MOREHEAD AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION JANUARY 6^TH, 2026

AGENDA

• -Treasurer's report, Dues due-Toby Gardner, KF4LHN
• -Web page
• -Winter Field day
• -Update on the club station
• -Bouvet Island and Desecheo
• - Election of 2026 Officers

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• �Time: 1800 hours (6:00 PM)�Location:�Farmers Fire Department Station 2�4450 KY-801, Morehead, KY

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TREASURER’S REPORT

Reminder, time to pay 2026 dues!

KY4HS.ORG, OUR NEW WEB PAGE

CLUB STATION UPDATE:�-RIG, FLEX RADIO FROM JUSTIN, KYØKSP�-TOWER, 6O FEET OF ROHN 25 ALSO FROM JUSTIN, INSTALLATION COMPLETE�-ROTOR AND CONTROL INSTALLED AND OPERATIONAL �-ANTENNA, MOSELEY MINI-33 TRIBAND ANTENNA, DONATED BY DAVE, N9MAX AND ME, INSTALLED AND WORKING WELL�-TWO METER/70CM VERTICAL DONATED BY DAVE AND INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE TOWER

CLUB STATION (CONT)

-Off center fed dipole installed on tower, Yagi and dipole give us coverage from 80 through 10 meters

-440 repeater from Fire Training center moved here, up and running, very good coverage

-Club web page, KY4HS.org up and running including link to tower-cam

-All are invited to visit station upstairs

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TOBY AND JUSTIN

WORK LEFT TO DO:

-Install rotor control

-Decide on and buy software

-Install lightning protection

-Set up remote ability

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THANKS TO:

Justin- KYØKSP, Toby-KF4LHN, Dave-N9MAX, Cam-KQ4KBE, Bob-N3QED, Adam-KO4WPZ, Gary-KM4GOQ, Bob-AD4Y, Billy-KB4ABR, Eric-W9BTZ, and likely a few more who I have forgotten to list. The installation of the tower, rounding up equipment, installing antennas, was truly a club effort.

BOUVET UPDATE, 3YØK

-Most remote uninhabited place in the world

-More people have been in outer space than have set foot on Bouvet

-Plan to leave Cape Town, South Africa on February 1

-Likely to be on island about February 15^th

-Will try to be on island for 2 weeks

-Icebreaker and Helicopter rented

-$1.7 Million dollar attempt

-Could be workable from our club station

BOUVET ISLAND

DESECHEO DXPEDITION KP5/NP3VI

-Some DXCC entities are rare because they are hard to get to and in dangerously remote areas

-Others are rare because of government restrictions

-Bouvet is in the first category, Desecheo is in the second

-15 miles from PR, wildlife sanctuary

-Everything that goes onto the island must be cleaned, cleaning is required as part of the Bio Security Protocol

-Two solar powered stations will be placed on the island and operated remotely from PR (or anywhere)

-May be activated around mid January 

ELECTION OF 2026 OFFICERS

Bob, AD4Y has agreed to run for club president

Justin, KYØKSP has agreed to stay on as VP

• Toby, KF4LHN has agreed to stay on as treasurer
• Carol, K4SAF has decided not to run for secretary
• Danny, WØJMP will run for secretary
• Any nominations from the floor?

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ADJOURN

Next meeting February 3^rd