11-06 (June 8TH) Meeting Report

The June 8th 2011 NBARC meeting was called to order at 1935ET. In attendance were VE3GMG, VE3XKB, VE3NLH, VA3PC, VE3KAN, VE3LOR, VA3DLJ, VE3YO, VE3MAF, VA3CMX, VE3KAA, VA3SPT, John Barry.
Correspondence: A letter from the city about taking an ad in the leisure guide. Too expensive. Paul was in touch with Erin about radios for Summer in the Park. He and Chris will be meeting with her to finalize details.
Treasurer Report: nil
New Hams/members: nil
Repeaters: VE3NFM needs a new power supply as all the smoke has leaked out of the old one. Paul has one but hasn't had a chance to install it yet. He is hoping to have a chance sometime on the weekend. He has replaced the duplexer with a multi-coupler. This should reduce interference. VE3ERX is working well. Paul is hoping to get a chance to upgrade the time module and reset the time.
Nets: 2MTR. nothing heard recently. 80MTR. Still going strong. There have been a few different contollers as Paul has been busy/out of town.
ARES: Nothing new locally. Ontario ARES has incorporated and has applied for RAC affiliation.
Hamfest: Northern Ontario Hamfest is September 24th 2011 in Garson. We have a delegation going. Norm will book the two club tables. Join us and have fun.
RAC: It has been a quiet month.
Events: SITP; Paul and Chris have a meeting June 9th.  Patrick4Life; June 12th. 0800-1200.  Triathlon; July 3rd.  LOTR; July 16th All day event.  Mattawa Canoe Race; July 23rd. Again all day.  SITP; July 29th-31st.  ECO Challenge September 24th. Conflicts with the Northern Ontario Hamfest. We have a few volunteers.  Please sign up for any event by clicking the " attend this event " link on the website for the event OR send an e-mail to the club mailbox  nbarc@ciinet.org  so the coordinators know what ham power they have available. The sooner you sign up the easier it is for them to set-up.
Old Business: It is unlikely we will be able to sell the old ONAN genny we have. It does serve a purpose as it helps balance the trailer and holds the front down. The club still has a guyed tower lying in my backyard.
New Business: FIELD DAY June 25th-26th. We have nothing else planned. If there is enough interest we will participate. We are looking a small less popular sites that don't require paperwork or money. The Temagami Fire Tower site and Callandar Park have been suggested. Any other location suggestions?? Please let Doug know if you will be attending (even for only a little while) va3dlj@yahoo.ca or nbarc@ciinet.org by Sunday June 12th at the latest as time is short to get things set-up and it can't be done without HAMS.
The meeting was adjourned at 2030. There are no meetings in July or August. The next meeting will be September 14th 2011.
73 Drew/VE3MAF