Meeting Notice
HOTARC will hold its monthly Meeting of Members at 7:00 PM on Thursday December 5,
2024 in person at 921 Lake Air Dr. and via the Video Conferencing. Please check your email
or the Members Only section of the website for login information.
The HOTLINE
Official Newsletter for the
Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club
Waco, Texas
NOVEMBER 2024
VOLUME XLV, NUMBER 11
Hello, fellow hams!
From the desk of the president.
See you Thursday at 7 PM!
73,
Aaron Gustafson, KI5PCQ
President
It’s time for club officer elections. Make sure you are at the meeting Thursday, December 5
to let your voice be heard(and so we have a quorum).
Looking forward to seeing you there!
HOTARC Meeting of Members
October 25, 2024
No business meeting.
The Treasurer’s Report
October 31, 2024
Starting Balance August 1, 2024 11,527.52$
In
come
Membership Fees 30.00$
Total received 30.00$
Total Income 30.00$
Expenses
USPS Annual PO Box Rent 182.00$
Trailer Parts 181.60$
Total Expenses 363.60$
Ending Balance 11,193.92$
CD 8,000.00$
Ending Balance 3,193.92$
Mike Ross New Ham Radio Fund 180.94$
Flower Fund Total
287.47$
Submitted by
Bill Feltenberger
KD5UEW
Heart o' Texas Amateur Radio Club
Treasurers Report:
10/31/2024
October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024
McLennan County A.R.E.S.
by Paul Collins KG5DHS
McLennan County Emergency Coordinator
Hi HOTARC!
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! It's the time of year
to give thanks for our blessings and our families.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season was an extremely active
and devastating Atlantic Hurricane Season that was the second-
costliest on record, with over $220 billion in damages and 400
deaths overall, most of which came from three hurricanes:
Beryl, Helene, and Milton Of the 18 named storms that formed,
11 developed into hurricanes, and 5 into major hurricanes The
season was the first since 2019 to have multiple Category 5
storms form in the same season: Beryl and Milton. Fortunately,
damage to Texas was light in comparison to other areas.
As always, 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 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 As always, the ARES team is
ready to deploy if needed. Thanks to everyone who is part of the team!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting.
73,Paul
KG5DHS
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 NA5X, mike@na5x.com
HOTARC 2023 Board of Directors
President: Aaron Gustafson, KI5PCQ
President@hotarc.org
Vice Pres: Drew Dickenson, KE5UBO
VicePres@hotarc.org
Secretary: Mike Davis, NA5X
Secretary@hotarc.org
Treasurer: Bill Feltenberger, KD5UEW
Treasurer@hotarc.org
Past-Pres.: Seth Boren, KI5QEH
PastPres@hotarc.org
Director (2025): Jason Fedlam, KQ5UX
Director1@hotarc.org
Director (2024): Barbara Leutwyler,
Director3@hotarc.org
Director (2026): Kevin Mullens, K5KTM
Director2@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)
VE Testing
Contact HOTARC at hamradio@hotarc.org if you would like information on our next testing session. We are now
offering in person electronic testing. Check out https://hamstudy.org/sessions to see our next scheduled time.
