Meeting Minutes, March 2023

Business: Meeting Started 7:24
VP Report: Taylor out. Potential CW program?
Secretary Minutes: Posted in new 2023 category
Treasurer’s report: Received!
Report 2023-Mar

Checking:
Opening Balance: $ 2,633.24
Credits
Dues: $ 310.00
PayPal Dues: $ 470.00
Equipment Sold: Drone $ 430.81
Raffle: $ 14.00
United Way: $ 130.00
Amazon:
Donation: $ 17.00
Education:
ARRL:
Misc.
Debits:
RPU: $ 44.95
Meeting Food $ 19.98
Paypal charges $ 16.75
Field Day:
Pic-nic
Equipment
Tower Lease
Insurance
Web Domain
Postage
Closing Balance: $ 3,923.37

Savings:
Opening Balance: $ 9,822.74
Credits
Interest: $ 0.07
Closing Balance: $ 9,822.81

Total: $ 13,746.18

Tech Committee
Met, Discussions on cans
Money not present form public served agencies
Looking at cans, batteries, repeater options
820 Repeater has good access, need backup operator
For 625, looking for Mayo employee in club for access
Need Gateway server/computer for DSTAR repeater. We now have data for this purpose.
Fusion / 825 is working fine.
255 Repeater did NOT get repair, we’ll see how long it remains working well.

ARES has taken over Public Service. Nothing coming up immediately.
Contesting, no update:
Education: K0RGR: Nothing new to report.
K0VH knows Mary, with perhaps 20 new HAMs. “What is ham radio”?
Discussion of new education strategies, and advancement/interest paths.

Hamster: Thanks for all the submissions!

Wednesday March 29TH: SkyWarn, 6:30-8:30. Wildwood dinner first at 5PM (optional)
Dodge Co. has one on April 18th at Triton High School Performing Arts Center (6:30)
Maybell has one on April 10th
Virtual: April 12th and 25th, pre-registration required. See spotter website!

ARES not meeting this week, will use Sunday the 26th at Olmsted EOC (Not city EOC!) 1PM
New repeater for portable use, 100W liek the 255.
Setting up State Aluminum tower

KE0WNH stepping up for NCS role on Sundays.
April trailer clean up / go-through (event for ARES)

Roger and Barb will be selling the KOA in Rochester.

New business: new format with program first, unanimous approval
Roosters and Grandmas meetings, check calendar!
Contact Pat if there are any issues/corrections/changes to the website.
KF0LTK – New member!
Drawing…
Close of meeting.