January 2024

The monthly meeting for the Iola Amateur Radio Club was held January 14th at Colony Christian Church in Colony, KS,

  • December Minutes read and accepted
  • Treasures Report: Cash $71     $832.43 in the bank
  • Steve looked into the ARRL grants-
    • ARRL accepts grant requests Feb, June,and Oct.
    • Stan mentions looking into the Community Foundation for potential grants
      • ARDC Amature Radio Digital Communications may be another potential source for grants
  • Summer Field Day is 28 and 29th of June.
    • Possible locations were discussed
      • Laharpe VFW
      • Fee’s park in Gas City
  • Repeater-
    • Suggest No call unanswered. “Step aside in an emergency, don’t interrupt nets, and have QSOs”. 
    • Use for everyday us