General Membership Meeting July 1998

General Membership Meeting July 1998

Roll Call: Meeting was called to order with 9 members present. The meeting was

held in the courtyard area of the Red Cross.

Motions: Motion to accept minutes Paul (kg8ou) seconded by Victor (wd8dwr).

and passed.

Old Business: Our reinstatement of Special Service Club status has not yet been confirmed by the ARRL. Our Mich. Section Affiliated Coordinator Mike Pearsall, N8MP, recently responded with email indicating that we should hear from the ARRL soon.

The issue of insurance is still unresolved. Dennis (kb8ocg) volunteered to look

into coverage with the ARRL.

Club Station: We need a new monitor for the 486 computer used to run the

KC8CXJ packet bulletin station. Dennis is to ask about one that KB8RSE may have,

and Paul will add the item to the Traders Net. Roger KI8CL mentioned that he

might be able to restore the hard drive by the August meeting. John KC8FRW

indicated that there is a good possibility that the Gas Company is updating

their equipment and may be willing to donate a computer to the club.

New Business:

KG8OU informed the group that some Motorola UHF radios are available from

one of the utility companies that can be used for 440 and possibly for

repeater use. TOM WB8MCS currently owns these radios. The rigs are capable

of 90 watts output. KG8OU, WD8DWR, and KB8WWH discussed the availability

of repair parts and the benefit these radios will be to the club. Motion

to purchase $100 worth of these radios (12) by KG8OU, seconded by WD8DWR,

and passed.

KG8OU presented receipts for food purchased for Field Day requesting $50

reimbursement. KB8OCG is to meet with Suzann KB8GFY so she can secure the

money. The overall consensus was that Field Day was a great success.

KB8OCG volunteered to work on an email version of the newsletter for

distribution to the members that wish to receive it that way and for wider

distribution to other interested parties. This will be tested next month.

Some of the illustrations will be absent, but the text will be available.

This should lower the overall cost of postage and make the information

available to more people.

Adjournment: Motion to adjourn by by Shannon KC8DVT seconded by

Kip KB8WWH.

Notes: Since the meeting we have been reinstated as a special service club.

Please send us your email address if you want to receive the

newsletter electronically..