MINUTES OF 9 February 2023

 

MINUTES OF 9 FEBRUARY 2023 JSARS BUSINESS MEETING

 

*Meeting came to order at 19:00 hrs.

 

*PLEDGE, MOMENT OF SILENCE, THEN ATTENDEE ROLL CALL.

 

*SECRETARY KD2ZIW, WOLF DID NOT READ LAST MEETING’S MINUTES

BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

 

                   POSTPONEMENT OF THE READING OF THE MINUTES APPROVED BY KD9BVC, TOM AND WB2BNB, IKE.

 

*TREASURER N2JRJ, JOE ADVISED THAT THE CURRENT

                                                          JSARS ACCOUNT BALANCE IS $XXXX.XX.

 

TREASURER REPORT APPROVED BY AA2BD, BIG D AND KC2VXI, RICKY.

 

*ECONOMIC REPORT BY K2HVE, CHRIS: ANTENNA FOR THE CLUB HAS BEEN ERECTED OUTSIDE OF THE CLUB HOUSE. THE BANDS ARE ACTIVE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A DX STATION AVAILABLE SOON.

 

*TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, PRESENTED BY N1CRR, CHARLIE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONTH BUSINESS MEETING:

 

POSTPONEMENT OF TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY REPORT APPROVED BY WB2BNB, IKE AND KD9BVC, TOM.

 

WA2FAX, BRIAN PRESENTED VARIOUS HAM RADIO SPORTS EVENTS (DX, ARRL, SCHOOLS, ETC.) AND ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE ESPECIALLY THE TECHNICIAN CLASS MEMBERS ON THE 10M BAND.

 

WA2RJP, JIM AND N1CRR, CHARLIE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH ECHOLINK NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME. THE COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WILL ADVISE EVERYONE WHEN THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

 

THE PACKET UNIT AT LAKEHURST WAS NOT WORKING. WA2RJP, JIM AND N1CRR, CHARLIE DID SOME WORK ON THE COMPUTER. A DATE TO WHEN THE COMPUTER WILL BE RETURNED TO LAKEHURST WILL BE DETERMINED AND IF IT DOESN’T WORK, THEN THE PROJECT WILL BE TABLED.

 

DISCUSSION ABOUT WHEN THE CLUB AND THE BLUE CLAWS WAS PRESENTED BY WA2RJP, JIM. SEVERAL OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE (GROUP TICKETS, BOARDWALK GAMES, CHAMPION CLUB, ETC.). IN THE PAST, THE CLUB WOULD PAY HALF OF THE COST EACH MEMBER, CHILD PAID WITH A MINUMUM OF 24 INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED FOR THE PICNIC AREA WITH 2 HOURS OF FOOD PROVIDED. DECISION ON THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE MADE RIGHT AWAY.

 

JSARS WEBSITE IS BACK. IT IS UPDATE AS OF AUGUST BUT SOMETHINGS MAY BE MISSING BUT CANNOT BE RETRIEVED. ANYONE WHO KNOWS LINUX AND/OR GROUPLE, THEIR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

 

*OLD BUSINESS:

 

DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PAST SPAGEHTTI DINNER WAS BROUGHT UP, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS MONTHS WITH A 5TH THURSDAY THE CLUB COULD HAVE A POTLUCK DINNER. 30th MARCH IS THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT AT 7:00PM. SETUP AT 6:00PM. THOSE BRINGING A CROCKPOT SHOULD BRING AN EXTENSION CORD.

 

*NEW BUSINESS:

 

WB2BNB, IKE AND JOAN, INVITED ALL MEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES (SIGNIFICANT OTHERS) TO THEIR HOME ON SUNDAY, 26 MARCH TO GATHER AND HAVE A GOOD TIME WHILE WORKING ON SOME RADIO STUFF.

 

KD9BVC, TOM, IS LOOKING FOR A CABINET TO STORE THE JACKETS, SHIRTS, AND HATS, ETC. ALSO, ANYONE HAS AN IDEA WHERE THE CLUB CAN GET ANOTHER REFRIGERATOR, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.

 

WA2FAX, BRIAN, ASKED IF ANYONE HAD ANY HAM RADIO RELATED QUESTIONS.

 

N1CRR, CHARLIE, BROUGHT UP HOW TO CALCULATE QUARTER WAVE ANTENNA LENGTH FOR A 7M. ALSO, DISCUSSION ABOUT GROUNDING ANTENNAS TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM LIGHTENING STRIKES.

 

*TOTAL MEETING ATTENDEES: 18

 

*MEETING ADJOURNED AT 20:20 HRS,

                  APPROVED BY WA2FAX, BRIAN AND KD9BVC, TOM

 

SECRETARY KD2ZIW, WOLF