GBARC Meeting Minutes June 2020
Video Conference Meeting!
Virtual Presence: 16
Brett K9BY – President
Lyndon WA9JLD – Vice President
Dean K9FLO – Secretary
Greg K9GJN – Treasure
Chuck WD9BB – Officer
Secretary Report:
Dean-K9FLO reviewed the minutes from the May 4, 2020 meeting on the web. Recommended for Approval by Conrad-w9bj and seconded by Chuck-wd9bb.
Treasurer Report:
Greg-K9GJN presented the Treasurers report. Greg-k9gjn recommend we pay the annual Wisconsin incorporation fee ($20), and annual ARRL insurance bill ($200). A motion was made by Dean-k9flo to pay the bills and Chuck-wd9bb seconded the motion. Greg-k9gjn will pay the bills.
Old Business:
Brett-k9by no news on pursuing a new club call sign (keep pursuing), recommended keep it tabled. Brett-k9by, Dean-k9flo can you get a copy of our new Logo from the printer? Dean-k9flo I will contact the printer asap and forward a copy to you. We will be assisting the Pie-Ride this October (keep that open). Brett-k9by: Field Day this year ARRL has made rule changes because of Covig-19. The temporary rule changes: 1. Will allow Class D stations (home station) to work all Field Stations including class D stations for points. 2. Participants from any Class include your ARC name: "Greater Beloit ARC" with your submitted results following the Field Day event. Participants can operate as class D (home commercial power), E H (home emergency power), and C (mobile). Chuck-wd9bb how would we do individuals log? Brett-k9by the n3fjp software has a updated field day program. Carl-w9bj one of the issues could be duplications what can we do? Brett-k9by they could be purged out (club end: adi files ) at the end of the event. Greg-k9gjn checked again with the Fire Dept. training center for Field Day and she said No-go to many sanitation issues to address. Brett-k9by mention bring on line the Janesville EOC but they are under the same constrains as the Fire Dept. training center. Brett-k9by we could set an A station but everyone concluded a single site location is not going to happen this year. 1. Brett-k9by we could set up at Kurt-ke9n QTH as a B station. 2. All operate as individual stations and submit results as a club. 3. Setup as a combination a base with remote. A lengthy discussion followed. It was concluded Kurt-ke9n and Brett-k9by will setup software at their homes for hosting, Bob-w9ewz will remote from Kurt-ke9n host station and handle CW calls. Al-kc9qqo will remote from Brett-k9by host station. It was recommended everybody with N3ftp software update to the Field Day software. Should we leave the meet me bridge up? Yes leave it up.
New Business:
Brett-k9by received a call from a local Janesville Ham Dave ?? Ab9jqv was inquiring about membership and is looking for help to put up a 40’ Rohn 45 tower. Greg-k9gjn inform us he had contact Tom K. at Sullivan weather site said they can’t do the net announcements because of restricted access to the building do to Covig-19.
Meeting adjourned at 8:09pm
Motion to adjourn: Dean-k9flo, seconded by: Carl-w9bj.
Program: Bob-w9emz inform us they (Madison DX Club )will have Kurt Carlson at their next meeting (June 9, 6:30pm) and we are invited! Contact Bob-w9ewz for more info.
Next Meeting will be July 6, 2020!
Secretary: Dean-K9FLO