Monthly Club Meeting Minutes
- Date
- 2017-09-16
- Convened
- 09:42
- Adjourned
- 10:30
Officers
- President: Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) present
- Vice President: Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present
- Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
- Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present
Attendees (17)
- Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bill Peterson (KZ3G)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
- Martin Nau (W5MHN)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
- Philip Gates (N5ZKF)
- Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
- Jerry Golub (KF5HUY)
- Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Ty Weaver (KG5RKI)
Officer Reports
President KF5WGJ
- Upcoming Dates
- 2017-10-06 to 2017-10-07 :: Belton Hamfest
- 2017-10-21 :: Next Meeting and Jamboree on the Air / Radio in the Park
- VE session prior to meeting; will be last for year
Vice President KG5EYV
- Turn documents to State of Texas for sales tax exemption
- Looking for presentation for next month
- Ty Weaver (KG5RKI) – DMR
Secretary KG5LYE
- ARES Exercise 2017-10-14 (see below)
Approval of Minutes
- Motion by KF5HUY approve as read
- Seconded by KA5HIA
- Passes unanimously
Treasurer N5GQB
-
Membership still 75 members
- starting balance: $6347.55
- no deposits
- no checks cashed (some written, but not cashed yet)
- to KG5EYV for paper handling $4.26
- to N5GQB for August donut shortage $5.90
- ending balance: unchanged
- we can now take donations
- need a standardized form/receipt to give to those who do
- Account balance is tending toward an increase of $1500 each year
- Okay, but we don’t want too much for IRS
- Less than $50K
- upcoming big expense: repeater maintenance for KD5DLW’s new tower
- new cables; contact K5ZY
- installation by tower engineer
- D-STAR, saltgrass?
- Okay, but we don’t want too much for IRS
Repeater Write-Offs
- KD5DLW has been very gracious to let us have a spot on his tower
- write-off tower rental costs to 501(c)(3)
- single source can’t be more than 15% of gross club income (includes non-monetary assets)
- Motion by KG5EYV for funding to meet with accountant with KF5WGJ
- Seconded by KG5LYE
- passes unanimously
Old Business
TX QSO party
- Paul Bilke’s (KF5WGJ) house
- 2017-09-23 09:00-21:00 and 2017-09-24 09:00-13:00
- W5AC will be on air too
Radio in the Park
- No Radio Merit Badge
- Tanglewood Park (stake out location early)
- 2017-10-21 12:30
New Business
VE Test Session (W5VUI)
- 6 candidates
- 1 tech
- 1 tech + general
- 1 general
VE session next month
Nominating Committee (N5ZKF)
- Email sent out to W5BCS listserv
- Contains officer positions and description
- Election in
SeptemberDecember - Contact N5ZKF or KA5HIA with officer nominations
- New, important opportunities now that we are an Association with 501(c)(3) status
ARES Exercise (N5SBN via KG5LYE)
- 2017-10-14 starting 08:00
- all hands on deck
- monitor KD5DLW repeater 443.450
Closing
- Motion by W5VUI to adjourn
- seconded by KF5HUY
- passes unanimously