[FCARC] June 16 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 20 members and guests in 
attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were 
read and accepted.

Committee reports follow...

Field Day: We had much discussion on Field Day 2014, which will be summarized in 
a separate letter.  Look for that shortly!

Education: The VE Team reported the May 31 testing session had 5 in attendance, 
issuing 2 upgrades to General and 3 new Technician licenses.  The next testing 
session is scheduled for June 28th, Field Day weekend.

Repeater Committee: K8LI has purchased a spare Kenwood Repeater, identical to 
our current system, which will be put into service at the backup location.  He 
stated he may bring it out to our Field Day site for the benefit of anyone who 
has not seen a repeater system.  After Field Day it will be put into service. 
KB8ELG reports the additional surface mount components are in for the PA unit, 
and hopes to have repairs complete soon, and the main repeater site back to 50 
watts of power.

Memorial Committee: No report.

Members in Distress: A Get Well card was passed around and signed for Doyle, 
Bernath (W8TGC), who has been experiencing health issues.

EC Report: K8JPD has again asked for participation into forming an EC program to 
coordinate with county officials.  After the last meeting, we only had a handful 
of responses. We would at least like to have 6 club members, and are at 4 who 
have answered the survey.  Any club member who is interested in participating is 
asked to fill out the online survey at http://k8bxq.org/tmp/ECForm.php

Membership: We have 47 members up to date on dues so far.  Thank you for your 
continued support.

T-Shirt Committee: No report.

Hamfest Committee: The Hamfest this past June 7th was a success.  The club took 
in $264 after all expenses.  A lot of the organizational ideas to improve 
traffic flow and setup were well received, and we enjoyed a fairly good turnout 
with more trunk sales this year.  No further info on the December Hamfest yet, 
but expect planning to ramp up after Field Day.

Good of Amateur Radio:

1. Field Day is approaching fast at 12 days out.  Look for a separate email 
discussing all topics from the meeting tonight.

Upcoming Events and Hamfests;

06/28/2014 ARRL FIELD DAY
07/20/2014 Van Wert, OH (Hamfest)
07/26/2014 Maker Faire 2014, Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI
08/02/2014 Angola, IN (Hamfest)
09/07/2014 Findlay, OH (Hamfest)

Next Meeting:  The next regular club meeting will be July 21 at the County 
Administration Building second floor (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...

Craig Szczublewski - KD8KBU