Meeting minutes

Southern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club
Meeting of 1 November 2010 - Sharon Community Center

Present:

Ed Rubin, N2JBA,
Bill Clum, KC2BTX,
Ed Wilbur, WB1CEI,
Doc Simont, K1CTT,
AJ Hayes, WB2HRK,
Don Woodbridge, KB2SMZ,
Lee Collins, K1LEE,
Andy Tedds, KB1UIF,
Guy HUSE, K1BB,
Dianne Montague, KC2VKI,

The meeting was called to order by Club President Ed Rubin, N2JBA, at 7:07 PM
EST on Monday 1 November 2010.

The minutes from the meeting of 4 October 2010 were read by Club Secretary,
Donald Woodbridge, KB2SMZ. The minutes were then approved with minor changes.

A.J. Hayes, WB2HRK, made a motion that the Treasurer's Report be waived until
December's meeting at which time Club Treasurer Arnie Rodegerdts, KC2CBV,
should be able to attend. The motion was approved.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS:

A.J. Hayes, WB2HRK, submitted a slate of officers for consideration by the
members so present. The new officers were voted in. The new officers shall
be:

President: Doc Simont, K1CTT
Vice-President: Lee Collins, K1LEE
Treasurer: Arnie Rodegerdts, KC2CBV
Recording Secretary: Don Woodbridge, KB2SMZ

OLD BUSINESS:

By-Laws Issue:
Club President Ed Rubin, N2JBA, noted that Article 2 of the club by-laws had
been amended in 2006 and that the bylaws now call for election of officers on a
once a year basis.

Guest:
Guest Dianne Montague, KC2VKI, was introduced to the present club members.

Gunnar Svala's Rig:
Ed Rubin, N2JBA, broached the subject of Club Assets. This led to a discussion
of Gunnar Svala's , KA1BYU, rig. Lee Collins, K1LEE, stated that Gunnar Svala,
KA1BYU, was interested in giving or selling the rig to the club. Lee Collins,
K1LEE, stated that it is a nice rig, that he would like to obtain or create a
cheat sheet for it, that he believes that it may be too fancy to use at club
events, and that he thought that the club ought to wait until spring and then
ask Gunnar what he wants to do with the rig.

Sharon Repeater:
Ed Rubin, N2JBA, and Doc Simont, K1CTT, stated that we need to clarify issue(s)
with the Sharon Repeater. Andy Tedds, KB1UIF, said that he had had some sort
of a problem with the repeater. A discussion then ensued regarding the
repeater.

Insurance for Assets:
It was decided to discuss this subject when Club Treasurer Arnie Rodegerdts,
KB2CBV, was in attendance. Doc Simont, K1CTT, stated that the club only needs
to insure about six or eight items and that while the club is determining which
items to insure, it should do a full inventory of all its assets.

NEW BUSINESS:

Logging Program:
It was noted that Doc Simont, K1CTT, would be doing a presentation of his
computer, logging program after the meeting was formally ended.

Contest(s):
Lee Collins, K1LEE, noted that the ARRL CW Sweepstakes was coming up on the
weekend of 6-7 of November, that the Phone version of the sweepstakes would
occur during the weekend of 20-21 November, and that information regarding
contests could be found on the ARRL website.

The formal meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.

Doc Simont, K1CTT, then conducted his computer, logging program demonstration.

Respectfully Submitted,

Donald Woodbridge, KB2SMZ, Recording Secretary, 6 December 2010

PENDING/FUTURE BUSINESS/REMINDERS:
1.) June 2011: Prior to The Goshen Fair, communicate with the Fair organizers
the fact that the Club does not want its booth near a PA speaker.
2.) Put club bylaws into text and pdf and/ rtf format (D.E.W., KB2SMZ,
working on this)

PENDING/FUTURE ACTIVITIES/REMINDERS:
1.) Sharon Hospital Emergency Radio
2.) Work with Poughkeepsie Area American Red Cross in regards to Emergency
Coordination (E.R.)
3.) Trip to the Sharon Repeater