Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club (WRARC)
Monthly Meeting Minutes for 25 JUNE 2024 – FINAL RECORD COPY
Hybrid meeting via Dennis’ Zoom account. (Thanks Dennis!)
Meeting called to order by President Mike May (KF4FMQ) at 1938 hours EDT.
Attendees: 9 attending members of 39 total: (A quorum was present.)
Chris Galbreath (KG4UQL), Dennis Weiskircher (K3KZU), Doug Collins (KA4SWT), John Wulf
(K4FT), Ken Douglass (KY4KD), Mike May (KF4FMQ), Peter Rock (KJ4ND), Rick Flynn (KO4UHE),
Tony Cromwell (KB4TC).
Previous monthly meeting was 28 MAY 2024. Motion to accept Minutes of meeting as published (via
email) by Peter (KJ4ND), 2nd by Dennis (K3KZU). Passed by acclamation.
Treasurer’s Report:
$ Starting balance
-$
$ Ending balance.
Past Activities Report:
o Previous VEC Testing was: Saturday, 27 APR 2024 at The American Legion Post 46
building, 45 Spears Lane, Danville, KY.
o Previous Weekly WRARC OTA club net was conducted each Wednesday evening at
2000L on the club’s 2m Repeater.
o Previous WRARC hybrid monthly club meeting was on Tuesday, 25 MAY 2024 (4th
Tuesday of month).
o Previous Club Activity was KY QSO Party which was held on 1 JUN 2024 at 1300L hours
at the Post 46 AMLEG Bldg.
o Previous AMLEG Post 46 D-STAR NET (1st Monday of month) was conducted on 3 JUN
2024 (1st Monday of month) at 2000L hours.
o Previous monthly general meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 was 1900L
hours on Tuesday, 4 JUN 2024 (1st Tuesday of month).
o Previous WRARC Coffee Social was on Friday, 7 JUN 2024 (1st Friday of month) at 0900L
via ZOOM.
o Previous Club Activity was ARRL Field Day which was held on 22 JUN 2024 at 1300L
hours at the Post 46 AMLEG Bldg.
Old Business:
o KY QSO Party, 1 Jun 2024, 1300L to 1700L. {Peter, for discussion}
o WRARC activity for ARRL Field Day, 22 Jun 2024, Start OTA 1400L. {Peter, for discussion}
o 4 Oct 2024 is Bourbon Chase. Friday afternoon until midnight.
o WRARC By-Laws update; June club meeting for written notification & July club meeting
for vote.
New Business:
o WRARC By-Laws update; July club meeting for written notification & Aug club meeting
for vote.
o Two visitors in attendance: Bob Bently (KQ4RTE), General Licensee from Harrodsburg &
Skip Kraemer, AMLEG member.
o 2024 Kentucky (statewide seismic) Interoperability Communications Exercise (COMEX) is
scheduled for 12 Aug thru 16 Aug (operating 13-14 Aug). WRARC is backup for state
EOC HF. For details and sign-up see: https://kyem.ky.gov/training/Pages/default.aspx
o Dennis’ new VSO phone: (502) 517-8389.
Future Activities:
o Next AMLEG Post 46 D-STAR NET (1st Monday of month) is 2000L on 1 JUL 2024 on
REF56C via our local D-STAR repeater KM4OON, +5 MHz offset, 444.2375 MHz & no PL
tones.
o Next monthly general meeting of The American Legion Boyle Post 46 previously
scheduled for 1900L hours on Tuesday, 2 JUL 2024 (1st Tuesday of the month) has been
cancelled.
o 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).
o Next WRARC Coffee Social is on Friday, 5 JUL 2024 (1st Friday of month) at 0900L at Red
Rooster.
o Next Club Activity: North American QSP Party, RTTY Contest on 20 JUL 2024 at 1800Z
(1400L).
o Next WRARC hybrid monthly club meeting will on Tuesday, 23 JUL 2024 (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.
o Next VEC Testing: Saturday, 27 JUL 2024 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.
Adjournment. Motion to Adjourn by Chris (KG4UQL), 2nd by Doug (KA4SWT); Passed by acclamation.
Adjourned at 2000 hours EDT.
Minutes respectfully submitted,
Mike May (KF4FMQ)
After-meeting Presentation:
An After Meeting video presentation was conducted on the operation of the ICOM 7300: ICOM IC7300
A to Z – Part 21, YouTube video by Ham Radio A2Z (WA2IVD).