March 2026 Meeting Minutes
Snoqualmie Valley Radio Club
Monthly Meeting Minutes
March 3rd, 2026
I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Tom at 7:00 pm on Zoom.
Members in attendance were:
Tom (WA7TBP) – President, Kirt (K7KDW) – Vice President, Lindy (KG7IFA) – Treasurer, Mike (KJ7JNG) – Secretary, Ken (W7ECK), Rowland (K7RWB), Konstantin (KK7KO), Colin (W2COL)
II. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
The meeting minutes from the meeting that occurred on February 3rd, 2026 were approved. Mike made the motion to approve the minutes. Kirt seconded the motion. All members voted to approve the minutes. Motion passed.
III. Treasury Report and Financials
As of 03/01/26 there is $7,424.00 in the treasury. Current membership is 36, including 7 new members. Members who do not pay dues by May or 2026 will be dropped off the roster. Tom made the motion to approve Lindy’s Treasurer’s report. Mike seconded the motion and all members approved. Motion passed.
IV. Committee and Task Force Reports
Repeater Task Force:
Cougar Mountain Repeater – Working well.
Myers Repeater – Working well. Ken still tweaking the controller to improve audio. When auto mix is set to OFF, he hears muted and compressed audio. When he sets auto mix to ON, audio is hot. Possible ARCOM issue.
Carnation Repeater – Need to move because the new Carnation City Hall location does not have any space to host the repeater. Paul Butzi (W7PFB) offered to host the Carnation repeater at his home. His home location has a back-up generator as well as STARLINK as an internet provider.
SNOVARC Crossband repeaters – Question: Now that Meyers and Cougar are linked, do we really need to continue to support the club’s crossband repeaters? Considering turning down crossband repeaters in the future.
Emergency Planning and Mobilization:
EYEWARN – Next meeting is on Monday March 9th. Mike to give an EYEWARN presentation to the LWHC on Saturday, March 14th.
Jason from King County informed Rowland that SNOVARC club members that have a King County badge are covered for injuries and damages during drills, exercises, and actual events. SNOVARC members that don’t have a King County badge are personally responsible for any injuries or damages incurred during drills, exercises or actual events
V. Old Business – None
VI. New Business
Next trip to the King County EOC is on Saturday, April 4th. Contact Rowland for transportation details.
Rowland made the motion to end the meeting. Ken seconded the motion. All approved. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm
