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
- Tuesday:
- 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