Monthly Club Meeting
Minutes for
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Meeting called
to order by President John Meek (AE5HQ) at
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The Pledge of
Allegiance was observed and lead by Dirk.
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Self-Introductions
were made. There were 3 officers, 16
members and 2 guests (Welcome to Leslie, KA0DUB and David, KE5UVD).
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Minutes –Motion
made by Dirk (K7QVD) to accept minutes as published and 2nd by LeaAnn (KE5TQD). Motion passed by show of hands.
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Treasurer’s
report was read by Frances (KC5CSC).
Club account balance was $2549.04 with $270 paid out for the radio being
raffled. Balance is now $2279.04 in the
club account. Motion made to accept
treasurer’s report as read by Larry (KC5EQM) and 2nd by Dirk. Motion passed by show of hands.
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Repeater Fund:
Current fund $765 ($2000 is the goal) with $20 change from February’s report
($20 donation received today).
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Old Business
o Club banner –
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Was unveiled. General reception was positive. We now own 2 banners. One 3X6’ single sided print and one
double-sided print that is configured with pole-sleeves for hanging upright. A thank you goes out to Adventure Signs on a
job well done.
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The cost was
slightly more than anticipated however the general reaction is that the $215 is
within reason. The reason for the
additional cost is due to the design.
When blown-up for the 2x6 the new logo distorted, so Calvin made the
decision to increase to 3x6 to make the logo work on the banner.
o Repeater update –
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Brian and Calvin
have worked on the repeater over the past week and it is stable. They have eliminated most of the noise
however there is still some intermittent noise coming thru.
o 501 3c –
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Dirk reports still
need look at finding a lawyer. Because
of this and lack of forward movement it was decided to put this on hold until
at least the summer or it again becomes a priority of the club membership.
o Membership –
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Membership now
stands at 33.
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As reported
earlier, those who did not pay 2009/2010 dues have been removed from the
roster.
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John asked if
the secretary notified individuals before removing. Response was not really so he has asked that
they be notified in the future before being dropped from the roster whether or
not the secretary actually makes the contacts.
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Late
Note: E-mails are sent out at lease once to the entire membership (those for
whom we have a valid address) that remind the dues are expected beginning in
August since the fiscal year for RCWA is September thru August however this
email is not a dues reminder alone.
o Mark Dowler
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Mr. Dowler retired in the past week and there are some
developments however because neither Don nor John has received any formal
notice, they hesitated to go into detail regarding plans for the
o GCHF
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Report
from John via email – the RCWA tables are set. With discussion it was
determined that a total of 8 tables will be available.
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The radio to be
raffled has been purchased and Dale (N5EDB) sent 20 tickets to each member in
the club. In order to put them in the
raffle tumbler, each ticket is $1.
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Radio is a Yeasu FT-7900R with the Separation kit for Remote
Mounting. It is a heavy-duty FM dual
band mobile.
o Recipe book – no discussion
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New Business
o Meeting dates
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The next
scheduled meeting is April 3, which is Easter weekend.
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Discussion
ensued and with possibility of motion to move meetings permanently, the bylaws
were reviewed to ensure they would not be affected by decision of the club. The bylaws do not state specific date, day of
week or time of month, only that a meeting occurs monthly.
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Calvin motioned
that we move the meeting time permanently to 2nd Saturday of the
month and adjust as needed. It is
expected that fewer adjustments will be necessary this way. Don Fuhs seconded
the motion and John asked for show of hands for those opposed to the
motion. There was none so motion was
passed.
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Next meeting
will be April 10th (Calvin has confirmed with Golden Corral) and the
2nd Saturday of each month unless otherwise announced.
o Meeting location
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We were again ‘bumped’
out of the meeting room at Golden Corral.
Several possible locations were thrown out by those present (OSU Blg – cannot extend out for year), Community Center ($10
per hour fee), Cotton Eyed Joes (requires move time of meeting to 11 am – most did
not like this suggestion), Airport hanger (Ken and Coralee
Duncan have available an empty hangar at the Claremore Airport – east on
highway 20 – however we would need to supply tables and chairs and any other
amenities required)
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With the noise
level in the area we were meeting and so much thrown out at once, Kathy
motioned this issue be tabled until next meeting when people have had
opportunity to think on it and hear each other.
Al 2nd the motion.
There was no opposition noted.
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Next meeting
will be at Golden Corral (confirmed we have meeting room) on 2nd Saturday
of April.
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Net Controls
(Thank you to all the volunteers):
o Mar 9 - KC5ARC - Calvin
Emerson
o Mar 16 - W5YDL - Dan Larimore
o Mar 23 - KC5UOQ - Larry
o Mar 30 - KC5EQM - Larry Adams
o April 6 - Open - Made necessary with movement of
meeting to 4/6
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Announcements:
o DON’T FORGET GCHF BEGINNING FRIDAY, MARCH 13 THROUGH
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
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Motion to
adjourn was made by Larry (KC5UOQ) and 2nd by Kathy. Motion passed and meeting was adjourned at