The HOTLINE
Official Newsletter for the
Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club
Waco, Texas
Volume XLVI, Number 6
June 2021
From the President
Well folks it looks like we are in for a hot Field Day weekend. I hope you will join us for this month’s
HOTARC meeting on Thursday. We will be having our third in person meeting and will finalize our
plans for Field Day. Please join us on ZOOM if you can't make the meeting in person.
Jeb Leutwyler KG5WHS
Meeting Notice
HOTARC will hold its monthly Meeting of Members at
7:00 PM on Thursday June 24, 2021 in person at the
Clubhouse and via the Zoom Video Conferencing
Platform. Please check your email or the Members Only
section of the website for login information.
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For the Record…
HOTARC Meeting of Members
May 27, 2021
President Jeb Leutwyler KG5WHS called the meeting to order at
7:02pm in person and in the ZOOM Meeting Room.
Bill Feltenberger KD5UEW gave an invocation
President Jeb Leutwyler KG5WHS led us in the pledge of allegiance. 11
members were present (7 in person, 2 via ZOOM) and 2 visitors. Visitors
were introduced. Donald Alsup AI5AI working with David on repeaters
and the repeater building in Eddy.
Bill Feltenberger KD5UEW moved and Zachary Bolin W5ZAK seconded
to accept the minutes of the previous meeting as presented in the
HOTLINE. The vote to accept was unanimous.
Treasurer’s report. The Treasurers Report for April 2021 as published in
the HOTLINE was filed.
Committee Reports:
· ARES: Paul Collins KG5DHS announced that Zachary Bolin W5ZAK has
been added to the ARES roster. We are expecting a pretty active
weather season.
· Trailer Committee: No report
· Repeater Committee: No Report. David Bush KC5UOZ has replaced
the control module out of the backup power generator. New one
is under a maintenance contract. The GENERAC self-tests weekly
every Tuesday at 01:45. Everything comes back online
automatically. Room needs to be cleaned. 2 racks need to be
added and the new DMR repeater will go into one of those racks.
The building has some electrical issues; the wires from the
Breaker panel to the generator switch panel are just wire nutted
in a junction box. The A/C was not wired to code. There are
Ground and Neutral bonding issues that are priority. Electrical
work of around $900 to bring it to code.
· Web Committee: No update
· ATV: David Bush KC5UOZ is still working on the simplex repeater. He proposes some upgrades to allow for the meeting to be seen
via zoom and Amateur Television locally. Plans include a widescreen TV, 3 cameras, and a computer running VMIX software.
He proposed splitting the cost of an internet connection to the clubhouse.
· Education Committee: No update.
· Public Relations: no update
· Special Events: Field Day. Discussion in the program.
Unfinished Business: none
New Business: Bill Feltenberger KD5UEW made a motion that the club pay up to $600/ year for internet service. It was seconded by
Ruth Bush KF5PGJ. Motion carried unanimously. Seth Byas had a completed membership application. Upon a motion by Bill
Feltenberger KD5UEW, seconded by Mike Davis KI5EIW, and a unanimous vote, Seth Byas’ membership application was
accepted and he is now an associate member.
Meeting Adjournment: President Jeb Leutwyler KG5WHS adjourned the meeting at 7:30pm.
After the meeting: A brief Field Day planning session. We plan to participate as a club. We will hold Field Day at the Club House. We
need a head count ASAP. 1 trailer workday prior and one after. Equipment, coax, and the generator all need to be tested.
Submitted by
Mike Davis KI5EIW
HOTARC Secretary
The Treasurer Reports...
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McLennan County A.R.E.S.
by Paul Collins KG5DHS
McLennan County Emergency
Coordinator
Hi, HOTARC!
We are rolling out of the spring storm season and into the hurricane season.
Here's a link to the ARRL Hurricane information page. http://www.arrl.org/2021-hurricanes
This page contains a list of links to help keep track of conditions all in one place! These links include the National
Hurricane Center, Red Cross , Tropical Tidbits and more. Check it out!
We'll get to practice emergency operations as we are about to have Field Day! I look forward to seeing y'all there!
The ARES team is ready to deploy if needed. Thanks to everyone who is part
of the team!
If you are interested in becoming a member of McLennan County ARES, go to
the HOTARC Web site http://www.hotarc.org/ under the frequently asked
questions and download the application. E-mail or mail the completed
application according to the instructions listed at the bottom of the
application. Your application will be processed and you will receive an ARES
ID Card. Check in to the Weekly McLennan County ARES net every Monday
at 8:00 PM on the 145.15 repeater (tone 123.0). If you have a sincere desire
to help, registration is necessary before the next emergency, not after it
occurs. We are also beginning to include our 70 cm repeater 442.875 MHz
(input at +5.0 MHz, tone 123 Hz).
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The HOTLINE is the monthly newsletter of the Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club (HOTARC), Inc., a nonprofit corporation, chartered by the State of
Texas and principally located in Waco. It is permissible to use any of the original material contained herein, provided proper credit is given to the source.
Edited and Published by Mike Davis KI5EIW, MikeKI5EIW@gmail.com
HOTARC 2021 Board of Directors
President: Jeb Leutwyler, KG5WHS
President@hotarc.org
Vice Pres: Paul Collins, KG5DHS
VicePres@hotarc.org
Secretary: Mike Davis, KI5EIW
Secretary@hotarc.org
Treasurer: Bill Feltenberger. KD5UEW
Treasurer@hotarc.org
Past-Pres.: Dwan Needham, KE5JWY
PastPres@hotarc.org
Director (2023): Drew Dickenson, KE5UBO
Director2@hotarc.org
Director (2021): Bill Feltenberger, KD5UEW
Director3@hotarc.org
Director (2022): Mark Plough, AC5DE
Director1@hotarc.org
Club Repeaters
145.15 MHz (input at –600 kHz, tone 123 Hz)
146.98 MHz (input at –600 kHz, D-Star)
442.875 MHz (input at +5.0 MHz, tone 123 Hz)
