Colorado QRP Meeting minutes
Nov12, 2011 10:30AM
Meeting Location: Milestone Technologies
Call to order by President Frank Ivan K0FEI
Roll call – 16 members in attendance – Sign up sheet will be posted at
President’s message by Frank Ivan
Officer’s Reports
Minutes of July 9, 2011 Approved –
Dick Schneider AB0CD moved/ Jim Moravec N0COT 2nd – Vote count unanimous
Secretary’s Report by Vince Kumagai – KI0RB
Colorado QRP Club recaps of 2011 hamfest attendance. The year was a great success with the final event being the Denver Radio Club swap meet. Most of the home brew parts and accessories from Gabe Seller’s, W2ZGB SK member #12, estate sale was sold. For its help in conducting the sale for Gabe’s family the club was rewarded by the donation of two radios from the estate. An Elecraft K2 and a Heath Kit H-9 are now part of the club’s “lending equipment”. Both radio’s have been checked and are in fine working condition. Any QRP member in good standing is eligible to check out the equipment.
Treasurer’s reportby Dick Schneider AB0CD on behalf of Roger Wendell WB0JNR
UNOFFICIAL balances in the CQC Accounts –
$2382.82 – Savings
$1048.05 – Checking
There is $200 in anticipated accounts payable outstanding.
QRP Fox Hunt News – Marshall Emm, N1FN
The winter 40M/80M Fox Hunt started last Tuesday Nov. 8, 2011 with the 80M fox. The 40M fox hunts began Thursdays Nov. 10, 2011. The hunts are Tuesdays and Thursday starting at 7:30pm MDT and run for 90 minutes. There will be 20 weeks of fox hunting ending on the week of March 29, 2012. Teams for the fox hunt have until this coming Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 to submit their names to Dale (Fox hunt Team committee). There will be no scheduled hunt the week of Thanksgiving. New for this season is the Qfox reflector on Yahoo Groups. Information on the Fox Hunt schedule and results are available at:
Low Down publication Dick Schneider AB0CD
The latest copy of the CQC Low Down publication was mailed last Thursday Nov. 10 and should be arriving in mail boxes as we speak. This will be issue number four for the year and will continue on it’s quarterly publishing schedule. 141 copies were sent out in this batch. Anyone with articles or shack pictures please send them to Dick for future publication.
Field Day 2011 - Frank Ivan – Battleground site report
Official result for ARRL Field 2011 has W0CQC (Battleground) The Colorado QRP Club scored 1st in 2 A Battery class and 4th over all with 19,130 Qs and and a score of 19,130. N0CQC (Aloha) placed 10th in 2A Battery and 569th overall with 228 Qs and score of 3015.
VP Report – Scott Garcia KC0HSV
The Colorado QRP club has open positions for committees. The club would like to begin having an Annual Banquet and the position of Banquet chairperson is open. Along those same lines the club can always use more 2M net controllers for Monday nights.
OLD BUSINESS
Marshall Emm N1FN has been attending to the sale of keys belonging to Ira Siegel KA2RCS SK. There are still some keys available for sale.
There is a question as to the disposition of the two QRP class awards for the Pikes Peak Radio Amateurs Summer QSO party. At the July meeting the club passed a motion to sponsor the QRP Single Operator CW and QRP single operator Mixed awards. Each award cost was $60 and all that was needed was to contact the PPRAA via their web site and pay for the awards. Vince Kumagai was to contact Roger Wendell to accomplish the purchase for the club.
Sunday December 11 is the date for the CQC Great Colorado Snowshoe Sprint.
NEW BUSINESS
Social Media by Vince Kumagai KI0RB
A straw poll was taken to see if the Colorado QRP Club should explore expansion in to social media with the club’s internet presences. The result of the poll expressed an interest in Facebook and Twitter as new areas to explore. Vince Kumagai will take an action item to engage Roger Wendell, the club webmaster, in the social media area.
Meeting adjourned.
Submitted by: Vince Kumagai KI0RB – Club Secretary.