Meeting of April 22, 2008
Called to Order at 7:30 pm on 146.79 MHz by Pres. Jack km6te
Members Present:
Eddy
kg6rhl
Sally kg6fol
Steve
k6pij
Ron
kf6ibo
Jerry
kf6ibp
Nancy W kg6bil
Nancy P kb6lad
Gary k6jxm
March 2008 Meeting Minutes read & adopted.
Treasurer's Report:
The checking/savings accounts are looking fairly healthy this year so far because we have more memberships.
The membership reminder seems to be a positive factor.
Several new Hams who are recently licensed also sent in membership dues.
This year we have about 55 members including the free memberships from the newly licensed Hams.
The membership page on the SHARC website has been updated.
Checking: $1208.29
Savings
$26.29
Eq Fund:
$318.76 ( Equipment )
Eq Fund CD: $512.93
Interest YTD is $4.96 CD started last year with $500.00
Committee Report & Old Business:
Repeaters:
Shelter Cove site UHF link radio to 146.79 MHz
is installed.
Link
problem seems to be with the UHF at 146.79 MHz site.
UHF repeater radio from
Saw Mill site now at Jack's shop.
CalFire station site has antenna tilted
over ?
Old Business:
Miranda License Classes had
4 new HAMS and 1 license upgrade.
Possible new testing for
those that failed test & for recent Shelter Cove people who failed.
Red Cross presentation "Living On the Fault
Line" April 26, 10am - 2 pm.
Garberville Community Presbyterian Church.
Notify Nancy kg6bil if attending.
Ave of the Giants Marathon May 4th. Use the 147.33
MHZ repeater.
Race starts at 8
am. Be there (South part of course) by 7:30 am.
Communicators
Wanted. Contact Don ke6hec 442-3386
More info can be found at .... www.theave.org
April
25th Disaster drill exercise during OES meeting.
Starts 1 pm at
CalFire Station on Alderpoint Rd.
Drill is a
multi Big-Rig accident on Hwy 101 with fire & windy weather.
May 10th -
Tour of the Unknown Coast bike event. Starts 7 am
Communicators
Wanted. Contact Don ke6hec 442-3386
June 14th - Garberville Rodeo Parade June 14th. Volunteer
communicators wanted.
Traffic control help from 10:30 to
noon. Will use a simplex channel.
New Business:
FWRA Insurance Issue: SHARC pays $250. / year. This year is OK
Possible solution is for SHARC officers to join FWRA .
Dues = $ 20. / year due now. Include call letters.
FWRA
P. O. Box 3381
Eureka, CA 95502-3381
Jerry asked about the SHARC Grasshopper repeater linking project.
Link controller to be installed, is now being programmed & debugged.
Note the ARRL Convention in Ferndale has moved from a June date to a September date.
Open Forum:
Gary asked about e-mail address:
Leland's w6clg is unknown ..... Warren k7gdw has moved out of SoHum
Meeting adjourned around 8:05 pm