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August 14th, 2009 - General Membership Meeting
Notes Posted By Ray Anderson on August 18th, 2009

The Vienna Wireless Society General Membership Meeting – August 14, 2009

 

President Jim, W4JTP formally opened the meeting at 7:35 pm

 

TOTAL ATTENDANCE: 46

 

GUESTS:

  • Leo Leonato, KJ4NIZ
  • Jack Judy, KJ4OCG
  • Eric Carlson, AJ4LN
  • Conrad Johnson, N4ZQA

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

  • Pete, KG4OJT:
    • updated the Membership on the North American QSO Party, SSB which the Club will participate in at Lake Fairfax inReston. The location will be the same as last year by the lake. Set-up will begin at or around 9:00 am on Saturday, August 15.  Lunch will be served at Noon, and the contest will begin at 2:00 pm and continue until 2:00 am on Sunday, August 16, IF sufficient Members are interested in operating that long. Dinner will be served on or about 6:00 pm on Saturday.  The Club will set up two Icom 746 rigs at 100W or less.  Pete, KG4OJT and Tom, N4ZPT each will bring an 80-meter Windom antenna.

 

  • Sheila, KI4WKY:
    • reminded the Membership of the Aug 27th Club Banquet at the Marco Polo Restaurant in Vienna where the cost per adult has remained $26.  Members who pay at the door MUST do so with CASH ONLY.

 

·        Tom, N4ZPT:

    • updated the Membership on the Sunday, October 25 Marine Corps Marathon.  Tom stated that typically 110 to 120 volunteers from the Washington metropolitan area were required to service the marathon, some with HTs and most with mobile rigs with better antennas than HTs.  He emphasized that Hams would command high visibility as volunteers.  He also mentioned that approximately two weeks prior to the event a training session for all volunteers will be held.  For more detailed information, click on http://www.marinemarathon.com/page11.aspx look on the right-hand side under “Spotlight,” scroll down and click on “Volunteer with the MCM.”  Interested Members are encouraged to sign up before the end-of-September deadline.  Volunteers will receive Marine Corps Marathon T-shirts.

 

  • Tim, KI4PVF:
    • announced the formation of the Corbin Amateur Radio Club of which he is a founding member. This new ARC, located in Corbin, VA (Caroline County), is tentatively operating under the call, KJ4NYG although application has been made to change the call to NI4VA.

 

  • Ray, KJ4CNN:
    • updated the Membership on the preparations for Winterfest 2010 and thanked the Members who have already volunteered.  He noted that space for additional volunteers was still available.

 

BREAK:

 

  • The 50/50 Contest winner was Glenn, AI4ZA
  • Brian, WV4V brought is free computer paper and free ham magazines
  • Food was provided by Tim, KI4PVF 

MEETING PRESENTATION – 2 TO 16 GHz FEEDS FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY

 

  • President Jim, W4JTP announced that Mike, AE4R, the Club’s Program Chair, had formally resigned his position after many years of faithful service to the Club.  Mike briefly recounted his very positive experience as the Program Chair, to which he received a thunderous round of applause from the Membership.

 

  • Mike, AE4R introduced Kerry, WA4BQM, the Club’s favorite astronomer.  The good doctor presented a fascinating program, with informative slides, of the technical advances that have been made with regard to the Feeds of radio astronomy receivers.  Although some of the presentation was very technical, Kerry’s presentation made the material understandable to even the most humble amateur radio operators while also maintaining the interest of the Club’s most technical Members.  Kerry concluded the evening with a quick discussion of the latest information on the sun spots, highlighting historical data as well as many of today’s projections including some of the less-than-accurate projections that have been made by modern astronomers.

 

Pictures of the Meeting can be viewed by clicking on:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/viennawireless/sets/72157622070864176/

 

President Jim, W4JTP formally adjourned the meeting after the presentation.

 

Respectfully submitted by:

Ray Anderson, KJ4CNN

Secretary, VWS

 

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