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ALLEGAN COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

August 11, 2026

Meeting Opened At: 7:00 PM
Pledge, Sign-In sheet and Introduction

Topic/Program: Remote Station Control using Ai to program

Secretary’s Report: 
Nothing much to report. No correspondents, updates made to the website. 

Treasure’s Report: Balances Read: Still some deposits that need to be made. This does not include the check to pay back for John for Field Day food. 

Motion: Mike 
Second: Will 
Passed

Group Reports
				
Auxiliary Communication: August 20th, 2026 7PM 
Allegan County EOC 3271 122nd Ave, Allegan MI 49010
With the fair coming up we will most likely have a meeting.

Allegan County SAR: August 12th, 2026 7PM
Location: Littlejohn Lake County Park Topic: walking the line, navigation and communication.
Looking forward to a good meeting!

VE Team: September 26th, 2026 9AM
Martin Township Building 998 Templeton St, Martin MI 49070
Have one person signed up at this time. Last session was good. John suggested having an end-of-the-year report for the number of how many people we test and pass for the club. Randy is going to start tracking and have a number for us at the end of the year. 

Up Coming Events:
Next club Meeting: September 8th, 2026 7PM Plainwell Public Safety
Topic will be a Zoom presentation for FreeDV HF digital voice. 
Allegan County SAR Fundraiser Concert: August 13th, 2026 7PM Plainwell High School

Allegan County Fair Special Event Station. September 11th-13th, 2026 More details to come.
Looking forward to a good event. Make sure to sign up!
Club Activities/Presentations/Opportunities: 
Any ideas -!! The club is interested in Your thoughts and suggestions  




Old Business:

Grant Application: Ideas for upgrades to our systems.
Talking about different digital modes and some of the technical aspects of System Fusion. 


Club Pota operations: Next outing date?
Kal Haven Trail head in Bloomingdale. August 29th, 2026 10AM run till noon or longer. 

Christmas Party: December 12th
Let us know if you have a suggestion for a place to meet for lunch. 
Tressel stop has been suggested. John will take a look. 


New Business:

Motion to renew club equipment insurance for less than $60 
Motion: Seth KE8GOJ
Second: Mike KC1KVR
Passed

Meeting closed @ 8:40 PM
Respectfully submitted	Seth McPherson KE8GOJ Club Secretary

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