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SFTARC Newsletter - November 2025

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President's Corner - November 2025

Elections were held this month, and in addition to the returning officers from last year, I welcome Trig Morley, KCØRPY, as our new Vice President-elect, and Bob Davidson, KFØAUI, as our new Director-At-Larty-elect. I thank Vice President Larry Hall, KDØRIU, for his many years of club service, as well as Director-At-Large Greg Sippel, KØGCS, for his service to the club this last year. Our new officers and Directors-At-Large take office following the December meeting.
Our new leadership team will aim to renew our club goals, initiatives, and activities for the coming year. An important purpose of our club is to exchange information between members, promoting our radio knowledge and helping fellow club members fulfill their amateur radio goals. So I encourage members to not only share their ideas for club activities but also help the club with their inspiration by joining in on sponsoring events.
Tech Nights: The club voted at the November meeting to suspend Tech Nights for November and December, as those dates fall on Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Registration for our Extra License class sessions in January and February is now open on the website. I urge all club members to take that next step in understanding radio electronics knowledge by taking advantage of this learning opportunity.

Author	G McCarville (WBØCNK)
Publishing date	Sunday, 16 November 2025

Meeting Notes - November 2025

Executive Summary:

The main outcome of this meeting was the election of new club officers. Two positions changed hands. Trig Morley, KCØRPY, was elected as Vice President and Bob Davidson, KFØAUI, was elected Director At Large. It was moved and seconded to cancel the next two Tech Nights. The motion passed.

MEETING TO ORDER:

President George, WBØCNK, called the meeting to order at 8:01 AM CST on November 8, 2025. A total of 30 members attended the meeting and 2 guests were present. There were 25 members in person and 5 attended via zoom.

SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORT:

Marty was not able to attend the meeting so George presented a summary for the annual report to the members. Jason gave an update on the number of members and the number of ARRL members.

AGENDA ITEMS:

Clothing and Badge Orders [Jason - KFØISL]

The clothing/hat order was submitted in early November. The name tag order will be finalized soon. Tom gave an update that Debra is working on embroidering the cloths/hats. Some of the clothing items are back-ordered.

Update on Gil Ludwig - WAØYCY/SK Services/Obituary

Gil Ludwig passed away. There will be no service and no obituary. The club will receive a radio from Gil's estate.

Club Officer Election results

Voting was by ballots. The following officers were elected:

- President: George McCarville, WBØCNK
- Vice President: Trig Morley, KCØRPY
- Treasurer: Marty Peters, KEØPEZ
- Secretary: Jason Gaumer, KFØISL
- Directors at Large: Woody Jeffrey, KEØNTU, and Bob Davidson, KFØAUI

Repeater Update [Jim - KØNK]

Jim provided an update on the club repeaters. All the club repeaters are on the air and set up in De Soto, Kansas.

Tech Night [George - WBØCNK]

Del Sawyer, KØDDS, made a motion to cancel Tech Night for November and December because the last Thursday in both months falls on a holiday (Thanksgiving and Christmas, respectively). The motion, seconded by Robert, KCØKDG, passed.

Reminder - Christmas Party [Jim - KØNK]

The Santa Fe Trail Amateur Radio Club annual Christmas party will be held on Friday, Dec 19, 2025. It will be located at the Gardner Senior Citizen Community Center, 128 E Park St, Gardner. Doors open for setting up at 5 PM. Party starts at 6 PM. Clean-up starts about 8 PM; we must be out by 9 PM. An email has been sent about about this event. Please sign up for the pot-luck.

UPcoming Hamfests [George - WBØCNK]

- Nixa Hamfest: Nixa, MO. Nov. 8th
- NE Nebraska Hamfest: Norfork, NE. Nov. 15th
- Mine Creek Hamfest: Mound City, KS, Feb 7th, 2026

Update on Equipment From Dave Cochran [JIM - KØNK]

Dave has some ham radio equipment that he is donating to the club.

Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned 9:08 AM CST.

Author	J Gaumer (KFØISL)
Publishing date	Sunday, 16 November 2025

‍Trail Bytes‍ ‍ ‍ ‍

Spark-Con 2025

Tom, WA2IVD, presented a video on his Ham Radio A2Z channel of selected events at the Spark-Con 2025 ARRL Midwest Convention on October 11, 2025 in Sedalia , Mo.

Additional pictures of the Hamfest and Banquet may be...

Publishing date

Saturday, 18 October 2025

Tech Night (Sep 2025) - Kit Building

Joe Eisenberg, KØNEB, presented on Kit Building Techniques for Success. He currently writes the "Kits and Kit-Building" articles for The Spectrum Monitor and has authored the Construction Techniques chapter of the ARRL...

Publishing date

Friday, 26 September 2025

Tech Night - AREDN Mesh Networks

The August 2025 SFTARC Tech Night was a presentation by Greg Wolfe (KIØKK) on AREDN Networks, a comparison with Meshtastic and information about the KC area Mesh network.

Additional information:

ARDEN Web site: https://www.arednmesh.org/

KC...

Publishing date

Saturday, 13 September 2025

CW Keyer a Hit at Huntsville

Marshal Ensor's CW keyer was a hit at the Huntsville Hamfest. Amateur Logic TV and several others interviewed Tom WA2IVD, Howard NØAZ and Jeff KSØJD about the Ensor Park and Museum with a special focus on the CW Keyer.

Additional...

Publishing date

Wednesday, 3 September 2025

Upcoming Events‍

27 Nov 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night

27 Nov 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Nights for Nov & Dec are canceled as they fall on holidays.

13 Dec 2025;
08:00AM -
SFTARC business meeting

19 Dec 2025;
06:00PM - 09:00PM
SFTARC Christmas Party

25 Dec 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Night

25 Dec 2025;
07:30PM - 08:30PM
Tech Nights for Nov & Dec are canceled as they fall on holidays.

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