May Meeting Report
May 13, 2008 by Prez
We had 20 members at last night’s meeting. Here are some highlights:
Barry, W4IBI, told us a bit about his early days in Amateur Radio, then made a presentation on lightning protection and grounding.
There will be no PSK-31 net this week. For future sessions we may consider trying other digital modes, and maybe even SSTV. On a related note Barry suggested that SSTV or one of the other digital modes might make a good topic for a future program.
Some of the folks who are working on the trailer and mast project had a very productive side meeting relating to some of the mechanical details of the setup.
Field Day preparations were discussed. Based on Field Day Rule 4.1.1.2, we don’t believe we would have anyone to operate a GOTA station, so we will probably just operate as a regular 3A station this year. Folks are encouraged to bring lawn chairs if they find the picnic table benches uncomfortable for long operating sessions.
There was considerable discussion, both during and after the meeting, of what will be needed to improve our severe weather net operations.
