Shuswap Amateur Radio Club Minutes

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting: May 8, 2025

Location: Shuswap Fire Training Centre

Present: Phil Baker, Dave Hadley, Al Neufeld, Peter Jugovic, Celia Harris, Wayne Harris, Al Marr, Simon Gray

1. Call to Order: 1900 hours, Phil in the Chair
2. Introductions
3. Adoption of the Agenda: M: Al Marr S: Peter                                  CARRIED
4. Adoption of the April10th Minutes: M: Dave   S: Al Neufeld            CARRIED
5. Financial Report: Treasurer Emeritus: Simon

Regular Account: $5000.42                   Gaming Account: $9.72

Income: $0.42 Int.                                  Income: $4.99 from Reg. Acc’t

$10.00 test eTransfer in

Expenses: $4.99 transfer to Gaming                                               Expenses: none

$10.00 test eTransfer out

M: Simon        S: Celia                  , that the report be                         ADOPTED

6. Web Site: issues with security certificate. Ignore security warning and proceed to log in.
7. Repeater Reports:

7.1 VE7RNH – 146.760- : working fine

7.2 VE7AHR – 147.140+: working fine

7.3 VE7QMR – 145.470-: working fine

7.4 VE7RSA – 147.020+: working fine

8. Club Correspondence:

8.1 Letter from Adam Kuzych re: professional radio test equipment – no action required

9. New and Unfinished Business:

9.1 Logo change – deferred until June meeting

9.2 Celia: RAC course sponsorship

M: Celia   S: Wayne, that SARC sponsor a candidate, on completion of course, be  reimbursed the cost of the course and manual              CARRIED

9.3 Technical Committee Report: Phil – reviewed Robin’s notes from the committee meeting regarding        expenses estimated for maintenance and repairs of repeaters for 2025.  Estimates amount to $2500 for the 2025 year. As this is within our funds available the meeting agreed to proceed with this work when weather      permitted access to the repeaters.

9.4 Celia: Field Day – request permission from Peter/RZZ to hold Field Day at his QTH.  Planning required regarding antenna to be used and locations.

10. Information Only Items:

10.1 Celia: report on Inter Agency meeting deferred until June meeting

10.2 Truckers passing through the area are willfully and illegally interfering on our RNH frequency.  Phil will check on procedures for reporting to ISED (Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada)

11. Adjournment: 1952 hours, Al Neufeld

Program:  Radio internal workings.  Peter J. brought an example of a “lego” like circuit board kit that graphically displays components and how they connect to make, in this case an FM radio circuit.  Other examples demonstrated the differences in essentially the same UHF radios manufactured at different times.  The newer radio was much smaller and lighter but produced the same power.  Complex circuitry was evident in all examples demonstrating the need for accurate circuit diagrams.

Next Meeting: June 12, 2025