Minutes of the West Desert Amateur Radio club held September 2, 2020. The meeting was a hybrid meeting with some member in person attendance and others over Zoom. Meeting started at 7:00 p.m. with President Robert Andrews conducting.
No Pledge of Allegiance was performed.
Treasurer’s report was given by Mert Russo. Check was issued to renew the registration and upgrade trailer. Glenn Murray motioned to accept. Seconded by Roger Redmond and accepted by the club.
Minutes were given by Rhona Boutwell. Glenn Murray motioned to accept. Seconded by Roger Redmond. Accepted by the club.
Report on the Mesh network was given by Clint Thompson. He has ordered and received the supplies for the network at the Blue Peak/CLC mesh node.
A committee for nominations for the election is requested. Kacie Stevens has volunteered for the committee.
Roland Smith presented information on the ARRL SET (Simulation Emergency Test) He asked for suggestions of how we can participate in this test. It was suggested Orion test, and cell tower evaluation test
Roland did the presentation on the SDS (Software Defined Radio) Two websites that he talked about were SDRUtah.org and WebSDR.org.
Glenn Murray brought forward information that the FCC is trying to raise the fees for licenses to $50.00.
Motioned to adjourn by Glenn Murray. Seconded by Kacie Stevens. Club accepts and meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.