[MIham] Fw: [w8lrc] [marc-news] August 2002 Newsletter
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Johnson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 8:38 AM
Subject: [w8lrc] [marc-news] August 2002 Newsletter
Note:
MARC sends the August newsletter each year to all addresses on file, via
the US Postal Service.
If you did not receive a printed version of this newsletter during the past
week, please inform MARC of your new mailing address.
MICHIGAN AREA REPEATER COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
WEB SITE: http://www.qsl.net/miarc e-mail: [email protected]
A short note from the Prez.....
First of all, I apologize for the paper not getting out 30 days prior to
the September meeting; this was not the fault of our editor, who by the way
has done a terrific job the past two years. We did not have a meeting place
locked in.
In June, we attempted to hold a meeting at the IRA Hamfest in Hudsonville,
but unfortunately, we did not have a quorum for the board, therefore we
could not hold an official meeting. One topic that was brought up that we
take a look at the band plan for 902-928 MHz, which we will bring up at
this meeting.
The September meeting will be our Annual meeting in Lansing, at the Delta
Twp. Fire Department on the 8th, due to the Labor Day weekend being the
first weekend. At this meeting, there will be elections for the office of
President, Secretary, and a Director position. Elsewhere in the newsletter,
you will find a ballot that you may use if you are unable to attend the
meeting. This ballot must reach the P.O. Box no later then Saturday the 7th
in order to counted. Please mark BALLOT on the envelope. Nominations will
be opened at the meeting preceding the election. Nominations will be opened
up at the meeting. Anyone wishing to vote must have his or her dues in 24
hours prior to the election.
At this time, we do not have a location for the December meeting.
Directions will be in the newsletter, or log on to MARC's website following
the September meeting.
This newsletter is the last for our current editor, Charmaine. I would like
to thank her for a job well done. So, this means we will need a new editor
for the December newsletter. If you would like to volunteer, please contact
me, please!
If anyone has any questions, you can reach the Board via of the website, or
my phone number is 586-465-7126. For those of making the meeting on the
September 8th, I'll see you there.
73,
Dennis, W8DFG
President
Treasurer's Report
Hello All:
On hand in checking as of 7/30/02 $ 708.75
On hand is savings as of 7/30/02 $4502.11
Total $5210.86
Kelly KB8RWG
Database Manager / Webmaster's Corner
Activity during the past quarter has increased quite a bit. I produced one
update of the web site Meetings and Newsletter pages. I hope to update the
Repeater Directory again before the September annual meeting. I have been
working on a data file to distribute to adjacent state frequency
coordinators. The object is to bring their information about Michigan's
lower peninsula repeaters up-to-date and to validate MARC database changes
since I took over the responsibility for maintaining the database two years
ago September.
Adjacent state coordinators and the NFCC have the perception that MARC has
been coordinating repeaters, (and we all know that isn't so), without
following adjacent state notification practices required by membership in
the NFCC. The vast majority of changes in the past two years are repeater
call sign changes. I just found out that our previous database manager,
N8UT, had been periodically sharing the MARC database with adjacent
coordinating bodies. Not being aware of this practice, I have not sent out
any data in the past two years. That leaves their only source of data - the
MARC Repeater Directory. Since we do not publish repeater coordinates they
have no way of knowing that a repeater call sign change or a minor change
in coordinates is not a new coordination. I hope to have the data file with
explanations for each change sent out by the middle of August to put this
issue to bed.
The file I send out will compare every repeater in the current MARC
database to the repeaters listed in the 09/13/00 database that I received
from N8UT. The data will be distributed to the MARC Board for their review
before I send it out. This issue came to a head recently when I found out
on July 23rd that Wisconsin refused to respond to a number of NOPC's
(notifications of pending changes) that Wallace Murray, KE8HR had sent out
in June and July for pending coordinations. These coordinations cannot be
completed until they clear adjacent states.
I have been reviewing the Coordinator's Toolkit software distributed by
Dave Karr, KA9FUR, Frequency Coordinator for Wisconsin Association of
Repeaters. If MARC decides to use this software, MARC will have to acquire
MS Access 2000 so I can re-configure tables used by the software to fit
Michigan's band plan, frequency pairs, separation, etc.
I have built a program to compute the distance between repeaters in MARC's
database and a specific set of coordinates, to aid in locating potential
frequency pairs for new coordination requests. The program helps to insure
pairs are within MARC's co channel / adjacent channel separation limits.
I have processed 22 renewal TDS's since the last newsletter in May. I
currently have 13 renewal TDS's in processing that were submitted between
July 28th and July 31st.
I've logged 80 hours on MARC activities since May 12th.
Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
Marc Board of Directors
President
Dennis Gaboury W8DFG
P.O. Box 463148
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
Vice President
Jim Maike KB8IFE
977 E. 8th St.
Box 27
White Cloud, MI 49349
Secretary
Ron Huber N8JAZ
7135 Bradley Rd.
Saginaw, MI 48601
Treasurer
Kelly F. Karpp KB8RWG
4321 Bamfield Rd.
Glennie, MI 48737
Director
Ron Gordon W8YUC
7172 Sharp Rd.
Swartz Creek, MI 48473
Director
Bill Kelly KC8DGB
17158 Hans Dr.
Fraser, Mi 48026
Frequency Coordinator
Wallace Murray KE8HR
1403 S. Hill Rd.
Milford, MI 48381
Database Manager
Dave Johnson WD8DJB
2266 E. Vermontville Hwy
Charlotte, MI 48813
Membership Form
Name: _________________________________Call Sign:
_______________________________
Address: __________________________________________ City:
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State: _______________ Zip: _________________ Email:
________________________________
Day Phone: (___)________________________Night Phone:
(___)_________________________
Club or Repeater Affiliation:
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Check One [ ] Full Member ($15) [ ] Associate Member ($7.50)
Newsletter [ ] Email or [ ] U.S. Mail.
Make checks out to MARC Inc.
Send to Kelly F. Karpp, KB8RWG, PO Box 127, Oscoda, MI 48750
Please remember to include Call sign and Year Paying for on Check
Please Remember to notify us of all email, USP address and area code /
telephone number changes.
Please Remember to notify us of all email, USP address,
and area code / telephone number changes.
Please use the web site TDS, if possible, rather than the TDS form below,
to improve readability and speed up processing.
http://www.qsl.net/miarc/tdsform.html
The web site form will display a copy of what you submit
so you can print a copy for your files.
The Next meeting is September 8, 2002 meeting at 1pm.
At the Delta Township Fire Station
7614 W. Saginaw HWY
Lansing, MI
Directions:
Take I-96 to M43 exit 93, go east one block to Canal Rd.
The Fire Station is on the Northwest corner of W. Saginaw Hwy and Canal Rd.
We have been asked to park on the south side of the building (W. Saginaw
Hwy)
Due to construction.
Absentee Ballot 8 Sept 02
President:
Dennis Gaboury W8DFG _______
Mark Scholten AB8MS _______
Secretary:
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Director:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Must be received by September 7,2002 at
MARC Inc.
P.O.Box 463148
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046
Please mark BALLOT on the envelope.
Anyone wishing to vote must have his or her dues in 24 hours prior to the
election.
Proposed By-Law Changes
August 14, 2002
ARTICLE I - Name & Purpose
2)Purpose:
1.) Coordinate the allocation of frequencies for use by repeaters, and
remote receive link's in the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan where
requested.
6.) Publish a quarterly newsletter to be electronically mailed to all
members, all coordinated repeater trustees, all Great Lakes area
coordinators, and the ARRL Section Manager for the State of Michigan. Also
mailed via USPS to all current members when requested, listing information
which may be of concern to them, such as: new repeaters coordinated during
the previous quarter; disputes or interference problems which are currently
known; and the date, time, and place of the next meeting of the MARC.
ARTICLE II - Membership and Dues
2.) Full Member. A Full Member shall be a repeater owner and/or trustee,
and have all of the rights and privileges of membership including voting
and holding office.
3.) Supporting Member. A Supporting Member shall have all of the rights and
privileges of membership except voting and holding office. This membership
is open to all Amateur Radio Operators and Amateur Radio Organizations.
ARTICLE III - Officers
A. The officers of the MARC shall be
1.) President
2.) Vice President
3.) Secretary
4.) Treasurer
5.) Two (2) Directors
6.) Coordinator(s)no more than two.
7.) Database Manager
8.) Immediate Past President
4.) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall maintain records of Full Members,
Supporting Members (delete, and Associates), maintain the financial
records, collect dues, disburse all Moines, file all reports and returns as
may from time to time be required by various governmental agencies, and
perform such other duties as are customarily associated with the title of
Treasurer.
5.) Directors. Each Director shall be assigned by the President to oversee,
verify, and assist a Coordinator. The Directors shall assign the Michigan
coordination number to all completed coordination's, and verify the
coordinators activities as being in strict accordance with these By-Laws
and the Standards and Procedures. The Directors will assist the other
officers in the proper conduct of the affairs of the MARC and perform such
other duties as are customarily associated with the title of Director.
7.) Coordinator(s). It shall be the explicit duty of a Coordinator to
assure that all coordination activities are conducted strictly within the
literal written bounds of these By-Laws and the Standards and Procedures.
The Coordinator(s) shall be appointed and/or removed at the discretion of a
majority vote of the other officers of the Board of Directors. No more than
two (2) Coordinators shall be appointed at any given time. If two are
appointed, one shall be responsible for coordination activities regarding
two-meters and down and the other shall be responsible for coordination
activities above two meters in the ARS allocated frequencies.
Coordinator(s) will be solely responsible for direct
coordination/de-coordination activities conducted by MARC. While serving
actively, the Coordinator(s) shall have full voting rights in the affairs
of the Board of Directors. Coordinators shall have no defined term limits
7a. It shall be the explicit responsibility of each coordinator to assure
the prompt delivery of current data and information to the Database manager
as it becomes available for recording.
8.Database Manager. The database manager shall be solely responsible for
maintaining accurate and up-to-date MARC coordination records in electronic
and organized paper formats for the MARC. Electronic records must be backed
up to a remote location at all times. The Database Manager shall be
appointed and/or removed from office at the discretion of a majority vote
of the other officers of the Board of Directors. While serving actively,
the Database Manager shall have full voting rights in the affairs of the
Board of Directors. The Database Manager shall have no defined term limits.
2.) Term of Office.
The term of office of all officers, except Immediate Past President,
Coordinator(s) and Database Manager, shall be two (2) years, and further
until replaced. The office of Immediate Past President, if filled, shall
have a term of one (1) year. The term of office for elected officers shall
begin on the first day of December in the year elected. The terms of office
shall be staggered-Chairman, Secretary, and one (1) Director shall begin in
even numbered years; Vice Chairman, Treasurer, and one (1) Director shall
begin in odd numbered years. The office of Immediate Past President shall
be filled by the outgoing President, if any, and shall have a term of one
(1) year.
3.) Coordinator(s) and Database Manager shall have no defined term of
office.
ARTICLE V - Appointed Position
1.) The Board of Directors shall appoint Full Members to such positions as
may from time to time be needed in order to fulfill the purposes for which
the MARC exists; these positions shall include, but not be limited to,
Frequency Coordinator, Database Manager, and Newsletter Editor. The
appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and may be
removed at any time, with or without cause, by majority vote of the Board
of Directors. The appointees shall have their actions directed by such
guidelines as the Board of Directors shall establish, and their actions
shall be subject to review by the Board of Directors. Should an appointee
resign, or a vacancy otherwise occur, the President shall appoint a Full
Member to fill the position until the next meeting of the Board of
Directors, at which time the Board of Directors shall appoint a Full Member
to the position. The President shall review with each appointee in December
of even numbered years whether the appointment should be continued and
shall report to the Board of Directors before their next meeting the result
of this review.
3. Database Manager.
> > The Database Manager shall assist the Frequency Coordinator
> (s) in the maintenance of the MARC's database of coordination's and
> shall assist the Treasurer in maintenance of the MARC's mailing list.
> The Database Manager shall be responsible for (STRIKE OUT mailing and)
> receiving the annual operation reports of the repeaters coordinated
> by the MARC and such other related clerical duties as may from time
> to time be assigned by the Board of Directors. All records shall be
> made available for inspection by any member of the Board of Directors
> at any meeting and at such other times and places as the Board of