RARC
Meeting Minutes for November 10th, 2015
- Meeting called
to order by President, Dan at 6:37pm
- Treasurer's
Report
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- Reported by Robert, available on website below:
- $402 donation for equipment
- $2000 grant from IBM as well
- Amazon Smile donations - not enough money yet to
get a check, unsure of amount needed to get a donation:
- Minutes from
last month's meeting
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- No changes, minutes were approved
Checking |
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Opening
Balance |
$4,285.64 |
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Credits |
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Dues |
$50.00 |
United Way |
$70.00 |
IBM Grant |
$2,000.00 |
10-10
International |
$402.82 |
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Debits |
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RPU |
$41.87 |
Insurance |
$286.00 |
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Closing
Balance |
$6,480.59 |
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Savings |
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Opening
Balance |
$4,692.48 |
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Credits |
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Interest |
$0.04 |
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Debits |
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Closing
Balance |
$4,692.52 |
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Cash on hand |
$40.00 |
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Total |
$11,213.11 |
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- Reports:
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- Technical
Committee Report:
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- 82 repeater discussion
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- Proposal to turn off 82 repeater, don't
remove any equipment but get rid of $40 a month meter charge
- John Scott N0HZN will be working on
getting us cheaper/free power to help with this - has until December
Christmas party to set this up
- Tower owner will let us stay there (for
now)
- Public
Service:
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- ARES/Skywarn:
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- Skywarn recognition day is on December 5th
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- Echolink will be available as well on the
255 repeater
- If you are interested contact Steve W0STV
- Joint exercise between ARES and Military
Affiliated Radio System (MARS) last Saturday November 7th.
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- Reports passed between different groups,
exercise was based on idea of solar flares impeding communications
- Statewide 24 counties reported
- HF conditions did cause some issues
- Bounce Day exercise with Mayo - occurred last
month
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- Leader of Mayo side of event wants RARC
involved in all future events and wants expanded club involvement both
with Bounce Day and other events
- Selected club members will be involved
with further communications with this group
- Contesting:
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- Sweepstakes last weekend
- Significant world DX contest end of the month
- No VHF contests until January - possibly the
third weekend in January
- Education:
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- Class for November was cancelled, next class
is in January
- General class will be some time in 1st
quarter 2016
- Social
Gatherings:
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- Moved to 3rd Thursday for the next two months:
- November 19th and December 17th
- Old business:
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- Field Day
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- Two choices - Pat's farm or Gamehaven
- Gamehaven
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- First weekend with Cub Scouts so will
require some logistics, but would have advantages for GOTA station
- Use of grounds form will need to be
filled out if we go to Gamehaven
- Steve W0STV has transportation available
for gear
- Shelters will be needed for people and
equipment
- Restaurant sponsors in January for Field Day
- HyVee, John Hardy's, etc.
- Final numbers for 2015 are available
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- 22nd nationally
- Still keep Minnesota Cup
- Confidential feedback will be sent to
president, review in January
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- Will include location feedback for Field
Day
- Ideas to get people to come to meetings
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- Raffle tickets - Twin Cities DX club does this
- 1/2 of money goes to club coffers or funds,
other 1/2 goes to prizes/money back
- Discuss at December meeting, vote on January
- Adopt a highway program for RARC
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- We have the potential to have a section of
highway on Mayowood Road - sings would be updated to reflect this
- 1.5 miles total
- Ramps on highway would need to be cleaned too
- Need to take it for 2 years, clean 3 times a
year
- Option to renew for additional years as well
- Motion was proposed and passed to adopt this
stretch of road
- Preliminary meeting will occur before the
first one of these next spring
- Reflective vests are needed - ARES vests are
acceptable
- New business:
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- Election discussion
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- December is when elections occur
- If anyone would like to throw their hat in
the ring for any club positions, please let John Scott N0HZN know
- Christmas party
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- Form on website, please sing up ASAP and
choose a menu
- Mel KC0P is looking for microcontroller
equipment/expertise so if you have any spare equipment please contact
him
- Business cards for the club/members of the club
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- Would have net information for contact, blank
space for name and call
- VistaPrint or other online source for cards
- Cards would stay in club's possession, people
who came to club meetings could pick up a few at a time
- $20 of the club's money to do this
- Motion was proposed and passed to order this
- Elyse W0CAY will do the design for the cards
- Amazon Smile
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- Go to Smile.amazon.com to support RARC if you
order things off of there
- Introductions were performed and meeting was adjourned
at 7:37PM
- Program for
this month was
about ARRL awards programs
Minutes recorded and reported by Drew,
KC0CJP,
Secretary.
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