Donation by  KB0BK

W8YY and all its members would like to thank William Boutwell-KB0BK for the generous donation of Yaesu FTDX 101MP and dummy load!

We look foreword to sharing and teaching this equipment to current and future members to grow the hobby of HAM radio~

Meeting Minutes 10/26/2017

Members Present: 5

E-Board Present: Mike, Zack, Matt

Meeting Start: 20:02

  • Welcome!
  • Negaunee Trip:
    • Sunday
    • Leave no later 9 AM
    • Weather service at 11AM and 80 at 1PM
    • Return between 4 and 6
    • Drivers:
      • Zach
      • Chris
      • Maybe Matt
    • Matt will email list for rides
  • CAFS link went down on Tuesday
    • Should be back up
  • LSPR went well
    • No cancelled stages, that’s a win
    • Improvements can be made, as always
    • Thanks for helping with the downtown stage
  • Treat Street
    • This Saturday afternoon
    • Have plenty of volunteers
  • Antenna analyzer will be purchased soon
  • Pop is in the fridge
  • Might want to head on to roof to check on mag mounts
  • Arcadian is still around!
  • Microwave link from CAFS to Laurium EOC and possibly from EOC to Wads/MEEM

Meeting Adjourned: 20:32

Meeting Minutes 10/19/2017

Members Present: 11

E-Board Present: Mike, Zack, Matt, Todd

Meeting Start: 20:05

  • Welcome!
  • LSPR Tomorrow and Saturday!
    • Let us know if you need equipment
    • Couple of changes needed
      • All HARC/Chris radios need a channel added
      • 12+ 100 Hz tone pair for Teepee Tower/Herman Nestoria
    • Sounds like we are pretty ready
    • Worker registration tonight until 10 and tomorrow from 10AM-Noon
      • At Country Inn and Suites
    • “DON’T DRIVE LIKE RALLY DRIVERS!” –Chris
    • Be careful along the courses, No Injuries!
    • Help is needed downtown
    • We are going to try diplexing the HARC DMR and the other VHF
      • We will be on Wide 1
      • 375+5 will be the diplexing repeater
      • Same set up as other repeaters
    • If you are available around noon, we need someone to take a digipeating box to silver mountain
    • If you have APRS, that’s fine. Please turn off digipeating!
    • Will take other trailer (little trailer, trailer #2) down as service and internet access
    • 800 talkgroups Event 8 and Event 9 (8 is primary, group G for SSAR 800’s)
  • We approved an Antenna Tuner last week.
    • Little under 380 and covers UHF and has frequency counter
    • Will check bank statement to make sure the funds are there
  • Sunday the 29th: Negaunee Visit
    • Members of HARC go to Station 80 and Weather Service
    • Leave by 8:30
    • Meet at NWS around 11AM
    • Head to 80 at about 1PM, might change.
  • Saturday the 28th: Treat Street
    • We need 12-15 people to help with that
    • 3:15-7:00 PM
    • “Don’t steal candy from a little kid, but if they really deserve it, go ahead” –Chris
    • You can wear a costume, with HI-Vis overtop
  • Motorola Channel Sales Rep coming to Campus
    • Potential trunked system coming on campus!
    • Could ask him to bring things for HARC (SLR 1000)
  • Footswitch and key need some TLC
  • HF rig under TV is on the 6M pair for the 6M repeater going up
    • Will need to tune it every time you turn it on
  • VHF remote base is still unplugged
    • URI is somewhere…
  • Before snow starts
    • Need to go to CAFS
  • See you next week!

Meeting Adjourned: 20:36

HARC Installs New Repeater

It’s finally here!  The second DMR repeater under the W8YY call.  Through generous donations we were able to acquire a Motrola SLR 5700 and other necessary hardware to set up a new repeater at the Calumet Air Force Station.  Along with the new repeater we have changed our talkgroup structure as follows:
CAFS = Calumet Air Force Station
TS = Time Slot
TG = Talk Group

 

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