Meeting Start: 5:30pm, Tuesday

• |5:40|
  • • Plans for today: build a dipole
    • There was no noticeable information for the tower project
    • The last update was that Matt had gotten is that the ‘lock is broken’
• |5:42|
  • • Fisher is adding the names of each person who signed up for the club during Club-fest. 
    • Matt has fixed his alternator after finding out there was a loose wire.
• |5:44| Matt has picked the idea as to whether we should switch to VE instead of ARRL, in hopes to find a more digital accommodating testing.
  • • ARRL: Matt believes that they don’t do a lot through electronics, mail, tests
    • VE: Los Angeles: offer both paper and electronic, allowing you to print out the tests (School students = free)
    • If everything were to switch to electronic 1: would allow to do remote 2: don’t have to for in-person exams and might make it easier. 
    • When things are done by paper, it’s anywhere from 3 to 6 days, the ARRL takes time to get the process in. This is a not a switch that needs to happen, however Matt believes it would be useful. 
    • Would the creation be as simple as an application? 
    • The W5YL will recognize if you were one before
    • Greater Los Angeles would be a little more picky (not the best idea from Matt)
• |5:47|
  • • Jesse is in support of the decision
    • Matt just wants a better way to do electronic exams
  • When would the class be: 
    •  (Other related information):
    • Matt already has materials in canvas shell
    • Could have it be a self-paced class
    • Give practice exams
  • Then do an exam on an assigned day
    • Have a day signed up
    • Have a ‘cram day’ and then immediately take the exam
    • ‘FCC rules’ that trip up the students most commonly on the exam.
• |5:49|
  • Jesse thinks that just do the test or self-paced class
    • Still has his VE credentials along with Jason and Kristen. 
    • Cylaunch for sure, a few from habit, a few from CySat
    • A Saturday and Care could by a Saturday.
•  |5:52|

• • • How to work with a VE (Brief Summary):
      • Send in a term
      • A booklet is sent
      • Take the open book test
      • If you pass you get a badge (similar to the license it is valid for 10 years)
      • Recommended for general or above
      • 605 forms, basic informations, grade the tests, send it all to the VEC, 
• |5:56|
  • • Matt needs to look into more information for VE.
    • Make a determination by the next meeting
    • When: Late October is the next best time
    • Matt told us it should be pretty fun to set up the dipole
• |5:59|
  • The rest of the club meeting was designated to building the Dipole. 

End of Meeting: 6:40pm