[FPARC] MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER MEETING

Wed Oct 11 19:45:36 EDT 2006

Well this is certainly turning into a hot topic.  As both a member of the FPARC and an employee of Indian River Community College, I feel it my duty to caution the club.  Since the Board of trustees of the college holds the license to WQCS and its tower, we must play nice.  IRCC is a community organization and the administration would not take kindly to complaints of discrimination.  If the club chooses to make rules governing the use of its repeater,  might I suggest that these be drafted in writing and passed along to the manager of the radio station for his input.  We have a good thing here on this tower and I would hate to see us lose it because of a complaint of discrimination.  My opinion is any rules the club make should be backed by written regulations from a recognized authority such as the FCC or the ARRL.

KD4BTD
Joe

> 
> From: Sherri Brower <w4stb at bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2006/10/11 Wed AM 11:03:09 EDT
> To: Fort Pierce ARC <fparc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [FPARC] MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER MEETING
> 
> 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, KF4KCIâ€™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, N4XEOâ€™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 Billâ€™s wife Barbara.
> >
> >      Art, W4ZEF, asked if Joe, KD4BTD, had any news about the possible
> >upcoming VETERANâ€™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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