Called to order 19:31, WN1C, Vice President
Review of April Meeting Minutes
Nicholas KB9SKW moved to approve, Thomas AC9BJ seconded. No objections.
Treasurers Report
Treasurer not available, possibly due to imminent severe weather conditions.
Guests
No guests.
VE Report
No report from the Space Place session in May.
Bragging Rights/Upgrades/Call Sign Changes
KE9KOA has callsign change to N6WIS and is working on APRS with FTM-500DR, looking for input about configuration and use for free-text messaging.
WIQP 2024 results are out, our bragging for in-state operation:
- W9S team (AC9BJ, NM9O, K8SD) took 2nd place Multi-Multi Fixed, Low Power (results correction: operated from Shawano county)
- WN1C took 2nd place Single Op Fixed, QRP
- As a club, Four Lakes ARC scored an aggregate 91882.5 points from 7 entries!
Upcoming Opportunities
- Field Day June 22/23 Badger Prairie Park Verona
- If you are interested in participating please get in touch on the FDOps list or contact Matt NM9O
- KF9AQ will be helping with the catering
- Northern Lights Radio Society Aurora'24 Conference Twin Cities, MN June 1, 2024 [https://nlrs.club/]
- Horribly Hilly Hundreds Bike Event Support Blue Mounds, WI June 15, 2024 [W9TDP Tom]
- Tom is looking for 4-5 volunteers to help, mostly at water stations. If you are interested, contact Tom via email W9TDP at ARRL.net
- 1500 riders participate in this event, supporting the Friends of Blue Mounds State Park
- Good radio coverage is available via VHF mostly using the SNP repeater deployed to the top of Blue Mounds State Park (where the event finish is)
- Central States VHF Society Conference 2024 Cedar Rapids, IA July 25-27, 2024 [https://2024.csvhfs.org/]
- Circus City Swapfest Baraboo, WI August 24, 2024
- TREK-100 Bike Event Support Waterloo WI June 8, 2024 [W9JM John]
- Dairyland Dare Bike Event Support August 3, 2024 [KC9IFF Luke]
- Bike the Barns Bike Event Support September 15, 2024 [KC9UNZ Jeff]
- Badger Challenge Bike Event Support September 22, 2024
- Chicago Marathon Race Event Support Chicago IL October 13, 2024
Old Business
April J-Pole construction project: Nicholas KB9SKW reports a continued development effort to secure expected performance of antennas.
New Business
Board is looking for self-nominees for appointment to Secretary, VE Liaison, and Member at Large
- Ann Reh KD9ZUE nominated for Member at Large
Announcements
No additional announcements.
Program for May Meeting
Brian Basura, N6CVO, discussing Pico-Ballooning (background, components, launch, and performance)
Adjournment of Business Meeting
Severe weather in Madison resulted in a power outage at Space Place during the course of the program at 20:30. In-person attendance including the lead of the meeting was cut off from Zoom, though the presentation seemed to carry on in due course. A hasty sign-off was provided to conclude the presentation by WN1C over cellular with Zoom on KB9SKW's phone.