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Minutes of SPARC Meeting – January 5, 2024

Meeting held at DMI research

Meeting called to order at 1930

Minutes by Charles, W4BPP

Executive members in attendance:

President: Richard Cariello, AA2MF

Vice President: Carol De La Torre AB4YI

Treasurer: Will Scott W7WMS

Secretary: Charles Adkinson, W4BPP

Board Member: John Toth, KI4UIP

Tom Schaeffer W4CU

Not present: Dee Turner N4GD

Past President  Pat Connely AA0O

Club Trustee: Dave, KR4U

Absent: Repeater Trustee: Billy, KN4LUZ

SPARC Gap Editor: Bruce KF4TYA

 

Business Meeting start and greeting:

  • The meeting opens with the pledge of allegiance
  • Many new members, a guest, and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
  • The board meeting minutes were posted

 

Reports:

  • Treasurer report, Will W7WS:
    • All income and expenses are rectified and in balance
  • Secretary’s Report, Charles W4BPP:
    • December minutes/website issue. Will be sorted prior to February meeting
  • VP report, Carol AB4YI:
    • None
  • Membership:
    • New members are welcomed to the club and voted in.
  • VE report, Pat Connely
    • Tuesday:
      • 1 general upgrades, 2 new generals, and one new technician.
  • Net Manager Report, Repeater Trustee Report Billy KN4LUZ (as presented by Charles, W4BPP)
    • 625 check in
    • 33 messages
    • 1091 minutes
    • 35 sessions
    • Bil didn’t tell Charles who has the record with ~25-32 checkins!!
  • Repeater Report. KN4LUZ Bill (per Ed NZ1Q)
    • 2m is working, 440 has some issues which will be investigated.
    • Need net controllers, reach out to Bill KN4LUZ
  • Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
    • MFJ Roller Tuner has an issue being investigated
    • Otherwise all running well
  • Station Report, Richard AA2MF
    • none
  • website report, Zach K04WPO
    • website appears to be working well, send any posts or reports, or corrections
  • Newsletter/SPARC Gap Report, Bruce KF4TYA
    • Send ideas and submissions to Bruce.

 

 

Old Business:

  • Club Holiday party Wednesday Jan 10th 5-9pm at Brooklyn Pizza on Seminole and park blvds
  • Motor mount update from NZ1Q. A volunteer offered to help.
  • Storage trailer update. We need to move things out of the old club station back to the trailer. A call for volunteers will go out in February.
  • Looking for a volunteer to open the station before meetings, VE sessions etc so that the station is running.

 

New Business:

  • St Pete Science Fair. Looking for volunteers on February 10th, 2024. 
  • Open house on 1/6 running with the RTTY Roundup contest. Come by the station for the open house and the contest. All are welcome to operate as well. Contest starts at 1pm. 3 stations will be in operation (the club station, Carola and Rich running from their respective homes)
  • For the other listed contests, contact Tom W4CU or Rich AA2MF if you would like to operate at the club station.
  • Shirt Order will be taken in February
  • Rich shows an award for winning 1st place in the RTTY worked all Europe contest Deutscher contest
  • Next month is home brew night. Please bring your home brew items to the meeting and be prepared to share a 5 minute chat about the item.

 

Upcoming Contests and Events

  • ARRL RTTY Roundup 1/6
  • NAQP SSB 1/20
  • CQ 160 CW Contest 1/16
  • TARCFest  1/13
  • Fort Myers hamfest 1/19 – 20
  • Hamcation 2/9 – 11

 

Elmering Session

  • Not held this month

 

Recess

 

Presentation

  • Glen N4GRC on “what the numbers mean”

 

Meeting Adjourned 21:20

 

50/50 Raffle is held

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