7:00pm Virtual Eyeball QSO – Setup, Social time & Coffee

7:30pm

1. Meeting Call to Order, Welcome ● Frank VA3FJM
2. Roll Call & Quorum ● Rod VA3MZD –
3. Adopt Agenda ● Rod VA3MZD ● Motion to adopt Agenda of February meeting
4. Presentations/Speakers/Workshop ● Sebastian Delmont KI2D – Ham2K “PoLo” – Portable Logging Software – or how to be happy logging on your phone
5. Secretary’s Report ● Rod VA3MZD – Motion to accept Minutes of February Meeting
6. Treasurer’s Report ● Ted VE3TRQ – Monthly Financial Reports – Motion to accept Treasurer’s Report
7. President’s Report ● Frank VA3FJM
8. Committee Reports
   ● Repeater Technical Committee – Tony VE3DWI – ● EMCOMMS Group – John VE3JXX –
   ● Youth – Stewart VE3HWS –
   ● Other –
9. Unfinished Business
   ● Group Buy for Club apparel etc – Hagen VE3QVY/Jay VE3CMN –
   ● Presentation Schedule for upcoming meetings –
   ● Nomination Committee – Rich VE3DCC –
   ● POTA Day – Rod VA3MZD, Paul VA3PDC – Proposal to run a POTA day at Elora CA, Belwood CA, or Laurel Cr CA on a May weekend OR Wednesday meeting night? Elora Gorge CA Pines Shelter $250 – Date and Location – other options? Woodside NHS
10. Agenda ERC March 25 2026 Meeting
11. New Business
    ● Field Day 2026 – Committee, Press Release ● Other? Announcements
    ● Next meeting: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @7:30pm Elmira Firehall
    ● Presentation:
    ● WiresX Net – Thursday, April 23, 2026 – TOMORROW! Via VE3EFH or VA3TET Repeaters- NC – TBA
    ● Other Announcements?
12. Adjournment ● Frank VA3FJM

7:00pm Virtual Eyeball QSO – Setup, Social time & Coffee

7:30pm

1. Meeting Call to Order, Welcome – President Frank VA3FJM
2. Roll Call & Quorum – Rod VA3MZD – Secretary
3. Adopt Agenda – Rod VA3MZD ● Motion to adopt Agenda of October meeting
4. Presentations/Speakers/Workshop ● Mesh Networking – Ted VE3TRQ
5. Secretary’s Report Rod VA3MZD ● Motion to accept Minutes of October Meeting.
6. Treasurer’s Report Ted VE3TRQ ● Monthly Financial Report as submitted – Motion to accept Treasurer’s Report
7. President’s Report – Frank VA3FJM
8. Committee Reports
   ● Repeater Technical Committee – Tony VE3DWI
   ● Emergency Preparedness, Local Government relations, Remote Operations – Rich VE3DCC – update report ● Other
9. Unfinished Business
   ●Linking the VA3TET and GARC VE3RKL Wires-X repeaters – contact with Barry VE3SLD – discussion postponed
   ●Holiday Season dinner – Mandarin Guelph- Wednesday, December 11, 2024 12:30 -RSVP to Rod VA3MZD
   ● Other?
10. New Business
    ● Application to South West repeater council to coordinate/approve our four frequencies and to add them to the repeater directory – Rich VE3DCC
    ● Revision of Wednesday Net Controller Schedule – Hagen VE3QVY
    ● Other
11. Announcements
    ● Wires-X Net tomorrow, Thursday November 28, 2024 at 8pm- Volunteer Net Controller?
    ● Christmas Luncheon- Wednesday, December 11, 2024 12:30 pm – Guelph Mandarin ● Other
12. Adjournment

The Elmira Radio Club members and significant others will be getting together on Wednesday December 11, 2024 at the Mandarin Restaurant in Guelph, at 12:30. Don’t forget to RSVP to Rod VA3MZD.

Update Nov 11: Repeaters are back on-line, GFCI outlet has been reset, but not yet replaced.
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Update Nov 10, 2024: The GFCI outlet has probably tripped again. If the repeater does not function for the Nov 11 morning net, we will use simplex frequency 146.550 MHz.
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Fall / Winter is here, and repeater access is more dificult. Tony VE3DWI visited the feedmill site and reset the (unnecessary) GFCI outlet in the repeater cabinet to restore power. Also, since then Tony has replaced one of the “curtains” on the cabinet doors – should make future access easier. We owe Tony a big “Thank you” for this.

On another note, the new repeater for the Firehall is ready to go, and only needs to have the install scheduled. Frequency is 145.490-, FM CTCSS Tone 131.8, C4FM ID 0, auto mode select. It will also have Wires-X connectivity: VA3EFH / Node 99518, Room 09518. Once everything is set up, this repater will appear in the repeater list below.

Ted VE3TRQ