Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club (WRARC)

Monthly Meeting Minutes for October 28 2025

Hybrid meeting via Dennis’ Zoom account. (Thanks Dennis!)
Meeting called to order by President Mike May (KF4FMQ) at 1931 hours EST.
Attendees: 12 attending members and 0 guest of 12 total: (A quorum was present.)

1. Ronnie Murphy (KG4AYP),
2. Mike May (KF4FMQ),
3. Harold Miller (AF6MB),
4. Bill Waldschmidt (W9WA),
5. Ken Douglass (KY4KD),
6. John Wulf (K4FT)
7. Andy Rose, (KI6SEP),
8. Dennis Weiskircher Sr. (K3KZU)
9. Rodd Neely (N1CTK),
10. Chris Galbreath (KG4UQL),
11. Doug Collins (KA4SWT),
12. Tony Cromwell (KB4TC),

Guests;

Previous monthly meeting was September 23 2025. Motion to accept Minutes of meeting as published (via
email) by Andy, 2nd by Dennis. Passed by acclamation.

Treasurer’s Report:
$ Starting balance
$
$ Ending balance.

Past Activities Report:
The WRARC Coffee Social was on Friday, Oct 10 2025 at 0900L at Red Rooster, approx. 5 attended.
The WRARC monthly club meeting was held on September 23
VE Test session was held Oct 25, 4 Hams passed their exams, 2 Tech, 1 General and 1 Extra

The weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the club’s 2m Repeater:
145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100 Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx
CTCSS).
General meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L hours on Tuesday,October 7, 2025 (1st
Tuesday of the month) was canceled due to holiday schedule.
The Bourbon Chase was be held on 10/3, 240 runners were expected.

Old Business:
1) The club repeater was found to have feed line/connector issues and was taken off the air. Temporary
repairs have been made and the transmitter returned to service. Further evaluation and repairs can be
expected.
2) Taylor Scott (KA9CKI) was not able to attend this month’s meeting but has asked that this information
be included in the meeting.
The ARRL is supporting legislation intended to protect/change restrictions in Home Owners Associations
(HOA) to support Amateur radio operators ability to operate their stations in their homes.
3) Now is the time for membership renewal for the 2026. Members can send a check payable to
American Legion Post 46 to:
Ken Douglass 108 Chandler Dr. Danville, KY 40422
Full legion members can renew online at: legion.org and click on the renew prompt follow the instructions.
Legion Dues are: Full Members $40, Sons of The American Legion: $20 and Associate Legion Members:
$20

New Business:
Next month, November, time for annual elections. All offices are up for election, two of four of he Directors
are also up for election. A club quorum is 8 or 9 members.
Club voted to make Model 747 Model HF Transceiver available to Burgin School Ham club.
Andy presented a summary of the Bourbon Chase. (Windsock 30ft mast was used)
Packet radio up now in the area on145.01MHZ. KY4RW-10, KF4FMQ-5, AF6MB-5

Future Activities:
NOV 8 1100 – 2000 Local, RTTY worked all of Europe, 10 -10 and All Japan DX Contest
The WRARC Coffee Social is scheduled for Friday, November 7th 2025 (1st Friday of month) at 0900L at
Red Rooster. Who is going to attend?
The weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the club’s 2m Repeater:
145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100 Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx
CTCSS).
Next monthly general meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L hours on Tuesday,
November 4th, 2025 (1st Tuesday of the month).

Next VEC Testing: Saturday, January 24, 2026 starting at 1000L at The American Legion Post 46
building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville, KY. See http://www.wrarc.com/ve-testing/ for details. Pre-registration is
requested but not required.
Next WRARC hybrid monthly club meeting will on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 (4th Tuesday of month)
at 1930L and business session starting at 1930L at The American Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears
Lane, Danville and via ZOOM.

Adjournment. Motion to Adjourn by Dennis, 2nd by Tony. Passed by acclamation. Adjourned at 2008 hours EST.

Minutes respectfully submitted,
Harold Miller (AF6MB)
After-meeting Presentation:

Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club (WRARC)

Monthly Meeting Minutes for Sept 23, 2025

Hybrid meeting via Dennis’ Zoom account. (Thanks Dennis!)
Meeting called to order by President Mike May (KF4FMQ) at 1730 hours EST.
Attendees: 10 attending members and no guest for 10 total: (A quorum was present.)
Ronnie Murphy (KG4AYP),Doug Collins (KA4SWT), Mike May (KF4FMQ), Harold Miller (AF6MB),
Peter Rock (KJ4ND), Ken Douglass (KY4KD), Dennis Weiskircher Sr. (K3KZU),Tony Cromwell (KB4TC),
Rodd Neely (N1CTK), Chris Galbreath (KG4UQL), Bill Waldschmitt (W9WA)

Previous monthly meeting was Aug 26 2025. Motion to accept Minutes of meeting as published (via email) by Peter (KJ4ND), 2nd by Chris Galbreath (KG4UQL). Passed by acclamation.

Treasurer’s Report:
$ Starting balance
$
$ Ending balance.
Ronnie Murphy (KG4AYP) paid $20 for his next years dues.

Past Activities Report:
The WRARC Coffee Social was on Friday, Sept, 5 2025 at 0900L at Red Rooster, about 7 attended.
The WRARC monthly club meeting was held on Aug. 26.
The Iowa, Texas and New Jersey QSO Party activity on 9/20 was canceled due to funeral.
The weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the club’s 2m Repeater:
145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100 Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx
CTCSS). Repeater was down, but is back on line.
General meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L hours on Tuesday, Sept 2, 2025 (1st
Tuesday of the month) was canceled due to holiday schedule.

Old Business:
The Club Secretary position was filled by election of Harold Miller (AF6MB).
The Bourbon Chase will be held on 10/3, more information in New Business
Now is the time for membership renewal for the 2026. Members can send a check payable to American
Legion Post 46 to:
Ken Douglass 108 Chandler Dr. Danville, KY 40422
Full legion members can renew on line at: https://legion.org and click on the renew prompt follow the
instructions.
Legion Dues are: Full Members $40, Sons of The American Legion: $20 and Associate Legion Members:
$20

New Business:
1) The club repeater was found to have feed line/connector issues and was taken off the air. Temporary
repairs have been made and the transmitter returned to service. Further evaluation and repairs can be
expected.
2) Taylor Scott (KA9CKI) was not able to attend this month’s meeting but has asked that this information
be included in the meeting.
The ARRL is supporting legislation intended to protect/change restrictions in Home Owners Associations
(HOA) to support Amateur radio operators ability to operate their stations in their homes. This is a link to a video explaining the ARRL stance.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xMLDannix2M&pp=0gcJCeAJAYcqIYzv
Here is a link to a form letter that can be filled out and mailed to our congressional members.
https://send-a-letter.org/hoa/

3) The Bourbon Chase will be held on 10/3, runners are expected in the early evening. The bulk of the
runners arrive between 1700 and 2300. The city has asked if we will be reporting the runners as we have
done before. This requires two stations be set up attended and then disassembled. A runner spotting
station at the Showroom parking lot on Lebanon Rd., and a display station on Main St.. The runners’ bib
numbers are transmitted to the receiving display station via 2M packet. The teams can then see when their runners were seen and prepare their next relay runner in a timely manner. Who would be able to help. 8 members have said they can help. The Bank refused permission to set up under their drive-thru or to provide power.
Responsibility assignment:
Main St. – Andy, Peter, Harold
Show Room Parking Lot. – Doug, Rod

Future Activities:
The WRARC Coffee Social is now scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 2025 (2nd Friday of month) at 0900L at
Red Rooster. Who is going to attend?

Oct 11 – Four State contest (NV, AL, PA, SD) start 1PM Local
The weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the club’s 2m Repeater:
145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100 Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx
CTCSS).

Next monthly general meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L hours on Tuesday, Oct.
7, 2025 (1st Tuesday of the month). The Sept. meeting was canceled because of the Labor Day holiday.
Next VEC Testing: Saturday, Oct. 25 2025 starting at 1000L at The American Legion Post 46 building, 45
Spears Lane, Danville, KY. See http://www.wrarc.com/ve-testing/ for details. Pre-registration is requested
but not required.

Next WRARC hybrid monthly club meeting will on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 (4th Tuesday of month) at
1900L and business session starting at 1930L at The American Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears Lane,
Danville and via ZOOM.

Burgin Ham radio club has been offered a radio from Gene Klaus estate, cables, and possibly antennas. A
switching power supply is down in the Post shack. Harold will inventory and use for the Burgin club.

Adjournment. Motion to Adjourn by Harold (AF6MB), 2nd by Chris (KG4UQL). Passed by acclamation.
Adjourned at 2020 hours EST.

Minutes respectfully submitted,
Harold Miller (AF6MB)
After-meeting Presentation:

Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club (WRARC)

Monthly Meeting Minutes for Aug 26 2025

Hybrid meeting via Dennis’ Zoom account. (Thanks Dennis!)
Meeting called to order by President Mike May (KF4FMQ) at 1930 hours EST.
Attendees: 12 attending members and 0 guest of 39 total: (A quorum was
present.)
Doug Collins (KA4SWT), Ken Douglass (KY4KD), Mike May (KF4FMQ), Peter
Rock (KJ4ND), Tony Cromwell (KB4TC), Andy Rose, (KI6SEP), Harold Miller
(AF6MB), Chris Galbreath (KG4UQL), Rodd Neely (N1CTK), Bill McAdams
(KD9JNF), Mike Maynard (KJ4FZ), Taylor Scott (KA9CKI)
Guests; None

Previous monthly meeting was Jul 22 2025. Motion to accept Minutes of
meeting as published (via email) by Chris (KG4UQL), 2nd by Harold (AF6MB).
Passed by acclamation.

Treasurer’s Report:
$ Starting balance
$
$ Ending balance.

Past Activities Report:
The WRARC Coffee Social was on Friday, Aug, 1 2025 at 0900L at Red
Rooster, 4 attended.
The WRARC monthly club meeting was held on July 22.
The North American QSO Party SSB was held on 8/16, 3 club members and 2
guests attended, app. 50 contacts made.
VEC Testing: Saturday, Jul 26 2025 starting at 1000L at The American Legion
Post 46 building. 3 were tested 2 passed.

The weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the
club’s 2m Repeater: 145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100
Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx CTCSS).
General meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L hours on
Tuesday, Aug. 5 2025 (1st Tuesday of the month).

Old Business:
The Club Secretary position is open if someone is interested in taking on this
duty.
The monthly WRARC Club social Coffee will be on Friday Aug. 1, 0900 at the
Red Rooster. Mike will send out an email to determine the number attending.
The Bourbon Chase will be held on 10/3, runners are expected in the early
evening. The bulk of the runners arrive between 1700 and 2300. The city has
asked if we will be reporting the runners as we have done before. This requires
two stations be set up attended and then disassembled. A runner spotting
station at the Showroom parking lot on Lebanon Rd., and a display station on
Main St.. The runners’ bib numbers are transmitted to the receiving display
station via 2M packet. The teams can then see when their runners were seen
and prepare their next relay runner in a timely manner. Who would be able to
help. Mike will send an email to determine volunteers.
Next VEC Testing: Saturday, Jul 26 2025 starting at 1000L at The American
Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville, KY. See
http://www.wrarc.com/ve-testing/ for details. Pre-registration is requested but not
required. Chris (KG4UQL) will be leading the VE team in Harold’s (AF6MB)
absence. Two people have signed up for testing.

July is time for membership renewal for the 2026. Members can send a check
payable to American Legion Post 46 to:
Ken Douglass 108 Chandler Dr. Danville, KY 40422
Full legion members can renew online at: legion.org and click on the renew
prompt follow the instructions.
Legion Dues are:
Full Members $40

Sons of The American Legion: $20
Associate Legion Members: $20

New Business:
The Club Secretary position is open if someone is interested in taking on this
duty. Harold Miller (AF6MB) offered his services and was nominated by Peter
(KJ4ND), 2nd by Taylor Scott (KA9CKI). Passed by acclamation.
The Bourbon Chase will be held on 10/3, runners are expected in the early
evening. The bulk of the runners arrive between 1700 and 2300. The city has
asked if we will be reporting the runners as we have done before. This requires
two stations be set up attended and then disassembled. A runner spotting
station at the Showroom parking lot on Lebanon Rd., and a display station on
Main St.. The runners’ bib numbers are transmitted to the receiving display
station via 2M packet. The teams can then see when their runners were seen
and prepare their next relay runner in a timely manner. Who would be able to
help. 8 members have offered to help. We will confirm our participation with the
city contact Kendall. Final plans will be made during the Sept. meeting.

Next VEC Testing: Saturday, Jul 26 2025 starting at 1000L at The American
Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville, KY. See
http://www.wrarc.com/ve-testing/ for details. Pre-registration is requested but not
required.
July is time for 2026 membership renewal. Members can send a check payable
to American Legion Post 46 to:
Ken Douglass
108 Chandler Dr.
Danville, KY 40422

Full legion members can renew online at: legion.org and click on the renew
prompt follow the instructions.
Legion Dues are:
Full Members $ 40
Sons of The American Legion: $20
Associate Legion Members: $20

The Louisville Hamfest is scheduled for Sept. 6, information available on the
ARRL website.
The Richmond Hamfest is scheduled for Sept. 13, information available on the
ARRL website.

Future Activities:
Next WRARC Coffee Social is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 2025 (1st Friday of
month) at 0900L at Red Rooster.
The Iowa, Texas and New Jersey QSO Parties will be on 9/20, we will start at
1300 at the club room.
Next weekly WRARC OTA club net is each Wednesday evening at 2000L on the
club’s 2m Repeater: 145.310 MHz with -600 kHz offset and Split PL Code 100
Hz (i.e. 100 Hz on both Tx CTCSS & Rx CTCSS).

Next monthly general meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 at 1900L
hours on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 (1st Tuesday of the month). The Sept. meeting
has been cancelled because of the Labor Day holiday.

Next VEC Testing: Saturday, Oct. 25 2025 starting at 1000L at The American
Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville, KY. See
http://www.wrarc.com/ve-testing/ for details. Pre-registration is requested but not
required.

Next WRARC hybrid monthly club meeting will on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 (4th
Tuesday of month) at 1900L and business session starting at 1930L at The
American Legion Post 46 building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville and via ZOOM.
Adjournment. Motion to Adjourn by Chris (KG4UQL), 2nd by Bill (KD9JNF).
Passed by acclamation. Adjourned at app 2030 hours EST.

Minutes respectfully submitted,
Mike May (KF4FMQ)
After-meeting Presentation: None