Our dynamic hobby and your Radio License offer opportunities to build, explore, experiment and discover.

As part of our club’s effort to facilitate curiosity and, perhaps, innovation, we are sponsoring a “Ham Happening”— Saturday Tech Seminars dedicated to learning outside of the box.

We will have 4 or 5 speakers address issues of interest in back-to-back one-hour plenary sessions, inclusive of questions. There will be a modest “funeral-style” lunch at noon. The day will begin at 9:00 am and end at approximately 4:00 pm.

So far, speakers and topics include:

-Dr. Katanya Kuntz, of IQC (the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo) will speak on quantum communications;

-Dr. Gord Hayward, Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph, ve3EOS, will present an inno- vative use of AM;

-Ted Rypma,ve3TRQ, will explain and demonstrate pop-up Mesh networks that use re- purposed internet routers;

-Robert Moyer, ve3NXT, licensee for our local Digital repeater will explore several aspects of DMR(digital mobile radio).

Additional speakers are yet to confirm.

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To register, follow these FOUR steps:
STEP 1: Email your intent to attend by emailing the form, below, or a facsimile, immediately,

To: raclausi@rogers.com
Attention: Registrations, ve3ERC Tech Seminar Day committee:

PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO YOUR ATTENDANCE LIST for Saturday Sept. 22 Ham Session

Full Name:
Call SIGN:
EMAIL ADDRESS:

Full telephone number:
QTH: city/town

STEP 2: Print a copy of the form that you emailed, above.

MAIL it with a cheque for $30 payable to “Elmira Radio Club Inc ve3ERC”

To: “VE3ERC Tech Seminar c/o R.Clausi, ve3DCC, 1 Finch Place, Elmira, ON, N3B 3B3”

** Be sure to INCLUDE the printed copy of the form you emailed to us in STEP 1. Your name is on the final list when the cheque is received and processed.

STEP 3: We will confirm via email that your name is on the attendance list when your cheque is cashed. More details will be provided with the confirmation.

STEP 4: Arrive at 8:30 am, on site, on Saturday Sept. 22, 2018 to pick up your registration package, name tag and meal ticket. Enjoy!!!!!

I hope you can join us.
De ve3DCC, Rich.

AGENDA

7:00pm EYEBALL QSO – Set-up, Social time & coffee

7:30pm

1. Meeting Call to Order, Welcome
2. Roll Call & Quorum
3. Adopt Agenda
4. Secretary’s Report TOM VE3DXQ
   ● Approve minutes of Previous Meeting
5. Treasurer’s Report PAUL VA3PDC ● Monthly update on Finances
6. Vice President’s Report BRIAN VA3DXK
   ● Annual membership dues: $40 per RAC member and $50 per non-RAC due now ● AGM & Officer Elections to be held during the regular May 23rd meeting
7. Committee Reports
   ● Safety Officer (Tom VE3DXQ)
   ● Nominations Committee (Brian VA3DXK / Jason VE3JVG / Rich VE3DCC / Paul VE3PVB) ● Elmira Maple Syrup Festival April 7 (Al VA3TET)
   ● Field Day June 23-24 (Frank VA3FJM, Bob VE3IXX, Al VA3TET, Bruce VE3QB)
   ● Fall Conference/Workshop September 22 Elmira Legion (Rich VE3DCC Al VA3TET) ● other reports as needed
8. Unfinished Business
   ● TCA, the RAC official publication to library/school of club’s choice
   ● Trusteeship of Club Call Sign & Repeater Licence (Brian VA3DXK Rich VE3DCC)
   ● Woolwich CAER Emergency Preparedness Open House Fri. May 11 (Brian VA3DXK) ● Radio Gear inventory/dispersal & June Hamfest (Reg VE3RVH Al VA3TET Ted VE3TRQ )
9. New Business
   ● Membership Update
   ● Club Equipment & Resources Inventory ● Other ?
10. Presentations/Speakers/Workshop ●? (?)
11. Announcements
    ● Next meeting: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS Wednesday May 23th, 2018
    ● CANWARN training session May 9 – Kitchener-Waterloo – 7 PM – Forbes Room, RIM Park
    ● Waterloo Marathon April 29, 2018. KWARC provides backup communications for this event. Contact Nick Waterman if interested marathon@noseynick.com

9:00pm Adjournment
● Motion to adjourn the meeting.

NOTE: Please bring with you a written list of all Club equipment & resources/material in your possession as we are compiling a Club Inventory.