Meeting:2016/04/21

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2016/04/21 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Licence exams

• Number of entrants --- 1
  • That happened. We don't know if he passed yet because Advanced.
• Scheduling for practical work --- N/A
• Next exams: Fri 6th May, deadline: 22nd April.
  • Applicants: Arihant for Advanced, David Young for Intermediate, Freddie for Advanced, Mohit for Foundation, Josh for Advanced, Caroline for Foundation.

SUSU fundings

• Antenna Bags
  • Purchased and money claimed
• End fed zep
  • purchased
  • Thanks to Gwhip for the discount
• Tripod mast
  • not purchaced yet
• HF Beam Balun
  • Purchased
• QSL Cards
  • Unknown

Updating Email Aliases

• committee (at) sown.org.uk
• webmaster (at) suws.org.uk and (at) sown.org.uk
• exams (at) suws.org.uk
• contact (at) suws.org.uk

Future Planning

• Goals for next year
• Kit wishlist
• Club Stock

Stock of people who need to pay for club kit used

• Should be a book with the money tin to see what is outstanding
  • Otherwise refer to Stock of people who need to pay for club kit (legacy list)
• Stock items with purchaser unknown (according to last meeting minutes):
  • 1.6ish m of ladder line (pay Tyler)
  • 1 BNC connector (pay Tyler)
  • 1 BNC connector (pay Club)
  • 3m ish of RG58 (pay Tyler)

Mast

• Workshop progress
• Update from SUSU / Estates and Facilities
  • Large setback, E&F have suddenly said no.
  • Tyler is talking to Kerry.
    • No response so far

Basingstoke ARC Activities

• Phil has received an email from Mark 2E0ECN, their chairman, asking if we're interested in the following:

• • 14 May - Radio Fun Day at 2015 VHF NFD Site
    • Chance to play with whatever, away from RF noise, other hams will be onsite.
  • 1 - 3 July - VHF Field Day
    • 24h Contest on several bands - great fun! Can do joint entry as before if we commit early.
  • 13 August - Radio Fun Day
    • Chance to play with whatever, away from RF noise, other hams will be onsite.
  • 2 - 4 Sept - HF Field Day
    • Similar to VHF NFD, but on HF. Not one that the Uni club has entered before.

• Phil has forwarded the email to the committee.

SUWS WordPress site

• Can people upload any club photos taken within the past two years to the WordPress site
  • Ask David Newman if you need an account.
• Can we make another blog post?

Callsign list update

• Anyone not added new callsign after December exams?

Amateur Radio AOB

• Anything?

Joint Agenda

This month's events

• • Doing 2016-04-28
    • Outing (weather permitting), Common. Followed optionally by Cowherds. Trial run for summer outing formula.

Storage shenanigans

• Correct locations of kit on wiki.
• Discuss storage location of new items.
  • End-fed Zepp in cupboard
  • Tripod mast in cage

Club funds

• None of our own un-ringfenced money to be reserved for mast any more
• Mast money should be spent on things on the mast funding application, but would also be useful for the club in the meantime (even if the mast doesn't go ahead)

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda