PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
THANK YOU ALL!
That was an amazing Midwest Superfest!
I wish I could tell you how proud I am to be president of such an amazing group of hams. Thank you to all the unsung heros and helpers. Thank you to all that just came out. And the biggest thank you to Darren for being the chairman
We will be having elections coming up soon. If you would like to be on the board, or help out with anything please let a board member know
Be sure to check out our new YouTube page (link) as well as Discord and Facebook pages, and as always, check the w9uvi.org page for all kinds of great information including when and where all the meetings are. Don’t forget, our next meeting will be October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Bartonville. Hope to see you all there!
73’s
Ben KD9RYH
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MEETING MINUTES
Board of Directors – September 3, 2024 via Zoom
7:21 Ben calls meeting to order
7:22 Ben calls for Treasurer’s report. Darren reports.
7:26 Ben calls for motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Jake motions and Tanya seconds. Motion is approved.
7:27 Darren announces that there is official club paperwork that needs a secretary signature.
7:27 Jake offers to resign as Repeater Chairman and offer himself to be appointed to the open secretary position.
7:27 Board begins discussion of potentially appointing Jake as Secretary.
7:34 Ben accepts Jake’s resignation as Repeater Chairman and appoints Jake as Secretary via presidential decree.
7:34 Ben calls for Midwest SuperFest report. Darren reports.
7:43 Ben calls for motion to approve Midwest SuperFest report. Jake motions and Rich seconds. Motion is approved.
7:51 Ben calls for the Repeater Chairman report. Jake reports.
7:52 Ben calls for Activities Committee report. Rich reports.
7:55 Darren provides updates on the schedule of events for the setup for the upcoming Midwest SuperFest.
8:00 Ben calls for motion to adjourn. Rob motions and Rich seconds. Meeting adjourns.
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Membership Meeting – September 19, 2024 – Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe
The meeting was called to order by President Ben Knapp at 7:05 p.m.
Midwest Superfest chair Darren Weir went over information for this weekend’s Midwest Superfest, including immediate tasks at hand.
Tom Hunt gave a brief update on the repeater situation, including linking the .075 and .85 repeaters. The plan will be impemented in the weeks following Midwest Superfest. There was also a disucssion on getting a tower climber to check the antennas and the repeater receiving system.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 pm.
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MIDWEST SUPERFESTTM
Well, that’s a wrap for Midwest Superfest 2024. I would like to thank all who helped out with getting it set up as well as those who helped during the event and tearing down. IT TAKES A TEAM TO DO THIS AND I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD ONE.
We had lots of great comments this year on a great Midwest Superfest and some ideas for next year. Planning has already started for 2025 Midwest Superfest as we will hold the ARRL Central Division Convention as well as the Illinois Convention. Thom Beebe will be at our club meeting Nov. 12th to do a forum on understanding propagation charts, as the weather kept people from showing up early for the forum Sunday morning.
I will get the rafle report turned in here soon and apply for next year’s raffle license so we can get tickets printed for next year. We had lots of comments this year on how quick people got their tickets and placards.
Our next Midwest Superfest meeting will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22nd on Zoom. As of right now we will not have a Midwest Superfest meeting in November or December to give time to redo all the letters and get our playbook redone also. If anything changes it will be posted.
THANKS EVERYONE
Darren Weir KD9HZZ
Midwest Superfest Chairman
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PEORIA COUNTY ARES
Amateur radio operators use their training, skills, and equipment to provide communications during emergencies, When All Else Fails®.
October 2, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 9, ARES Net @ 7:00 PM CDT on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 16, ARES Monthly Meeting via Zoom, 7:00 PM
ARES website: http://www.peoriacountyares.org/
Rich Holtman, KD9ANU, Emergency Coordinator for Peoria County ARES
email: kd9anu@arrl.net
Winlink: kd9anu@winlink.org
Cell: 309-256-4272
Hamshack Hotline 6103049
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SEPTEMBER NET LOGS
9/1
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OCTOBER CLUB EVENTS
October 1 – 7:00 p.m. – Board Meeting – Zoom
October 2– 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 8 – 7:00 p.m. – Membership Meeting: “Numbers Stations” – Bartonville American Legion Hall, 4501 S Airport Rd, Bartonville.
October 9 – 7:00 p.m. – ARES Net on the W9UVI (147.075) repeater
October 16 – 700 p.m. – ARES Meeting – details TBA
October 19 – 12:00 noon – FCC License Testing: Location Change: Hopedale Community Center, 101 East Main Street, Hopedale – FRN Required. Bring two forms of identification and a copy of your license (if upgrading). Testing Fee: $15
October 22 – 7:00 p.m. – Midwest Superfest meeting on Zoom
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