[FPARC] MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER MEETING

[Sherri Brower]

Perhaps this area needs a bi-lingual repeater or at least one where Spanish 
language is welcome.  It does not surprise me that there are visiting hams 
that are not fluent in English that could benefit from such.

Cheryl is correct - foreign languages on the air are OK.

Please do not construe this thread to mean that it is polite to speak in 
another language so folks don't know what you are discussing.  It's also 
not polite to begin speaking in another language during a group discussion 
being conducted in English (I saw way too much of this in the workplace).

Just my 2 cents.

73 and see you at the Melbourne hamfest.

Sherri, W4STB

At 08:39 PM 10/10/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I don't post to this list much, but when I saw in the minutes from last 
>month's meeting that there was a question as to whether it was permissible 
>to speak a foreign language on a repeater, I had to speak up. As a speaker 
>of three foreign languages, I paid special attention to these rules when 
>studying for license exams. I also reviewed several sections of the FCC 
>Rules. Section 97.117 clearly indicates that transmissions must be made in 
>"plain language", and section 97.119 indicates that an operator must ID in 
>English or by using the phonetic alphabet. The term "plain language" in 
>section 97.117 does not specifically mean the "English language". If the 
>FCC wanted to restrict transmissions to the English language, they would 
>have indicated this in section 97.117, just as in section 97.119 they 
>require that a person identifies themselves in English, specifically. 
>Rather, the term "plain language" means that no hidden codes or messages 
>are being transmitted; there are no double entendres, etc. There are 
>exceptions to the hidden codes rule, but I am not referring to those in 
>this context. All I am saying is that the FCC does not restrict the use of 
>any language to transmit a message, even though that language might be 
>foreign to a listener. The only restriction the FCC imposes is that one 
>must legally identify themselves in English.
>
>Hope this clears things up.
>
>Cheryl
>
>Be joyful always, pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for 
>this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
>1 Thessalonians 5:16-18/
>NIV
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: <KD4SPW at aol.com>
>To: <fparc at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:45 AM
>Subject: [FPARC] MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER MEETING
>
>
>        FORT PIERCE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - MINUTES -  9/13/2006
>
>      The regular monthly meeting of the Fort Pierce Amateur Radio Club was
>chaired by President Art Lindell, W4ZEF. Attendance was 16. Visitors were Tom
>Shedd, K4IWD, Ray Stilwell, WA4MLD, and Sherwin Fields, KA9COD.
>
>      MINUTES: The minutes of the August meeting were approved as
>distributed, after motion by Herb, W1QPD, seconded by Bob, KC0KAC.
>
>      TREASURY: Treasurer Carl, KF4KCI’s report was approved as distributed
>after motion by Herb, W1QPD, seconded by Bob, KC0KAC.
>
>     Total funds:       (designated for WQCS: $50)
>    $2812.64.
>
>                                                       OLD BUSINESS
>
>      Treasurer Carl, KF4KCI, as part of his TREASURY REPORT, gave an
>overview of our August HAMFEST tally.    Hamfest net proceeds: $943.25.
>
>      President Art, W4ZEF, discussed how we spent more this year for HAMFEST
>prizes. He said our club is doing very well in regard to our bank account and
>club assets. He said we have 2 newly refurbished repeaters that are working
>very well. He also said our club recently purchased another trailer, 
>another HF
>radio, and another HF antenna.
>
>      REPEATER:    President Art, W4ZEF, asked Kevin, W4KKW, about changes
>involving our repeaters. Kevin said that both our repeaters, 2-meter and UHF,
>are set to automatically link each week for our Tuesday night net. Kevin 
>said he
>will be giving out some control codes to members in the future. Art asked
>about the linking system picking up voices as control tones. Kevin said he 
>thinks
>it is a result of having both IRLP and ECHOLINK running simultaneously, but
>is not sure of a fix. Kevin said we have a few future linking options with
>other repeaters.
>
>      The group discussed Bill, N4XEO’s estate table at the HAMFEST. It 
> was a
>good result. There are still some items to be sold on EBAY. Pete, KD4SPW,
>read a thank you letter from Bill’s wife Barbara.
>
>      Art, W4ZEF, asked if Joe, KD4BTD, had any news about the possible
>upcoming VETERAN’S DAY SPECIAL EVENT at the UDT/SEAL MUSEUM in Fort 
>Pierce. Joe
>said no news. Joe said he would call or e-mail for additional info.
>
>                                                          NEW BUSINESS
>
>      NET CONTROL: The group discussed that NET CONTROL OPERATORS should be
>club members. We also discussed that more members should be able and 
>willing to
>run our NET.
>
>      The group discussed the appropriateness of allowing only English to be
>spoken on our repeaters. Art, W4ZEF, said he would do some research on the
>subject.
>
>      CLUB SOCIAL: President Art, W4ZEF, asked if we had interest in a club
>social before our end of year HOLIDAY social. We discussed going to a
>restaurant, and Carl, KF4KCI, offered to host a BBQ at his home, if we 
>pick a date that
>he is available. We discussed a possible date in October or early November.
>Art also said that Carl has agreed to host our end of year social at his home.
>
>      President Art, W4ZEF, told the group about a problem that a Hamfest
>attendee is having with one of our vendors about an item purchased. Art asked
>Pete, KD4SPW, to send an e-mail to the vendor saying that we hope the 
>issue can
>be resolved.
>
>      ATTENDANCE: KD4SPW, KF4KCI, W4KKW, KC0KAC, WA4MLD, K4IWD, WB4NOZ,
>W1QPD, BOBBIE ELLMERS, AI4NM, KF4BFR, KA9COD, W4RPE, W4ZEF, KG4MCE, KD4BTD.
>
>                                      Submitted by Secretary Peter Amar,
>KD4SPW.
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