GBARC Net log July 13 2022

[Marvin VE3VCG]

Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Net Report
Wednesday July 13, 2022 7:30 EDT (19:30)
Net Controller: Marvin VE3VCG

Note: Bernie was away at his camp in Red Bay on this date and so unable to connect with the repeater in Owen Sound. Bernie requested another net controller take his turn in the normal rotation and Marvin volunteered to do so.

Topic: “What activities would you like to see GBARC do in the future”?
Participating Stations:
Echolink:

• KO4DXQ Robert (Tennessee)
  
• VA3PAV Bobby
  
• VE3MIO Maureen
  

2 Meters

• VA3EAC Janet
  
• VE3XBO Bart
  
• VE3RWY Rob
  
• VE3WI Dave
  
• VE3MFO Jim
  
• VE3IXR Ron
  
• VE3OZW Richard
  
• VE3BQM Bernie
  
• VE3FGG James
  

80 Meters

• VE3BQM Bernie
  
• VE3OZW Richard
  
• VE3MFO Jim
  
• VE3WI Dave
  
• VE3IXR Ron
  
• VE3RQY Rob
  
• VE3FGG James
  
• KE8VEY James (Ohio)
  

Responses from the group to this evenings question were varied these included the following ideas in no particular order:

• Request to change the appearance of the website. The concern was that the black text on a blue background less readable
  
• Find an indoor meeting space for winter months when meeting outdoors is not possible.
  
• There should be an announcement for the Saturday breakfast meetup during the Wednesday evening net.
  
• Doing a group field trip to the radio museum in Guelph.
  
• Doing a show and tell during club meetings (this offers a general opportunity to share things which are not technical)
  
• Making the tech talk a part of every club meeting agenda.
  
• Doing a GBARC sponsored HAM FEST in or near Owen Sound.
  
• On going Emergency Communications exercises monthly.
  
• Adding a club news feature to every Wednesday evening club net
  

Added ideas not shared on the air

• Creating a digital net to supplement the normal phones net.
  
• Sending out a group email to all club members with updates and follow ups on specific topics of interest.
  

[VE3WI Dave]

Not making it to the list was "recruit some candidates and run a Basic course", mentioned by yours truly and others.  New hams and new members are the life blood of the club IMHO.

73
Dave, VE3WI

[VA3KOT John]

"Making the tech talk a part of every club meeting agenda" requires people to volunteer to give the talks. We tried this but not enough people came forward, so scratch this idea. TechTalks will continue, but only when we have presenters available.

"On going Emergency Communications exercises monthly" - excellent idea. Volunteers please?

I guess the same comment applies to all these ideas. "Volunteers please". It is easy to have good ideas for other people to do; why not follow through on your ideas yourself and - as the Nike slogan says - "Just Do It!"