[ETS/PARC List] August ETSNJ Business Meeting Minutes- By Larry W2LJ

[E. Drew Moore]

All,



I will not be able to attend the August meeting. The family and I have 
to make a trip out of state.  Here are the minutes for the July meeting.





Minutes for the Meeting on July 29th, 2016

Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ)



The Meeting was called to order by  Vice President Vic Pennetta, K2NBC 
at 8:07 PM.  This was followed by the reciting of the Pledge of 
Allegiance and then by self-introductions of all those in attendance.



Meeting Minutes

As the minutes of the June 2016 meeting were successfully e-mailed to 
the membership, the formal reading was waived. A motion was made by 
W2WIQ and was seconded by WB2HKK. The motion was adopted by the 
membership.



Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer’s report as given by Dan KC2YRC.



Opening Balance $XXX.28



Income – 50/50 $XX, Coffee Kitty $7, Dues $XXX, Hamfest earnings 
$XXXX.00



Deposit - $XXXX.00



Disbursement – WB2HKK Repeater Parts $XX.00, Picnic Expenses $XXX.00, 
Liability Insurance Premium $XXX.00, Bank Service Fee $XX.00, Verizon 
$67.55



Closing Balance - $XXXX.73 ($XXXX.51 ahead of last year)

A motion was made by WB2HKK and seconded by WA2USM to accept the 
Treasurer's Report. This was approved by the membership.



Correspondence

Recently received QSL cards



Technical Report

The Technical Committee meeting went well.  Important information was 
dispersed to the newer members of the Committee. The Raspberry Pis are 
dong well, but it was mentioned that the purchase of an IP Power Strip 
would be a wise purchase. This would allow the hard rebooting of the 
system (cycling power on and off) remotely via computer. Also, the 
Raspberry Pis will need higher capacity HD SD cards in order to 
alleviate the clipping problem.



The URI interface that was sent out for repair was replaced with a brand 
new unit by the manufacturer.



At the backup repeater site at the hospital, the repeater had gone down 
as the power supply was destroyed by a squirrel.

Future plans include for the Elaizabeth repeater to be kinked to the 
main repeater via a private WiFi network.



Old Business

None



New Business

A motion was made by KC2YRC and seconded by WA2USM to make a $75.00 
donation to the RVRC for their generosity in giving ETS table space at 
the W2QW Hamfest.  Drew W2OU responded that this was not necessary, as 
the RVRC was only too willing ot help. A vote by the membership defeated 
the motion. W2LJ will send a “Thank You” card on behalf of the ETS 
(completed).



Dan KC2YRC gave a reminder that “dues are due” and that a new 50/50 
person would be needed at the meetings.



A motion was made by W2WIQ and seconded by WA2USM to donate $25.00 to 
the Middlesex Public Library in memory of the sister of W2OIL and 
KC2YRC.



Health and Welfare

Ron WV2RJR's wife had recent hip replacement surgery.



Adjournment

A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 PM by N2JUN and was 
seconded by WB2HKK



50/50 – Won by W2LJ, $53.00 all donated back to the club.



Respectfully Submitted,

Larry W2LJ



In Attendance

Walt W2WIQ	Len WB2HKK	Wayne WA2USM	Drew W2OU	Kevin KD2BXF	Rich W2PQ	Bill 
W2WK

Hank KD2DRL	Don K2DSV	Martin WN2SJL		Pete KD2ARB	Mark WA2ZJZ	Mike N2JUN	 
Larry W2LJ

Dan KC2YRC	Dave W2OIL	Vic K2NBC