NEXT MONTH’S MEETING
June BOARD MEETING NOTES
June PROGRAM NOTES

When:	Wednesday, July 1, 2020
	6:30 PM Board Meeting  ZOOM Meeting
	7:00 PM Program  ZOOM Meeting
Program:	TBD

ZOOM VIDEO MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 1825
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bill Harwell, Chuck Verdon, Paul Van Dyck, Bill Knepper, John Ellingson, Jim Pace and Kevin Rasku.

MAY MINUTES: Jim Pace moved that the May board meeting minutes be approved as written. Bill Knepper seconded. Board approved.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Bank Balance: $7,558.79.

VE TESTING: Jim Pace is developing a plan to restart VE conducted amateur license testing. Two or three people would be tested at a session. Three VE proctors plus a VE coordinator would manage the session. A site is needed that can support social distancing of seven people.
SWAPMEET: John Ellingson reported the fairgrounds managers expect we can hold our Swapmeet on Saturday, July 25.
FIELD DAY 2020: Jim Pace moved that the there not be a club-wide event for Field Day 2020, but that members be encouraged to have individual setups. Chuck Verdon seconded. Board approved.
K7PG: Bill Harwell continues to pursue having Gary Litteer's (SK) K7PG call sign assigned to CVARS.

MEETING CLOSED: 1903.

The June 3, 2020 ZOOM Video General Meeting was called to order by Bill Harwell at 7:04 PM.

CVARS 6:45 SUNDAY NIGHT NET: We have net control stations for June.
TREASURER: Still accepting dues for 2020.
FIELD DAY 2020: CVARS will not compete as a club. Members are encouraged to compete as individuals. http://www.arrl.org/field-day is tracking this year's planning in light of the coronavirus situation.
VE TESTING: There will be information on cvars.org web site about the status of VE Testing.
SWAPMEET: CVARS plans to have its July 25 Swapmeet at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds.

PROGRAM: Merle Olmsted, AA4QE, and Jim Pace, K7CEX, discussed their experiences working amateur radio satellites. Satellite tracking programs include:

• SatPC32 http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm 
• Ham Radio Deluxe Satellite Tracking https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/features/sattrack/ 
• W1ANT Satellite Tracker Android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolprimes.sattrack&hl=en_US 

 https://www.m2inc.com/categories/amateur/antennas/vhf-uhf-microwave-antennas/satellite-products.html has antennas and positioners for working satelites.

The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM. There were 19 people attending.