[FARC] Frederick Amateur Radio Club (FARC) “Approved” Minutes for 7-18-11

[Herb Palm]

Frederick Amateur Radio Club (FARC) “Approved” Minutes

For:    July 18, 2011

Meeting:  The club meeting was called to order at  7:09pm  by President 
Jim Ridgley  .

Introductions:   See Attendees

Minutes:   Minutes were read for June 20, 2011, approved unanimously, 
without corrections.

New Licenses and/or Upgrades:   New Lic.: David Connelly - KB3WFU, 
Technician;    No upgrades.

Treasurer Report:   There was no treasurers report.

New Member Application(s):  David Conners - KB3TVE, Technician; voted on 
and unanimously accepted.

Old or Ongoing Business:

- Foundation for Amateur Radio (FAR)
     The scholarship donation has been made by FARC.

-Tax Filing
     Joe Durnal will resubmit paperwork for our tax ID number before the 
end of the year.  He will get forms from the state to get the tax ID 
number from the Federal Government.  This is important to maintain our 
tax free status for donations.

- Club Station Power Strip & Antennas
     The new power strip will be relocated into the desk by Jim Durnal 
and Jeff Fishman.  This may require drilling a new hole.  Jeff is also 
making plans for a station orientation.  The antenna connections will 
have to be checked for proper soldering and overall performance.

- By Law Committee
     Jeff Fishman, Lou Powosky, and Mark Whitmore are the committee 
members with Jim Ridgley as Ex-Officio.  The committee is proposing 
using the “boiler plate” sample from the ARRL web site, then making 
modifications as needed to meet our needs.

New Business:

- Program for the September 19, 2011 Meeting
     Joe Durnal will be putting a program together on Automatic Packet 
Reporting System (APRS), also frequently referred to as - Automatic 
Position Reporting System, using HAM Radios with APRS capabilities, how 
the are configured, used, and more.

Committee Reports:

- Skywarn
     Since there were no severe weather conditions, Skywarn was not 
brought up on the 146.730 MHz repeater.  Every member not already 
trained in the basis procedure is encouraged to take this training.  
Additional “Winter Storms” training is also recommended.  Jim Ridgley 
will update us on when the next round of training will take place.

-ARES
     The new director at the Frederick Memorial Hospital made it 
possible for the club to set up the Field Day station on portions of the 
top two levels of the parking garage.

     A bike race is scheduled for October 2011.  More to come on that.

     A Mini - Triathlon is scheduled for August 2011.  Jeff Fishman will 
post the details on the “reflector”.

- RACES
     Races is shut down for the Summer.

- Field Day
     The Frederick Memorial Hospital parking garage proved to be a 
relatively quiet area as far as RF was concerned.  The borrowed Solar 
Trailer could not be used to do height limitations in the garage.  Two 
antennas were set up on the top deck that worked well on 10, 15, 20, 40, 
and 80 meters using the club station, antenna tuner, headset with foot 
switch and the portable power supply.

- Misc.
     Leonard Keepers has a 80 meter antenna for whoever could use it.

     Ham Fests are scheduled for several dates.  Check on line for the 
latest information.

End of Meeting:  The meeting ended at:   8:45pm

Attendees:
     Leonard Keepers - KB3NL
     Jeff Fishman - KB3FIO
     Jim Ridgley - N3HTA
     David S. Conners - KB3TVE
     Herb Palm - K3HCP
     Lou Popowsky - KB3RNT
     Ben Nardi - W3ZUP
     Emmitt Bonner - WA4UWD
     Jim Gillespie - K3DQ
     Joseph Durnal - NE3R
     Bill Lazzaro - N2CF

Respectfully submitted, Herb Palm - K3HCP