Shuswap Amateur Radio Club Minutes

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting: August 14, 2025

Location: Shuswap Fire Training Centre

Present: Phil Baker, Dave Hadley, Blane Ready, Peter Jugovic, Celia Harris, Wayne Harris, Jack Valgardson

1. Call to Order: 1900, Phil in the Chair
2. Introductions
3. Adoption of the Agenda: M: Jack S: Blane                                 CARRIED
4. Adoption of the amended July 10th Minutes: M: Dave S: Wayne                                                                                                                                  CARRIED
5. Financial Report: Treasurer – presented by Secretary in absence of Treasurer

Regular Account: $4927.77                              Gaming Account: $9.72

Income: $0.42 Interest                                       Income: none

Expenses: none                                                    Expenses: none

M: Dave   S: Jack    that the report be                                                ADOPTED

6. Web Site: Robin by email- SSL Certificates – no longer issued for periods longer than a year. Our domain and hosting are up for renewal in the spring so will just renew the SSL Certificates manually until then. The latest certificate is good until Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 11:57:55 AM.  The updates to the RAC website are still an ongoing issue.  Robin will send another email.
7. Repeater Reports:

7.1 VE7RNH – 146.760- : working fine.  Robin hopes to do a maintenance trip to RNH later in August – looking for volunteers to help out.

7.2 VE7AHR – 147.140+: working fine.  Maintenance trip planned for early September – volunteers?

7.3 VE7QMR – 145.470-: working fine.  Battery charger required to charge lead acid batteries

7.4 VE7RSA – 147.020+: not working due to failed Maxon transmitter.  The RLC2a controller has also failed after its electrolytic capacitors were replaced.  More on that in September

8. Club Correspondence:

8.1 Letter to Peter Rizzi thanking him for his contributions to the Club

8.2 Hickman/Shand(Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada) emails regarding sponsorship of VE7RSA

9. New and Unfinished Business:

9.1 QMR battery charger – Jack recommends a 40 amp analog charger be purchased.                 M: Celia                S: Blane , that, up to $250.00 be allocated to the purchase of a shop battery charger for QMR.                             CARRIED

9.2 RSA transmitter- Phil offered the use of one of his Wouxon M-8 radios as a trial to see how effective     this unit would be as a repeater transmitter.

9.3 Celia – Fall Fair. The fall fair organizers are repairing the damage done to the Memory Lane structures.  A work party is planned for Saturday, October 16^th at 09:00 for clean up and painting??  Volunteers welcome.

– 8 armbands, for three days, will be provided to the Club

– setup will start at 08:00 on Friday, August 22^nd.  Wayne could use a hand

10. Information Only Items:

10.1 If you haven’t seen the work party report on QMR here is the link:

https://sarc.ca/ve7qmr-service-trip-july-26-25/#more-4375

11. Adjournment: 19:42, Celia

Next Meeting: September 11, 2025