RARC
Meeting Minutes for February 10th, 2015
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Financial
Report for January 2015
Checking
Opening
Balance
$3768.01
Credits
Dues
and training
$386.20
Dues
$100.73
Dues and donations
$135.00
Dues and donations
$93.71
Dues
$25.00
Donation
$500.00
Total
Credits
$1240.64
Debits
Picnic
$181.12
IBM Grant Purchases
$44.94
RPU
$37.24
RPU
$38.59
Internet Hosting
$126.65
Checks
$51.45
Total
Debits
$479.99
Closing
Balance
$4528.66
Savings
Opening Balance
$4692.12
Credits
Interest earned
$0.11
Debits (None)
$0.00
Closing Balance
$4692.23
Cash on hand
$40.00
Total
$9260.89
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- Reports:
- Technical Committee Report:
- Tower relocation for 82 repeater
- KTTC would be willing to host it
- Expense to remove antenna and feedline from old
tower/expense to put new antenna and feedline on new tower
- No urgency to this, but currently all sites are
gov't owned which can have access problems
- Monthly updates on progress of the repeater move
- Complaints of audio issues on 625 repeater at
recent public service event
- John will work on this audio issue on the 625
repeater soon
- Echolink up and running on 625
- IGate is back up and running as well after recent
power supply issues
- Yaesu Fusion repeater - special promotion
- 2 modes - similar to DStar
- Hybrid mode allows both analog and digital to
use repeater
- No advantage compared to DStar on 625
- Could
be an option for a 2nd digital repeater/solution to replace an existing
repeater - but not much interest in this from the club
- Public Service:
- 1st event last Saturday - Frozen Goose
- Next event March of Dimes on April 5
- Med City Marathon May 24th
- Chester Woods event June 6th
- ARES:
- Skywarn event coming up on April 5th
- New ARES form is needed if it has not been filled
out yet this year
- Motion was started to donate an antenna the club
had received to County EOC
- Contesting:
- If you participated in VHF contest and need
assistance with your logs please contact Mel at MelvynKC0P@aol.com
- K1N DX contest continues until February 15th
- March 7th through 8th is ARRL DX contest - lots of
potential for DX contacts here
- Education:
- Tech class and testing session recently
- 2 Technicians and 1 General class license
result from testing session
- Next class coming up soon
- Current General class question pool is good until
July 1st, then it will change
- Social Gatherings:
- February 26th this month at Wildwood Grill
- Old business:
- Certificate of honorary membership for Paul Perrone due
to his donation to our club
- Mockup of certificate was passed around for comment
- Club banners - do we have any?
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- 2x6 vinyl banner for $25
- Mockup using new logo was passed around
- Could be ordered and here by next
meeting/Skywarn meeting if approved
- Discussion of increasing the font size/labeling
of the RARC
- 3x5 flag for Skywarn/larger banner for indoor
events
- Adopt a highway - still on waiting list
- RPU charges for power
- Stuck with current charges
- They do have a rebate if we do go solar
- Do not have to remain on the grid to get a rebate
- Patch and logos - still working on this
- IRLP node - still working on this
- Field Day 2015
- Please contact Peter if you are interested in
working on Field Day 2015 planning
- Discussion of location - possibilities include:
- Pat's Farm - 2014 location
- Gamehaven
- North Menard's
- Spirit of event - contesting vs. emergency
operations vs. public relations
- PSAs with local media companies (radio
stations, etc.)
- Discussion of public relations officer for club
- Responsibilities would potentially include:
- Press releases
- Social media management
- Any other public relation items
- Club meeting place is still under work
- RCTC contact was attempted but with no success
- Red Cross is being contacted as well
- Other location possibilities include Public
Library/C4 downtown
- Work continues on this - will discuss further at
next club meeting
- New business:
- AES mini Hamfest in Milwaukee is on March 21st - 9a to
3p
- Interested parties should contact Steve about group
driving
- Radio City has tax free sale this month as well
- Budget discussion
- Field Day 2014 was effectively free due to lack of
receipts for a couple of items
- Formal timelimit on getting reimbursed for expenses
for the club
- Between 60 and 90 days proposed - 90 maximum
- Motion for 90 day cap proposed and passed
- 2 accounts - operations and repeater fund
- $9000 in the club accounts includes a $2000 grant
from IBM and a $2000 yearly expenses charge
- Still have equipment insurance as well
- If anyone has an oscilloscope please let John, Vice
President know
- Schaefer Academy discussion - tabled for future meeting
- Introductions performed
- Meeting adjourned at 7:31pm by President, Dan
- Program for this month was by Peter Wollan W0LLN- discussed
beam antennas made with fishing pole and wire
Minutes recorded and reported by Drew, KC0CJP,
Secretary.
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