Subject: Radioklub NOKIA Board Meeting -
Minutes for November 9th, 2001
Location: Building 4, Düsseldorf conference
room
Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
People in attendance.
Esa.P Korhonen OH7WV - President
Colin Buckup N5GG - Treasurer
Cary Carender W5UQ - Vice-President and Trustee
Agenda:
1. Financial Status
2. Station Status
3. CQWW - CW Thanksgiving weekend.
4. Funding for the club.
5. Schedule Year's End NK5A get-together.
6. Upcoming Officers Election.
Minutes:
1. Financial Status:
The Treasurer's Report was presented as below:
Account Balances:
General Fund: 0.00 $
Equipment Fund: 25.00 $
Year to Date Income:
Donations: 450.00 $
Company Sponsorship: 0.00 $
Year to Date Expenses:
Equipment: 475.00 $
Operations: 0.00 $
Showing a negative balance of U$ 25.00, which
is the amount the club still owes Mike Sundstrom
for the ICOM HF-Radio.
As can be seen from the report, the Club
needs some serious funding or fund-raising
activities.
2. Station Status
Esa informed the current status of the location
for our station.
The room that was offered as a permanent
radio shack for NK5A is still empty and available.
Nokia HR didn't want to sponsor the cost
for the Radio Room, which was reserved in
building 4, therefore leaving the club without
a permanent physical space for operations.
This is why NK5A is still without a running
shack.
R&D-NET has been contacted to verify
the possibility of their sponsorship for
the needed space. Esa is negotiating and
will inform the club of the results.
Also, Esa is trying to get the club an old
PC to be used for radio activities.
Cary informed that the NK5A station licence
was changed with the FCC, to reflect the
correct address (6000 Connection Drive -
Box 73).
This new license was mailed by the FCC to
the new address, already stating Box 73,
but is still missing somewhere in the Nokia
mailroom. The mailroom coordinator was contacted
to fix the situation. Cary to inform when
license is found and situation cleared.
The picture in QRZ (NK5A QSL picture - Kids
with bullhorn) was removed from that web
link because of alleged liability issues
due to copyright. Cary to investigate posting
of alternative picture on QRZ.com.
3. CQWW - CW Thanksgiving weekend.
Due to the delay with the station set-up,
the activity that NK5A was planing to have
during the CQWW CW contest later this month
has been cancelled.
Anyone who wishes to operate during the contest
using the NK5A call sign should coordinate
with the Trustee - Cary Carender W5UQ.
4. Funding - WE NEED TO RAISE SOME $$$$!!!
Colin brought to the attention of the board
a way used by similar clubs to raise some
funds.
The DARC recently had a fund-raiser dinner
at a local "Taco Cabana" restaurant.
Here is how it works:
- The club contacts the restaurant and agrees
on a date and time to have the club get-together
dinner.
- When the club members show up for the dinner
and buy their food, they identify themselves
as being members of the club to the cashier.
- The cashier will keep tab on how much was
spent by club members during the party.
- After the party the restaurant will donate
20% of the proceeds to the club.
- It's a win-win situation. The members have
a nice get-together and dinner. The restaurant
has increased income due to the club party.
The club gets a decent donation.
5. Schedule End of Year NK5A get-together.
Having the mentioned fund-raiser in mind,
Esa is planing a Year's End get together
for NK5A members. Esa will send out an invitation
soon. Proposed dates are December 6th, 10th
or 13th.
6. Upcoming Officers Election
Next Officers election need to be held during
the regular December meeting.
Esa will nominate an election committee ASAP
which will present the proposed officers
during the regular November meeting, and
also accept floor nominations during that
meeting in order to prepare the ballots for
the December meeting. Elected Officers will
be installed during the regular January meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:50PM.
Minutes by Colin
End of minutes.
Updated by
N5GG on 11/9/01