Minutes for 3/13/2026 meeting

by N3PAY
Club Minutes

Social

At 7:00, Sean AD0GQ started the meeting and announced that the business meeting would be at 8:30 pm, after the presentation. Sean encouraged the club to mingle, snack, and buy lottery tickets from Pat K0CTU.

At 7:25, the lottery winners were drawn.

Presentation & Discussion

At 7:30 PM, Jim KX0U began his presentation about "Using inexpensive 75 ohm coax (in more ways than most hams imagine possible)."

KX0U leads a discussion of COAX

Business meeting

At 8:36, Sean AD0GQ called a business meeting to order. The meeting lasted approximately one hour and twenty minutes. Sean AD0GQ controlled the agenda and flow of the meeting.

Secretary report

Matt N3PAY commented that the board meeting minutes were approved in the traditional way. Board meeting minutes from 1/27/2026 are online. The minutes for the February 24, 2026 board meeting are available online to view. Matt N3PAY plans to bring six printed copies to the board meeting on 3/31/2026 because the board seems to prefer reviewing minutes during board meetings. Sean AD0GQ did comment, via email on 3/3/2026, that he "skimmed it and did not see anything askew."

Treasurer's report

Sean AD0GQ read the note Adam KD0MMG gave him.

  • $4675.52 Checking account
  • $7235.09 Savings
  • $6575.47 CD one
  • $6840.50 CD two
  • $25,326.13 Main
  • $3129.96 Repeater fund

The total of the numbers above is $53,782.67.

  • Secretary's note: perhaps the grand total of funds is $25,326.13 and there's not a main account with 25k.

President’s report

Sean AD0GQ talked about the meeting format, conducted informal polls, and solicited comments from people at the meeting.

This section of the meeting lasted about 41 minutes.

Sean AD0GQ writes:

There was an overwhelming show of hands to return to the previous meeting format, so that will begin with the April 10, 2026 meeting, Hopefully, the presentation can begin at 7:30 pm. I plan to implement a visible 90 second timer for each report. If we do not hit the 7:30 mark for the presentation, then in May, it will shorten to 60 seconds.

I will also announce this at the board meeting, send an email to membership, and submit a Prez Sez entry to Brian for the Ham Hum.

Vice President's report

Jim KX0U made several points, including:

  1. He has been reaching out to people who are outside the group. For example, he arranged the February 2026 presentation from Mark W5TSU.
    • Mark has another presentation in mind involving Hack RF capturing most of the VHF band.
    • Another gentleman has offered to do remote presentations. We're looking into this.
  2. We have the results of the poll we did some time ago. We're going to use that poll to help guide topics for upcoming technical programs.
  3. We have two different backup plans for times when the planned technical program does not happen.
  4. In April 2026, Ham Radio Village will present the technical program entitled "Ham Radio Village bridges hacking with hams."

Pat K0CTU

  1. Corporate Cup April 19, 2026
  2. Track meet May 21, 22, 23, & 25, 2026
  3. Market to Market is in late October

ARES -- Jim W0JRN

  1. "I don't know. Because Greg didn't tell me anything."

SATERN -- Mary N0TRK

  1. The next SATERN meeting is at 9:30 AM on 3/28/2026 at the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Building at 10629 Burt Circle in Omaha. We welcome everybody to come. Topics include the upcoming field day.

Publications/Web Services Committee: Brian WE0BEP

  1. This month's issue is very short
  2. I'm always looking for ideas, if not a full article to publish.

Membership committee: Mary N0TRK

  1. People have until 3/31/2026 to pay dues in order to avoid missing a ham hum.
  2. New members, KF0WJZ and N0ATK, were inducted with Mary N0TRK's usual ceremony.

Old business:

No old business.

New business

Matt N3PAY was recognized by the president and moved:

"The Aksarben Amateur Radio Club authorize a gift for $200 to K0UNO, the amateur radio club, at UNO."

After discussion, the motion passed with about 12 members voting yes and two members voting no.

Tim AB0S suggested collecting donations for the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) amateur radio club K0UNO. $356.00 in cash was collected. Richard KI6DPT donated a UV-25X4 VHF/UHF Quad Band radio. Matt N3PAY has the donation and will pass it along to K0UNO.

KI6DPT donated a UV-25X4 to the UNO ARC K0UNO

Matt N3PAY is extremely grateful to our club and cherishes the generosity of the donors.

Meeting adjourned

The meeting wrapped up about 9:55 pm. Mary N0TRK commented that 27 people signed in on the attendance sheet.