3^rd Thursday, 18 November 2010, 7:30 PM

BARC Clubhouse & Communications Center

Sugarcreek Elementary School, Room 1 Lower Level

51 South East Street, Bellbrook

Talk-in on BARC 147.045(+) Repeater & 147.405 Simplex

Antenna Project including the project goals, the proposed antennas,

the tower installation, the ground system, the lightning protection system,

the coaxial cable runs, the antenna patch panel

and antenna selection for each station.

By Fred Stone for BARC Secretary Ed Kulesa

38 members, spouses and guests gathered in the Clubhouse at 6:30 PM for the 1^st Annual BARC Chili Supper. This event was suggested by BARC Activities Coordinator Todd Rardon at the September meeting and was an immediate "hit." Those attending agreed that this should be an annual event for the October meeting. In attendance were:

Carey Alexander K8DOT

Henry W8TOG & Becky Bussey

Roger Bullock KD8OSF

Jack Cotterman W8NRO

Darryl KD8JQE & Ginny Fowler KD8JQF

Steve Gillson KD8MKG

Ken Gunton W8ASA

John KA8OYH & Linda King

Jim Lusk KC8EFD

Harry Noble N8CYS

Dave Procuniar KD8NKZ

Tim N8NQH & Yvonne Procuniar KC8GDL

Todd Rardon KD8LCW

Russ Roysden N8NPT

Gerd WB8IFM & Traudl Schrick

Steve KD8NUC & Tink Sewicki KD8NUA

Ron WD8AZC & Peggy Sprauer

Chris Stauter KD8APN

Fred W8LLY & Mary Ann Stone K8RCJ

Jim WA8HUB & Clara Totten WD8NPT

Dave KD9GCR & Kate Walton & son Matt

Jack Cotterman Chili & Cornbread

Darryl & Ginny Fowler Chili

Todd Rardon Chili

Steve & Tink Siwecki Chili

Chris Stauter Chili

Steve Gillson Ham & Beans

Tim & Yvonne Procuniar Cornbread

Jim Lusk Sausage Cornbread

Carey Alexander Cookies

A BIG THANK YOU to all who contributed food, and my apologies to any others that I may have missed (I didn’t make a list that evening). BARC provided the coffee, water & soft drinks.

SET-UP & EVENT COORDINATOR: Event Coordinator Todd Rardon set the tables up in two long rows with table coverings and Harvest/ Halloween table decorations. Food dishes were set out on serving tables set up at the north end of the room just south of the Comm Center cubicles. Coffee was set up on the Refreshments Table and water and soft drinks were available from the refrigerator recently donated by John King.

A BIG TANK YOU to Todd for suggesting and organizing this event and to everyone who attended. It was G-R-E-A-T-!!

A brief meeting was conducted after dinner. The meeting opened with the usual Pledge of Allegiance.

Minutes of September 16 Meeting were approved as published in the newsletter.

Treasurer’s Report was presented by Treasurer Dave Walton. Moved, seconded, approved.

Public Service Report Public Service Coordinator Darryl Fowler said there were no BARC public service events to report this month.

Clubhouse Committee Report Clubhouse Committee Chairman Darryl Fowler reported that he was out of town and that only four people showed up for the scheduled meeting which was postponed for lack of significant attendance. Although the meeting was announced and a substitute chair was appointed, there may have been a miscommunication problem. The next meeting will be held on the first Thursday of November.

BARC President Chris Stauter asked about progress on the tower installation and Fred reported that informal discussions had continued about optional construction details. Henry reported that he had talked with the Bellbrook Zoning Coordinator and was told that the proposed tower is a permitted use within the Bellbrook zoning regulations.

Education Report was presented by Fred Stone. Classes will continue through November 7 and the Test Session is scheduled for November 14, 6:00 PM, at Beavercreek Township Fire Station 1.

New Business Henry proposed that several people meet to go through the odds and ends acquired primarily from Clyde Schaffnit’s estate to determine what we needed to keep for Club use and what we can sell or otherwise dispose of. He proposed displaying items on tables in the Clubhouse for members to review and buy if interested. Fred suggested that we also announce a garage sale type event and invite other hams in the area to attend—maybe sometime in November. Tim suggested that this could be done in conjunction with the Test & Tune Session scheduled for November 27. Consideration of this proposed event can be discussed and finalized at the next Clubhouse Committee meeting.

The meeting ended with a big round of applause for BARC Activity Coordinator Todd Rardon for his efforts in organizing the Chili Supper and making it a very successful event. It was agreed that this should be an annual event. Also, the providers of the Chili and associated food items were acknowledged and thanked.

Adjournment The meeting adjourned around 8:45 PM.

Tim Procuniar N8NQH proposed at the September meeting that BARC hold a Test & Tune Workshop from 1:00 to 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 27 at the Clubhouse. Tim offered to set up a special "test bed" (professional communications service monitor, watt meter, 12 volt power supply and dummy load) for testing VHF/UHF HT’s and mobile units and making minor frequency and modulation adjustments as needed. No repairs will be attempted during the limited allotted time. Make sure your HT battery pack is charged.

Initial testing will be limited to two radios per member. Additional radios might be tested if time allows. Owners need to be present to assist Tim with operating their radios (bring your manual).

Tim will provide the radio’s owner with a check-sheet summarizing the measured transmit power, transmit frequency error,  modulation level, PL tone encode level, PL tone frequency error, receiver sensitivity, squelch range, PL tone decode, etc.

In accordance with BARC’s Constitution & By-Laws, an election of officers for 2011 will be held at the December meeting. Nominations will be made at the November meeting. Current officers are eligible to run for re-election if interested. The Junior Director moves up to Senior Director and a new Junior Director needs to be elected. The one year term for new (or re-elected) officers begins at the conclusion of the December meeting.

Most BARC memberships expire December 31, 2010. Free memberships for hams newly licensed in 2010 expire 12 months from the end of the month first licensed. Membership expiration dates are shown in the first column of the BARC Directory.

• Annual dues are $15 per member and $3 for each additional family members living at the same address.
• The free membership for new hams extends for one year from the end of the month in which the first license is granted by the FCC. The Treasurer will send an email reminder to these people whose renewal will occur during the year. Such members will pay a pro-rated amount of dues for the remainder of 2011.
• 2010 memberships become delinquent after the February meeting. The 2011 BARC Directory will include all members who have renewed or joined by March 1.

Dues help support club activities such as the Clubhouse, the repeaters, Field Day expenses, guest dinners at the annual dinner meeting, and other purchases and activities as decided by the Club during the year.

Our Treasurer will accept dues at the meetings or you may send your check via mail to:

When you pay your 2011 dues, please include any updates to your current contact information. This includes name, call sign, license class, street address, email address, home phone number, cell phone number, work phone number, ARRL membership status and any other pertinent contact information.

Please include ALL of this information for club records but indicate any information you do not want published in the BARC Directory to be distributed to all members. Send information to BARC Treasurer, Dave Walton KD8GCR, at:

There will NOT be a GCARES meeting in November or December.

The next Greene County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (GCARES) meeting will be January 24 (fourth Monday), 7:30 PM, in the Training Room at Beavercreek Township Fire Station 1 (Dayton-Xenia Road just west of Orchard Lane). All Greene County hams are encouraged to be Active members of GCARES.

The agenda for the January 24 meeting will be included in a meeting announcement to be issued around mid-January, 2011.

The Greene County Spring 2011 Amateur Radio License Courses will start Sunday, February 13, at 7:00 PM. Courses will conclude Sunday, April 10 and the Test Session will be held Sunday, April 17, at 6:00 PM.

These courses and the Test Session are sponsored jointly by the three Greene County amateur radio clubs (BARC, UVARC and XWARN) and GCARES.

BARC members may become an ARRL member or renew an existing ARRL membership at a discounted rate. BARC is an ARRL affiliated club and receives a commission for ARRL memberships transacted through the club. BARC passes on this discount as a club membership benefit in order to promote ARRL membership. Please contact the Treasurer for details.