Scout Radio Victoria

Agenda - September Monthly Meeting

Tuesday 12th September 2023, 7.30pm

BATCave, Legana Street, Mount Waverley

Chair: Luke Byrnes

Minutes: Andy King

Meeting Opened:

Attendees

Apologies

Meeting Items

Administration

Chair's Comments

Previous Minutes

Finance

Account Balance on 12th September 2023
STEM - State Radio (Bendigo Bank) $8,727.58

Full reportt be provided with the minutes in the finance report as Appendix 1.

Work Health & Safety (WHS)

Program Review

Operation Night Owl

Program Planning

Trello update

Trello Card Review

Review Blocked and In Progress

  • The notes below are not exhaustive. For full updates on items, please refer to the relevant Trello card. Notable items are listed below.

Cuboree

  • Updated as required, no significant change in information to report.

JOTA

  • Link to the JOTA trello board: https://trello.com/b/p52O1VoN
  • If you know what you are doing for JOTA, or have any useful information to share, please add it into the JOTA trello board.

Parks On The Air - Sandringham Cubs (Karl Donald)

  • Alias setup
  • Registration success @karldonald?

Amateur Events

  • RD Contest Weekend 12th-13th August

Training Courses

Foundation Amateur Courses

Foundation Courses

Course pushed back to November at Camp Warringal to give big lead up and advertising push at JOTA.

Future Courses

Course calendar for 2024 to be considered after JOTA. Some work to be done to see if we can get the LMS set up by then.

Pax Hill, Eumeralla, Mt Martha are very expensive sites for a 12 person course, hence preference for somewhere like Camp Warringal or Mafeking.

  • Foundation courses to be planned for 2023 to accommodate:
    • Interest from Hurstbridge Scouts and Venturers
    • Interest from Mallee Mud Kamp attendees (x2)
    • Interest for Western Vic JOTA to have another course at Cooinda Burrong
    • Interest from MRP team members
    • Follow up with registrants from previous course in Geelong who were unable to attend

AOCP Advanced Theory

Details are available in the Advanced Licence Trello card

Marine Radio Course

SRCOP

None currently scheduled.

Program Enrichment

Building a JOTA

Workshop JOTA planning & assets.

Program Support

Puffing Billy

JOTA 2023 - Friday October 20 to Sunday October 22

What makes your JOTA event successful?

  • Everyone to have a think about what they want to get out of JOTA, do you want a new experience, do you like certain locations, is there something specific you like about JOTA?

Please contribute to the trello board if you have anything to add.

Gilwell Park - Boost

Boost 2023 (Bay Park Boost) are now at Gilwell. Luke spoke with Ged, results as follows:

Activities:

  • Fox hunting
  • Amateur Station (2m/70cm ScoutNet, HF, Digital)
  • RA8 mini game day (UHF hanhelds)
  • RA8 Wide game PM

Follow on items:

  • Meeting to be scheduled with Ged Hook to discuss expectations in the next month. See Trello card for details.
  • Storm hut has been provided.

Other JOTA Notes

  • Contact ICOM to obtain loan radios.
    • Prepare a list?

Gilweroo

Request for provision of UHF handheld radios, approx ~20, for 17-19/11/2023. Luke will follow up.

Support Development

Scout Radio Victoria Assets

Radio troubleshooting & kit building.

HABL

  • Steve is doing a high altitude balloon project and would like to launch it in the week of JOTA or during the weekend of JOTA and would like to get a Scout call sign for it. Looking at an extended period of use for the call sign beyond the single event, referred to the JOTA hire process for greater-than-single event use.

Additional Business

Next Meeting: Tuesday 10th October 2023, 7.30pm at the BATC, Legana Street, Mount Waverley

Appendix 1 - Finance Report

August 2023 Meeting

Prepared 12 September 2023

STEM - State Radio (Bendigo Bank)

To be provided with minutes.