[K3PZN-List] May CCARC Meeting Minutes

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Carroll County Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes, 12 May 2008

President Andy Leeds, WO3L, called the meeting to order at 7:39 PM. Twelve
members and 2 guests were present.

Welcome Aboard Guests:

Bob Rhodes, K3JAN

Announcements:

The next CCARC meeting will be on Monday June 9th at the Emergency Services
Training Center in Westminster.

The next BoD meeting will be on Wednesday May 21th, 7:30 PM at the FTC.

The County RACES Drill will be held on Tuesday May 13th, 7:30 PM at the EOC.

>From the mailbag:

The club’s mailbox was empty. 

Secretary’s Report:

Steve N3SB published the secretary’s report from last month’s meeting to the
club’s email reflector. The report was accepted by the membership present, with
minor corrections. 

Treasurer’s Report:

Tony KF3AK provided the treasurer’s report, detailing current balances, income,
and expenses. The report was accepted by the membership present. Tony also
provided an amended April treasurer’s report.

Board of Directors Report:

The BoD report was published to the reflector. There were no questions about the
minutes.

Committee Reports:

Repeater – Steve N3SB reported that the repeater committee is preparing a budget
request to submit for the club’s budgeting process. 

DCS – Chuck N3TOT reported that the next DCS meeting will be on Monday May 26

Station Committee – No report this month.

Training & Education Committee – Committee still open

QSL Bureau – Mike N3VOP briefly summarized the purpose of, and the way to use,
the club’s outgoing QSL Bureau service. An overview of the service can also be
found on the ARRL website.

Digital Committee – John K3KWO reported that the committee is looking for
operators for the Digital Station for Field Day. John has acquired a military
shelter, and hopes to have the Air Conditioning operating for Field Day. Anyone
interested please contact John directly. 

TEC Committee – Steve N3SB reported that the group had a good Technical session
building Arduino modules. The committee is looking into developing the next
generation of Balloon Telemetry Modules.

Field Day – This event is coming up on the last weekend in June. There currently
are 4 primary transmitters in the plan. There will be a meeting at the FTC on
Saturday May 31st at 9:30 AM to discuss the station layout.

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

None.

Evening Presentation:

1) The club received a briefing about the upcoming Vacation Bible School, to be
held during the week of June 23-27 at the Gunpowder Baptist Church. The CCARC
has been invited to tell the VBS kids about Amateur Radio on Tuesday June 24th.
The age groups start at the pre-school level, and go up to the sixth-grade
level. As of this time the club still needs one or several individuals to take
the time to talk to these youths about our hobby.

2) Practical Antenna Topics: Several antenna construction and measurement topics
were covered including a 5 Band 20m-10m home-brew vertical dipole, and an
80m-10m Windom. The vertical contains relays to select the band of operation.
We also discussed coaxial cable measurement techniques and equipment.

Closing notes:

Jack Kolb brought a floating, gimbaled globe that has some fascinating
properties!

President Leeds adjourned the meeting at approximately 9:15 PM.

Respectfully submitted;
Steve N3SB
CCARC Secretary