JCARC-MEETING MINUTES FOR FEB 4, 2017
ORDER CALLED: 9:03AM 19 MEMBERS ATTENDING
CORRECTION TO JANUARY MEETING MINUTES:
Webmaster call sign is: N0CYF, ART; NOT KC0YCJ, ERIC as it was recorded.
TREASURER’S REPORT: CLUB BANK BALANCE AS OF 01/31/2017: $4,302.02
SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR JANUARY MEETING: READ, AND CORRECTION TO
WEBMASTER’S CALL SIGN AND NAME HAS BEEN MADE (SEE ABOVE NOTE).
SECRETARY’S REPORT ACCEPTED.
ERIC, KD0YCJ, TREASURER: THE FESTUS-CRYSTAL CITY CONSERVATION CLUB
QTH (OFF HWY 61 AND OLD HWY 21A…HAS BEEN SECURED FOR JOTA THIS YEAR.
EVENT SCHEDULED FOR SAT, OCT 21, 2017…SETUP AT 8AM, START EVENTS AT
9AM. WILL TRY TO SECURE THIS QTH AS PERMANENT LOCATION FOR FUTURE
JOTA’S. BEST DIRECTIONS TO SITE: TAKE HWY 55S; OFF AT X-170; RT ON HWY 61
FOR ½ MI.; QTH ON LEFT. THERE IS NEED FOR A SCOUT MERIT BADGE
COUNSELOR; A FOX HUNT VOLUNTEER; AND MORE DEMOS THAN LAST YEAR.
JIM, WA0FQK, REPEATER TRUSTEE: MOST CLUB ACTIVITY IS CONDUCTED ON
147.075…THE 147.105 MACHINE IS THERE FOR BACKUP…WILL PROBABLY DO SWR
TEST IN MARCH.
THE CLUB HAS PURCHASED QSL CARDS FOR $85/500 IN THE PAST. WE CAN
PURCHASE LESS EXPENSIVE CARDS FOR THE “NSO” CALL SIGN TO BE USED FOR
THE UPCOMING (SOLAR ECLIPSE) QSO-PARTY…MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2017. ANY
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE QSO CARD???
ART, N0CYF, WEBMASTER: IS WORKING ON CONFIGURING THE CLUB’S WEB
SITE SO THE SECRETARY CAN MAKE DIRECT ENTRIES IN THE FUTURE.
LORI, KD0WWQ, CLUB PRESIDENT: HAS SUNRIDGE PARK RESERVED FOR FIELD
DAY (JUNE 24/25) FROM 7AM SAT TO 6PM SUNDAY EVENING. PARK IS LOCATED
OFF OLD HWY 21 AND TOWER ROAD, HILLSBORO, MO
.
*LORI NEEDS TO CONFIRM SAME DEAL AS 2016 FOR PORTA-POTTIES.
*PLEASE GET ANY FOOD IDEAS FOR FIELD DAY TO ANY BOARD MEMBER.
*JIM, WA0FQK, WILL COORDINATE WITH “TRAIL NET” FOR THE UPCOMING 100-
MILE JEFFCO BIKE RIDE TO BE HELD SOMETIME IN AUGUST?
*SLSRC PRESIDENT ASKED LORI IF JCARC WOULD LIKE TO HANDLE THE EUREKA
LUPUS BIKE RIDE THIS YEAR…SCHED FOR SAT AUG 5 TH . WILL NEED MIN. FIVE
VOLUNTEER RAD OPS TO POST REST STOPS AND 3 RAD OPS FOR SAG UNITS. FIVE
MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED AT MEETING. LORI TO FOLLOW UP WITH SLSRC PRES.?
*CITY OF HERCULANEUM WILL SET UP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD
FOR CONTROLLED PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF THE SOLAR ECLIPSE EVENT THIS
AUGUST 21 ST . THEY WILL NEED AT LEAST TWO RADIO OPERATORS/MONITORS
TO COMMUNICATE EVENT ACTIVITIES. NO TIME SCHEDULE HAS BEEN SET.
* BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY EVENING, FEB 13, 2017 AT MERCY
HOSPITAL, IN CONFERENCE ROOM A, STARTING AT 6PM. THE REGULAR
MONDAY NIGHT EMERGENCY NET WILL BE BROADCAST FROM THE STATION SET
UP AT MERCY. ALL NON-BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO OBSERVE
PROCEEDINGS.
*A VOTE TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER WAS HELD AT THIS
MEETING. TWO PAPER BALLOTS WERE PREPARED WITH CHOICES BETWEEN
WA0YZW, CHARLIE AND K0ARY, BRUCE. THE VOTE WAS TAKEN AND TALLIED
AND K0ARY, BRUCE WAS VOTED IN (BY MAJORITY COUNT) AS THE NEWEST
BOARD MEMBER. THE RESULT WAS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CLUB
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. THE ACTUAL VOTING BALLOTS WILL BE RETAINED
IN RECORDS KEPT BY KD0VEB, BILL, CLUB SECRETARY FOR AN INDEFINITE
PERIOD OF TIME.
*CALLS FOR NET CONTROL OPERATORS FOR MONDAY NET.
*ANY IDEAS FOR POST-MEETING SOCIALIZING?
*$200 FOR CLUB INSURANCE HAS BEEN PAID…
*EAST OZARK AMATEAUR RADIO CLUB WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE SCRIPT
JCARC USES FOR MONDAY NIGHT NET CONTROL OPS. CAN USE SOME OF THE
FOMATTING FOR THEIR CLUB NETS.
*NOTHING ELSE TO DISCUSS
*MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:58AM
*MEETING MINUTES COMPILED AND SUBMITTED BY BILL, KD0VEB, JCARC
SECRETARY.