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THIS IS THE MINUTES OF THE DICKSON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2008.
THERE WERE 8 MEMBERS PRESENT AT THIS MEETING.
THEY WERE:
RICHARD,
VOLLIE,
LARRY,
DAVE,
BILL,
BECKY,
BOBBY,
JERRY.
TWO GUESTS WERE ALSO PRESENT.
ROBERT HARRIS, WHO IS A FORMER MEMBER,
AND SHELBY RYE, FORMER MEMBER AND GUEST SPEAKER FOR THIS MEETING.
ONE CORRECTION NEEDS TO BE MADE TO LAST MONTH'S MINUTES. ADD DAVE TO THE LIST OF MEMBERS PRESENT AT THE OCTOBER 13 MEETING.
THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS TO DISCUSS OPERATION GOBLIN WHICH WAS HELD ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, OCTOBER 31, 2008. ALTHOUGH HALLOWEEN WAS ON FRIDAY THIS YEAR, THE NIGHT WAS RATHER PEACEFUL. SEVERAL ENTRIES WERE MADE IN THE LOGS, BUT NO MAJOR INCIDENTS OCCURRED.
RICHARD WENT OVER THE ARRL FIELD DAY RESULTS. WC4DC (CLASS 3F) CAME IN 7TH IN THE COUNTRY. WC4DC CAME IN 13TH IN OVERALL CLASSES IN TN.
K4OPG- DON HARRIS IS HOLDING AN AUCTION NOVEMBER 15TH WHERE HE WILL BE SELLING A TOWER AND BEAM. HIS HOUSE IS AT THE CORNER OF 4TH STREET AND LOVELL AVE, IF YOU WISH TO GO BY AND SEE WHAT HE HAS.
SHELBY RYE WAS GUEST SPEAKER FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, WHERE HE DISCUSSED RADIO KEYS, AND SHOWED US MANY OF HIS EXTENSIVE COLLECTION. THE FOUR MAJOR CATAGORIES OF KEYS ARE - 1. STRAIGHT KEYS, 2. SIDESWIPERS, 3. SEMI-AUTO BUGS, & 4. PADDLES. THE BUG IS HIS PERSONEL FAVORITE.
THE CHRISTMAS PARTY WILL SUBSTITUTE FOR OUR DECEMBER MEETING. IT WILL BE HELD AT THE MOUNT SINAI COMMUNITY CENTER ON DECEMBER 13, 2008, AT 6:30 PM. IT WILL BE AN ADD-A-DISH. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. BRING FAMILY, FRIENDS, OR ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN HAM RADIO.. I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF FUN.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 PM.
TREASURY REPORT - DONATIONS OF $28:00 AT TONIGHT'S MEETING BRINGS THE TOTAL IN THE
TREASURY OF $600.86.
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