[ETS/PARC List] Notice of Tonight's Monthly Meeting

[Victor Pennetta]

My Fellow ETS Members,

First and foremost I sincerely hope that every one of our ETS members and their families have been able to stay healthy during this pandemic.  I know it has been a while since you have seen correspondence from me regarding current issues or updates pertaining to our club, and I do apologize.  As many of you know my company is involved with many of the school districts around the state along with a number of city and county governments.  We have been working two shifts checking, servicing and where necessary replacing ventilation equipment for these clients.  Everyone is requesting higher efficiency air filters, increased outdoor air ventilation rates and in some instances the addition of UV lighting and ionization systems.  Union County, which is right in our back yard, is running all their buildings' HVAC systems 24 hours aday so that they can stagger the working hours for the county employees and limit the number of occupants in their buildings.  Our members that have school age children know that many of the school districts still do not have a clearly defined scope of how or if they will be open up for business in September.

That said I am reminding everyone that we will be holding our monthly club meeting tonight on the 940 repeater at 8:00 pm.  I want to personally thank Bill, K2WLR our club VP for stepping up and volunteering to run last month's on-the-air meeting with literally a few minutes notice.  I received an email from Chris, KD2PMP our club secretary suggesting that he would send out a few email notices a few days before our upcoming meeting as a reminder to everyone.  Great idea.  Chris also had some additional suggestions for the betterment of the club.  We have some important issues to discuss at tonight's meeting:


  1.  We still have not been given the ok from the Scotch Plains Recreation Department to hold our yearly picnic in the park at the end of August.
  2.  If we do get clearance to hold our picnic, how many members along with their family and friends would actually feel comfortable to attend.
  3.  Should we consider holding our monthly meeting via Zoom instead of on the repeater?  The initial problems with Zoom seems to have been corrected but we still are a "Ham Radio Club".
  4.  Consider having one of our members or a guest do a on-air presentation for the club. Chris gets credit for this one.

Looking forward to and I hopping that everyone who can will check in tonight.

73,
Victor, K2NBC
President, ETS of NJ