Meeting held 5th Ave Baptist Church Parking
Meeting called to order at 1930
Minutes by Charles, W4BPP
Executive members in attendance:
President: Pat Connelly, AA0O
Treasurer: Tom Wedding, AI4QP
Board Member: John Toth, KI4UIP
Board Member Rich Cariello AA2MF
Past President: Bob Wanek, N2ESP
Club Trustee: Dave, KR4U
Repeater Trustee: Billy, KN4LUZ
Meeting start and greeting:
• The meeting opens with the pledge of allegiance
• New members, LOTS of guests, and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
• 6 attendees from zoom
• last months minutes approved
Reports:
• Secretary’s Report:
○ nothing to report
• VP report:
○ nothing to report
• Treasurer report:
○ All income and expenses are rectified and in balance
○ several new members accepted into club during the month
○ New member applications welcomed and accepted
• VE report
○ Tuesday:
§ 1 of 1 passed
○ Saturday:
§ 4 of 5 passed
• Net Manager Report, Repeater Trustee Report Billy KN4LUZ, presented by Charles W4BPP
○ 687 check in
○ 35 messages
○ 1194 minutes
○ 36 sessions
○ K04CEE wins the check in record for the month with 29 check ins.
• Repeater Report. KN4LUZ Bill
○ dee said to billy to tell charles to say all 3 seem to be working well
• Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
○ update on DMI relocation, we don’t have to.
○ tower is being assembled, rotor, masts, thrust bearing installed, rotor cable tested
○ 160m dipole tower using tower remnants
○ some tower steel remnants are available if anyone needs them
○ quick introduction of the club station for new members
○ general discussion of club use of station plans
• website report, William
○ website appears to be working well, send any posts or reports, or corrections
Old Business:
• meeting location is still TBD, stay tuned to the website
• cleanout of the storage unit, cables measured, installed shelving, much more space now
• SPARC In the Park
○ April 24th Sawgrass Lake Park at 7am
• Florida state parks on the air contest april 2nd and 3rd (like pota but a contest) contact pat if you wish to join
the first person to tell W4BPP the password at the next meeting will receive $20 of my own money. the password is “fan dipole”
New Business:
• board meeting ahead of VE meeting, April 19 at 5pm at DMI
• interest in fox hunt, William will organize a test run on april 24th and afterward we will organize a three club event
• IEEE webinar on SDR
• Fort Myers ARC has an amazing swap shop
Elmering Session
• not held this week.
Recess.
Presentation:
• car show!!! the winners are:
• winner Jack W1BBU
• first runner up Ed NZ1Q
• Second Runner up N4GRC
Ham fests
• IEEE Manatee Solar Battery Storage Battery April 22nd
• Tarcfest 4/9
• EPARS 5/7
• wormfest 5/28
Contest Report:
• Pat provided a run down of upcoming contests.
Meeting Adjourned 21:00
50/50 Raffle is held