Meeting Minutes, March 2021

Meeting started: 6:35pm

Treasurer’s report :
Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 8,026.93
Credits
Dues: $ 70.00
PayPal Dues: $ 240.00
Raffle:
IBM: $ 500.00
United Way:
Amazon: $ 54.75
Donation:
Education:
ARRL:
Debits:
RPU: $ 50.32
Meeting Food
Paypal charges $ 7.68

Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain
Postage
Closing Balance: $ 8,833.68

Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 4,821.38
Credits
Interest: $ 0.03
Closing Balance: $ 4,821.41

Total: $ 13,655.09 

Minutes: To be approved next month.

Skywarn/ARES:
Steve W0STV
New desk and equipment for Olmsted EOC
Skywarn training up and running. Running until the end of April.
ARRL dropping ARES Connect.
Steve is taking Field Day:
3 clubs registered in MN for Field Day so far with ARRL
Our FD: Schaeffer, Pat Cahill’s, stay- at-home are options.
Looking for co-chair for FD this year!

AB0BW State ARES:
SE Minnesota District: Zoom meeting sometime soon for status with 11 county ECs

Public Service: Dan N0KZO
Med City Marathon is a possibility this year, possibly for October 2021, possibly September (11th tentative), no relays, two loops. Half of the normal numbers of water stations. (KF0S/K0RDA).
Won’t be doing Concerts in the Park (underutilized), may be backup for WX events.
Stay-Out-Of-The-Sun Run may be delayed until June.
Others are quiet. 

Contests: K4IU Fred
ARRL SSB contest; good to hear so many on!
End of March: 27th of March, CQ Contest
Ham Expo March 13th, online. $10 tickets for seminars.
Foxhunt potential.

John Marshall club station:
April 5th, back fully in-person. No 1st Hour group.
Looking at options for next school year, after-school.

Education:
March 13th class, ask K0RGR

Technical Committee: 820 backup power system maintenance, looks good.
No issues with the other repeaters.
Possible revamp of ARES trailer. Possible scrounge of EOC equipment being replaced.
Possible Inventory; If you have club stuff, report it! Let KA0MYG know!

Program: Lee WA0UIG
Iowa Derecho:
Key Items for preparedness:
– Family Communications Plan
– Food, water, for 3 days
– Gas tanks full, spare cans
– 1 week cash
– Generator