February 13, 2025 Meeting

February 13, 2025, at the W4DHN Wiregrass Amateur Radio ARES Club Meeting:

✅Task Books were updated.

✅The “Net Caller” list was updated.

✅Ideas for our next workshop March 8:
-Portable Radio Antenna
-Anderson Power Pole

✅Start checking in once a week to the
Alabama Traffic Net 80 meters on
3.965 either at 0600 or 1800 CST.

✅We agreed to pass one Radiogram
per month to gain this skill.
Feb. 18th will be next one.

✅March 1st, will be our communications
Drill.  Details discussed.  Forms to be
Provided on Groups.IO for ARES.
After the drill, we will meet for a Hot
Wash at Golden Corral.

✅March 8th, we will have a workshop on
Anderson Power Poles and
Portable Radio/Antenna.

✅Discussed fundraising.
Need volunteers to help with cooking
And selling Hot Dogs/Hamburgers, chips,
And drinks for the May 10th Rocket
Launch Field Operation Day in Samson.

✅Demonstration on an NVIS Antenna 

Thanks to all who participated!  Looking forward to a fantastic year for ARES!