The W4DHN Club meeting was held April 3, 2025. All the obligatory reports were given and approved. There was discussion of the Tailgate being held in Headland or if it should be moved. For now, it was agreed to keep it in Headland.
Flyers are available on Groups.io for printing and distribution.
The club decided to cancel the New and Not-So-New Ham Workshop this month to support the Daleville Hamfest on the same Saturday, April 5, 2025. Our club was providing the VEC’s for them to offer testing during the event.
Joe Varner of TriStates 100 Bike Ride came and gave us the particulars of the ride this year. They have a new beneficiary, Girls, Inc of Dothan. They will have the 25 mile “Blue”, 43 mile “Yellow”, 62 mile “Red”, and the 104.6 mile “Century White” Rides again this year. First riders roll out at 6:45am and should finish by 4pm.
We discussed drone operators but lacked any conclusive trackage on it. As of now, TriStates will look into hiring a professional drone service if they want one.
Charles Woodham is our coordinator for this event. If you are willing to work a “stop” and monitor riders, please contact him so he can get you on the roster and your shirt size. Please make sure to test your equipment prior to the date to ensure it can send and receive properly.
After Joe’s presentation, the meeting was adjourned.
BLC
Our President, Bruno is doing a great job of keeping us organized and working on our Ham Operation Information. During the meeting, he did a presentation on the ARRL website and all the information that can be found there. He also went over the survey and opportunities available to W4DHN. We also had a demonstration of a 2-meter home-brew antenna on a satellite TV antenna. Great night!
