[BARC-List] BARC business meeting minutes - September 2002

[Michael Ardai]

         Minutes of the Boston Amateur Radio Club Business Meeting
                             September 5, 2002

                Recorded by Michael Ardai, N1IST, Secretary

Present were:

   * Paul Olivieri, N1ZKR, President
   * Frank Murphy, N1DHW, Vice President
   * Mike Ardai, N1IST, Secretary                  * Joe Scully, K1SQT
   * Jim Clogher, N1ICN, Treasurer                 * Dan Malloy, KA1RDZ
   * Bob Salow, WA1IDA, Public Service             * Bill Foley, KB1GLF
   * Arthur Ashley, N1NHZ, Membership Services     * Hank Buccigross,
K1QK
   * Mark Duff, KB1EKN, Executive Committee
   * Dick Doherty, KA1TUZ, Executive Committee

The meeting started at approximately 1900 hrs.

   * Committee reports were read and accepted.
   * The next VE session will be 9/9.
   * October and November VE sessions will be on the FIRST MONDAY since
the
     usual time falls on school holidays..
   * September general meeting topic: SWLing.  October: probably
     satellites.   November: Awards (DXCC, WAS) including field checking
of
     cards.  December: Holiday Dinner.
   * We need to get the Emergency Response Team more active.  How can we
do
     this?
   * SATERN presense at Boxboro went very well.  Good emergency
     communications demo.
   * 24 hams helped with the Triathalon.  It went very well, and BARC
     picked up 2 new members.
   * Upcoming events -  half marathon on 10/13, WGBH Icecream Funfest
     9/14-9/15 - contact WA1IDA if you can help - we still need people
for
     Sunday at WGBH
   * BARC made a donation to help support HandiHams..
   * According to the ARRL, it is legal to re-read Amber Alert messages
on
     ham radio.   It is not legal to rebroadcast (record and play back
over
     the air) them.
   * JOTA - Most likely in Hingham.  Still a possibility to do it in
     Bedford.
   * The first BARC brochure will target non-hams interested in the
hobby.
     Future ones will target hams new in the area and served agencies.
   * The BARC holiday dinner will be held 12/19 at the TinTin Buffet in
     Brighton (same place as last year).
   * What happened with the BARC table at Boxboro?  We spent the money
for
     the table but nobody volunteered to help man the tables, and since
     N1IST was out of town and KA1TUZ was working the gate, it went
idle.
   * The donated gear that we were planning to sell at Boxboro will now
be
     at the Waltham auction in November or if someone wants to help out,
we
     may want to put some of it up on eBay.
   * Hosstraders will be October 4 and 5.

The meeting adjourned at 2042 hrs.

 
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This is where the real business of BARC is conducted. If you have any
suggestions, questions or comments, this is where to bring them. All
members, and anyone else interested, are welcome (and encouraged) to
join
us at this meeting.

The next Boston Amateur Radio Club business meeting will be held
Thursday,
October 3rd,  2002 , 7:00pm, at the Parlin Memorial Library, 410
Broadway,
off Route 99 in Everett, MA. Check the Web page and/or listen to the
repeater for directions.