MEETING TO ORDER:
President George, WBØCNK, called the meeting to order at 8:00 AM CST on May 10, 2025. Attendees introduced themselves with name and call sign. There were a total of 22 members present, 21 members attending in person and 1 joining via Zoom.
TREASURER REPORT:
Marty gave an update on our club finances. He provided details on club expenses and money collected.
AGENDA ITEMS:
Club Dues – [ Marty – KEØPEZ ]
About 20 people have not renewed their membership for 2025. If you have not renewed please pay your dues if you would like to continue to be a member. You can pay by PayPal or check. There is a small fee to pay by PayPal. Link to: Membership Renewal Instructions
Secretary's Report [Jason - KFØISL]
Jason provided an overview of the number of members and the percentage of ARRL members.
Field Day Planning Committee: [Larry-KDØRIU, Jim-KØNK ]
An update about Field Day planning was provided. Meals for the event were talked about. There has been some discussion about having Saturday dinner being catered by Tony. Marty said that would cost around $300. Marty suggested buying cooked chickens for field day dinner. We talked about having pizza for lunch on Sunday. Larry and Jim provided an overview of the antenna set up for field day. We plan to be designated as 3A for field day. We need volunteers to help set up antennas for field day on Friday and work on repairing the trailer tower.
Joe Krout's 7300 Go Box [Howard – NØAZ, Marty – KEØPEZ ]
In the April meeting the club decided to buy Joe Krout’s ICOM 7300 Go Box for no more than $1,200. The club ended up paying $1,000 for the ham radio.
Joe Krout Memorial: Cookout at Ensor Park & Museum [Jim - KØNK]
MEMO will help coordinate the Joe Krout Memorial Cookout. No additional details on the event have been decided.
Repeater Update [Jim - KØNK]
Jim gave an update on our club repeaters.
Tech Night May 29th [George - WBØCNK]
The topic for tech night is a Presentation by Geochron Company President Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSU. The presentation will include a brief history of Geochron’s mechanical clock -used by U.S. Government & Presidents. It will also include an overview of their Current Digital Atlas & Ham Radio Bundle.
EnsorFest25: [Howard – NØAZ, Marty - KEØPEZ]
Ensorfest was on May 10th. Prep starting at 11:30 AM. Event started at 12:30 and ended at 17:00 CT.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve – POTA: May17th [Jim – KØNK]
Jim provided a list of people that are planning to attend the Tallgrass POTA event. If you are interested feel free to reach out to Jim.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Members Who Would Enjoy You Visiting Them / Receiving a Card
Mike Lane would like to receive cards or visitors. Feel free to visit him at the Good Samaritan Olathe Medical Campus.
ADJOURN:
The meeting was adjourned around 8:50 am. Jeff made the motion to adjourn and Howard seconded the motion.
