Minutes of the OVH Club Meeting

May 22, 2007:

George / K4GVT called meeting to order at 1930 Eastern Time.

Following the Pledge of Allegiance, all present stated their names and call signs. There were

20 OVH members present.

Business Meeting

The minutes of the April 2007 meeting were approved.

Treasury report: Bill/WA4FIC presented the report; balance is in good standing. Report approved.

Repeater: Butch/W4HJL and Art/W1CRO - repeaters are working. Spare receiver will be

tuned so primary receiver can be repaired.

Committee Reports:

Hamfest: Butch: more volunteers are still specifically needed to man the front gate and the rear

gate (and tailgate) for the OVH 2007 Hamfest on Sunday, June3rd. Club members will work

on set up for the Hamfest on Saturday, June 2nd. We will meet at the McDonald’s on Dumfries

Road at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday then proceed to the Prince William County Fairgrounds

afterward to set up the tailgate parking area, tables and chairs for the inside vendors, etc.

The OVH Hamfest will start at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, June3rd. Theresa/KG4TVM will be in

charge of the bake sale so please plan to bring baked goods for the sale. Charlie/WA4YGI has

purchased all of the prizes. Grand prize drawing will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. After the clean

up of the fairgrounds which will begin about 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, we will meet at Tony’s Pizza

in the Manassas Shopping Center for dinner. We can still you all available volunteers to make

the Hamfest a success! [See some pictures related to this taken on June 2nd and 3rd below.]

Training: No report this month.

Membership Report: No report this month.

Public Service: David/KI4AZX is looking for volunteers to assist with communications on

beginning in the early morning on Saturday, June 10th, for the Manassas Mini-Triathlon at

The Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center, Manassas, Virginia. The sponsor of this event gives

the OVH credit on its web site for assisting with communications so it is very important that

volunteers with two meter handhelds step forward to help out. [See picture below.]

Field Day: George/K4GVT and Butch/W4HJL are in charge as co-chairs for Field Day which

will be on Saturday, June 23th and continuing on Sunday, June 24th, at the Nokesville Park,

the same location as last year. More on the weekly nets on the repeater as this approaches. Final

arrangements and plans will be a major topic for the next OVH meeting.

Scholarships: Jim/W4JTP: The OVH Scholarship Award Committee selected Ms. Darenae Evans

of Osborne Park High School to receive the 2007 Harry D. Vorhauer Scholarship award. She will

use this $1,000 award to assist her in attending Spelman College in Atlanta for 3 years to receive

a BS in Computer and Information Science and then 2 years more at Georgia Tech to complete

a BS degree in Computer Engineering. We wish Darenae the best of luck as she embarks on

her college career. Ms. Darenae Evans attended the May 22nd OVH Meeting with her family to

accept the scholarship award. [See picture from the meeting below.]

New Business:

Brian/WC4J: Brian (tel: 703-965-6011) invites all interested OVH members to his house in

Nokesville to operate during the June VHF QSO party which will occur during the weekend of

June 9th. [See below for results and picture of antennas actually used.]

No 50/50 this month.

Meeting adjourned: 20:35 EDT.