[FADCA] Minutes of Dec 4th BOD of Directors Meeting

[bud thompson]

Deltona

The minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting at the Tampa Hamfest have been
posted on the www.fadca.org web site.  They also appear here:

MINUTES OF FADCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
DECEMBER 4, 2004 (TAMPA HAMFEST)

Those present included:

Bill Sinbine, N4XEO President; Director District 3
Chuck Hast, KP4DJT Director District 4
Doug Welcker, WB4KGY, V. President; Director District 2
Bud Thompson, N0IA, Sec/Treas; Director District 5
Russ Oder, N4KOX Director District 7
Free Crosby, W1NPR, Web Page Manager
Doug Christ, KN4YT, Member
Blake Hudson, KE4SGK
Ben Willbanks, KA6R (Highland County)
David Penezic, WA4GUK (Lee County)
Dan Bobezynski, KG4HNS
Sam Everts, KE4BXF
Gary Sessums, KC5QCN
Julleta Welker

Five of six of FADCA directors being represented, a quorum existed.
President Sinbine brought the meeting to order at 1400 hrs.

Russ, N4KOX moved that FADCA pursue 501.3(c) status. Motion seconded by
Chuck KP4DJT.  Motion passed.

There was a discussion that FADCA apply for a Club call for mobile switches
for filling in gaps in coverage in an emergency when a switch might be
destroyed.

There was a general discussion on getting digital devices established in
Highlands and Lee Counties. Ben, KA6R (Highlands) and David WA4GUK (Lee) had
been specifically invited to the meeting due to their participation from the
floor during the earlier presentation on E-Mail over Ham Radio in Support of
EMCOMMs.  Several issues were settled and plans made for establishing these
areas into the network.

There was a general discussion on moving to FPAC LINUX.  Chuck KP4DJT
demonstrated his recent results with the LINUX version and will continue
helping others to make this change.  This lead to a discussion of the need
for increasing backbone link speeds above 9.6kb which would generally
require more modern data radios and  terminals.  The need for FADCA to find
grants or funding to sponsor these upgrades became apparent.  This resolved
to the concept that we need to first concentrate on the basics - getting the
present and additional LANS covering more areas where needed and get
interconnecting backbones working reliably at any speed, at least 9.6kb.
The upgrades to high speed data terminals and modern data radios can then
proceed as funds or sponsors become available.

President Sinbine reminded all that the annual General Membership meeting
will be held at the Orlando Hamfest in February 2005. During this meeting
elections of officers and District Directors will be held as required by the
by-laws.

No further business needing attention, the meeting was closed at 1520 hrs.

Respectfully submitted

(Original Signed)
Loren E. 'bud' Thompson N0IA
Secretary/Treasurer