[K3PZN-List] August 2009 CCARC Meeting Minutes - Next meeting Monday September 14

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Carroll County Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes, 10 August 2009

President Andy Leeds, WO3L called the meeting to order at 7:35 PM.  
Fourteen members and 1 guest were present.

The meeting started with introductions around the room.

Evening Presentation:

Steve N3SB gave a presentation on digital communications modes –  
MT-63, Olivia, EasyPal.

Announcements:

The next CCARC meeting will be on Monday September 14th 7:30 PM at the  
Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.

The next Board meeting will be on Wednesday August 19th, 7:30 PM at  
the Emergency Services Training Center in Westminster.

The Carroll County Tailgate-Fest is coming up on Sunday August 19.  
Setup is Saturday afternoon at 4:00 PM. Manpower is needed starting at  
6:00 AM Sunday Morning.

 From the mailbag:

No mail was received.

Secretary’s Report: The report was accepted as published on the reflector.

Treasurer’s Report: Pete W3GVX presented the treasurer’s report,  
detailing current balances, income, and expenses. The report was  
accepted by the membership present.

Committee Reports:

ARES / RACES: The County RACES drills will resume in September.  
Everyone is reminded that the CARET Net is held every Tuesday evening  
at 8:30 PM on the 145.410 repeater.

Repeater: The repeater systems and BBS appear to be operating fine.

Station: The station was put to use last weekend during the  
Maryland-DC QSO Party. Three transmitters were on the air at times,  
and the computer logs were networked.

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

None.

General Discussions: Jack Kolb advised the club that he’d found one of  
his bank accounts had an unauthorized charge of approximately $1100.00.

Jack also mentioned that he was contacted to determine if anyone would  
be interested in the equipment from silent key WC3K.

Mike N3VOP mentioned that the Berryville hamfest committee works with  
their vendors to get prizes in lieu of table fees.

Door Prize: Jack Kolb donated a flashlight for this evening’s door  
prize. The prize was won by Bill N3WM.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:48 PM.

Respectfully submitted;
Steve N3SB
CCARC Secretary