TIARC Meeting Minutes

27 January 1998 Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 18:28 CST. A quorum was present.

PRIOR MEETING MINUTES:

None.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. E-mail problems with the TI/Raytheon network separation caused bounced mail.

2. Jeanne will send e-mail to those who paid her tonight.

3. 911 Codes are available from the DARC web page

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

1. Finance: Not available.

2. VE/Training: None.

3. ATV: Controller broke. Troy, Bill Werner, and Bill Morrison repaired and will replace soon.

4. Repeater: Plan to change codes in March.

5. QSL Manager: No report

6. Technical Committee: Need 40 Meter beam installed. Feedline problems persist.

7. Membership: No report.

8. Newsletter: No report

9. Communications: No report.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Web site still in transistion to Jeanne's computer. There is still the problem of maintaining a site available to all club members.

2. Cancel plans for adding sideband filters to 940. The 940 does not support another set of filters.

3. Vice president Troy future status unclear with the sale of his group to Tri-quint.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. General discussion of expanding membership. Discussed possibility of transmitter hunts, contests, awards, DXing etc.

PROGRAM:

Troy presented an ATV demo. Rusty presented his copper cactus.

The meeting was adjourned at 19:20pm CST. The next meeting will be held on 24 February, 1998 at 6:00pm CST in the FRN conference room across from the club shack.

Bob Kressig TIARC Secretary 1998 - January 27, 1998