November, 2014 - Pioneer Amateur Radio Club

PARC NEWS
Pioneer Amateur Radio Club of Fremont, Nebraska
Volume 24, Issue 11
November, 2014
Inside this issue:
Minutes
2
Silent Key
2
Skywarn
2
Christmas Party
3
Don’t Forget
3
More Minutes
4
SPECIAL
• PARC Meeting
Thurs. Nov. 20th
• Hero’s /
Gambinos
• East Military Ave.,
Fremont
• 6:30 Supper
• 7:30 Meeting
Your Officers
For 2015
Seated:
Sharon Martens, KB0TVB,
Treasurer
Dan Steinhoff, W7UP
President
Standing:
Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
Secretary
Wes Chrisman, KD0PGV
Vice President
Treasurer’s Report
November, 2014
Savings..................... $130.68
Checking ................. 1,850.40
TOTAL .................. $1,981.58
INCOME ......................... 0
EXPENSES:
Hero’s Gift Cards ........ $20.00
Repeater Fund.......... $250.00
Picnic Meat & Buns .... $32.47
TOTAL ..................... $302.47
Chairpeople:
Hospitality: Sharon Martens, KB0TVB
Field Day: Wes Chrisman, KD0PGV
Flea Market: Rich Mehaffey, KB0ARZ
Picnic: Sharon Martens, KB0TVB
& Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
Christmas Party: Linda Kirchmann, W0ZIP
& Jane Mehaffey, KB0ZUN
Publicity: Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
Education: Jane Mehaffey KB0ZUN
Net Manager: Mel Cunningham, K0VLA
ARES: Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
Board of Directors: Bob Kirchmann, W0ICE
Frank Veverka, K0AJA, Jim Sweeney, KB0DYY
& 2 Officers
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Pioneer Amateur Radio Club
Minutes for October 23, 2014
The Pioneer Amateur Radio Club
Meeting for October was called to order
at 730 PM by President Darlene Hoffman, N0LOP. 21 people were present.
Everyone introduced themselves.
MINUTES and TREASURER’S REPORT: Because of the PARC picnic in
September, there were no Minutes or
Treasurer's Report to approve.
MOTION to Pay Bills: No bills were
submitted.
HOSPITALITY: Sharon Martens,
KB0TVB reported she would send a
card to Kiel Eltiste, N0LVZ because of
the death of his mother.
EDUCATION: No report.
FIELD DAY: No report. The next Field
Day will be on June 27-28, 2015.
FLEA MARKET: No report. The next
Flea Market will be on July 11, 2015 in
North Bend.
PICNIC: No report. The next picnic
will be on September 27, 2015.
CHRISTMAS PARTY: After a discussion of possible sites, a vote was taken
between the Office Bar & Grill in
Hooper and Farmer Brown's in Waterloo. The Office Bar & Grill was selected with the party to be at 530 PM on
Saturday, December 13. A count of people planning to attend will be taken at
the November meeting.
NET Manager: Mel Cunningham,
K0VLA passed around sign-up sheets
for Net Control duties and thanked everybody.
ARES: Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
thanked everybody for the rain/snow
reports. The ARRL-NWS Skywarn
Recognition event will be held on December 5-6.
PUBLICITY: W0NRW had nothing to
report.
OLD BUSINESS: No new ideas to
spend down the Treasury were submitted.
(Continued on Page 4)
PARC News
Skywarn Recognition Day
Hi Everyone,
Skywarn Recognition Day 2014 is set for Dec. 6, 2014. The
event starts at 00Z on Dec 6 (6 PM CST Dec. 5th) and runs 24
hours. Skywarn Recognition Day was developed by the National
Weather Service (NWS) and the ARRL in 1999. This is the 15th
year that this event has been held.
The Valley NWS office and local HAMS have participated in
every one of these events. This event celebrates the contributions
that volunteer Skywarn Amateur Radio operators make to the National Weather Service.
During this event, local amateur radio volunteer spotters and
net
control personnel operate several radio stations at the NWS office.
They make contact with other NWS offices, and thousands of
other amateur radio operators around the U.S. and world. Details
of this event can be found at http://hamradio.noaa.gov/
We would like another good turnout for this event. TLast year
we had quite a few people visit the office and get on the radios to
try yo make contacts.
We have an HF radio here as well as 2 meter and 440 MHz,
APRS radios.
If you want, you can bring your own HF unit out here. If you
have an antenna, that would be great too as we can set you up in
our conference room.
The address is 6707 N. 288th Street, Valley NE. Just take highway 275 to the Highway 64 Valley Exit (The one that goes to
Leshara). Head west until you get to the building next to the radar
(Looks like a big volleyball on a tower).
Thanks much and 73 , (KB0QXF) Brian E. Smith
Warning Meteorologist, Nat’l Weather Serv. Omaha/Valley
Silent Key, W0GAJ
Carl Johnson, W0GAJ, became a silent key on October 27,
2014. He was 84 years old. He passed away of a heart attack
at Fremont Health Center.
Carl was an active member
of PARC for many years. But
recently was not around very
much because of declining
health.
Carl is survived by his wife,
Betty, and two daughters,
sons-in-laws and grandchildren.
May you rest in peace, Carl.
We will miss you.
PARC News
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PARC Christmas Party
Saturday
December 13
5:30 pm
Office Bar & Grill
Hooper, NE
We will have a choice of 3 meals:
12 oz. Prime Rib for $15.39 plus tax & tip
Steak & Shrimp $15.39 plus tax & tip
3 Pc Boasted Chicken $9.80 plus tax & tip
IMPORTANT: Please RSVP to Jane KB0ZUN; [email protected]
or Sharon KB0TVB; [email protected] by Nov. 21st
The restaurant wants a close head count. Thank you.
Don’t
Forget
November
PARC Meeting
Is 3rd
Thursday, November 20th
P IONEER A MATEUR R ADIO C LUB
OF F REMONT , N EBRASKA
Darlene Hoffman,
NØLOP, Editor
2411 County Road 15
Colon, Nebraska 68018
Phone: 402-628-2038
Email: [email protected]
W E’ RE
ON THE WEB!
W W W . K 0 J F N. C O M
President—Darlene Hoffman, NØLOP
V. President—Mel Cunningham, KØVLA
Secretary—Dave Theophilus, WØNRW
Treasurer—Sharon Martens, KBØTVB
Board of Directors:
Jim Sweeney KBØDYY
Bob Kirchmann WØICE
Frank Veverka, KØAJA
And 2 Officers
Committee Chairs:
Hospitality: Sharon Martens
Field Day: Jarad & Wes Chrisman
Flea Market: Rich Mehaffey
Picnic: Dave Theophilus &
Sharon Martens
Christmas Party: Jane Mehaffey &
Sharon Martens
Publicity: Dave Theophilus
Education: Jane Mehaffey
Net Manager: Mel Cunningham
ARES: Dave Theophilus
MEMBERSHIP DUES:
Yearly PARC Dues
are $10 for the first
member of a family
and $3 each additional
member if paid between Jan. 1 and
March 1.
Dues are prorated at
$1 per month after
March 1st for new
members. Previous
year member’s dues
remain $10 whenever
they are paid.
Life membership is
$200.
SEND TO:
Sharon Martens,
KBØTVB
2316 E. First St
Fremont, NE 68025
Minutes Continued From Page 2
NEW BUSINESS: The following people volunteered and then were selected to be the PARC officers for 2015:
President – Dan Steinhoff, W7UP; Vice-President – Wes Chrisman, KD0PGV; Secretary – Dave Theophilus,
W0NRW; Treasurer – Sharon Martens, KB0TVB
Jim Sweeney, KB0DYY agreed to serve again on the Board of Directors.
The current Committee Chairs agreed to serve again, with the addition of Linda Kirchmann, W0ZIP to help with
the Christmas Party.
Rich Mehaffey, KB0ARZ announced that he brought cables from Don Cook's estate for people to help themselves. The estate donated $25 to PARC and it will be used to purchase prizes at the next Flea Market. A scope
from the John Beranek, KC0KKE estate was given to KD0PGV to help with repeater upkeep.
DRAWING: The winner of the $10 Gambino's Gift Card was Frank Veverka, K0AJA.
The meeting was adjourned at 805 PM.
PROGRAM: Wes Chrisman, KD0PGV then gave a presentation on the new Yaesu Analog/Digital repeater that
he has purchased and will install on the Winslow tower on 145.265 MHz.
KB0TVB asked that the meeting be reopened, which was done at 820 PM. She then made a motion that $250
be given to KD0PGV to help support the new repeater. Lance Hoffman, WN0L seconded the motion which was
approved.
The meeting was adjourned for the final time at 822 PM.
Respectfully submitted, Dave Theophilus, W0NRW
November PARC
December PARC
* Christmas Party—Dec. 13, Office Bar & Grill,
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Meeting is 3rd Thursday because of
Thanksgiving
Continue ways to spend down the Treasury
Renew Meeting location with Hero’s
January PARC
* New Officers Begin
* 2015 Dues are

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