Minutes of SPARC Meeting – May 6, 2022

Meeting held at DMI research

Meeting called to order at 1930

Minutes by Charles, W4BPP

 

 

Executive members in attendance:

President: Pat Connelly, AA0O

Vice President: Lisa KC1YL

Treasurer: Tom Wedding, AI4QP

Secretary: Charles Adkinson, W4BPP

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, guests, and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
• 6 attendees from zoom
• last months minutes approved

 

Reports:

• Secretary’s Report:
  • Verification of minutes compliance
• 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
  • Many new member applications welcomed and accepted
• VE report
  • Tuesday:
    • 2 passed
  • Saturday:
    • 2 passed
• Net Manager Report, Repeater Trustee Report Billy KN4LUZ, presented by Charles W4BPP
  • 635 check in
  • 32 messages
  • 1136 minutes
  • 34 sessions
  • Alex wins the check in record for the month with 30 check ins.
• Repeater Report. KN4LUZ Bill
  • They’re working!
• Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
  • Tower is up, log periodic installed, feedline and rotor control run
  • Log interferes with the zero-five vertical
  • Good progress and getting close
  • NY4I is planning to drop off and configure the Flex 6400 for remote
  • New tower for long wire is awaiting climbing to install
• website report, William
  • website appears to be working well, send any posts or reports, or corrections

 

Old Business:

• April 24th was SPARC in the Park at sawgrass for a POTA activation and a first fox/hound
• William was elected to operate a SPARC fox hunt semi monthly.
• Field Day
  • A discussion of field day which will be held at DMI research June 25th and 26th.
  • $250 expenditure for field day is approved
  • A field day dry run is scheduled for June 4th at 10am

 

New Business:

• May 14th is annual armed forces crossband event, can operate from the victory ship as well.
• Victory ship 75th anniversary is another operation day on may 24th
• Museum ships weekend is june 3rd and 4th

 

 

Elmering Session

• not held this week.
• If you are looking for the password to get my money, try again next month!!

 

Ham fests

• May 21st is dayton
• 5/28 is wormfest
• 5/28 is epars tailgate in dade city
• 6/11 dade city hamfest

 

 

Recess.

 

Presentation:

• Ed NZ1Q gives a presentation on EZNEC

 

 

Contest Report:

• Pat provided a run down of upcoming contests contact him for information

 

 

Meeting Adjourned 20:50

 

50/50 Raffle is held

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