date

2018-12-15

convened

09:50

adjourned

10:XX

Officers

• President:
  Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present
• Vice President:
  Phil Gates (N5ZKF) absent
• Secretary:
  Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer:
  Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) absent

Attendees (27)

• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Connor Farrell (WG1GEM)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Doug Christensen (N5DMC)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Bill Peterson (KZ3G)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• John "Pocat" Walpole (K5ZY)
• Sadie Mathis
• Jim Worster (NV5S)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
• Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Kevin Phillips (W5TTY)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Marshall Walpole (KG5IQY)

Houston, we have a quorum

Health and Welfare

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Thanks for coming to make quorum
• Put together $21 yagi antenna
  • Compare with roll-up J-Pole
• Christmas event
  • We aren’t doing parade anymore
  • Get with homeless children’s shelter

• Would like to give History of Radio presentation at future meeting

  • lots of lawsuits and patents involved

• KI5CES: DMR vs Fusion vs DSTAR

• KG5SDF: Antenna software

  • WD5ABC: free software MMANAGAL

Vice President N5ZKF

attending wedding

Secretary KG5LYE

• Reading/approval of the minutes
• Motion to accept as read by KG5SDF
  • Seconded by KA5HIA
  • passes

Treasurer N5GQB

attending graduation

Elections

• Current Ballot:

  • President: KG5EYV
  • Vice-President: N5ZKF
  • Secretary: KG5LYE (probably have to leave in Fall)
  • Treasurer: N5GQB

• Motion by WD5ABC to accept full ballot by vote of acclamation, with caveat that secretary’s position will have to be filled later

  • Seconded by W5VUI
  • passes unanimously

Tower Noise

• Still don’t know what all the noise is about
• New noise: hiss in weak signals from LED beacon at top of tower

Closing

• Motion by W5VUI
  • Seconded by KF5TYX
  • passes

Next Meeting: 2018-01-19 at C&J BBQ; Elections