Meeting:2014/12/04

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2014/12/04 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Licence Exams

• People getting books from Henry
• Date: Monday 8th December @ 19:00
• Who is around to invigilate?
  • Phil according to Malton
• Upcoming exams - room booking?
  • Room booking tbc with daveruss
    • Dave doesn't remember being asked to book a room
• Practical stuff pending for all
• Henry is doing the practicals this week.

Outings

• Next outing date, location and plan
• General interest in outing
  • After exams in Jan
• Make a definitive list for things we need for outings.

SUSU Antenna Array

• What did we get a various auctions since last week?
  • Arrangements for the society to pay members who have bought something
  • IVARC auction
    • Reel of RG213 (Henry) @ £35
    • Rotator controller cable (Henry) @ £25
    • Triplexer (Henry) @ £10
    • HENRY NEEDS PAYING
• What do we still need?
  • See rotator page
  • Antennas!
    • See details on rotator page???? (Where is it?)
• Contacting E&F and SUSU Estates
  • No news
• Speaking with other societies/SUSU
  • Nobody except Astronomy Soc turned up because of the Christmas lights
  • We need to reschedule
• Any other updates?
  • Funding applications are closed, we missed them
  • Raphael noted Astronomy Society may want access to mast
• Potential Problems with room in SUSU
  • may be being made an office again

CubeSat

• Any more information / contact with CubeSat group
  • No update (Phil absent).

Shack in SUSU

• Tyler was setting up a Doodle poll for meeting. What meeting was this? Has it already happened?
  • See above.

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.
  • NO UPDATE

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?

• ON HOLD until funding applications done.

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
  • No Update - Phil Absent.

Joint Agenda

Outstanding membership fees (Darren)

• £10 for students
• £15 for staff/society alumni

SUSU

• 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 and Wiki

• Mailing list additions (Dave N)
• New wiki accounts (Dave N)

Lifetime Members

• See email from contactus

Cupboard

• Additional key for Henry
  • Check this is OK with Joyce.
  • Contact the University locksmith in building 35.
  • Not done yet - Not contacted Joyce.
• Do we now have a signout book for books/kit
  • Henry feels some more needed for club.
  • Another 2 to be ordered (pending approval from Darren)
• Do we now have stickers for the books (Darren)

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda