[K3pzn-board] Fwd: SUBJECT MAY CLUB MINUTES

[Ray Wright]

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From: Ray Wright <kb3vwk at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2014 at 11:11 PM
Subject: SUBJECT MAY CLUB MINUTES
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CARROL COUNTY AMATURE RADIO CLUB

May 12, 2014 MEETING MINUTES                CLUB CALL K3PZN

ATTENDANCE:

NAME:                                                             CALL

RAY                                                               KB3VWK

SEAN                                                             KB3IMT

JOHN                                                              K3KWO

TONY                                                             KF3AK

MIKE                                                              N3VOP

STEVE                                                            N3SB

LARRY                                                          WX3F

DAVE                                                             K3DB

JOE                                                                 N3YIM

FORREST                                                      K3BTX

WAYNE                                                         N3UN

JOHN                                                              AK3Z



 JOHN OPENS THE MEETING.



NO TREASURES REPORTS WAS PRESENTED



SECRETARY’S MINUTES FOR APRIL WERE READ



COMMITTEE REPORTS:




RACES ARES REPORTS.



STEVE

LAST RACES DRILL TOMORROW MAY 13 2014 AT THE NEW WINDSOR EOC UNTIL
SEPTEMBER.



THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE WESTERN MARYLAND REPEATER 147.060MHZ
HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE RESOLVED FOR TMW’S DRILL.

THE 3 BAN ANTENNA COMET GP-15 WAS INSTALLED ON NEW WINDSOR EOC .

THERE IS AN OPURTUNITY TO JOIN THE BALTIMORE HOSPITAL NET.  THEY HAVE
REACHED OUT TO CCARC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NET WHICH MEETS ON THE SAME TUES
AS THE RACES DRILL.   THE NET WOULD LIKE FOR BOTH THE HOSPITAL AND NEW
WINDSOR EOC TO BE ACTIVATED FOR THESE NETS.  DISCUSSIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
AND THE HOPE IS WE WILL BE ABLE MANNING ALLOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE
DRILLS.



COUNTY REPORTS:



HEALTH DEPARTMENT DRILLS TO HAPPEN TWICE YEARLY DATES ARE AUGUST AND
DECEMBER



THE 2ND AND 3RD ANTENNAS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR THE EOC.  THE TIME PERIOD
BETWEEN REQUEST AND INSTALLATION ON ANTENNA 1 WAS 6 MONTHS.



RADIO ROOM A THE EOC CURRENTLY HAS 2 VHF/UHF POSITIONS THERE IS A REQUEST
IN FOR A SIGNAL LINK AND ALSO KCP3 BOX.  SMALL PARTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE
STATION.  DOUG BROWN EOC MANAGER SAYS    NO SHELVES COULD BE ADDED TO THE
RADIO ROOM.



CURRENTLY FOR RACES AND ARES THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF MAN POWER FOR VARIOUS
EVENTS.  THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS AS TO HOW TO IMPROVE AND BOAST SUPPORT FOR
VARIOUS EVENTS.  DID YOU KNOW THE IS UPWARD OF 700 HAM RADIO OPERATORS IN
CARROL COUNTY HOW DO WE ENGAGE THAT LARGE POOL OF OPERATORS.  HOW DO WE
BRING BACK THE CLUB AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN HAM RADIO?  SOME OF THE
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION WHERE POSSIBLY USING A POSTER OR BILLBOARD AT LOCAL
HAMFEST TO ADVERTIZE OUR CLUB.



NO WORK DONE ON THE GORCHE ROAD TOWER.  DOUG BROWN IS TO CHAMPION OUR
EFFORT TO GET THE WORK REQUEST TO BE DONE.



NEW BUSINESS

REQUEST A CLUB AUDIT OF ALL INVENTORIES TO DETERMINE WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL
NOT BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE AND COULD BE SOLD AND PROCEEDS RETURNED TO THE
CLUB.



A MOTION WAS MADE TO MAKE LARRY WX3F A LIFE MEMBER BY JOHN FOR THE
COMMITTEE   THE MOTION WAS CARRIED





A MOTION TO AUTHOURIZE  EXPENDURE OF UP TO 200.00 DOLLARS FOR THE COUNTY
EOC RADIO ROOM WITH RECIETS OF EXPENDITURE.  MOTION BY TONY 2ND BY
JOE.   MOTION
CARRIED.



FIELD DAY

MIKE FISHER



MIKE REPORTS THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG NICELY AND THIS YEAR THERE COULD BE An
ADDED BONUS A FLEA MARKET IS SET FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD IN THE LOWER FIRE
DEPARTMENT PROPERTY.  THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR CCARC MEMBERS TO REALLY
ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF OUR HOBBY.



GENERAL ELECTIONS WERE HELD WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS



PRESIDENT   JOHN      AK3Z

VP                  STEVE     N3SB

SEC                RAY        KB3VWK

TRES             ANDY     WO3L

MEMBERS AT LARGE

1.      PAT             N8PK

2.      LARRY      WX3F

3.      WAYNE     N3UN





MOTION BY MIKE FOR ALL APPOINTMENTS   MOTION CARRIED