Minutes of 24 October, 2023 Grande Ronde Radio Amateur Association meeting
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Present were
W7GFA Gary Anger
W7CDL Chris Leavitt (President)
KD7DB Dennis Bottorff
N7NSL Ted Iverson
KD7CEM Don Magee
KK7MA Michael Abernathy
Katie Fox (Elkhorn Relay)
KK7MJY Cathy Patterson
Les Patterson
KK7CXF Kevin Smolkowski
KH7WHF Lukus Partney
KG7HRZ Mike Averett
KD6FVL Hank Warg
W7BL Tyson Brooks
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Prior to the meeting Cathy Patterson upgraded from Technician to General class operator. Big? Congratulations to Cathy.
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Meeting started at 1757 with round robin introductions.
Chris read the minutes of the September 2023 meeting which were accepted with one minor change.
Treasurer's report: Dennis paid $20 for a microphone the Joel had? donated which brings our Treasury to $6,549.59
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Chris recapped his drive along the 2023 Elkhorn Relay route in Union and Baker? counties, and his hearability on his comms checks.
Katie Fox discussed her experiences on the relay in previous years and discussed her desire to have amateur radio in force during the upcoming relays? primarily for safety reasons. Tyson reaffirmed the club's willingness to help out on
the relay and the need to have a comms plan and to have the ability to reach somebody who could call for emergency services if needed. Tyson suggested that we be able to contact Union County and/or Baker County (Oregon) Emergency Services. Plenty of discussion
ensued with a lot of suggestions, recommendations, questions, and answers. We reiterated that amateur radio operators helping in the relay are not to be the decision makers, so there needs to be operational control from relay race ?officers. We agreed to meet
again with Katie in the spring of 2024 for further planning.
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KK7CXF Kevin talked more about Hexbeam antennas and gave some handouts with photos to attendees. He said he would be happy to help anybody build one.
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Christmas get-together.? Calvary Chapel in La Grande is ok with us holding our get-together there but weekends are not good. We discussed possibly holding it on a Tuesday or holding it elsewhere. Chris will bring a sign-up sheet next meeting
and we will discuss location, date, and time.
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Tyson will hold training on the electronic VE exam system on November, 18, 2023 most likely at the Ziply building in La Grande, Oregon, unless we hear otherwise. Time to be determined.
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Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race 2024. Race Central is moving back to previous location at the Community Center in Joseph Oregon for 2024 race. Amateur Radio operators are needed. Please consider volunteering. Go to EagleCapExtreme.com and
sign up under "Volunteer Registration ¨C 2024 Race", not under "Amateur Radio" as the Amateur Radio link is for the 2023 race and it won't recognize that you are signing up to help. Amateur Radio volunteers are needed from Wednesday through Saturday 17 Jan
¨C 20 Jan 2024.
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K7UNI-12 is a new Packet repeater on Mount Emily. It hosts? Winlink, Bulletin Board, chat capabilities etc. Mike Abernathy said that a map of its propagation is in the works. We may hold on class on it's use at a future date.
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ARES. ODART (Oregon Disaster Airlift Relief Team) is testing its capabilities on October 28, 2023 on 7.250 MHz from 0900 to 1000 Pacific time. Please consider tuning in and respond to calls to help them assess their capabilities.
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Our? next meeting will be at the Calvary Chapel in La Grande, Oregon on 11/28/2023.
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The? meeting adjourned at 1912.
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Please see today's agenda for tonight's meeting. Click
See you at 6pm!?
C.? W7CDL 
Go Wildcats!
¡°They don¡¯t care what you know until they know that you care¡±
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Re: Treasurer Report 10-24-2023
Mike, KF7STP, I? have? $20.00 owed to the Club for t he foot switch Joel,? KD7JG, sold me last meeting.
I will bring it tonight. 73
Dennis? KD7DB
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Good morning all,
Our current balance is $6,529.59, this reflects a $105.00 increase from last month with proceeds collected from club activities.
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Mike Orcutt KF7STP
Treasurer
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Treasurer Report 10-24-2023
Good morning all,
Our current balance is $6,529.59, this reflects a $105.00 increase from last month with proceeds collected from club activities. 73 Mike Orcutt KF7STP Treasurer
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From the ARRL: Comment Deadlines Set on Proposed 60-Meter Band Changes
A public period is open until October 30, 2023 for radio amateurs to comment on proposed changes to the 60-meter band. ARRL is asking all radio amateurs to join it in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue the existing use of the band. ARRL is encouraging expressions of support to the FCC for the current 100 watt ERP power limit (instead of reducing the power limit to 15 watts EIRP) and continuing secondary access to the current channels. An opportunity to reply to comments ends on November 28.
Currently, radio amateurs in the US have use of five discrete channels on a secondary basis, on which they are permitted an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100 watts. In the NPRM the Commission solicits comment on reducing the secondary allocation to 15 kHz of contiguous spectrum between 5351.5 - 5366.5 kHz with a power limit of 15 watts EIRP (equivalent to 9.1 watts ERP). The lesser spectrum and reduced power limit was adopted by the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15).
The federal government is the primary user of the 5 MHz spectrum. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the federal government's spectrum regulator, has argued that the WRC-15 proposals should be implemented as written. Doing so would result in amateurs losing four of the discrete channels they have been using on a secondary basis and having the maximum permissible power reduced by more than 10 dB, from 100 watts ERP to 9.1 watts ERP.
In 2017, ARRL petitioned the FCC to keep four of the current five 60-meter channels -- one would be within the new band -- as well as the current limit of 100 watts ERP. "Such implementation will allow radio amateurs engaged in emergency and disaster relief
communications, and especially those between the United States and the Caribbean basin, to more reliably, more flexibly and more capably conduct those communications [and preparedness exercises], before the next hurricane season," ARRL said in its petition.
ARRL said that years of amateur radio experience using the five discrete 5-MHz channels demonstrated that amateurs coexist well with the primary users at 5 MHz. "Neither ARRL, nor, apparently, NTIA is aware of a single reported instance of interference to a federal user by a radio amateur operating at 5 MHz to date," ARRL said in its 2017 petition.
ARRL will continue to advocate to maintain the 100 watt limit for 60 meters, continued authorization for the four channels outside the WRC allocation that are being used today, and adoption of the new 15 kHz allocation with the same 100 watt power limit.
In the NPRM, the FCC recognizes that Canada adopted rules equivalent to those proposed by the ARRL. "Finally, we note that Canada has essentially implemented the same rules as ARRL has requested," the Commission wrote.
The FCC seeks comment on the proposed 15 kHz of contiguous spectrum, but also on whether the existing channels should remain allocated to amateur radio on a secondary basis, and whether the maximum power limitations should be reduced from 100 to 9.1 watts ERP. The FCC also requested comments on whether the power limitation should be expressed as EIRP as the WRC-15 recommends, or as ERP as in the current rules.
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ODART station test, October 28th
Good afternoon,
???? Got an email from ODART the other day. They are looking for some help testing propagation of their 40m antenna that they just installed at the Bend Airport. You don't need to be a part of ODART or ARES to participate and it should only take a minute to help them build a coverage map.
Tyson Brooks
W7BL
The Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team (ODART) chapter at the Bend Airport has installed a new 40-meter antenna and would appreciate your help with an over-the-air test.? Would folks on this list, most of whom assisted with the Whale Run exercise this past July, be able to help next week?
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?Proposed schedule:
?Time:? 9:00AM - 10:00AM
?Frequency:? 7.250 MHz (¡ÀQRM)
?Exchange:? Grid Square and Signal Strength
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?Except for Bend, there is no need to go to an airfield for this test, just operate from your home or club station.? If you can activate using emergency power, that would be a plus.
?In addition, I will be monitoring the Oregon TAC talkgroup (31410) on the Brandmeister DMR network during this period.? Why DMR?? In the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone rupture, the DMR network may still be in-tact east of the Cascades and provide a vital link between DART's in OR, WA, CA, and ID.
?73,
?Steve Aberle, WA7PTM
?ODART Communications Volunteer
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Re: Need VEs for this Tuesday.
I'll be onsite, counseling upstairs until 5:30.?
C.
On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 6:18?AM KD7CEM, Don Magee < popsmagee@...> wrote:
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 07:53:20 AM PDT, W7BL, Tyson Brooks < tyson.brooks5@...> wrote:
Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Re: Need VEs for this Tuesday.
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 07:53:20 AM PDT, W7BL, Tyson Brooks <tyson.brooks5@...> wrote:
Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Re: Need VEs for this Tuesday.
On Sunday, October 22, 2023 at 10:27:31 AM PDT, W7GFA, Gary Anger <garyanger1958@...> wrote:
I wont be able to make it at 5pm. I have an appointment. I will make it to the meeting though. Could somebody pick up the exam materials from my office either Monday or Tuesday? 1910 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850. Thank you
Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Re: Need VEs for this Tuesday.
Yeah I'll pick them up tomorrow
On Sun, Oct 22, 2023 at 10:27 AM, W7GFA, Gary Anger <garyanger1958@...> wrote: I wont be able to make it at 5pm. I have an appointment. I will make it to the meeting though. Could somebody pick up the exam materials from my office either Monday or Tuesday? 1910 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850. Thank you Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Tyson Brooks
W7BL
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Re: Need VEs for this Tuesday.
I wont be able to make it at 5pm. I have an appointment. I will make it to the meeting though. Could somebody pick up the exam materials from my office either Monday or Tuesday? 1910 Adams Ave, La Grande, OR 97850. Thank you
Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Need VEs for this Tuesday.
Good Morning,
???? We have one test candidate for Tuesday, going from Tech to General. So far I have Dennis and myself. Please reply to this message, send me an email or a text. I will then add you to the list.
Tyson
W7BL
541-910-2784
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Grande Ronde Radio Amateurs Association meeting minutes for September 2023
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Present at the meeting were:
W7GFA Gary Anger
KD7DB Dennis Bottorff
W7JSN Jason Fouts
W7CDL Chris Leavitt (president)
W7GQE John Britschgi
W7BL Tyson Brooks
KD7JG Joel Hinshaw
KG7HRZ Mike Averett
N7NSL Ted Iverson
KK7MJY Cathy Patterson
Les Patterson
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Chris opened the meeting at 1800 Pacific time and reviewed last month's minutes. Minutes required one correction, the date of tonight's meeting was corrected in the minutes? from 9/16/2023 to 9/26/2023.
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Treasurer's report: We have $6439.59 in the treasury.
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Old Business: Katie Fox, coordinator for the Elkhorn relay was invited to attend tonight's meeting but was unable to attend.
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Labor Day club barbeque took place with good attendance. Chris asked us for input on what we did not think of or what was lacking if anything.
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Four members took place in the antenna build event on September 16th at Ted's residence.
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Jeff Crews'? e-mail system used by he club will transition nicely but we will need to send some e-mails to
[email protected] as well.
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New Business: We are still looking into the possibility of holding our Christmas get together at Calvary Chapel. Cathy and Les offered to host it at their home if the expected number of attendees is not too large. We agreed we should try
to get a feel for the number of people who may attend.
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We? will eventually hold a class for our VE's to learn how to use the new exam system. That class may possibly take? place in November, depending on Tyson's schedule.? Tyson will send an e-mail? to survey the VE's to help determine a good
date and time for the class.
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Dennis had? planned to have? an antenna-raising event at his house on August 30th but had to postpone.
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We have a new? ARRL Section Manager, ?Scott Rosenfield, N7JI who? is actively? coordinating Section events.
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The? Eagle? Cap Extreme (ECX) SledDog race is looking for amateur radio operators to help at the January 2024 event. Tyson has notified the ARRL which will in turn publish the request for volonteers.
(The ECX starts outside of Joseph, Oregon with Race Central being located in Enterprise Oregon)
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ARES. There is a SET (Simulated? Emergency Test) scheduled? for October. ?There? will be a new Packet Digipeter installed on Mt. Emily in the near future. ARES members may hold? a class on usage? of same.
The next ARES meeting will be held on the K7UNI repeater on October 10th at 1900 pacific? time.
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VE. Nothing new to report.
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Chris and Tyson are both making a trip to HRO on Friday, 9/29/2023. Let Chris know if you? would like? him to pick up any items from there.
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Chris? is soliciting input on what type of? antenna he would be advised to have for his equipment.
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A? former member of the club in Elgin Oregon is willing to host a Hexbeam antenna class. We? reviewed numerous photos and sketches of Hexbeam antennas.
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Jason demonstrated? usage? of a direction finding antenna he built.
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Joel brought in a Heil footswitch that Graham Hicks? donated to the club.
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The meeting ended at 1858.
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Our next club meeting will be on 10/24/2023 at Calvary Chapel in La Grande, Oregon.
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Or recurring interest, here are our normal events:
Ham Club? dates:
Important routine Ham Club dates for 2023 Calendar year are as follow:
Weekly? Nets:
Sunday 10-meter net at 1700 on 28.426Mhz(10 meters, open to Technicians)
Sunday ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services) at 1745 on 3.955Mhz
Sunday local net at 1900 on W7GRA repeater
WInLink on Wednesdays on 144.930 (KK7MA10)()
Thursday ARES at 1900 on the K7UNI repeater followed by simplex on 146.520
Monthly
Club meetings on the 4th Tuesday Held at 1800 at Calvary Chapel, La Grande
ARES meetings on the 2nd Tuesday at the Union County Sheriffs' Office (UCSO) in La Grande at 1700
Breakfast at the SmokeHouse? on Adams Avenue in La Grande at 0900 on the 2nd Saturday each month.
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Gary F Anger,
CFP?,?
AAMS?
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Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Phone 541-963-0519
Toll Free 888-963-0519
Fax 866-593-8180
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PO Box 880
1910 Adams Ave
La Grande, OR 97850
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Gary?Anger
Financial Advisor
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Re: Treasurer's Report 9-26-2023
Hi Mike. I do have some money for you. $105 antenna build/ donation. I'll try to get it to you this week.
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 5:18 AM, KF7STP Mike Orcutt <kf7stp@...> wrote: Good Morning All, I'm probably not going to make it to our meeting tonight so here's our current Treasurer's report for 9-26-2023 there are no changes from last month . 73 Mike Orcutt KF7STP Treasurer
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Treasurer's Report 9-26-2023
Good Morning All, I'm probably not going to make it to our meeting tonight so here's our current Treasurer's report for 9-26-2023 there are no changes from last month . 73 Mike Orcutt KF7STP Treasurer
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In preparation for tomorrow's meeting, please click the link here -?. I will have 5 copies on-site for those who wish a hard copy. I have contacted Katie Fox and have yet to hear back. Also, I will have one meeting minutes edit (colored in red).?
See you tomorrow! C W7CDL
Go Wildcats!
¡°They don¡¯t care what you know until they know that you care¡±
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Good Morning,?
I haven't received any requests for an exam tomorrow, so I have canceled the exam listing. If someone that we know locally wants to do it at the last minute, not really a problem. Just need to round up some VEs.
Tyson?
W7BL
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Hello club representatives, ? Here is more information from the ARRL that may be of interest to you.? Please share this information with your clubs. ? Bonnie Altus, AB7ZQ Oregon Section Affiliated Club Coordinator ?
From: Walters, Michael, W8ZY < mwalters@...> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2023 8:06 AM To: ARRL Affiliated Club Coordinators < acclist@...> Subject: New Certificates ? Hello, ? I hope the Monday morning is going well in your neighborhood. I wanted to bring to the Section Managers and to the Affiliated Club Coordinators new certificates for what we are calling Club Level Awards. These are awards that clubs and individual members can use to recognize other hams for the certain achievements. The first certificate is the First Contact Award. This is for just what it says and can be filled out by anyone to commemorate the new hams first contact. This one is at . The other is the new Mentor Award. I know that many of you will say it should still be the Elmer Award but despite my protests it was changed. This one is at . Both are fillable PDF certificates, and they can print and download as they like. Please feel free to promote these to all clubs and your section. More certificates are coming and we want to give the clubs and individuals a way to have fun with new hams and maybe get some fun for many of us that are not so new. ? Thanks ? Mike ? ? Mike Walters, W8ZY Field Services Manager ARRL? The National Association for Amateur Radio? 225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1400 860-594-0305 mwalters@...
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W7GFA, Gary Anger
