and-electronic-labeling-for-wireless-devices
 * 146-147 Mhz NoV renewal
 ** http://rsgb.org/main/operating/licensing-novs-visitors/online-nov-application/146mhz-147mhz-nov/
+** Club would like to apply.
+** If you have a full licence, please apply as it should be interesting to experiment with.
+* QSL card competition
+** Should be officially started after freshers arrive
+** Winner gets 25 QSL cards of own design (club gets 75 of winning design)
+** Only paid members can {be eligible for prize,vote} (delete as appropriate)
+** Rear design in competition as well.
 == Joint Agenda ==
@@ Line 78: / Line 113: @@
 === Storage ===
 * Where / what has happened to our Zepler cupboard.
+** It's gone missing
+** There wasn't that much stuff in it but it would be a pain to lose (manuals/original boxes/mounting hardware).
+** Bill Swanton who is on leave possibly knows.
+** Cupboard has been claimed by someone. We will be getting a new one. Joyce is on it/etc.
 * Second key for B32 cupboard.
 * [[42/Cage9|cage 9]] issues
 ** CU and livesoc contacted
+** There's a leak in the roof.
 === Social ===
@@ Line 87: / Line 127: @@
 ** Now with working lights
 ** suggested date: 29th
+=== AOB ===
+==== H&S training ====
+* Let's send Arihant, as he handles equipment, and he hasn't already been.
+** He couldn't make any of them.
+* Freddie volunteered, but he's not on the committee.
 == SOWN ==
 See [[sown:Meetings|SOWN Agenda]]