The meeting was held at the Sobey’s in Kanata (March Rd. location). The following people were present:

Name Call Sign Position MH Grid RAC WCARC
Doug Leach VE3XK Vice President FN25bf Yes Yes
Chris Bisaillion VE3CBK Member FN25ai Yes Yes
Randy Nordlund VE3AX Secretary FN25jg Yes Yes
Clayton Smith VE3IRR President FN25ai Yes Yes
Bertrand Zauhar VE2ZAZ Member FN25bk Yes Yes
Richard Ferch VE3KI Member FN25ce Yes Yes
Luc Pernot VE3JGL Member FN25ek Yes Yes
Marius Draghia VE3ETK Member FN15 Yes Yes
Margaret Tidman VA3VXN Member FN25ai Yes Yes
Wayne Getchell VE3CZO Member FN25dh Yes Yes
John Vandermey VA3RLC Member FN15xd Yes Yes
Tyler Tidman VA3DGN Member FN25ai Yes Yes
Peter Jago VA3PJ Member FN25ag Yes Yes
Ron Smith VE3LBG Visitor FN25bh Yes  
Remi De Cristofaro VA3DRI Member FN25bh Yes Yes
Graham Ide VE3BYT Member FN25ch Yes Yes
Georges-André Chaudron VE2VAB Visitor FN25dl Yes  
Marcus Leech VE3MDL Visitor FN14    

Opening

The meeting was opened by the President, Clayton Smith (VE3IRR) at 19:05 hours. 3 visitors were in attendance.

Secretary’s Report

Randy (VE3AX) introduced the minutes of the September meeting as posted on the WCARC website. Moved by the Secretary that the minutes be approved. Seconded by Wayne (VE3CZO). The motion was carried.

Treasurer’s Report

Clayton (VE3IRR) relayed the treasurer’s report. We have 33 paid up members and a bank balance of $257.39 plus the $3,000 term deposit.

Vice President’s Report

Nil.

Director’s Report

Absent.

President’s Report

Nil.

Speaker

Tonight’s speaker is Marcus Leech (VE3MDL) and the subject is “Radio Astronomy at the CCERA & the 21 cm Dual Channel Spectrometer.”

Old Business

Nil.

Reports / Project Updates

Beacons

Doug (VE3XK) reported that all of the beacons are operational. Bert (VE2ZAZ) reported that the 3W module for the 2m WSPR beacon has been ordered. He asked that the members listen for it at 144.490460 MHz.

D-STAR

Nil.

Broadband Hamnet

Bert (VE2ZAZ) reported that the link between Clayton and the YMCA is down.

New Business

Nil.

Announcements / Show & Tell

  • Bert (VA2ZAZ) talked about the NEAR-Fest and the upcoming hamfest in Longueuil.
  • Chris (VE3CBK) mentioned the upcoming Jamboree on the Air.
  • Wayne (VE3CZO) showed the car starter lithium battery pack he modified for ham use.
  • Clayton (VE3IRR) talked about the small fox hunting beacons he planned to make with Adafruit Feather boards.
  • Doug (VE3XK) asked if a pair of gloves that were found at the June contest site belonged to a member. He also mentioned that the November speaker is Dave Conn and the subject is about a Radio Interface for blind hams. The December meeting is the Christmas party.

Adjournment

The President observed that there being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 21:00.