Monthly Club Meeting Minutes

date 2020-12-15 convened 10:00 adjourned 10:52

Officers

• President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
• Vice President: Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ) present
• Secretary: Trent Owens (AG1TX) present
• Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present

Attendees (27)

• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• David R. Cook (KI5GDX)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates

(N5ZKF)

• D-STAR upgrades
  • Finally received our call sign from the FCC: KI5MMC
  • Gateway should be open for registration around Christmas.
• Midtown Park club presence
  • Still getting updates on this
• Prompt: Are you a member of any other Amateur Radio Clubs?

Vice-President Rick Pfeil

(KI5DUJ)

• Keep collecting door prizes for when we can all get together again.
• Please send ideas for presentations

Secretary Trent Owens

(AG1TX)

• Please let us know if you would like to call the nets.

Treasurer Sly Kapchinski

(N5GQB)

• Not a lot going on with the treasurer. PO Box was empty.

Old Business

No questions or comments on old business was heard.

New Business

Election of officers.

• Thank you to Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG) for being the point person for putting the nominations together!
• Due to COVID, we can not meet in person. I have set up a ZOOM Poll in which members have registered and can vote anonymously.
  • Any questions regarding our method of voting tonight?
    • Nothing heard.
• Proposed Slate:
  • President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Vice President: Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
  • Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
    • Motion to accept: Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
    • Second: David R. Cook (KI5GDX)
    • Motion / Slate Carries.
    • General Member Vote: Passes Unanimously ( 24 / 24)
• General membership vote for entire slate.
  • General membership vote for entire slate: Passes unanimously (24 / 24)
• Any other new business or questions on the new business discussed tonight?
  • Nothing heard.

Buy/Sell

Nothing heard

Information Exchange

Nothing heard

Health and Welfare / Good of the Order

• If anyone needs help with anything please reach out to the club. You can contact any of the officers at:
  • officers@bryanarc.org

January Meeting

• As of now, the meeting will be on January 16, 2021 at 9:30am and unless our current situation changes, will be held “On Air” in a NET style meeting on the 146.680 repeater. Please check the website and/or our Tuesday evening NETs @ 8 PM local time for the most current information regarding our meetings.

Next Meeting: 2021-01-16 09:30