[FCARC] Meeting notes for November 2013

[Craig Szczublewski]

Hello everyone, here are some notes from the November 18th Club meeting:

The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 15 members in attendance. Minutes 
from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.

Committee reports follow:

Repeater Committee:  A wellness check on the repeater site will be scheduled 
within the next couple of weeks to make sure the shack is in good condition for 
winter and to check all fittings and cabling.  KB8ELG reports that DSL service 
will not be an option since the best cost the local ISP could provide was more 
then the limit the club members decided to set.  For the interim, the 440 link 
to the K8LI repeater is still planned to provide IRLP and Echolink services.

Memorial Committee/Silent Key: no report

Membership: we have 57 paid members.  Thank you to all who continue to support 
the club.

Hamfest Committee: no additional information is available at this time.  The 
venue we would like to use does not reservations until after the 1st of the 
year, so once we have a date nailed down for our 1st ever winter hamfest, the 
details will be provided.

Old Business:

1. We had another successful community event with the Kellen Keiser Memorial Run 
in Fayatte.  We had a great turnout from the club, and were able to help provide 
continuous race updates to the coordinators.

Special Events:

1. The Festival of Lights parade will be on November 29th, and once again, the 
Archbold Police Dept have requested our assistance.  Plan on meeting at the 
ConAgra parking lot by 5:30pm for details on were to setup along the parade 
route.  We will be operating on 146.460 FM.

2. The December club meeting will be replaced by our traditional Christmas 
dinner outing to the Barn Restaurant in Archbold. This will be December 16th and 
we are tentatively planning on 6:30 PM.  The reservation is under Lindsay 
Infante's name (K8LI), you cover the cost of your dinner.

3. Bryan Patterson (kb8elg at hotmail.com) is coordinating a visit to the EOC for 
Fulton County with Heather Kost, our County EMA.  He is thinking about a 10:00am 
outing this Saturday, so please contact him direct to make sure it is still on.

Good of Amateur Radio:

Results are in for Field Day 2013.  While we had out share of technical and 
weather issues, we finished 34 out of 42 in the 6A category nationally, and 3 
out of 4 in 6A category in Ohio.  Not the best year, but as rocky as Saturday 
was, it pulled together nicely for a great finish on Sunday.

Upcoming Hamfests:

12/08/2013 Harrison Township, MI (LCARC)
01/12/2014 Hazel Park, MI
02/02/2014 Elyria, OH
02/16/2014 Livonia, MI
02/16/2014 Mansfield, OH

Next Meeting:  The next regular club meeting will be at 7:30pm on January 20th 
at the County Administration Building (same as the Drivers License Bureau), 152 
S. Fulton St, Wauseon.  This is an Officer Election meeting, so be sure to attend.

Club Nets:

Weeknights at 10:30pm Bud's Midnight Madness Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 8pm Informal Two Meter & ARES Net -- 147.195+
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 50.400 AM on the first Wednesday of the month
Wed at 9pm 6M Net -- 52.525 FM Simplex

That's all for now...

-- 
Craig Szczublewski - KD8KBU