date

2018-11-17

convened

09:35

adjourned

10:11

Officers

• President: Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present
• Vice President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
• Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present

Attendees (21)

• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Karsten Pearce (KG5YRX)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Jim Worster (NV5S)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Marty Nau (W5MHN)
• Gerald Golub (W5VUI)

Health and Welfare

• KG5EYV’s wife is looking cancer-free!
• N5ZKF’s wife is doing well, too

• Henry Menefee’s wife is doing better

• How is KE5ISM doing? (Bad wreck and fianceé passed away a week later)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Officers and election
  • By-laws state:
    • Elections in December (16 required for quorum)
    • need ballot nominations by November Meeting (uh-oh…)
    • Prior officers (KA5HIA and W5DZ) on nominating committee
  • All officers willing to continue serving
    • Will likely need secretary after Fall 2019
  • Motion by W5RYC to accept ballot
    • seconded by W5VUI
    • passes
  • Vote of acclamation if position is uncontested
    • Paper ballot if more than one person
  • Proxy / website ballot?
    • send electronically, but must be printed on paper to present at election
  • Motion by KG5EYV for paper ballots to be sent to secretary and presented at December elections for members unable to attend
    • Seconded by KG5LYE (and others)
    • Passes

Vice President N5ZKF

• Get on the air!
  • KJ4YENN special event for congress
  • K7NRA special event still going on
  • ARRL November Phone Sweepstakes contest
• W5AC traffic: new controller, maybe linked
  • IRLP going away?
• W5BCS listserv sign-up instructions printed
• Antenna build project rescheduling
  • Sometime early next year

Secretary KG5LYE

• I’m an Extra!
  • and thanks W5DZ for the keyers!
  • need to get on 30m

Treasurer N5GQB

• All’s quiet this time of year
• Bank Statement:
  • Starting balance: $3587.96
  • Small deposit: $35 for membership and surplus donut funds
  • Small check written for $17.55
  • Ending balance: $3605.41
• Potential far-future expenditures
  • maintaining repeater

Closing

• Motion to adjourn by W5VUI
  • Seconded by KG5SDG (and others)
  • Passes

Presentation by W5VUI: Volunteer Examiner Program

Next Meeting: 2018-12-15; Elections