RARC Meeting Minutes – September 2009

 

 

August Picnic

 

-good turnout

 

July 2009 minutes

 

-Posted on the web

 

-Moved and Approved

 

Rochester Amateur Radio Club

Treasurer's Report:  Tuesday, Sept  14, 2009 (2 months)

Account Balances:
Checking: $7,499.12
Savings:
$5,689.71
Cash:
  $20.00
Total: $13,208.83

Transactions this period:
Interest: +$0.08
2009 Dues:
+$40.00
Donations:
+$88.24
DXCC income:
+$6,790.02
DXCC expense:
-$2,292.80
Field Day: -$352.29
'.82 repair: -$300.00
Liability Insurance: -$320.00
Office Supplies: -$35.20
Qwest: -$32.95

Respectfully submitted,

Bob

Bob KCØGND
RARC Treasurer


Membership status:  100 club members


DXCC income and expense still being worked through by treasure due to some discrepancies and awaiting some expenditures

 

DXCC very good reports from attendees

 

Tech Committee:

 

-Digipeater went down during tandem rally…. After disconnect and reconnect works fine, no significant problems found, possible short

 

-All other repeaters in working order

 

-generator sent in for recall and returned and in good working order, used at the Tandem Bike ralley

 

Public Service:

 

-Good year for public service event

 

-thanks to all for the 2 day biking event

 

-Number of ham operators in the event from other areas

 

-discussion of having information about the event with the operators as they are often sought out for

 

EOC

 

-Airport Drill

 

-Sheets handed out for all Airport stationed operators

 

-Hospital Ops on 625 rptr

 

-Airport Ops on 255

 

-2 net controls at airport

 

-Shadows

 

-Note handouts for rptrs and simplex frequencies

 

-Have plenty of batteries

 

-Have badges and keep your assigned badges for security purposes at the airport.

 

-Be aware of all net control stations.

 

-Check in on Sunday net for last bit information for the Airport drill of contact Steve W. w0stv

 

-Sunday Night nets – going to use echolink with the net, if begins to interfere it will be shut down so stay on frequency

 

-Discussed Alternate site for Field day, will do a presentation in the future

 

-Ironwood Christian Ranch

 

-NWS Lacrosse open house 2-7 Thursday

 

DX and Contesting

 

-DX running good

 

-Europe Field Day and Asian DX over the Labor Day Weekend

 

-Many contest through November

 

-MN QSO Party operating mobile

 

-National Wildlife Refuge operations

 

-Afternoons 1-4 good DXing time

 

- FISTS Get Your Feet Wet coming up this weekend

 

Education

 

-CW class

 

-See Peter for class instructions and materials

 

- Study group will meet start in near future

 

-Discussed possible informal meeting

 

-Some school activity

 

ARES

 

-Possible Rushford Drill in the plannings for October

 

New Business

 

-Look into changing meeting room to old location

 

-Program next Month College For Kids rap up

 

-Discussion of Net Control list for the 10 meter nets

 

 

Submitted by Rodney, kd0ebt
Last update: October 3, 2008