[ETS/PARC List] September 2014 Meeting Minutes

[LARRY MAKOSKI]

Minutes
for the Meeting on September
26th, 2014
Electronic
Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ)


The Meeting was
called to order by  President Jeff Lih, N2VHV at 8:10 PM.  This was
followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and then by
self-introductions of all those in attendance. 
The business portion
of the meeting was suspended until after a presentation by Doug Rue
W2EN from the NJDXA on “QSLing in the 21st Century”. 
The business portion of the meeting was re-started at 9:18 PM.
Meeting Minutes
The August
minutes were successfully e-mailed to all members. With that in mind,
a motion was made by Dave
W2OIL and Drew
W2OU to suspend the reading
and the minutes were accepted as published.
Treasurer’s
Report
Treasurer’s report
as of September 26th given by Vic K2NBC.
Opening Balance -
$XXXX.97
Income -  July 50/50
$XX winnings donated back by Drew W2OU, coffee kitty donations of $X , August 50/50 $XX winning donated back by Larry W2LJ, coffee kitty
donations of $X.60, Membership dues from WB2HKK $XX
Deposit - $XXX.60
Disbursements - 
$XX.06 to Verizon, $XXX for new 220 MHz amplifier for a total of
$XXX.06
Closing Balance -
$XXXX.51 – in 2013 for the same month, the balance was $XXXX.66 so
we are $17.15 “down” compared  to last year.
A
motion was made by K2DSV
and seconded by W2OIL
to accept the Treasurer’s Report. By unanimous vote the report was
accepted.
Correspondence
The application for
membership of Len WB2HKK was formally received and read. He is being
sponsored by KB2LLM.
Technical Report
Rich KB2LLM brought
the newly purchased 220 MHz amplifier to the meeting, where the box
was officially opened and the amplifier was unboxed and viewed by the
membership.
Rich reported that
the scripting problem associated with the controller have been fixed.
It was decided that
the ETS and RVRC 2 Meter repeaters would only be linked during times
of inclement weather, especially in the winter.
The 220 MHz repeater
may be linked up to a new “experimental node”.
The new WB2HEK 440
MHz is up and running at the backup repeater site at the hospital. 
There was also a discussion initiated about the necessity for a plan
for relocating the repeater in the event that the governmental
agencies who own the current space want to use the space our repeater
is currently occupying.
Lastly, Rich KB2LLM
was looking for volunteers to be control operators for the 440 MHz
repeater, and Len WB2HKK reported that the official “relocation
paperwork” had been mailed to MetroCor.
Old Business
It was decided that
December 5th would be the date for the combined
November/December meeting.
Mike Terruso who
recently obtained his license at an ETS VE Session, is tentatively
scheduled to speak about the high altitude ballooning project that he
is involved in at the October meeting.
New Business
Marvin K2VHW informed the club about a Special Event that would be
taking place over the weekend for the TV show “Last Man Standing”.
The call is to be K6H. The event would be on many linked repeaters
and on HF as well. 
Marv
K2VHW and Doug W2EN made
known about the theft of Motorola 2500 HTs that have been stolen from
Somerset County. Anyone coming across this model if HT for sale
should be aware.
Drew
W2OU reported on the Estate Sale that had taken place at Dennis
W2IU's house the weekend previous to the meeting. It was a success
and there is to be another soon, as there are still items available.
Drew
W2OU reoprted the fact that the ETS VE Sessions are now being held at
the same location as where our monthly meetings are held.
Health and
Welfare
Vic K2NBC's mother is on the mend, and Jeff N2VHV is getting help
with his arthritic knees.
Adjournment
A motion was made to
adjourn the meeting by W2LJ and was seconded by KB2LLM The meeting
was adjourned at 10:05 PM
The 50/50 was once
again won by Larry W2LJ, who donated his winnings back to the club.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Larry W2LJ