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
Lawrence Dobranski VA3IQ Vice President FN25 Yes Yes
Bertrand Zauhar VE2ZAZ Secretary FN25bk Yes Yes
Norman Siemens VE3NPP Member FN25 Yes Yes
René Barbeau VE2UG Member FN35gs Yes Yes
Wayne Getchell VE3CZO Director FN25dh Yes Yes
Peter Jago VA3PJ Member FN25ag Yes Yes
Ray Perrin VE3FN Member FN25 Yes Yes
Ted Reinhardt VE3TD Member FN25 Yes Yes
Robert Boyd VE3BE Director FN25 Yes Yes
Mike Kennedy VA3TEC President FN25 Yes Yes

Opening

The meeting was opened by the Vice-President, Lawrence (VA3IQ), at 7:09 pm. There were no visitors attending the meeting.

Meeting Agenda

The meeting agenda was displayed prior to the meeting, and is reproduced below. Lawrence (VA3IQ) moved that the agenda be adopted as published. Bert (VE2ZAZ) seconded. A unanimous vote in favour of the motion took place, and the motion was carried.

Secretary’s Report

Bert posted a draft version of the June 2026 regular meeting minutes on the Club website prior to this meeting. Moved by him that the minutes be adopted as posted. The motion was seconded by Ted (VE3TD). A unanimous vote in favour of the motion took place, and the motion was carried.

Treasurer’s Report

Glenn (VE3XRA), the Treasurer, was absent. Mike (VA3TEC), our President, is helping out with the Treasurer duties. He still cannot get online access to the bank accounts. He will visit the Alterna branch in the next few weeks to get a paper statement of our bank accounts, and will also try to resolve the online access issue with the Bank staff.

Vice President’s Report

  • Upcoming monthly meeting presentations:
    • Being planned (speakers shall provide a synopsis of their presentation to Lawrence):
      • Corey from Q5 Signals.
      • René (VE2UG) - The Radio-berry
      • Tom (VA3NFA) / Ted (VE3TD) / Lawrence (VA3IQ) - AREDN Status.
      • Lawrence (VA3IQ) - How to not brick AREDN nodes.
      • Mike (VA3TEC) - His Roving Trailer.
  • We shall decide soon where to hold our AGM.

Director’s Report

Robert had nothing to report.

President’s Report

Mike had nothing to report.

Presentation(s)

Lawrence (VA3IQ): Antenna Switching and PTT Routing: Logging Software in Control.

Old Business

  • Tuesday evening SSB net: Lawrence (VA3IQ) will take over the duties once his antenna stack and mast are installed, which is currently happening. He is planning on resuming the Net in September, and will be active on four bands and with 25 watts of output power. He also requested for some help in hosting the net. Bert (VE2ZAZ) offered to take turns. Open item.
  • Mike (VA3TEC) to report back on the Club’s finances. He will do so at the August meeting, or before. Open item.
  • Lawrence (VA3IQ) updated the members on availability of the Corkery Centre as a location for our Christmas party. Unfortunately, the time slot for our AGM is already booked by someone else. Lawrence will follow up with the RAC staff to see if we can book the meeting room at the RAC HQ. Open item.

New Business

  • Lawrence (VA3IQ): There is some confusion on whether our Club score can count in the Ontario VHF Association’s submission for the ARRL June VHF Contest. Some of our participants did not show up as being OVHFA members. We will report back when we have more information. Open item.

Show and tell / Round Table

  • Bert reported that he is putting together a 10G Beacon. He is seeking a 10 GHz omni-directional slot antenna.

Ask the Club

No questions were asked.

Adjournment

The President observed that there was no further business. Bert (VE2ZAZ) moved that the meeting be adjourned. Lawrence (VA3IQ) seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.

WCARC Regular Members Meeting Agenda - July 20th, 2026

  1. Call to Order @ 7 pm (Recording Reminder)
  2. Opening Statements, Take attendance
  3. Approve Agenda
  4. Secretary’s Report
  5. Treasurer’s Financial Statement
  6. Vice President’s Report
  7. Director’s Report
  8. President’s Report
  9. Presentation: Lawrence (VA3IQ) - Antenna Switching and PTT Routing: Logging Software in Control.
  10. Old Business
  11. New Business
  12. Show and Tell / Elmer Questions / Trade-Swap-Sell
  13. Closing - Final remarks