MINUTES OF 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 BUSINESS MEETING

MINUTES OF 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 JSARS BUSINESS MEETING

 

*MEETING CAME TO ORDER AT 19:00 HRS, CHARLIE, N1CRR PRESIDING.

 

*PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND ATTENDEE ROLL CALL WERE CONDUCTED.

 

*SECRETARY WOLF, KD2ZIW, READ LAST MEETING’S MINUTES.

 

                   MINUTES APPROVED BY DAVE, N2WCO AND BRIAN, WA2FAX.

 

*TREASURER JOE, N2JRJ ADVISED WHAT THE CURRENT JSARS ACCOUNT BALANCE WAS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST.

 

                    TREASURER REPORT APPROVED BY TOM, KD9BVC AND BILL, KD2MZM.

 

*RADIO RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS:

           

            BRIAN, WA2FAX ANNOUNCED QSO PARTIES FOR 6 STATES WERE GOING TO BE THIS FOLLOWING WEEKEND THE 16TH THROUGH 17TH OF SEPTEMBER. THE STATES WERE IA, TX, NH, NJ, WA, WI. ALSO, THERE IS A SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRY GET TOGETHER CW ONLY. THE LAST STATE QSO PARTY FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WILL BE FOR THE STATE OF MAINE.

 

            JIM, WA2RJP AND CHARLIE, N1CRR STILL HAVE TO GET TO LAKEHURST TO HANGER 1 AND GET UP TO THE PACKET NET FOR 440MHZ AND 900MHZ REPEATERS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL THREE DOWN NOW.

            THE BACKUP BATTERY SYSTEM HAS BEEN TESTED AND AN ISSUE WITH THE VOLTAGE SETTING FOR THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS TOO LOW TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES. THAT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY. FURTHER WORK WITH THE TRANSFER SWITCH IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO SWITCH TO GENERATOR POWER IS NEEDED. THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED WHEN TIME PERMITS.

 

*TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, PRESENTED BY CHARLIE, N1CRR:

                              

TOTAL CHECK-INS: 686                              

MESSAGES IN / OUT: 36 / 36

TOTAL MINUTES: 587

SESSIONS: 31

PARTICIPANTS: 715

 

TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY APPROVED BY BIG D, AA2BD AND TOM, KD9BVC.

 

*OLD BUSINESS:

 

            CHARLIE, N1CRR INDICATED THAT THE CLUB SECRETARY, WOLF, KD2ZIW BROUGHT UP THE WORDING IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT NON-HAM FAMILY MEMBERS CAN BE ELECTED TO OFFICES, EXCLUDING PRESIDENT, AND VICE PRESIDENT AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE. THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT CONTRADICT THAT BUT THAT WILL BE FIXED. THE CONSENSUS IS THE ISSUE SHOULD BE TABLED BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY COVERED.

 

            CHARLIE, N1CRR STILL HAVE TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF THE FACILITY FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY AND MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO MEET WITH HIM TOMORROW. THE 2^ND WEEK OF DECEMBER ON THAT THURSDAY, 14 DECEMBER, IS THE TENTATIVE DATE. STATUS STILL PENDING.

 

*NEW BUSINESS:

 

            TOM, KD9BVC, STATED THE CURRENT SHIRTS ON-HAND ARE $15. IF HE HAS TO ORDER MORE, THE PRICE WILL BE $20.

 

*TOTAL MEETING ATTENDEES 16

 

*MEETING ADJOURNED AT 19:30 HRS,

                  APPROVED BY BIG D, AA2BD AND BILL, KD2MZM.