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Minutes of SPARC Meeting – December 4, 2020

Meeting called to order at 1930 via zoom call

Minutes by Charles, W4BPP

 

Executive members in attendance:

President: Pat Connelly, AA0O

Vice-President: Lisa Neuscheler, KC1YL

Treasurer: Tom Wedding, AI4QP

Board Member: Dee Turner, N4GD

Board Member: John Toth, KI4UIP

Past President: Bob Wanek, N2ESP

Club Trustee: Dave, KR4U

 

40 at max attendance

Meeting start and check-in:

  • The meeting opening with the pledge of allegiance
  • New members and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
  • Roundtable of members/roll call style check-in

 

Reports:

  • Secretary’s Report:
    • Review of last meeting and receipt of various reports recorded
  •  minutes from last meeting on website
  • Treasurer report:
    • All income and expenses are rectified and in balance
    • 4 new members accepted into club during the month
  • VP report:
    • No report for this month
  • Net Manager Report, Billy KN4LUZ
    • 808 check in
    • 46 messages
    • 1517 minutes
    • 39 sessions
    • AJ4DG with record 32 check-in
  • Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
    • DMI is all status quo
    • No update on roof repairs
    • 40m check out inconclusive, pulsing in AM, NY4I has not provided an update
    • Will continue checking with Duke Energy re noise issues, no luck in contacting
    • Pat will hand over brackets at next VE session
    • KI4UP assisting to get Zero Five 80m-10m vertical planned for installation
  • Website updates:
    • Will be updated with new executive staff post meeting
  • Repeater Report. Dee N4GD
    • Dee says all 3 seem to be working well
  • VE report
    • 2 sessions, good results. 4 of 7 passed a test
    • 8 scheduled for next session, January filling up
    • Now filing electronically for much faster call signs

 

Old Business:

  • USA Coach fest and rod run held November 14th
    • Went well.
  • Club Tower:
    • No updates
  • Repeater Trustee KP2N Ron wants to resign as trustee

 

New Business:

  • Pat AA0O Donation from Pete M (SK) of equipment for us to sell
  • Pat AA0O We have a table at Tampa bay ham fest, happy to have volunteers. Will take various items including recent donations to sell
  • Pat AA0O Topic brought up to use paypal to accept Dues
    • Motion passes to create a paypal, and club eats any fees or loss of dues related to fees (expected to be a maximum of ~$.91 per payment of $20).
    • Should fees result in exorbitant loss of funds an evaluation of raising paypal due fees for 2022 can be discussed in late 2021
  • Ed NZ1Q mentions another Coach Fest and Rod Run in ~march of 2021
  • Dave KR4U mentions a board meeting, one is scheduled for December 9th
  • Ed NZ1Q mentions the 9am daily round table
  • Bob N2ESP swears in new officers

 

Contest Report:

  • Pat provides a rundown of contests coming ahead

 

 

Meeting Adjourned 20:52

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