The meeting was brought to order with 11 members present.

Motion to accept the minutes from December by Kip (KB8WWH), seconded by Brock (KB8WWG), and accepted.

Treasures Report: Suzanne reported $1,052.56 old balance

+ 60.00 new membership

+ 5.50 50/50

- 3.87 purchase

$1,114.19 new balance

Motion to accept the Treasures Report: by Kip, seconded by Paul (KG8OU), and accepted.

Club computers: No Problems to report at this time.

NET: We had a good net hosted by N8EGJ, some of the success was thought to be attributed to putting a packet bulletin up on the day of the net. Please encourage others to participate in the weekly nets.

Newsletter / Web Site: A copy of the newsletter was mailed to all current and past members in January. The mailing was a success as several people responded. We have also had many hams and interested parties check into the web site from other countries.

Projects: Paul reported that a couple of the units have been worked on, but none are ready to be put into service yet. It is necessary to procure additional equipment (specifically wattmeters) to continue with the project. Mark mentioned that Ron (N8LMT) may possibly be contacted if needed.

The 146.800 (NA8I /ARCARS) repeater is working better since the improvements were made. The packet station (KC8CXJ) is still working well and the bulletin board is running 24 hours a day.

The concrete has been poured! We have 10,000lbs of concrete and 9lbs of bolts in place to support the tower project. The concrete measures 5 feet in all directions and should be sufficient to support the tower. We will be installing the initial 30 feet of tower as soon as possible. The tower is currently stored at Bob’s (N8VBY). We are hoping to secure another section to add to the height. A discussion followed revealing possible problems fitting the base of the tower on the bolts that are fixed in the cement base.

A request letter was submitted to Mr. Relkin requiring additional equipment to be listed for future purchases to meet the needs of ARCARS. The equipment was listed as: Two or more dual band radios, One or more 160-watt amplifiers, and one or more generators to use in emergency situations.

Motion to adjourn: by Walt, seconded by Suzanne, accepted.

There is to be a plan for a mock disaster – shelter set up at the Emergency Services Monthly Meeting on February 25^th, at 6PM – 10PM, at the St. Clair County Chapter of the American Red Cross, at 615 Pine St. Port Huron, MI.

The Friends of Marconi group meets every Friday at 11:30am at My Place Restaurant in downtown Port Huron. Everyone is welcome to attend. See the web page www.tir.com/~kb8wwe.