[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FAR Feb Meeting Minutes

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Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc.
Meeting Minutes
February 8,  2006

The meeting was held at the Fire and Emergency Services Building  in
Landover, Maryland.  President Mary Morris (N4TCI) called  the
meeting to order at 8:02 pm.

12 people attended and introduced  themselves.

Chip Weems         W4PBG    Historical Electronics Museum ARC
Don Kirby           KR3A    Calvert ARA
William Hatfield   W3QX     Montgomery ARC
Mary Morris        N4TCI   Mt.  Vernon ARC
Al Brown           KZ3AB    Maryland Emergency Phone Net and
Antietam Radio  Association
Hugh Katz          K3HU     Voice of America ARC
W Page Pyne        WA3EOP   Cheese Hollow ARC and
Antietam Radio Association
Tom  Abernethy      W3TOM   Potomac Valley Radio Club  and
Charles County ARC
Ed Brown       KA3PZE  Prince George's Co REACT and
MD State Council or REACT Teams
Diane Zimmerman     AA3OF   Laurel Amateur Radio Club
Jim Tilton       KD3JA   Central Maryland ARC
Jim Cross     WI3N    ARRL MDC Section Manager

-- The  January minutes were approved as corrected.

-- There was no treasurer's  report.

-- Vice-President’s Report  - Vice President William  Hatfield, W3QX,
reported on our Web site efforts.  Ed Herbrechtsmeier,  K3QX, is
building the replacement web page.  The new web is still a work  in
progress.

-- Scholarship Report - Diane Zimmerman, AA3OF, reported  that World
Radio magazine printed an editorial and a two-page article about  the
FAR scholarship program. Since the article was published, she  has
received several inquiries.

The Loudoun (VA) Amateur  Radio Group made a $100 donation to the
scholarship fund.

-- ARRL  Report - Tom Abernethy, W3TOM, reported on the ARRL Board
of Director's  meeting. President Jim Haney, W5JBP, retired after
six years of service and  is succeeded by Joel Harrison, W5ZN.

The "SuitSat-1"  batteries are failing and SuitSat-1 is expected to
QRT by the end of the  month.

MDC SM Jim Cross, WI3N, reported that an ARES  meeting is planned
for Saturday, February 18 in the Fire and Emergency  Services Building
in Landover, Maryland.

Jim also  reported on the Maryland legislation regarding amateur
radio antennas and  home owner's associations. See section news  at
<http://www.arrl.org/sections/MDC.html> for more  details.

Jim has made a proposal to the Antietam Radio  Association in Hagerstown
for them to sponsor a Maryland State Convention in  July. More later.

-- F.A.R. Fest - The 2006 hamfest will be September 9  and 10 at
Gaithersburg. The flyer has been printed and is being  distributed.
Volunteers are needed. Please contact Dan Blasberg at  <KA8YPY at verizon.net>.

Old Business:

-- No progress yet on  the by-laws rewrite.

-- The FAR ad on page 56 of World Radio magazine  will be canceled.

Announcements:

-- Diane Zimmerman, AA3OF, has  been recognized with the QCWA's President's
Honor Award for her outstanding  work with FAR Scholarships.

-- Hugh Turnbull, W3ABC, was also recognized  with a QCWA award for his many
years of service to amateur radio in various  capacities.

-- Upcoming Hamfests:
Feb 19 - Frostfest in  Richmond, VA
Feb 26 - Winterfest in Vienna, VA
Mar 25-26 - The Greater Baltimore Hamboree at the Timonium
Fairgrounds in Maryland

The meeting adjourned at 9:10  p.m.

The next Foundation for Amateur Radio meeting is scheduled  for
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at the Lee Center in  Alexandria,
Virginia.

Everyone is invited to  attend.

Respectfully submitted,


s/E. Allen Brown


E.  Allen Brown, KZ3AB
Acting Secretary

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