Carnegie Tech Radio Club Budget
FY2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015)
W3VC is the FCC assigned callsign of the Carnegie Tech Radio Club. The radio club is an organization of people interested in all the activities amateur radio has to offer. Our membership consists of undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff of the CMU community. Among the club members there is a wide variety of interests such as public service events, satellite communications, DXing (talking to other amateurs around the world), computers and networks, amateur television, and emergency drills. Additionally, the club is actively involved in providing course status and emergency communications for all buggy free-rolls as well as on race day. We have meetings regularly on Thursday evenings at 8PM in the shack on the 4th floor of Hamerschlag Hall, please stop by and check us out.
JFC Rep: Edward McFowland (emcfowla)
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Final | $1,397.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Final | $1,397.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Debt | ($0.00) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $1,397.00 |
| FY15 Starting Balance | $1,397.00 |
Income and Revenue
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue-Membership Dues (-) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Membership Dues - $10 per member per year |
| Sub-Total | -$150.00 | -$150.00 | -$150.00 |
Shack Operations
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) regulations require that we maintain an external link to our repeater system for control and emergency shutdown purposes. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Consumable workbench supplies: Solder, tips, sponges, flux. |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Non-hardline feedline and connectors: We need small, flexible cable for portable/low-power use and short connections between pieces of equipment. |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Battery replacement: We maintain a battery backup for our repeater network so it can continue serving the community through power outages. These batteries should be replaced every 3 years or so, but our current ones are >10 years old. We'd like to start replacing two batteries each year to keep our system running more reliably. |
| Sub-Total | $530.00 | $530.00 | $530.00 |
Buggy Supplies
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
Bagels for Buggy rolls: We provide bagels to the members who come out and run our buggy net. They cost around 7 dollars a weekend and there are about 10 weekends when rolls occur. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
Scaffolding for Buggy Race-day - The radio club is the official communications for race-day in the spring. The scaffolding provides us with a structure to provide good visibility of the course and ensure good radio coverage. |
| Sub-Total | $420.00 | $420.00 | $420.00 |
Member Activities
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Kits for members to build radios and radio accessories. Examples include low-power MFJ Cub transceiver kits, fox-building supplies (mini-transmitters used in radio direction-finding exercises), and the like. |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
As an incentive to foster membership, we would like to provide pizza to potential members once a semester during our new member meeting. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
"The Amateur Radio Public Service Handbook" book: teaches about various applications of ham radio in emergency situations, good operating practices, and governmental interaction. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
"Get on the Air with HF Digital" book: discusses various digital radio modes with which we hope to experiment in the near future. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
"Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio" book: describes various severe weather phenomena and applicable ham radio training, equipment, safety, etc. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
"ARRL Repeater Directory" book: the definitive reference on ham radio repeaters around the country and includes important information regarding repeater systems in general. |
| Sub-Total | $397.00 | $397.00 | $397.00 |
Equipment Repair
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Our equipment fails and we need to be able to maintain it, both by buying replacement parts and fixing things ourselves or by sending gear out to be repaired. |
| Sub-Total | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
Equipment Upgrades
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $520.00 | $520.00 | $520.00 |
New computer parts: the computer at our main operating station lacks sufficient power for many digital radio-related tasks. We'd like to purchase parts and put together a new system ourselves, partly for cost savings and partly so club members can learn how to assemble a computer. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $91.00 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
Hakko FX-888 - A soldering iron for assembly of DIY kits and incidental electronics repair. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
13KHz filter for K3: required for the 2-meter module to work properly but sold separately |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
2 meter module for K3: Enables local communications on one of the most popular radio bands (including our club's repeater network) |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
100 watt output module for K3: significantly extends radio range and lets us take full advantage of amplifier |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
G5RV Jr. antenna: a specially designed wire antenna suitable for portable use in our go-kit or as a backup for our primary station antenna in case of failure. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $212.00 | $212.00 | $212.00 |
Mastech HY3005F-3 Triple Linear DC Power Supply: a power supply for electronics-building that will replace our current malfunctioning one. It will allow us to build and test radios and other electrical circuits incidental to the amateur service. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
HackRF: An SDR (software defined radio) transciever with very wide bandwidth. Capable of operation from 30 MHz to 6 GHz, which covers many of the amateur radio bands we have never been able to operate on before. (Note that this cannot operate on the same radio frequencies as the Elecraft K3.) |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Byonics GPS5: a GPS module usable with current club equipment. It enables a very popular radio mode called "APRS" that can automatically broadcast position data via amateur radio. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
MFJ-4225MV Switching Power Supply: a small, lightweight power supply capable of powering a radio for use in our go kit; we currently have nothing like this. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 |
Elecraft K3: This radio goes with the KPA-500 amplifier we purchased this year. The K3 is one of the best-reviewed base station radios for its price. It is very flexible and can be upgraded over time to use new radio modes, frequencies, etc. This will allow us to set up a second operating station for better use of our antennas and for multiple people at a time to communicate worldwide. |
| Sub-Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
By Object Code
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $520.00 | $520.00 | $520.00 | New computer parts: the computer at our main operating station lacks sufficient power for many digital radio-related tasks. We'd like to purchase parts and put together a new system ourselves, partly for cost savings and partly so club members can learn how to assemble a computer. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $91.00 | $91.00 | $91.00 | Hakko FX-888 - A soldering iron for assembly of DIY kits and incidental electronics repair. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | 13KHz filter for K3: required for the 2-meter module to work properly but sold separately |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | 2 meter module for K3: Enables local communications on one of the most popular radio bands (including our club's repeater network) |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $500.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | 100 watt output module for K3: significantly extends radio range and lets us take full advantage of amplifier |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | G5RV Jr. antenna: a specially designed wire antenna suitable for portable use in our go-kit or as a backup for our primary station antenna in case of failure. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $212.00 | $212.00 | $212.00 | Mastech HY3005F-3 Triple Linear DC Power Supply: a power supply for electronics-building that will replace our current malfunctioning one. It will allow us to build and test radios and other electrical circuits incidental to the amateur service. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | HackRF: An SDR (software defined radio) transciever with very wide bandwidth. Capable of operation from 30 MHz to 6 GHz, which covers many of the amateur radio bands we have never been able to operate on before. (Note that this cannot operate on the same radio frequencies as the Elecraft K3.) |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Byonics GPS5: a GPS module usable with current club equipment. It enables a very popular radio mode called "APRS" that can automatically broadcast position data via amateur radio. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | MFJ-4225MV Switching Power Supply: a small, lightweight power supply capable of powering a radio for use in our go kit; we currently have nothing like this. |
| Capital Expense Fund (+) | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | $1,600.00 | Elecraft K3: This radio goes with the KPA-500 amplifier we purchased this year. The K3 is one of the best-reviewed base station radios for its price. It is very flexible and can be upgraded over time to use new radio modes, frequencies, etc. This will allow us to set up a second operating station for better use of our antennas and for multiple people at a time to communicate worldwide. |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | Non-hardline feedline and connectors: We need small, flexible cable for portable/low-power use and short connections between pieces of equipment. |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | Battery replacement: We maintain a battery backup for our repeater network so it can continue serving the community through power outages. These batteries should be replaced every 3 years or so, but our current ones are >10 years old. We'd like to start replacing two batteries each year to keep our system running more reliably. |
| Food-Meals for Members (+) | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | Bagels for Buggy rolls: We provide bagels to the members who come out and run our buggy net. They cost around 7 dollars a weekend and there are about 10 weekends when rolls occur. |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | As an incentive to foster membership, we would like to provide pizza to potential members once a semester during our new member meeting. |
| Ops-Equipment Repair (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | Our equipment fails and we need to be able to maintain it, both by buying replacement parts and fixing things ourselves or by sending gear out to be repaired. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Consumable workbench supplies: Solder, tips, sponges, flux. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | Kits for members to build radios and radio accessories. Examples include low-power MFJ Cub transceiver kits, fox-building supplies (mini-transmitters used in radio direction-finding exercises), and the like. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | "The Amateur Radio Public Service Handbook" book: teaches about various applications of ham radio in emergency situations, good operating practices, and governmental interaction. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | "Get on the Air with HF Digital" book: discusses various digital radio modes with which we hope to experiment in the near future. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | "Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio" book: describes various severe weather phenomena and applicable ham radio training, equipment, safety, etc. |
| Ops-General Supplies (+) | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | "ARRL Repeater Directory" book: the definitive reference on ham radio repeaters around the country and includes important information regarding repeater systems in general. |
| Ops-Rental Equipment (+) | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 | Scaffolding for Buggy Race-day - The radio club is the official communications for race-day in the spring. The scaffolding provides us with a structure to provide good visibility of the course and ensure good radio coverage. |
| Ops-Telecommunications (+) | $250.00 | $250.00 | $250.00 | FCC (Federal Communications Commission) regulations require that we maintain an external link to our repeater system for control and emergency shutdown purposes. |
| Revenue-Membership Dues (-) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | Membership Dues - $10 per member per year |
By Ocode
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $3,888.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $250.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $70.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $100.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $200.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $327.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $350.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $250.00 |
| Revenue-Membership Dues | $150.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $3,888.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $250.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $70.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $100.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $200.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $327.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $350.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $250.00 |
| Revenue-Membership Dues | $150.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Capital Expense Fund | $3,888.00 |
| Equip-Non-Capital Equipment | $250.00 |
| Food-Meals for Members | $70.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $100.00 |
| Ops-Equipment Repair | $200.00 |
| Ops-General Supplies | $327.00 |
| Ops-Rental Equipment | $350.00 |
| Ops-Telecommunications | $250.00 |
| Revenue-Membership Dues | $150.00 |
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Final | $1,397.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Final | $1,397.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $1,547.00 |
| Capital | $3,888.00 |
| Revenue | ($150.00) |
| Debt | ($0.00) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $1,397.00 |
| FY15 Starting Balance | $1,397.00 |