[FARReps] December 13, 2006 - FAR Meeting Minutes

[Al Brown]

Foundation for Amateur Radio, Inc.
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The meeting was held at the Fire and Emergency Services Building
in Landover, Maryland.  President Mary (N4TCI) Morris called the
meeting to order at 8:04 pm.

Eleven people attended the meeting and introduced themselves.

Chip Weems         W4PBG   Historical Electronics Museum ARC
William Hatfield   W3QX    Montgomery ARC
Al Brown           KZ3AB   Maryland Emergency Phone Net and
                            Antietam Radio Association
Dan Blasberg       KA8YPY  Laurel ARC
John Chitwood      K3RGB   Acting Treasurer
Mary Morris        N4TCI   Mt Vernon ARC
Diane Zimmerman    AA3OF   Laurel ARC
Don Kirby          KR3A    Calvert ARA
Bill Dobson        N3WD    Hanover Area Hamming Association
Jim Tildon         KD3JA   Central Maryland ARC
Jim Cross          WI3N    ARRL MDC Section Manager

-- Secretary's Report:

    - President Mary (N4TCI) Morris distributed the November
      meeting minutes. The minutes were approved as submitted.

-- Treasurer's Report:

    - Acting Treasurer John (K3RGB) Chitwood distributed the
      Income and Expense report and Balance Sheet.

      A discussion ensued with respect to K3RGB continuing to
      act as the temporary treasurer.  All questions
      regarding the complications of the treasurer's job were
      resolved to his satisfaction.

-- Scholarship Report:

    - President Mary (N4TCI) Morris read notes from Hugh (W3ABC)
      Turnbull outlining the details of the scholarships.

    - Scholarship chairperson Diane (AA3OF) Zimmerman reported
      that the web page, <http://www.amateurradio-far.org/> has
      been updated and scholarship information and applications
      are available electronically by sending a request to
      <Scholarships at Farweb.org>.

    - Scholarship chairperson Diane (AA3OF) Zimmerman attended
      a meeting of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club and gave
      a FAR Scholarship presentation.


-- ARRL Report:

    - ARRL Maryland-DC Section Manager Jim (WI3N) Cross gave the
      ARRL report. He suggested watching the section news link
      on his home page, <http://www.arrl-mdc.net/>.

-- F.A.R.Fest Report:

    - HEMARC trustee Chip (W4PBG) Weems distributed a summary
      of the thoughts and recommendations his club's members
      had regarding future FARFests and their opinions about
      the Foundation in general.

    - The Foundation's Board of Directors and the FARFest
      Committee reported on their meeting regarding the future
      of FARFest.

        1) The solidification of a site for the 2007 FARFest
           must be made by the next FAR meeting on February 14,
           2007. If this has not been completed by the required
           date there will be no FARFest in 2007.

        2) FAR has agreed not to sponsor an ARRL MDC Section
           Convention in 2007 in order that the ARRL be given
           adequate time to engage an alternative site for the
           convention.

-- Election:

    The candidates for 2007:

      President - Dan (KA8YPY) Blasberg
      Executive Vice President - William (W3QX) Hatfield
      Vice President - Hugh (W3ABC) Turnbull
      Vice President - Diane (AA3OF) Zimmerman
      Treasurer - no candidates
      Secretary - no candidates

    A motion was made by acting secretary Al (KZ3AB) Brown and
    seconded that the slate of officers be accepted by unanimous
    consent. The motion carried without exception.

    Congratulations to the newly elected officers.

-- New Business:

    - There was no new business.

-- Announcements:

    - BARC will hold a mini-fest at the Maryland State
      Fairgrounds in Timonium on Wednesday, January 31
      from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm.

    - HEMARC will begin its amateur radio training cycle in
      January. The 2007 Technician class will start on January
      9th, and go until February 20th. Examinations will be
      given on February 27th. For information, look at
      <http://www.qsl.net/w3hem/>.

The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.

The next Foundation for Amateur Radio meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 8:00 pm at the Fire and
Emergency Services Building in Landover, Maryland.

Please note: FAR meetings will be held only in Maryland
on the even numbered months.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Respectfully submitted,


/s/ E. Allen Brown


E. Allen Brown, KZ3AB
Acting Secretary for the December, 2006 Meeting