[ETS/PARC List] ETS Meeting this Friday 7/30

[Jefflih at aol.com]

Meeting this Friday:  July 30, 2010
Place:  Clark  Municipal  Building,  430 Westfield Ave,  Clark NJ  07066 
Time: 8:00 PM 
Usual announcement will be made on  the repeater. 
Reminder:  Please send in any unpaid dues for 2010 - Support YOUR  
clubRemaining  meetings for 2010:  7/30, 8/27,  9/24, 10/29, and 12/3

Just a reminder - the July monthly meeting is this Friday at 8 pm at  the
Clark Municipal Building. There will be a presentation (and hopefully  a
demonstration) of a computer based repeater controller by members of  the
Raritan Valley Radio Club that we are considering for both the 2 meter  and
220 machines. This system with provide a significant upgrade to  the
repeaters and bring them both into the 21st century. Please make  every
effort to join us, I am sure you will find the presentation very  
interesting
and the club would really like everyone's input and  opinions.
Also, you should have received an invitation to the annual picnic.  This 
year
there will be a free drawing for a 2 Meter / 220 HT (limited to  licensed
amateur's with a paid admission). Please RSVP as soon as you are  able.
Thanks for your time and consideration; I hope to see you on  Friday.
73, Joe Cash W2OZO President  Electronic Technology Society of  NJ, Inc.
 
Minutes of the June 25th  meeting: 

The meeting was called to Order at the Clark Municipal Building by 
President Joe W2OZO  at 8:10  PM, starting with the Pledge  of Allegiance 
and roll call.  
Victor, KC2NBC, read minutes  of last meeting.  
Dennis, W2IU moved to  except, seconded by Gerry, K2MD. 
Treasurer’s  Report  - Victor, KC2NBC stated that the current balance was 
$xxx.xx.  
Accepted by Tim, AB2ZK and  seconded by Drew, W2OU. 
Correspondence - No correspondence was  reported. Nothing heard back from 
Somerset County.
Technical  Report – No report was given. The club still has not heard back 
from  MetroCor.
Old Business –  Regarding the annual picnic, Walter, W2WIQ brought up the 
subject of members  making a comment to attend and then not showing up. 
Victor, KC2NBC confirmed  that a number of members say that they will be 
attending our functions, but  holdout payment to the day of the affair and then 
never show up. This presents  an unfair expense to the club as the amount of 
food is pre-ordered based on the  anticipated number of persons attending. Joe, 
W2OZO asked for comments. There  was a lengthy discussion involving many of 
the attending members on how to  address this matter. It was decided that 
August 15th would be the  cutoff date for members to confirm the number 
attending the picnic. Rich, W2PQ  stated that since the club’s treasury was low, 
due to the expense of the new  repeater site, that the cost to attend the 
picnic be increased this year. Joe,  W2OZO again asked for comments. After 
another lengthy discussion it was decided  that the cost of the picnic this 
year would be increased to $15 for members and  family, $20 for guests, and 
$7.50 for kids. Rich, W2PQ asked Walter, W2WIQ to  inquire from Buona Pizza 
what the “cost per person” would be.   
New  Business – Joe, W2OZO informed the  members that Eric, NW2P would be 
having Field  Day at his home qth. Rich, W2PQ suggested that the picnic be 
moved to an earlier  date to give more time between the picnic and the Holiday 
Party and to have the  club look into the possibility of a joint Holiday 
Party with RVRC, our sister  club. Drew, W2OU stated that there were 
membership applications that were not  being addressed at the meetings. To move the 
process along Drew made a motion to  have the club use the FCC database as 
confirmation that the applicant holds a  valid license. Frank, KG2CJ made a 
motion to accept and was seconded by Dennis,  W2IU. Membership applications 
and payments were received from Dave Vadney Jr.,  KC2YRB and Dan, KC2YRC. 
50/50  - A total of $69.00 was collected. The 50/50 was won by K2MOM.
Motion to  adjourn was made by Dennis, W2IU and seconded by Gerry, W2MD.
Meeting closed  at 10:04  PM.
There  are 19 names on the sign-in sheet with 19members
Respectfully  submitted (with a LOT of help from Victor KC2NBC) - Jeff Lih  
N2VHV