The November 14th, 2022 monthly HARC meeting was held at the Agape House and was called to order by Anna at 19:02.
Member Attendees: KI7CUS, KJ7NYZ, W7JJK, KE4TRR, AA7TH, KD7VX, KF7WQ, KE7YX, KJ7SMT, KK7BWS, KB7CKJ, NB7O, W7ILD, W7OLI
Guests: Tony, who will take a license exam after the meeting.
New Members:
The October 2022 meeting minutes and Treasurer’s Report were distributed via email by J. Kelso on 11/01/2022.
A motion was made by Jason to adopt the October meeting minutes as presented. Seconded by Whitley. Motion passed.
The October 2022 Secretary/Treasurer’s Report was read by Jeff K.
Dennis gave a solar report to the club.
Ongoing Business
- Good Shepherd Hospital update – Anna says that the Portland branch of HRO has sent a quote for two FT-991a radios to the hospital. Matt Moore, our hospital contact, is asking his supervisor if they can use a hospital credit card for the purchase so that they can place the order. If the hospital cannot use a credit card but instead has to use a PO, they will need to set up an HRO credit account when the HRO Portland manager returns from vacation on Nov 17.
Chuck reported that he and Whitley met with Matt Moore, the COO, and the Nursing Director. Hospital HR will need to credential and issue hospital IDs to any volunteers who will be operating the radio equipment on a regular basis. Radio operators will access the hospital via the Emergency Room and will need to show their ID to gain entrance. The hospital has a “floating” Incident Command Center, which means that its location changes based on the nature of the emergency. However, any major disaster would be handled in the Boardroom. The hospital has a wiring closet/old AV closet that would be possible to run coax to the roof from, which looks like a good location in which to hook up the portable radio equipment rack. The closet is just across the hall from the Boardroom. One downside to the area is that radio operators will be “in the room” with no partition, so ample background noise during an emergency is to be expected. The hospital has emergency generator backup, so it’s hoped that the power in the AV cabinet is on a generator-backed circuit. Chuck says that we need to identify members who want to be more involved in the project to figure out how to configure the equipment and also interface with the hospital. Chuck also mentioned that the hospital would like to have access to handhelds in case the phone system goes down and staff need to communicate remotely from around the hospital. Sam would like to be included as a member of the hospital working group.
2. Jeff K. has placed the order for the Yaesu FT-991a radio that is part of the AWS grant project. Sam proposed that we form a group of project owners to produce a bill of materials for ordering for the project. Jeff K. expressed his desire to expedite the ordering process in order to show results to AWS at their upcoming event. After brief deliberation, it was determined that Sam would send Jeff a bill of materials for the purpose of placing the order for the rest of the equipment in a timely fashion.
3. Don’s estate equipment was purchased by the club last month and the list of purchased gear has been sent out to the club’s mailing list by Anna. The items on the list are available for sale at the club’s purchase price plus ten percent. Anna offered to let members come to her house and test the equipment before they purchase it. Otherwise, non-working equipment can be returned for a refund. Equipment will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
New Business
- A final call for nominations for club officer positions was made by Anna. Sam was nominated for President, Anna was nominated for Vice President, and Jeff was nominated for Secretary/Treasurer at the previous HARC meeting. No additional nominations were made. Chuck motioned to close nominations and issue a unanimous vote in favor of all candidates on the ballot. Whitley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
- Anna called for agenda items for the next meeting. Any items should be sent to her via email.
- The HARC breakfast will be held this Saturday (11/19/2022) at Rayz Dayz at 8AM.
- FEMA interoperability exercise will be held on Wednesday at 9:30 AM on 60m.
- Sam installed a radio in an ammo can and offered to do a show and tell after the meeting.
- Todd says that the Western Social Net is a helpful and informal net taking place on Sundays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on 7230 KHz.
The meeting was adjourned by KJ7NYZ at 20:00.
Respectfully submitted by Jeff Kelso, W7JJK.
