[FCARC] January 19 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 19 members and guests in 
attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting and the treasurer's report were 
read and accepted.

Committee reports follow:

Education: We have interest by three different people in having a technician 
class in the spring.  KB8ELG will be working with several other club members to 
outline a program around the ARRL course and will announce a date soon.

Repeater Committee:  The repeater continues to operate normally.  We are 
considering rotating between the backup and main repeater sites to make sure 
both radios stay in working condition.

Memorial Committee: The club made a donation to the North Clinton Church in 
honor and memory of Ken Alvord (KD8ERB) who passed away in November.

Members in Distress: No Report.

EC Report: Nothing to report.

Membership: Memberships are reset in January, as of this evening we have 40 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 Summer Hamfest will be June 6 at the Tedrow Woodlot.  And 
the Winter Hamfest has been set for December 5 at the American Legion on St Rt 
109, just south of Delta.

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 2015 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 (KB8ELG) posted information on the sale of a set of duplexors the club 
had which could not effectively be used with our VHF system.  The unit sold for 
around $422 after fees.

2. We had a great presentation by Bob (WB8ZOI) on a set of Coax Cable Stripping 
Tools from DX Engineering.  Bob showed how easy a clean cut can be achieved 
accurately and consistently on several different cable types.

Upcoming Hamfests:

02/01/2015 Elyria, OH
02/15/2015 Livonia, MI
02/15/2015 Mansfield, OH
03/14/2015 Kalamazoo Twp, MI (was Marshall/Crossroads)
03/15/2015 Toledo, OH
04/11/2015 Highland, MI (Milford)
05/15/2015 Dayton, OH (5/15 to 5/17)
06/06/2015 Tedrow, OH (FCARC Summer Swap)
06/07/2015 Chelsea, MI
06/21/2015 Monroe, MI

Next Meeting:  The next regular club meeting will be February 16 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