[LEARC] repeater battery?

[Sharon Sample]

I would hope this was not intended to be a cheap shot that people are not
attending since we are no longer at the Red Cross building.  If you go back
six years or more and view the attendance,  as well as listen to yourself
and others suggesting we dissolve the club over the same time frame, you
would not have responded this way,  I suspect your response would have been
worded differently.
Verbal attacks in person and/or continously behind backs has contributed to
the attrition of our club.
On Feb 12, 2015 9:49 AM, "Mark A Garrett" <MA-Garrett at wiu.edu> wrote:

> Rich:
>
> This battery was one you had purchased for the repeater.  Since the old
> one was split and had dumped its acid in the box, I recycled the battery,
> cleaned the box and placed the battery you had purchased for the repeater
> in the box.  Since there was not a proper means of connecting the battery
> without providing some sort of regulation on its charge I left it
> disconnected with the assurances that you would come up with a solution.
> We had discussed a diode/resistor arrangement and I also offering a float
> charger that was used on the old Onan Generator that the tower crew left
> behind (was working when removed).  You had indicated that you were pretty
> busy at the time but indicated you wished to be the one who set the system
> up and so that was where it was left.
> Please contact me when you would like to look over the old Onan float
> device or have one that you wish to use. I am willing to hook it up as it
> does not involve me accessing the repeater but if you wish to have me do
> so, let me know.
> As far as I am concerned, we still have and shall continue a amateur
> presence at WIUM as long as I am employed at Tri States Public Radio.
>
> I had mentioned to Sharon that we had no other members other than officers
> attending the meetings since the word came out that we were no longer able
> to meet at the Red Cross building.  I appear to be the last new member of
> this club and that was back in 2006.  Since then we have had members leave
> the area, die, move or just stop coming.  It is time to address the issue.
> It is something a lot of clubs are facing as most repeaters are falling off
> in activity and club participation and we have been unsuccessful in
> recruiting and maintaining new members to fill the voids left by others.
> So it just seems rather fruitless to have officers meet every month with no
> other members present.
>
> I do believe we need to sit down with all of the members that wish to
> attend and decide how we want to continue and do have some proposals that
> we could discuss in a future meeting.
>
> Mark
>
> Mark Garrett
> Tri States Public Radio
> WIUM Macomb, IL
> WIUW Warsaw, IL
> WVKC Galesburg, IL
> K292GR Burlington, IA
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>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Richard R Sample" <RR-Sample at wiu.edu>
> *To: *"Information of interest to members of the Lamoine Emergency
> Amateur Radio Club in west central Illinois." <learc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 11, 2015 11:12:47 PM
> *Subject: *[LEARC] repeater battery?
>
> Due to poor attendance and support of membership,  dissolution of club may
> be eminent.
> _____________________________
> Next Meeting:
> TBA
>
> ________________________________________
>
>
> Mark, this evening Sharon informed me that you said that there is a
> battery to be hooked up for the 147.06 repeater. What battery needs to be
> hooked up?
> I am guessing it is the lead acid battery backup for the repeater.
>
> If so, who disconnected it?  I did not do so.  Whomever disconnected the
> battery should be contacted to determine why it was disconnected.  If there
> was a problem it should be addressed before connecting it.
>
> As the trustee I am not the only person who has to maintain the radio
> equipment of the club.  Any and all members who have the technical ability
> should share the responsibility of the maintenance of the equipment.
>
>
> Rich
> N9EWQ
>
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