Chester County Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2013

The club met at 6:00 for a Christmas Potluck which consisted of barbeque purchased by the club and delicious dishes and desserts provided by the members. We were pleased to have members and their families join us for our holiday get together.

After enjoying our Christmas potluck, President Dick Heismann called the meeting to order.

In order to generate interest in our upcoming Technician class, an ad announcing the information was placed in the Chester County Independent and flyers were put in stores. The class is scheduled to begin on January 9^th and will continue for 10 weeks. Anyone interested in the class must have their money in or at least make their intensions to attend the class known by January 2^nd so we can buy the books.

Joe Loucka said that he’d talked to Kevin Roeder about putting up an antenna at the firehouse to aid in presentations. The Fire Department needs an HF antenna but has rules about what can be put up. It was estimated that it would cost the club about $400 for the 500+ feet of coax we need.

Ron Means has been the club liaison with FHU for any repeater issues but since he is no longer with the university, Dick talked to Barry Smith who promised to talk to the VP on our behalf.

Future projects were discussed including a tailgate flea market and a fox hunt ( hidden transmitter ) in April or May when the weather is better. We decided to make directional antennas at the February meeting. Anyone interested in making one should bring $20 for supplies to the January meeting.

A motion to adjourn was made at 7:32.

Sue Loucka

AK4WC

Secretary