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Minutes of SPARC Meeting – September 1, 2023

Meeting held at DMI research

Meeting called to order at 1930

Minutes by Charles, W4BPP

 

 

Executive members in attendance:

Absent President: Pat Connelly, AA0O

Absent Vice President: Lisa KC1YL

Treasurer: Will Scott W7WMS

Secretary: Charles Adkinson, W4BPP

Board Member: John Toth, KI4UIP

Board Member Rich Cariello AA2MF

Past President: Bob Wanek, N2ESP

Club Trustee: Dave, KR4U

Absent: Repeater Trustee: Billy, KN4LUZ

 

 

Business Meeting start and greeting:

  • The meeting opens with the pledge of allegiance
  • Many new members, Many guests, and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
  • last months minutes were not posted
  • The board meeting minutes were posted

 

Reports:

  • Secretary’s Report, Charles W4BPP:
    • Board meeting
  • VP report Lisa KC1YL:
    • Not recorded
  • Treasurer report, Will W7WS:
    • All income and expenses are rectified and in balance
    • new members accepted into club during the month
  • VE report
    • Tuesday:
      • 1 tech, 1 upgrade, 1 who failed tech but went out to pass general!
  • Net Manager Report, Repeater Trustee Report Billy KN4LUZ (as presented by Charles, W4BPP)
    • 628 check in
    • 31 messages
    • 1079 minutes
    • 36 sessions
    • Bil didn’t tell charles who has the record with ~25-32 checkins!! (alex says it was him!)
  • Repeater Report. KN4LUZ Bill
    • Repeaters are working well
    • Need net controllers
  • Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
    • Station in good operation
    • NAQP went well with more 800 QSOs
    • Winch has been recevied
    • RTTY contest Makrothen contest in October
    • Check out ADXO.com for DX expeditions
  • Station Report, Richard AA2MF
    • None Recorded
  • website report, Zach K04WPO
    • website appears to be working well, send any posts or reports, or corrections

 

Old Business:

  • Board meeting
    • Charles reviewed
  • Nominations to Hal W1EES

 

New Business:

  • Ham Radio the easy way books available again.
  • SPARC in the park, sawgrass lake park, October 8th 7-noon
  • Labor day sales on gigaparts, HRO (possibly DX engineering)
  • QSL cards from NA QSO Party
  • You may pay your 2024 dues early if you’d like. There is no discount. You can also pay multiple years in advance. There is no discount.
  • Suggestion to have club supply coax.
  • Newsletters updated on website some dating back to 1966, as scanned by Lou KB4DS
  • Leslie Johnson WA4EEZ, SK, is remembered through stories and will be missed.
  • Bruce KF4TYA is nominated and accepted by unanimous voice vote as the chair of the newsletter committee.

 

Ham fests

  • Voluntary by attendees

 

Elmering Session

  • Not held this month

 

Recess

 

Presentation

  • Dave Byrum, KA4EBX gives a presentation on auxcomm

 

Contest Report:

  • Not given this month

 

 

Meeting Adjourned 21:32

 

50/50 Raffle is held

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