MINUTES OF 20 JULY 2023 JSARS BUSINESS MEETING
*MEETING CAME TO ORDER AT 19:00 HRS.
*THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND ATTENDEE ROLL CALL WERE CONDUCTED.
KD2PGP, RICHIE SUBMITTED A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FOR KD2TEG, TONY NARDINI AND HIS SPOUSE, HEIDI. MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION WAS PROPOSED BY N2WCO, DAVE, AND N2JRJ, JOE. MEMBERSHIP VOTED UPON BY MEMBERS PRESENT AND APPROVED.
*SECRETARY KD2ZIW, WOLF READ LAST MONTH’S MEETING MINUTES.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS READ BY N2WCO, DAVE AND KD9BVC, TOMS.
*TREASURER N2JRJ, JOE ADVISED THE MEMBERS OF WHAT THE CURRENT JSARS ACCOUNT BALANCE WAS AND EXPENDITURES.
TREASURY REPORT WAS APPROVED AS READ BY KD9BVC, TOM AND AA2BD, BIG D.
KD2PGP, RICHIE STATED THE CLUB HAD A GOOD FIELD DAY AND WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. IT WAS A GREAT 24 HOURS OF COMMUNICATING. HE WANTED TO THANK N1CRR, CHARLIE FOR THE SUNSPOTS PRESENTATION. AND, IKE FOR THE REVERSE BEACON PRESENTATION.
*ECONOMIC REPORTS AND RADIO ACTIVITIES:
K2HVE, CHRIS DISCUSSED RESULTS FROM FIELD DAY AND STATED THE CLUB DID VERY WELL A TOTAL OF 2470 PTS BROKEN DONE INTO VARIOUS CATEGORIES. THE RESULTS WILL BE POSTED IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF QST MAGAZINE. SOME EXAMPLES OF WHERE THE POINTS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 11 OPERATORS WERE USING DIFFERENT POWER SOURCES SUCH AS BATTERY, GENERATOR, SOLAR, AND COMMERCIAL POWER. EXTRA POINTS SUCH AS 100 POINTS EARNED BY K2MD, JERRY BECAUSE HE COPIED THE ARRL MESSAGE. 100 POINTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION. WB2BNB, IKE DID A GREAT JOB AS THE SAFETY OFFICER. BOB AND DEBBIE ON DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS. JOAN MAKING HER FIRST CONTACT.
WA2FAX, BRIAN MENTIONED SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES ON THE WEEKEND OF JULY 22, LIKE PORTUGAL’S 6M GET-TO-TOGETHER ON CW AND SSB. SAME TIME FRAME YOTA (YOUTH ON THE AIR) FOR HALF A DAY FOR CW AND PHONE. WALL TOWNSHIP THE NEW JERSEY ANTIQUE RADIO CLUB IS HAVING A FLEA MARKET ON SATURDAY THE 22ND FROM 8 AM TO 12 PM. NUCLEAR SHIP SAVANNAH CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH IN 1959 ON HF BANDS UNDER THE CALLSIGN K3S.
*TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, PRESENTED BY N1CRR, CHARLIE:
TOTAL CHECK-INS: 690
MESSAGES IN / OUT: 30 / 30
TOTAL MINUTES: 625
SESSIONS: 30
PARTICIPANTS: 720
THE TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY WAS APPROVED BY KD9BC, TOM, AND WB2BNB, IKE.
*OLD BUSINESS:
WA2FAX, BRIAN SUBMITTED A WRITTEN REQUEST TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION SO THAT A NON-HAM LICENSED MEMBER, SPOUSE, OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER CAN HOLD OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. THIS OFFICER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO VOTE SINCE THEY DO NOT HOLD AN AMATEUR LICENSE. THE COPY OF THE WRITTEN REQUEST WAS RECEIVED BY THE CURRENT SECRETARY, KD2ZIW, WOLF. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THIS REQUEST.
KD9BVC, TOM, WANTED TO EXPRESS HIS THANKS FOR THE WORK ON THE CABINET AND TO THOSE WHO PROVIDED THEIR TIME AND EFFORT. MORE WORK IS NEEDED AND WILL BE DONE WHEN TIME PERMITS.
*NEW BUSINESS:
WA2RJP, JIM DISCUSSED ISSUES WITH ECHOLINK WHICH WERE FIXED, THE REPEATER WENT BAD BECAUSE SOMEONE TOOK OUT THE POLES, THE 440 REPEATER AT LAKEHURST NEEDS TROUBLESHOOTING AND A DATE NEEDS TO BE DETERMINED WHEN THAT WILL BE DONE. ALSO, THE PACKET UNIT STILL NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED BUT IT WON’T BE UNTIL OTHER ISSUES ARE FIXED.
WB2BND, IKE SUGGESTED THAT THE CLUB LOOK INTO FINDING A COMMERCIAL PLACE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY. THE CLUB USED TO HAVE TWO SOCIAL EVENTS PER YEAR. N1CRR, CHARLIE STATED HE WILL LOOK INTO POSSIBLY FINDING A PLACE.
N1CRR, CHARLIE, AND KD2PGP, RICHIE DISCUSSED THE BREAK-IN DURING FIELD DAY BY AN INDIVIDUAL. AFTER WE OFFERED OUR HOSPITALITY, HE BROKE INTO THE CLUBHOUSE. SEVERAL ITEMS WERE STOLEN INCLUDING POSSIBLY A RADIO. INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS.
*TOTAL MEETING ATTENDEES: 19
*MEETING ADJOURNED AT 19:33HRS,
APPROVED BY KD2MZM, BILL AND KD9BVC, TOM
SECRETARY KD2ZIW, WOLF
