Meeting:2015/02/05

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Meeting (to be) held from 18:00-20:00 on 2015/02/05 in Zepler CLS Lecture Room

 

Amateur Radio

Licence Exams

• Upcoming exams
  • David Henley will let Henry know shortly wrt candidates for an exam in May from IVARC.
  • Two people wanting to do an exam. May as well run them at the same time as IVARC's (so in May).

How to unbreak the members page

• daveruss has been looking into this

Outings

• Next outing date, location and plan
  • After exams in January
  • Milford-on-Sea?
  • Make a definitive list for things we need for outings.
  • It's cold enough right now ;)
  • Set up a doodle poll for the next couple of months

• Transport
  • Probably Members' cars and possibly also ferries if not enough spaces.
  • If kit is a problem - cars carrying kit, people by ferry, a car-based shuttle from the nearest station.

• Dover Rally - 15th March

• SERF 6th June

• Harwell in Didcot this Sunday. Who wants to come?
  • Murray, Phil, Chris O, Tyler, Tom, Raphael (maybe).
  • Two cars' worth (Phil and Murray).

Science and Engineering Family Day

• 14th March
• We've been invited
• Who can go?
  • Chris O, Tyler (in some form), Henry (probably), Arthur (maybe), probably not Chris M but maybe.
• Respond on the mailing list if you are also interested.

• Things to do
  • Usual radio operations
  • PiFM/SSTV DEMO IN A DALEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Graeme inquiring about IVARC mast.
  • Getting people to send greeting messages (to other society members)

SUSU Antenna Array

• Progress
• SUWS repaying members for items they have bought for the array
  • Invoices received from members (Henry, Tyler, Graeme?)
  • Invoices paid
• What do we still need?
• Contact with E&F and SUSU Estates
  • Murray and {Daveruss, Tyler} need to decide a meeting date. Preferably outside the SUSU building so they know what we're on about.
  • SUSU Estates email, has it gone out yet?
• Speaking/meeting with other societies/SUSU
• Potential Shack in SUSU may cease to be bookable again and become an office.
  • Any further update beyond this is not happening yet and the fact we may be able to use it out of office hours anyway.

CubeSat

• Any more information / contact with CubeSat group

Newsletter

• Wiki page | Google Doc
• A few tweaks/finalisations required
  • Add VHF NFD, make it and end of 2014 newsletter.
  • Collate VHF NFD pictures.
• We need a list of people to whom to send it.
  • Phil has sent to committee the list he had.

QSL Cards

• QSL card design competition
  • Is this every going to close?
  • Have we applied for any funding for this?
• Received QSL cards
  • Scan so can be uploaded to the website
  • Also put in a physical album

Chilbolton Atmospheric Radio Observatory

• Mentioned by Quentin - could probably get a free visit/tour as a uni club.
  • Ping them an email to determine their attitude

WebSDR

• Getting direct port 80 at last :) (java support, global list entry, Pieter stops hating Phil, etc)
• Find out if repurposing have newer PCs available, USB bus is struggling on the current one.
• Current PC: Dell Optiplex, Core 2 Duo E8500 3.2GHz

Joint Agenda

Outstanding membership fees (Darren)

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

SUSU

• Funding round 3
  • When is the deadline for this so we can make sure we are ready

Mailing List and Wiki

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

Lifetime Members

• See Callsigns/Alumni page
  • We have quite a few people now mostly from the '90s
  • Dave has subtly hinted to Nigel that we would like the G8KMI callsign back despite not having a shack

Cupboard

• Henry now has additional key?
  • Yes
• Do we now have a signout book for books/kit (Henry)
  • No
  • But we do have a piece of paper, temporarily
• Additional books order (Henry/Darren)
  • Darren has approved of the concept, but expects an email with a list of books to be bought
• Do we now have stickers for the books? (Darren)
  • No

SUSU H&S meeting

• We apparently need to go, but have not been threatened with DISAFFILIATION.
• Murray needs to go, as he's secretary, or Tyler as he's president
• Murray will figure out when he's free and go

AOB

• For SUSU to change the 25 members limit would be easier as it's a bylaw compared to if it were a rule
• But they don't apparently destroy societies when they drop below 25, otherwise most socs would be gone, so we're totally fine.

SOWN

See SOWN Agenda