[BARC-List] BARC business meeting minutes 10/2002

[Michael L. Ardai]

         Minutes of the Boston Amateur Radio Club Business Meeting
                              October 3, 2002

                  Recorded by Mike Ardai, N1IST, Secretary

Present were:

    * Frank Murphy, N1DHW, Vice President
    * Jim Clogher, N1ICN, Treasurer                * Ed Hennessy, N1PBA
    * Mike Ardai, N1IST, Secretary                 * Hank Buccigross K1QK
    * Bob Salow, WA1IDA, Public Services           * Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ
    * Arthur Ashley, N1NHZ, Membership Services    * Joe Scully, K1SQT
    * Mark Duff, KB1EKN, Executive Committee       * Blake Haskell, K1BTH
    * Rick DeSisto, NG1I, BERT Team Leader         * Rick Hampton, WD8KEL

The meeting started at approximately 1856 hrs.

   * Reports were received from the various committees regarding various
     ongoing concerns of the club, such as emergency response, repeaters
     and public service.
   * The VE (exam) session will be on the first monday of the month for
     October and November due to holidays
   * N1DHW  is helping to re-write and update SATERN's emergency operation
     plan.
   * BARC will donate a 460 MHz commercial repeater to the Salvation Army
     to support SATERN and Disaster Services
   * The half marathon will be on 10/13.  We still need help.  Contact Bob
     Salow at wa1ida@arrl.net if you can help
   * Repeater update:  145.23 and 447.175 continue to operate well.  BARC
     members are also involved in setting up and operating the 1282.7 (-12
     MHz, no PL) and 223.78 repeaters.  145.43 is currently off the air
     waiting for its  tower to be replaced
   * WA1IDA has finished up the flier targeted to pre-hams.  We did some
     fine-tuning at the meeting.  The next one we will work on will target
     hams who are not yet BARC members, followed by one for served
     agencies,
   * We are looking into putting together a new-member packet, given out
     when people join BARC.
   * BARC will be operating JOTA in Hingham.
   * The Simulated Emergency Test will be on November 9th.
   * How can we stimulate activity for BERT?  Training sessions?  Special
     meetings?  On-the-air activities?  Let NG1L or N1NHZ know if you have
     any ideas
   * We will try to have an EMCOMM level 1 exam at the January VE session.
     If it works out well, we may do them quarterly and may do levels 2 and
     3
   * Any interest in field trips?
   * The October speaker will be Tony Montero, talking about satellite
     operations.  November will be N1IST talking about operating events
   * BARC will sell the club's TS-930 and use the proceeds from the sale of
     it and other equipment to purchase a more modern (and lighter) HF/VHF
     transceiver setup.  That way we will have 2 field-deployable stations.

The meeting adjourned at 1945 hrs.

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members are welcome (and encouraged) to join us at this meeting.

The next Boston Amateur Radio Club business meeting will be held Thursday,
November 7th (1st Thursday of the month), 7 pm. We meet at the Parlin
library in Everett.  There is free parking across the street behind the
post office.  The 110 bus from Wellington  stops across the street