[K3CAL] Sep 2025 CARA Board Minutes

[Andrew Charland]

FYI... I was not present at the board meeting.

Andy
KC3WRX

On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 11:41 Shawn Donley via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Well, it looks like the attachments problem is still with us.   I pasted
> in the Sep Board minutes below.
>
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>
> *                                    Calvert Amateur Radio Association*
>
> *4 Sep 2025 Meeting Minutes*
>
> *Board of Directors Meeting*
>
> The Board Meeting was called to order at 6:40pm by President Brian Kress
> at Ledo’s restaurant in Prince Frederick.  Present were: Brian Kress,
> KB3WFV, Lisa Kress, Erik Johnson, KC3QQD, Dave Weaver, W3PQS and Shawn
> Donley, N3AE.
>
> Members present were: Andy, KC3WRX, , Cammie Weaver and Nigel, G0JKN
>
> *Misc:*
>
>
>    - Minutes from the August Board meeting were approved
>    - The Board is considering offering a Technician class starting in
>    January 2026, perhaps at Mt Hope since we have free use of that facility.
>    Might consider a hybrid class using both instructional material and
>    HamTestOnline
>
>
> *President:*
>
>
>    - Three proposals were received for the tower work at the State
>    Highway tower in Prince Frederick. The Board decided to move forward with
>    the lowest priced proposal from Teltronic Towers, which is $3,612.00.
>    However, the Board agreed not to spend funds or ask for donations until the
>    GMRS repeater gear has a shakedown test.  It was proposed that this test be
>    done at the Sunderland tower by temporarily using the antenna currently
>    serving the N3PPH DMR repeater.
>    - The president discovered that our liability insurance policy has
>    lapsed. The problem arose due to email issues. Brian will work on
>    re-establishing the policy which we will need for our Calvert Fair
>    participation.
>    - Decision was made to use Mt Hope for our surplus equipment sale on
>    Oct 25th providing there’s no other large event there that day.
>
>
> *Treasurer:*
>
> CARA  Account balances as of Aug 31, 2025
>
> $5,108.85 PNC Checking.
>
> $3,201.14 PNC Certified Deposit.
>
> $11,142.97 ** Truist Money Market.
>
> *** *Does not include interest earned for August. Statement unavailable
> at this time.
>
> Here’s a summary of August cash flow:
>
> $104.00 Income.
> $10.64  PNC CD Interest Earned.
> N/A*    Truist Money Market Interest Earned.
> * Statement unavailable at this time.
> $114.64 Total Income.
> ($70.21) Expenses Paid Out
> $44.43 Net Profit.
>
>
> *Vice President:*
>
>
>    - Erik offered to donate two GMRS radios for a give-away raffle at the
>    County Fair. Will program to the new GMRS repeater frequencies.
>
> *Director*:
>
>
>    - No new inputs.
>
> *Secretary:*
>
>
>    - No new inputs.
>
> With no further business, the Board meeting adjourned at 7:30pm
>
>
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>
> On 10/03/2025 11:33 AM EDT Shawn Donley via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> Board minutes attached.  No meeting minutes since the September meeting
> was ice cream and mobile installation show-and-tell.
>
> Hoping attachments make it through the reflector again after last month's
> problems.
>
> N3AE
> CARA Secretary
>
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