OCARS Membership Meeting Minutes

December 7, 2010

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President Tim Pepper, K8NWD.  Tim asked everyone to introduce themselves and state their call sign.

Secretary’s report - Jim Vigne, KB8TXZ.  Tim Pepper stated that everyone had received the Minutes via email.  Motion by George Smith WD8INW and seconded by Woody Simmons WD8LYB to accept the meeting minutes.  Accepted.

Treasurer’s report – John Eldred N8FNN gave the treasurer’s report.  Motion by Mike Smith N8GUZ and seconded by Lewis Duffing W3LED to accept the treasurer’s report.  Accepted.

OLD BUSINESS

We are still looking for our old OCARS club banner. 

OCARS Secretary verified that the NEW OCARS club banner is still safe.

NEW BUSINESS

Jim Sanford K8ZZU will make arrangements to reserve our Field Day site for 2011.

Tim Pepper gave a brief history of the Clarkston Repeater Association.  A new board is in place for the Clarkston Repeater Association.  If interested in joining the Clarkston Repeater Association check the recently updated web site for details.

Coffee Break at 8:05 p.m.

Return from Coffee Break at 8:30 p.m.

Ned Keating KD8FCB gave a very interesting presentation on the Paraset.

The Paraset was a small, low-power; vacuum tube CW radio transceiver supplied to the resistance groups in France, Belgium and the Netherlands during World War II.  

Parasets were hand wired by Army Signalmen who came and went which explains some of the differences to be seen under the panel in each Paraset. Several thousand Parasets were produced and possibly no two were identical.

So the fact that each Paraset was possibly slightly different, one to another, gave Ned an opportunity to make his own variation based on the basic theme of the Paraset and available parts that he was able to find.  Ned had his replica on display and it was passed around for a closer inspection, including removing the cover panel for an even closer inspection.

Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

Submitted by: Jim Vigne, KB8TXZ, Secretary OCARS