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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday March 14th, 2026

Introduction: Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone. Raffle tickets were distributed.

Financial: Dee gave the financial report as Craig (KG7SIJ) was out of town.

Minutes: Dee circulated the sign-in roll. He indicated that the February minutes have been

posted on the club website, K7UB.org, for review. They will not be circulated at the meeting

anymore.

Testing: Bob (AA7TR) gave the results of the licensing test session conducted immediately after

the February meeting. One new Technician license and one new General license were earned.

ARES: The Utah Section manager will conduct an HF net for ECs only will be on 28 Mar at 0900

on 40 meters. The Digital Communication Conference held 28 Feb presented a lot of

information on MESH. It did not appear to be a viable system for emergency communications.

Membership: Dues are due now for this year. Four new memberships were collected.

Elections: Dee called for nominations for all four club officers. There were no nominations

from the members present. Dee then nominated Sharon Christenson (KE7HJP) for Secretary,

Craig Thomas (KG7SIJ) for Treasurer, and Clain Burt (KK7MHO) for VP. He asked Sharon and

Claine to say a few words about their background so the members would know a little about

their qualifications for their respective offices. By default, Dee agreed to continue as President.

As there was only one candidate for each office, Bob (AA7TR) called for approval of the slate of

nominations by acclamation. The members present confirmed that with a hand vote.

Club Documents: A final draft of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws have been posted for

a month on the Club website under the INFO tab for review. Dee explained that these

documents are needed to register the club as a non-profit which would make it eligible for

grants. The Articles was the primary document which, when approved, would be difficult to

change or amend. The Bylaws shows the details under which the club would operate from day

to day and would be much easier to change or amend. He asked for a motion to approve both

documents while allowing a grace period of 30 more days for members not present to provide

any additional comments. The motion was made by Claine, KK7MHO, and seconded by Bret,

KG7RDR. The members present confirmed approval with no dissenting votes. Bret did make

one comment that the documents should include wording that highlights the goal of providing

educational opportunities.

Upcoming Events: Dee announced the following:

VHF Society Swap Meet - 28 Mar at the Legacy Center in Farmington.

Brigham City Emergency Preparedness Fair - 28 Mar. Claine, KK7MHO, volunteered to

support it.

Great Utah Shakeout – 16 Apr. There will likely be a special event drill or drills in

support of the Shakeout. Further information will be presented at the April meeting

Additional Discussions: Bret provided some additional information on the WebSDR.

Door Prizes: The raffle was held and door prizes given. Prizes and winners were: A Maverick

Gas Card (?) and a pack of Mini-Screwdrivers and Space Tape (Cathi, AJ7CA).

Next meeting: April 11 th .

Presentation/Discussion: Paul Cannon (AE7NC) presented a discussion on two Mesh options:

Meshtastic and MeshCore, and their advantages and disadvantages.

Grand Prize: Chris Bell (KJ7LQV) won the $250 HRO Gift Certificate.

Adjournment: Dee then adjourned the meeting at approximately 1130.

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday February 14th, 2026

Introduction: Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone including two new attendees.

Introductions were made and raffle tickets distributed.

Financial: Craig (KE7SIJ) gave the financial report.

Minutes: Dee circulated the sign-in roll and copies of the minutes from the last meeting. He

indicated that the minutes will be posted on the club website, K7UB.org, in a timely manner for

review before the next meeting. They will not be circulated at the meeting anymore.

Testing: Bob (AA7TR) will conduct a licensing test session immediately following closure of the

meeting and the presentation.

ARES: The Utah Section manager has been changing the way he will be conducting nets in the

future. At this time, there will no longer be a VHF/UHF net. An HF net will be conducted the

third Saturday of every month at 0800 on 80 meters. Only ECs are to check into this net. A

separate check-in net is to be conducted by the EC using a mode and on a date and time at his

discretion.

Membership: Dues are due now for this year. Sign ups are lagging considerably at

approximately ¼ of last year. He reminded those at the meeting that officially only paid

members are eligible to vote for officers and motions.

Elections: Are in March. Be thinking about running for office. He called for nominations at this

time. He nominated Clain Burt, KK7MHO, for VP and Sharon Christenson, KE7HJP, for secretary.

No other nominations were made.

Club Documents: A final draft constitution and bylaws have been posted on the Club website

under the INFO tab for review. These documents are needed to register the club as a non-

profit and make it eligible for grants. Initial approval will be conducted at the March meeting.

Upcoming Events: Dee announced the following:

Digital Communications Conference - 28 Feb in SLC at the Miller Campus.

VHF Society Swap Meet - 28 Mar at the Legacy Center in Farmington.

Brigham City Emergency Preparedness Fair - 28 Mar. He asked for volunteers to support

the fair. Claine, KK7MHO, volunteered to support it.

Great Utah Shakeout – 16 Apr

Additional Topics: Dee proposed having a “Swap Table” at the meeting for members to bring

items they no longer need/want that other members may want. There were no negative

comments about the proposal.

Door Prizes: The raffle was held and door prizes given. Prizes and winners were: A Maverick

Gas Card (Sharon, KE7HJP) and a belt Tool Holder (Bret, KG7RDR)

Next meeting: March 14th

Adjournment: Dee then adjourned the meeting to allow the presentation to be given and the

testing session to follow it.

Presentation/Discussion: Dee did a Show-and-Tell on a mini mobile Winlink system.

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday January 10th, 2026

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and distributed raffle tickets.

Craig (KE7SIJ) gave the financial report. Dee circulated the sign-in roll and copies of the minutes

from the last meeting.

He mentioned that the minutes are posted on the club website, K7UB.org

Elections are in March. Be thinking about running for office. A secretary is needed.

The draft constitution and bylaws are in work

Winter Field Day: January 24 and 25. Bret will be at Malad City Park. Information and

directions are on the web site.

ARES: Box Elder County participated in the Utah State SET in Nov.

Upcoming Events: Dee announced the following:

Digital Communications Conference 28 Feb in SLC at the Miller Campus.

VHF Society Swap Meet 28 Mar at the Legacy Center in Farmington.

Brigham City Emergency Preparedness Fair 28 Mar. He asked for volunteers to support

the fair.

Door Prizes: A maverick Gas Card (Sandra, KE7EHJ) and a bundle of space tape, jeweler

screwdrivers, and Super Glue.

Next meeting: February 14 th – Valentines Day

Dee then adjourned the meeting to allow the presentation to be given.

Presentation: The history and use of the Northern Utah SDR was given by Bret (KG7RDR) and

Clint (KA7OEI).

Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday December 13th, 2025

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and handed out tickets.  

Craig (KE7SIJ) gave the financial report.  Brad (KE7DJQ) circulated the roll and copies of the minutes from the last meeting. 

Minutes are posted on the club website, K7UB.org

Elections are in March. Be thinking about running for office.

Our goal is to be a 501.3(c) and we would need a constitution and bylaws. The final draft of the constitution will need to be approved.  Anything else?

The next meeting is January  10th.  

Winter Field Day: January 24 and 25. Bret will be at Malad City Park. He remarked that one of the backup batteries for our repeater shorted out and melted.  

Claine Burt (KK7MHO) is a new VE. There are opportunities if you want to upgrade.  Hamstudy.org is one place to learn the material.

ARES:  The satellite antenna was put in the white whale.

The substation in Malad went up in flames. The generators for the Fire Department and High School did not work, so no comms for a while.

Mesh was mentioned, but there is not much experience with it. There is one in the Salt Lake Valley.

Mark Millet (K7RMM) mentioned that the Box Elder website was hacked.

Dee said that the meeting was adjourned. Let’s eat.                       

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday November 8th, 2025

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and handed out tickets.

Craig (KE7SIJ) gave the financial report. Brad (KE7DJQ) circulated the roll and copies of the

minutes from the last meeting.

BARC is running a test class. Test may be 1 Dec.

Elections are in March. We need all the candidates by February to allow members to think

about them.

If the club becomes a non-profit org, we will need a constitution and elections would then be in

December. Bret remarked that in the past, we have met at JC’s Diner.

There will be a statewide SET today. Dee will run some nets today. Simplex check-in 11-12 on

146.480. Noon to 1 pm, HF on 3820.00. Send Dee a Winlink message using a gateway or Telnet.

Send “Area location is OK” to bdrr@msn.com.

ARES: Mark (K7RMM) gave a brief synopsis of putting in the air lines for the compressor in the

Tremonton building. It was a three person job. He also commented on the AM transmitter set

up there. Dee sort of asked for a volunteer to make a list of the AM radios so the club could

make a handout.

Craig remarked that on Simplex, from the Sheriff’s office to Portage, they can hear us, but we

can’t hear them. Maybe an amplifier on the radio would work.

Brad should also send copies of the minutes to Bret.

Door Prizes: Door prizes awarded. Mark (K7RMM) and Bret (KG7RDR) got Maverick gas cards.

Next meeting, 10 am December 13th.

The meeting was closed.

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday, March 8th, 2025

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and handed out tickets. Craig gave

the financial report.

Dee wants to get the business part of the meeting over quickly. He read the minutes, but will

post them on the club website, K7UB.org from now on. Motions were made and affirmed.

Field Day: Nothing new. Possible new site is East Garland Park.

ARES: Dee updated the radios at the Brigham City Fire Station. Twelve kits were re-

programmed. There is an antenna on the roof of the station. As part of the city communication

plan they will have a Winlink kit. They have 10 HTs to be used in a disaster.

Greg Moore will be stepping into the VP position. He has also set up a Winlink gateway in

Brigham City.

On April 12th, Garland city will be having an Emergency Preparedness fair at the Garland Fire

Station. The Great Utah Shakeout is on Apr 17th.

Brigham City will be hosting and EP Fair on May 3rd from 9-4. Dave Bay will set up a station at

the BC Fair. It will be held at the church building behind McDonalds.

The Winlink kit TNCs are from MFJ, which has gone out of business. Bret will make some if

enough people (10) want one. He also stated that a test session will be held in Malad on Apr

5th.

Dee posed a question: Do we want to continue with 2 door prizes? The answer was yes.

Door Prizes: Door prizes awarded. Dave Jackson got a head lamp. Ray Manning got a blanket.

Greg Moore, a surge protector. Teresa, N4MBA won the grand prize, a $250 gift certificate to

Ham Radio Outlet.

Next meeting, 10 am April 12th.

The meeting was closed.

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday, April 12th, 2025

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and handed out tickets. Craig gave

the financial report. I circulated the roll and copies of the minutes from the last meeting.

Motions were made and affirmed.

Test Session: Bob Anderson (AA7TR) said a test session is planned, but not yet scheduled.

Field Day: East Garland Park. There is plenty of room for parking and trailers. Bret is at the

Garland EP Fair.

ARES: Craig and Dee went to half a dozen cities to work on their radios.

Dave Jackson will teach a Technician class in Willard .

The Great Utah Shakeout is on Apr 17th. Dee will hold a communications exercise. From 12:10

to 12:30, check in on the repeaters. Then switch to simplex and check in again. Everyone who

can should send Dee a message using the new Winlink Gateway in Brigham City.

Brigham City will be hosting and EP Fair on May 3rd from 9-4. It will be held at the church

building behind McDonalds.

Bill, K7WIV talked about some difficulties with a repeater building in Idaho. The BLM was very

helpful.

Door Prizes: Door prizes awarded. Claine (KK7MHO) got wire strippers. Cathy (AJ7CA) got a

tote.

Greg Moore gave a Winlink presentation. The gateway is at his house.

Dee is planning on another Gateway at the Sheriffs building. There are two ways to connect to

the gateway, packet and Vara FM. Wavetalkers.com is a Winlink learning site, with lots of

videos.

There was one correction made to last months minutes.

Next meeting, 10 am May 10th.

The meeting was closed.

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Golden Spike Amateur Radio Club

Meeting Minutes for Saturday, May 10th, 2025

Dee Dostaler (W7DEE) welcomed everyone in attendance and handed out tickets.

Craig (KE7SIJ) gave the financial report. Brad (KE7DJQ) circulated the roll and copies of the

minutes from the last meeting.

Motions were made and affirmed.

Dee proposed suspending meetings in July, August and September. It was affirmed.

Bret (KG7RDR) suggested having an HF activity during the summer to get people interested.

Test Session: Bob Anderson (AA7TR) said eight people took the test. Also, we need more VECs.

We could schedule another test session in Malad.

Field Day: June 28th and 29th. East Garland Park. There is plenty of room for parking and

trailers. There are not as many trees so we will need another set of poles.

Door Prizes: Door prizes awarded. Kathy (AJ7CA) got a Bivi Pack. Bret (KG7RDR) won knee pads.

Presentation: Evan Day (W0GOP) gave a presentation on the Leamington, UT remote station

W7SP in central UT, near Delta. The station is in a concrete building with an 85 ft tower with

UARC antennas. There is a beam for 10-20m, a G5RV for 10-80m and an end-fed half wave

(EFHW) for 40 - 160m.

To use the remote station, join the Utah Amateur Radio Association ($20)

(https://user.xmission.com/~uarc/).

Read the operation manual for the Kenwood TS-480 SAT radio. Get permission to use the

remote. Download the RCForb software. More info can be found here:

https://user.xmission.com/~uarc/HFRemote.html

Evan has 500 QSOs and 45 DX contacts. He transmits on W7SP and uses the Corinne WebSDR

for receive, since it has a better antenna for receiving.

Next meeting, 10 am Jun 14th.

The meeting was closed.

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