[FARC] Minutes FARC Meeting , August 16, 2010

[Jeff Fishman]

FARC and ARES Members,

We will be emailing out the previous meeting minutes every month in an effort to keep the members who didnt make the meeting up to date on the club and ARES activities. This also keeps us a little "greener" by reducing printing. If you have any corrections or additions, please email them to FARC Secretary Jim Gillespie at gillesmj at earthlink.net.

Our next club meeting will be Sept. 20, 7 PM, at Independent Hose Co. This month's presentation will be by FARC Vice President Lou Popowsky who will follow up last year's soldering clinic with "Connectors and Coaxial Cables". He will show us how to properly attach those tricky 259 connectors and then test them to make sure you didn't screw it up!

See you then.

73,

Jeff KB3FIO
FARC Pres.



Minutes
Frederick Amateur Radio Club
August 16, 2010

    The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Fishman, KB3FIO.
    
    Minutes of the July meeting were passed out by secretary, Jim Gillespie, K3DQ, read, and approved.

    The treasurer, Joe Durnal, NE3R, could not attend but emailed the treasurer's report. He reported:

                            CD account Matured August 3, 2010 at $13,860.52.
                            Checking account balance was $768.18
                            To get a reasonable CD rate required a 13 month term which a total reinvestment
                            would have left us without enough of a liquid balance to cover the club's expenses for the term.
                            $300.00 was taken from the matured CD and put into checking bringing the balance to $2005.78.
                             The new CD investment of $12,560.52 @ 1.194% APR will mature on September 3, 2011 with an 
                              expected value of $12,724.45, earning $163.93.

    Jim Ridgley, N3HTA, reminded everyone club dues are due in January and should be paid if not already done.

There were no new members and no license upgrades.

The club station, K3ERM is still functioning and available to club members.

Jim Ridgley, N3HTA, talked about Skywarn and the need for Skywarn training. You do not have to be a licensed ham to be trained for Skywarn.  

Severe weather should be reported to weather central in Sterling on the Bluemont repeater 147,300.

Dick Hayman has opened his home (shack) to members to operate the MD QSO Party,August 221-22 Noon to 10:30 PM
The club station call, K3ERM, will be used.

Upcoming hamfest: CARAFEST, October 3rd, Howard County Fairgrounds.

The meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM

Attendees:

Jim Gillespie, K3DQ
Herb Palm, K3HCP
Jackie Fries, WB3KDS
Mark Whitmore, AB3KS
Leonard Keepers, KB3NL
Jim Ridgley, N3HTA
Jeff Fishman, KB3FIO
Lou Popowsky, KB3RNT
John Greenstone, KB3LLX
Cliff Cheng, AC6C