SICK OR INJURED AMATEURS
- Mel, VE7MEL is recovering nicely and is in Calgary for a checkup and VE7ASO Ray is ill.MINUTES
- VE7TMG moved, VE7KAX seconded the minutes be adopted as read. CARRIED.CORRESPONDENCE
- The Children's festival as requested our assistance this year again, the matter will be dealt with in future. - CNIB sent a receipt and thank you for our donation.OLD BUSINESS
- VE7SKT moved, VE7PJ seconded, to "Amend the revised constitution to add a fund raising chairperson to executive officer role". CARRIED. - Motion carried forward from last meeting to rescind our present constitution and bylaws and put in place the distributed constitution and bylaws as amended. CARRIED. - VE7TMG moved, VE7RWD seconded that "The EKARC go ahead with the Mount Severn acquisition and pay the one time $250 land fees". CARRIED. - VE7PJ moved, VE7TMG seconded, that "the club check with Holmes insurance to see if he can come within $50 of the RAC insurance fee of approximately $800, and if the deductibles are similar, then to go ahead with Holmes, otherwise take the insurance out with the RAC broker". CARRIED. - VE7SKT moved, VE7TMG seconded, that " the EKARC purchase the following videos from RAC at the cost of $17.50 each"; Emergency Communications, New Modes, Contesting 1, Antennas 1, Space communication." CARRIED.- VE7CRJ notified the club that the Astron power supply had been purchases.
- VE7TMG reported that special deals from dealers for new> hams was poorly received by the dealers. Fern, VE7GZ reported he would give new hams a special deal on antenas - VE7TMG reported the MCX and the Motorola radios would not be available until June. - VE7CRJ reported the TNC's were now $247 taking into consideration the America dollar. Consensus was that they were now too expensive.
FINANCIAL REPORT
COH. $5621.80 (gen. $2335.70, rep. $3328.20)
SHA. $ 42.10
TOT. $5663.90
NEW BUSINESS
- New secretary needed. No volunteers! - Annual supper coming up. VE7TMG volunteered to organize it! - VE7TMG initiated a discussion on emergency communications. He recommended Gord VE7FDT who should be asked to speak to interested members on the subject. Clinton VE7KNL was mentioned as he has a video on APRS and will give talks when requested.- George VE7BGO gave an update on MIR and informed us on their new method of bulk responses to packet communication.
- Adjourn VE7SKT, sec VE7TMG