[FCARC] January 20 Meeting Notes

[Craig Szczublewski]

Hello everyone, here are some notes from the Monday night Club meeting:

The meeting was called to order at 7:30pm with 17 members in attendance. Minutes 
from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were read and accepted.

Committee reports follow:

Education: Tom Servoss has stated that we have one person scheduled for testing 
on January 25, although the test time has been rescheduled to 11:15am.

Repeater Committee:  Bryan Patterson reports that he was able to successfully 
repair the radios from the backup repeater site which were damaged by lightening 
last year.  The power supply and repeater controller were also successfully 
repaired, and he and Lindsay Infante expect to have the system back in place 
very soon.  We heard a lot of accounts on how bad the coverage of the primary 
repeater is to the south and west. While some of this is attributable to the low 
output power from the repeater, much of it is probably due to a change in 
location of the mounting arm for the 4 bay antenna.  We believe a side effect of 
the new mounting location is finished coverage in those general directions 
possibly due to the tower structure reflecting part of the signal.  We are still 
investigating what can be done to remedy this.  While putting the amplifier back 
in service will aid transmission coverage, it may not help with the receive issues.

Memorial Committee: Nothing to report.

Members in Distress: It was reported that KC2RCU was awaiting an organ 
transplant.  It was also reported that KC8UOM's daughter passed away this past 
January 1.

EC Report: Nothing to report.

Membership: Memberships are reset in January, as of this evening we have 37 paid 
members and lifetime members.  I'll have the membership list updated on the club 
website within the next few days, so if you do not see your name listed there, 
check to make sure we received your membership dues and contact me direct via email.

T-Shirt Committee: Nothing to report.

Hamfest Committee: The Hamfest will be June 7 at the Tedrow Woodlot.  There are 
flyers available on the website (under the Hamfest section) for posting at 
regional Hamfests.  Lindsay (K8LI) also has us listed in the ARRL hamfest 
database.  As in the past, we'll be having a special VE testing session during 
the Hamfest. Bryan has secured the Delta Memorial Hall for December 6, 2014. 
  This will allow us to have our first ever Winter Hamfest in Fulton County.  We 
are just waiting approval from the Delta Village Council, but it appears to be a 
done deal at this point.  More information on setup and starting times will be 
coming soon.

Club Officer Elections: No changes in the lineup this year, the current officers 
all accepted their positions from last year.  We look forward to serving the 
club members and amateur radio in general.  Your 2014 club officers are:

     President -- Bryan Patterson KB8ELG
     Vice President -- Craig Szczublewski KD8KBU
     Treasurer -- Lu Ann Kuney KB8ELH
     Secretary -- Angela Infante KB2AVN

Good of Amateur Radio:

1. Bryan Patterson reported that the last of the equipment from the donated by 
Cass Telles from his late fathers estate has been sold.  The proceeds will allow 
us to pursue purchasing a new Kenwood repeater, and put the current one at the 
backup site.

2. Jim McBride (K8JPD) has asked the club for assistance on February 15 for a 5K 
run being held in Delta.  The run should be mostly through town, and would be 
similar in responsibilities to Lockport and the Keiser Memorial Run.  More 
information will be coming soon, but please do mark your calendars if you are 
able to assist.

3. February 22 is the Lake Erie Boatanchor show for the AM & CW enthusiasts near 
Rocky River (just west of Cleveland).  More information can be found at their 
website  http://leboatanchors.blogspot.com/

Upcoming Hamfests:

02/02/2014 Elyria, OH
02/16/2014 Livonia, MI
02/16/2014 Mansfield, OH
03/15/2014 Marshall, MI
03/16/2014 Toledo, OH
04/12/2014 Highland, MI (Milford)
05/16/2014 Dayton, OH (5/16 to 5/18)
06/07/2014 Tedrow, OH (FCARC)

Next Meeting:  The next regular club meeting will be February 17 at the County 
Administration Building (same as the Drivers License Bureau), 152 S. Fulton St, 
Wauseon.  The club meeting will be at 7:30pm.

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 I have for now.  Please reply back to me with corrections as I am 
quite sure I missed or misquoted something...

Craig Szczublewski - KD8KBU