Minutes of SPARC Meeting – November 4, 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

 

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

 

 

Business Meeting start and greeting:

• The meeting opens with the pledge of allegiance
• Several new members, guests, and first timers recognized and introduced themselves
• several attendees from zoom
• last months minutes approved

 

Reports:

• Secretary’s Report:
  • Verification of minutes compliance
• VP report:
  • SPARC in the Park on December 4th
• Treasurer report (presented by Pat due to Tom’s absence):
  • All income and expenses are rectified and in balance
  • 3 new members accepted into club during the month
• VE report
  • Tuesday:
    • 2 passed
• Net Manager Report, Repeater Trustee Report Billy KN4LUZ
  • 656 check in
  • 35 messages
  • 1085 minutes
  • 35 sessions
  • Let’s say Rick with the highest number of check-ins this month with more than 20 and less than 100
• Repeater Report. KN4LUZ Bill
  • 220 repeater wasn’t working. Efforts were made to verify if the issue is antenna, coax, or radio, seems to be antenna or coax so far. More next month.
  • use your repeater, join the daily 630pm net
• Trustee Report, Dave KR4U
  • Hurricane Ian broke the 2m/440 antenna, it has since be remounted.
  • Balun on 160m antenna was pulled down for verification, it was not the issue with the 160m antenna
  • Station historical paperwork was reviewed and sorted for Pat’s “history of the club” efforts.
  • Efforts by DMI to clean out our future home continue.

 

• website report
  • website appears to be working well, send any posts or reports, or corrections

 

Elections:

• Elections are held for both executive group and board members. All run unopposed and are re-elected

 

Old Business:

• Board meeting, minutes on website. Pat provides a run down of the topics
• SPARC Fest
• FL POTA Meetup 11/5 in Lake Louisa
• SPARC in the Park 12/4 sawgrass lake park

 

New Business:

• Richard AA2MF solicits members for a new committee (the SPARC Station Management committee or SPAMCo) to manage the station.
• St Pete Science Fair 2/17-18
• QSL Card Wax Stamp
• FCG no dues going forward, donation only moving forward
• Winter field day 1/28-29
• American museum victory ship, there will be an operating event on veterans day from 10-5pm

 

Ham fests

• 11/5 SERC
• 11/12 SPARCFEST!!
• 12/9-10 TB Hamfest
• 2/10-10 Hamcation

 

Elmering Session

• Not held this month

 

 

Recess

 

Presentation

• A presentation on grounding by John KM4FZP

 

 

Contest Report:

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

 

 

Meeting Adjourned 21:17

 

50/50 Raffle is held

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