BCRO MAY 2025 Meeting
Date: MAY 13th, 2025
Time: 7PM-9pm
Location: ON-LINE
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via the BCRO website Purpose: Monthly meeting: Virtual group meeting, continued planning for activities, education |
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INVITED: MEMBERS AND GUESTS: 6 members |
Host: Benton County Radio Operators |
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Facilitator: PRESIDENT moderating: Darryl Waggoner |
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AGENDA |
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OFFICERS REPORTS |
Vice President position is still open. We are currently seeking a volunteer to fill the position. Treasurer Report: Paul Blomgren, report voted and accepted unanimously. Secretary Report: Susan Walker, Minutes voted and accepted unanimously.
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OLD BUSINESS |
Repeater Report: Steve Warner: The Self-Recording feature was messed up during an electrical storm. Steve plans to work on it the 14th of this month. Mt. Whitney is working well. Mt. Whitney link system is working well. There is a digital intermittent noise occurring on the BCRO repeater. It has been difficult to track where it is coming from, but appears to be near XNA. |
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NEW BUSINESS |
Net report: Weekly net line up was reviewed. Net Controls: 1st. Van Allen; 2nd. Susan Walker; 3rd. Steve Werner; 4th. Darryl Waggoner; 5th. Darryl Waggoner Net Controllers please publicize that BCRO meetings are virtual via the BCRO website.
FREE Testing: Testing continues the 3rd Saturday of the month at Cross Church in Springdale. Preregister is made through Darryl Waggoner. Email: darryl@waggoner.me
Website: Currently, Van Allen is updating the website. THERE IS GREAT INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL REPEATERS, WEATHER, CLUBS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
FACEBOOK: Feel free to “check out” the BCRO Facebook page. There are all kinds of things from the education to the humorous. Join the group…Make a post!
YouTube: Benton County Radio Operators YouTube is up and running. President Darryl Waggoner is Technical Manager and will be uploading educational presentations from meetings. http://www.youtube.com/@bentoncountyradiooperators4699
AVAILABLE TO LOAN: Steve Werner has a “RANGE FINDER”. It has been reported it has been very useful.
DISCUSSIONS: It may be useful to build a Yagi or other tracking device to locate the Digital Intermittent noise. The noise has been going on for quit a while and causing trouble on other repeaters around NWA. FIELD DAY will be JUNE 28-29. Discussed local activities and possible participation with other radio groups. FOR SALE: Items from a Silent Key. Contact Darryl Wagner, darryl@wagoner.me MINI COMPUTERS: Powerful 4×4 cubes available for most computer systems.
Presentation by STEVE WERNER: USEFUL WEB LINKS Covering weather and propagation; radio manual and schematics; archived publications and blogs; buy-sale and reviews; look-ups. Information to be added to the BCRO website; updated and added to.
June presentation to be: AI and HAM RADIO On-line Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm available via BCRO.org website under the Meetings tab |
