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		Souther Oregon Amateur Packet Radio Association
			Meeting Minutes for 09-08-01
			Providence Hospital, Medford
 
 
 
Meeting called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Gene Burchfield - KO6DW
 
Present:
Gene Burchfield - KO6DW		Steve Grajeda - WB6YQP
Brian Fritzen - KK7BF		Albert Lawson - AB7AWL
Dick Suber - K7DDI		Leonard Coleman - KB7TSX
Bob Leonard - KD6DG		Albert Pion - KK7XO (guest)
 
 
Minutes of the July meeting were read by Albert Lawson and were accepted.
Treasurer's Report was read by Steve Grajeda and accepted.  Report follows:	
 
Treasurer Report 9-7-2001
 
Previous bank balance -2001$1252.30
Deposits 				$     20.00
	Sub Total bank bal. 1-31-2001	$   1272.30 
	Checks paid out.   			
	Mike Bach, SCALA ant.    	$    420.00
	Lowes, USP's, 4ea.		$    516.00
	Sub Total bank bal		$    336.30
 
Cash on hand				$     15.31
 
Total funds 9-9-2001		        $    351.61
 
 
Bills to be paid: ORRC dues paid by Steve, WB6YQP.....$15.00
 
Checks outstanding:	Lowes		$       516.00	Uninterrupted power supplies (Albert Lawson)
Mike Bach				$        420.00	Scala OG-4 2m vertical antenna.

Note: This report was done without the bank statement. 
Did not receive bank statement as yet.
 
Additional Members paid 2001:
Warren Olney, KB7EKF	N7ZWU BBS	brooms@budget.net
 
 
Steve Grajeda, WB6YQP 
Treasurer, 2001
 
 
 
 
Technical Reports And Discussions:
 
A discussion about the King Mountain repeaters was held.  A decision was made to 
purchase an Alinco DR435 for linking to Lane County.  Albert Lawson was 
authorized to purchase.
 
Albert Lawson gave a technical report saying that all nodes are working as 
of September 8,  except the King Mtn. 440 system.  It was discussed to 
fix this by making a temporary installation of a Alinco 430 to replace 
the Alinco ALR-72.  Albert said he would organize a work part to make this switch.
 
Albert Lawson advised that Soda Mountain lost its memory battery and was 
replaced by a factory battery.  He presented al bill for $9.00, which 
included shipping.  It was agreed that SOAPRA would reimburse Albert.
 
Klamath Node lost its backup battery.  Albert reported he replaced 
this battery at no cost to the club.
 
Albert reported that he solved the Hamaker Node stack power problem by 
building and installing  a power generator.
 
Albert said he has a Scala-OG4 antenna for Hamaker Mountain.  Albert 
gave it to Dick Suber to install.
 
Our new link north to Eugene is working well, making it easier to get 
to Salem and Portland.
 
The National Weather Service Bulletin Board System (NWSBBS) is now tied 
to the SOAPRA network and is open for use.  Members were asked to follow 
the NWS guidelines in using and posting notices.
 
The backup UPSs on Soda and Hamaker Mountains are doing fine.  Albert presented 
a check for $239.96 for the King and JARS node stack, which did not work 
because of their wiring.  The King and JARS repeaters drew too much 
power for their use.  Albert  has these UPSs.
 
Meeting was adjourned
 
Respectfully submitted,
 
 
Warren Olney
KB7EKF