VECTOR December 2022 News

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Previous newsletters can be found in the archive.

1. Coming Meeting | 2. News | 3. Learn | 4. On Air | 5. Notable | 6. Secondaries | 7. Meetings

1. Coming Meeting

Our next members' meeting will be held Tuesday, December 13, at City Hall and online using Zoom.

Detailed agenda included in e-mail to members.

2. Community News - What’s Coming

  • Board Nominees for AGM

Board Nominees for AGM

We have approached the current board and 6 other members. Nine have accepted and all others are still considering the role.

We have up to 2 positions opening up on the board. Jesse seeks a successor, too.

Any member can ask another member whether they would serve on the board. Once the person you ask accepts your nomination, you can share the nomination with the current board. VECTOR accepts nominations for the board until the election.

Returning members accepting nominations:

  • Darryl VA7DPO, up to vice president
  • Stuart VE7SWS, director
  • Anthony VE7XAK, treasurer
  • Lis VA7EVJ, director
  • Hassan VA7HCS, director
  • Tamara VA7ETR, director
  • Jesse VE7DET, director or secretary

General members accepting nominations:

  • Scott VA7RJU, director
  • Gabriel VA7GXM, director

At the Annual General Meeting, we will confirm the board size. For 2022, we chose a 9-member board. It works OK.

What do you think about our practice of keeping team lead roles separate from board (governance) responsibilities? Share your thoughts.

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Board Nominees for AGM

We have approached the current board and 6 other members. Nine have accepted and all others are still considering the role.

We have up to 2 positions opening up on the board. Jesse seeks a successor, too.

Any member can ask another member whether they would serve on the board. Once the person you ask accepts your nomination, you can share the nomination with the current board. VECTOR accepts nominations for the board until the election.

Returning members accepting nominations:

  • Darryl VA7DPO, up to vice president
  • Stuart VE7SWS, director
  • Anthony VE7XAK, treasurer
  • Lis VA7EVJ, director
  • Hassan VA7HCS, director
  • Tamara VA7ETR, director
  • Jesse VE7DET, director or secretary

General members accepting nominations:

  • Scott VA7RJU, director
  • Gabriel VA7GXM, director

At the Annual General Meeting, we will confirm the board size. For 2022, we chose a 9-member board. It works OK.

What do you think about our practice of keeping team lead roles separate from board (governance) responsibilities? Share your thoughts.

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How do you want to help?

Preparing to take down the CERV tent

VEMA invested $ 5 000 to confirm that the shelter over the CERV is dangerous and must come down. We need to relocate what we have there to take down the tent.

We urgently need a squad to get it done by 2022-12-11 (Sunday).

Sign up to help

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Nightly Check-in and Chat team seeks new lead

Christin won’t have time next year to lead the nightly nets net control operators. The role of the lead: to help people pick up the role of net control so that we have a nightly check-in and chat.

Offer to take over. Christin has served for a year.

Background on the Check-in and Chat

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Forming a regular crew for working on tech

Logistics needs to resume working on keeping the gear going. Watch for the special meeting.

Join the crew!

  • Resume work on the Microwave Link (High-speed Data) project

We have much of the gear, just need a few parts and three people to make it happen.

  • Outfit Laptops for Deployment

The 2022 laptops await new operating system images and testing.

  • Give as much commitment as fits your life as a helper to finish jobs

Get advice | Help a team | Get the code | Check our backlog

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3. Upcoming Training & Practice Opportunities

Holding for interest

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4. On Air Radio Activities

Local Nets | Program | Calendar | Jessé VE7DET | Team Page | Team Mail

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January Drill 2023-01-14 - Still choosing sites for the morning

Time Estimate: 90 to 120 minutes

  • Saturday Morning drill: meet at 09:30 and on-air at 10:00

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

Connect Casually Any Night - 19:05 nightly on VE7RVF

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

  • Members have run these nets for over 789 nights (since 2020-04-01) (except for 2021-07-25 when there was no net controller available)
  • Please take your shot leading as net controller for one night
  • Nightly Net Controller chooses a question or topic to inspire sharing (anything from radio to food to entertainment to no topic at all)
  • Connect to around 15 fellow operators (from 8 to 35 people any day)
  • Remember to identify your signal

Email Christin VA7WIE

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Practise with VECTOR Winlink Gateway - 441.025 MHz simplex

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Keep Formal Net Skills Sharp on Weekly Net - 20:00 weekly on Wednesdays, VE7TEL

Time Estimate: 30 minutes

Checking in on Wednesdays stretches a few less-used skills. Details below in 6. Weekly Nets.

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How ready are you for a October drill?

Time Estimate: 1 hour

  • Opportunity to do an exercise every third month on VECTOR gear
  • VECTOR gear lives at 6 community centres, 6 DSAs, a few other places, and the radio room
  • Updated schedule pattern and duration coming up
  • How much would you like to cross-train with ESS or NEAT on a couple?

Sign up for a drill

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5. Announcements, Notables, etc.

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6. Weekly Net

Catch the weekly net at 20:00 every Wednesday on the VE7TEL repeater: VECTOR channel 2, 145.170 MHz -600 kHz.

Each week, a secondary net follows on a different frequency, providing opportunities for amateur radio operators to test radios using other bands and modes of operation.

Schedule for upcoming secondary net frequencies:
Date Channel Frequency Information
December 07 44 146.430 MHz
December 14 20 147.200 MHz +600 kHz T100.0 Hz
December 21 7 147.450 MHz T100.0 Hz simplex
December 28 4 146.580 MHz simplex
January 04 1 145.450 MHz -600 kHz T100.0 Hz

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7. Monthly Members' Meetings

VECTOR gathers on the first Wednesday of each month to keep its operations flowing. Connect in our Zoom virtual space unless otherwise noted.

Add to your calendar

The next 4 Monthly Members' Meeting dates:
  • December 13 - Tuesday! Annual General Meeting, 18:00 (City Hall - RSVP)
  • January 04 - first Wednesday, 18:30 (location pending)
  • February 01 - first Wednesday, 18:30 (location pending)
  • March 01 - first Wednesday, 18:30 (location pending)

Connect with others before and after the main session:

  • Join early (15 minutes) at 18:15
  • Hang around after (20 minutes) until roughly 20:50
  • We’ll have breakout areas available

Please find the link to the Zoom online conference room in your email edition of the newsletter for joining remotely or on your BetterImpact homepage. You can sign up for upcoming members' meetings in BetterImpact to log your meeting time automatically.

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Tnx es 73,

VE7DET || Jessé Neri, President (he|him)
[email protected]

VA7DPO || Darryl Pogue, Vice President (he|him)

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