Executive Summary:
No motions were brought to a vote during this meeting. There was discussion about selling a club power supply but the club decided to hold off from selling it at the Ensor auction. Highlights from the meeting include: Club officer elections are scheduled on November 8, 2025, all of the club repeaters are on the air and upcoming events include the club Christmas party in December.
MEETING TO ORDER:
President George, WBØCNK, called the meeting to order at 8:00 am CST on October 18, 2025. A total of 22 members attended the meeting and 2 guests were present.. There were 17 members in person and 5 attended via zoom.
AGENDA ITEMS:
Update on Gil Ludwig - WAØYCY(SK) Services / Obituary
The club sent a card to Gil Ludwig's family. Members were able to sign the card.
Treasurer's Report [Marty – KEØPEZ ]
Marty provided an update on the club finances. No update on the club's 501(c)(3) application. Marty will see if there is a way to check on the status of the application online.
Secretary's Report [Jason - KFØISL]
Jason provided an update on the number of members and the number of ARRL members.
Clothing and Badge Orders [Jason – KFØISL]
The clothing order has been handed off to Tom/Debra. Jason is working on finalizing the Badge orders.
Annual Business Meeting AGENDA (November meeting) [George -WBØCNK]
At the annual business meeting a report of club activities and expenditures will be presented. All club officers should be involved in pulling together the information for these reports.
Club Elections:
Club elections will be on November 8, 2025. Nominations can be made up to the casting of votes on November 8th. You must ask the person you nominate before submitting their name. Voting will be conducted using a Ballot Box.
Below are a list of Nominations:
President: Trig Morley.KCØRPY by George McCarville, 9/13/25
George McCarville, WBØCNK by Del Sawyer, 9/13/25
Vice President: Trig Morley, KCØRPY by Del Sawyer, 9/13/25
Treasurer: Marty Peters, KEØPEZ by Jim Cessna, 9/13/25
Secretary: Jason Gaumer, KFØISL by Marty Peters, 9/13/25
Board Members at Large: Woody Jeffry, KEØNTU by Marty Peters, 9/13/25
Greg Sipple, KØGCS by Marty Peters, 9/13/25
Highlights of Spark-Con: Midwest Division Convention – Sedalia Oct 10th/11th
Amelia Rose Earhart gave a presentation at the Spark-Con event. The presentation was well received. An article about the event has been published on the club web site along with pictures. There were a number of vendors that were sponsors of this event but were not able to attend because of another competing hamfest. Overall, attendance was low at the event.
Repeater Update [Jim - KØNK] - Latest Activities / Status Update
The three SFTARC repeaters are on the air at temporary locations on the east side of DeSoto. There was some discussion about having the repeaters spread across the county.
147.240 MHz, +600 kHz offset, 151,4 Hz tone Callsign:KA0FMZ/R
224.940 MHz, - 1.6 MHz offset, no tone required, Callsign W0QQ/R
442.200 MHz, +5 MHz offset, 151.4 Hz tone, Callsign:KS0KS/R
These repeaters have good coverage in the Desoto area, and the 2m and 1.25m repeaters may provide some reasonable coverage to mobile and base stations in much of Olathe.
Additionally, for general communications, the club uses the 147.195 MHz repeater in Gardner, using a +600 kHz offset; a 151.4 Hz tone is recommended.
A weekly 2m net that covers all of Johnson County meets on the Olathe, 145.470 MHz repeater at 8 pm on Tuesdays, -600 Hz offset and 151.4 Hz tone.
Tech Night October 30th [George - WBØCNK]
The plan for tech night in October is: Highlights of Spark-Con Midwest Division Convention (bring your photos & stories). Brian Short has offered to give a tech night presentation on autopatch or phone patch history at a future date.Tom WA2IVD recorded a YouTube video of the event that is published on the club web site in the Trail Bytes tech blog.
2026 SFTARC Ham Radio Classes [Jim – KØNK] - Extra Class : Time frame & Location
The club is planning on offering the Extra class in 2026. The classes will start on January 10th and will last 8 weeks. The classes will be held on Saturday. Registration is open on the club web site at "/About Us/Ham Classes/Class Registration 2026".
Reminder: Christmas Party [Jim – KØNK]
The club is planning the annual Christmas party. The location is Gardner Senior Center. It will be Friday night, Dec 19, 5 pm – 9 pm. The plan is to put together a sign up sheet for people to bring food to go with the catered barbecue.
Upcoming Hamfests – See Website Calendar [George - WBØCNK]
- Hamboree: Boone, IA. Oct 18th
- 32nd Hamfest, Kirkwood, MO. Oct 25th
- Nixa Hamfest: Nixa, MO. Nov 8th
- NE Nebraska Hamfest: Norfork, NE. Nov 15th
- Mine Creek Hamfest: Mound City, KS Feb 7th, 2026
Members Who Would Enjoy A Card Or a Visit:
Mike Lane -KEØCIS At: Good Samaritan Olathe Medical Campus
ADJOURN:
Jeff made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Bob seconded the motion.
