10 AUGUST 2023 JSARS BUSINESS MEETING

 

*MEETING CAME TO ORDER AT 19:00HRS.

 

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

 

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

                   MINUTES APPROVED BY AA2BD, BIG D, AND N2JRJ, JOE.

 

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

                   

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

 

*RADIO SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES:

           

            K2HVE, CHRIS DISCUSSED BAND CONDITIONS AND THEY APPEAR TO BE COMING BACK A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. CYCLE 25 IS SPUTTERING A LITTLE AND MAY BE AN EARLY PEAK. 10 MONTHS TO FIELD DAY.

 

            WA2FAX, BRIAN KENTUCKY STATE PARKS ON THE AIR, AND MARYLAND DC QSO BOTH ON SATURDAY AUGUST 12TH. THE WEEKEND OF THE 19^TH, IS THE NORTH AMERICAN QSO BOTH US AND CANADA, ON PHONE ONLY. THE SAME WEEKEND THE INTERNATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTSHIP WEEKEND. THERE ARE ABOUT 500 LIGHTSHIPS INVOLVED FROM ABOUT 40 COUNTRIES. THE ROUTE 66 SPECIAL EVENT GOING ON FROM AUGUST 9 THROUGH 17^TH.

 

            K2MD, JERRY MENTIONED NI6IW CELEBRATING THE COAST GUARD AND OPERATION DESERT SHIELD EVENTS WILL BE ON AUGUST 12^TH. AUGUST 13^TH THROUGH THE 19^TH CALLSIGN N7HG, CELEBRATING THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS OF WORLD WAR II.

 

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

 

TOTAL CHECK-INS: 660                                

MESSAGES IN / OUT:  31/31

TOTAL MINUTES: 591

SESSIONS: 31

PARTICIPANTS: 690

N1CRR, CHARLIE EXPLAINED THE EXPENDITURE MENTIONED IN THE TREASURER REPORT WAS FOR A POWER TRANSFER SWITCH TO SWITCH FROM HOUSE POWER TO GENERATOR POWER. THIS IS DUE TO TWO POWER OUTAGES EXPERIENCED AT THE 91 REPEATER. ONE OF THESE OUTAGES WAS CAUSED BY SOMEONE KNOCKING DOWN A POWER LINE POLE. WE ALSO HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE BACKUP BATTERY SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT KICK IN WHEN NEEDED.

 

            TRAFFIC NET SUMMARY APPROVED BY KD9BVC, TOM, AND K2MD, JERRY.

 

*OLD BUSINESS:

 

            ECHOLINK IS UP AND RUNNING. LAKEHURST IS STILL DOWN AND THE PACKET UNIT STILL NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED WHEN THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED.

 

            WA2FAX, BRIAN READ FOR THE 3^RD TIME THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO ALLOW A NON-HAM FAMILY MEMBER, SPOUSE, OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER TO HOLD AN OFFICE, SPECIFICALLY THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY. THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE A VOTE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HOLD AN AMATEUR LICENSE. MOTION PRESENTED BY AA2BD, BIG D, AND K2HVE, CHRIS. THE CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION CARRIED BY THE MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT. THE WORDING OF THE CHANGE WILL NEED TO BE PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP.

 

*NEW BUSINESS:

 

            N1CRR, CHARLIE DISCUSSED THAT HE IS STILL LOOKING INTO A VENUE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARTY. HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNER YET. THERE WILL BE FURTHER DISCUSSION NEXT BUSINESS MEETING.

 

*TOTAL MEETING ATTENDEES: 17

 

*MEETING ADJOURNED AT 19:45,

                  APPROVED BY KD9BVC, TOM, AND KD2MZM, BILL.

 

SECRETARY KD2ZIW, WOLF