The meeting was held over the internet via a Zoom video conference. The following people were present:

Name Call Sign Position MH Grid WCARC RAC
Charles MacDonald VA3CPY President FN25ag Yes Yes
Karen Bryden VA3IGO Member FN25ag Yes Yes
Bertrand Zauhar VE2ZAZ Secretary FN25bk Yes Yes
Lawrence Dobranski VA3IQ Vice President FN25 Yes Yes
Rémi De Cristofaro VA3DRI Member FN25 Yes Yes
Luc Pernot VE3JGL Member FN25ek Yes Yes
Norman Siemens VE3NPP Member FN25 Yes Yes
Mark Biegler VA3CPB Member FN25 Yes Yes
Ray Perrin VE3FN Member FN25dk Yes Yes
Peter Jago VA3PJ Member FN25ag Yes Yes
Georges-André Chaudron VE2VAB Member FN25 Yes Yes
Clayton Smith VE3IRR Member EN82qb Yes Yes
Wayne Getchell VE3CZO Director FN25dh Yes Yes
John McGowan VA3JYK Member FN25 Yes Yes
Fred Crowe VE3LAF Member FN25 Yes Yes
Mike Kennedy VA3TEC Member FN25 Yes Yes
Andrew Hart VE3NVK Visitor - No -

Opening

The meeting was opened by the President, Charles (VA3CPY) at 7:15 pm. There was one visitor attending the meeting.

Secretary’s Report

Bert (VE2ZAZ) posted a draft version of the January 2023 meeting minutes on the Club website prior to this meeting. Moved by him that the minutes be adopted as posted on the website. Seconded by Karen (VA3IGO). The motion was carried.

Treasurer’s Report

  • Ray (VE3FN) provided the following report: As of January 31st, 2023 we had $2,585.09 in our bank account and $2,107.60 in our term deposits. We also have $15.00 in the sharing account. Changes from last month are a deposit of $395.00 (for 13 memberships plus a donation of $5.00) and a cheque for $301.58 paid to RAC to cover our insurance. We also have $20.00 in cash to cover the cost of 2 name badges. I still have $60.00 to deposit to cover 2 memberships.
  • Ray sent the check to the Kinburn Community Association to complete the reservation of our venue for the upcoming June VHF Contest. He will verify on the next bank statement for evidence that it was cashed in.
  • Ray urges everyone to pay dues for 2023. Annual club dues are $30 for RAC members and $41 for those who are not members of RAC. You can either send a cheque to him or send an Interac money transfer to his email address.

Vice President’s Report

  • Meeting presentations in planning:
    • March 2023: Ray (VE3FN) will present his 10 GHz station.
    • April 2023: Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation. The presentation will be given by a PhD student.
    • May 2023: No presentation is scheduled; the time will be spent preparing for the June VHF Contest.

Director’s Report

Nothing to report.

President’s Report

Charles (VA3CPY) announced that the Club Officers had agreed to award Peter (VA3PJ) a life membership. A vote will take place at the next month’s meeting to officialize the life membership.

Presentation

Bertrand Zauhar, VE2ZAZ/VA2IW: Modernizing the HyGain TailTwister rotator controller.

Old Business

  • 902/1296 MHz Beacons: Bert (VE2ZAZ) checked for the presence on the air of the 902 and 1296 MHz beacons, and both seem to be nonoperational. We shall organize a visit to the site in the spring.
  • 432 MHz Yagi Antenna procurement: No update.
  • WCARC badges: The supplier has a backlog of orders. This will delay our order. Lawrence will send an email to invite those who are interested to send $10 to the Treasurer once the supplier is able to take our order.
  • 2023 June VHF Contest: No update. We will discuss at the May meeting.

New Business

None.

Show and tell

  • Bert (VE2ZAZ) showed a 1296 MHz Yagi antenna he built. It is based on WA5VJB’s “Cheap Yagi” design.
  • Mike (VA3TEC): Showed the new LimeSDR board.

Ask the Club

No questions were asked.

Adjournment

The President observed that there was no further business; the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 pm.