January 2, 2007

The meeting was called to order at 1900 by the President, Doug, KB9DXO. There were (14) present, and we all re-introduced ourselves. The attendance sheet was circulated for all to sign up for the Door Prize drawing at the conclusion of the meeting.

The Minutes of the November meeting were included in the Newsletter, and by motion of K9TZJ and KE9XF the minutes were approved as printed. All present were in favor.

The President opened the floor for additional nominations for Officers for 2007. KE9XF moved that the current slate of Officers be re-nominated, the nominations closed, and that they be elected by unanimous consent. Seconded by KC9BKZ. All were in favor, and the officers were re-elected for 2007. KB9DXO expressed the appreciation of the officers for the continuing support by the membership.

2007 Officers are:
President, KB9DXO, Doug Townsend
Vice-President, KC9AOM, Mike Dewey
Secretary, WA9CWE, Steve Riley
Treasurer, KB9VE, Tim Galbraith
Trustees, KA9SYP, Tom Ecker, KB9VE, Tim Galbraith
Technical Committee, W9EEL, Tom Harbron, WB9ZJR, Guido Politano, WB9URL, Phil Miller

Silent Keys: As noted in the Newsletter Lance Pratt, KB9CVO. Also Larry Wisehart’s (N9HJJ) wife passed away. The Treasurer will make the usual contribution for Larry’s wife.

The Secretary made the Treasurer’s report as follows:
Initial checking account $2,058.98. Disbursements of $67.42 for phone line (JL/AU/SE) and $1651.43 for the weather station ($1600 to be re-imbursed by the County), for a total of $1,718.85. Income from dues of $220.00 resulted in a new checking balance of $560.13. A receivable of $1600.00 is due from the County. Upon motion of KE9XF and KC9BKZ the report was approved by the membership as presented.

.82 Repeater Report – No indication of any issues. WA9CWE asked the Technical Committee to get to the site and do preventative maintenance prior to the next meeting in preparation for the spring bad weather.

UHF Repeater – All is well. No issues reported.

.09 Repeater Report – No issues. There was a lot of activity on the IRLP as the new years approached. Several members listened in .

Web Site & Weather Station – Tom, W9EEL, reported that Matt had looked at the rain collection gage as a result of the reports being low. He cleaned it, but found no problems. Since that time it seems to be reading more accurately. There is a bug in the history software that Matt is working on.

EMA Report – Steve reported that there are new computers throughout the EOC/ECC, new laptops have been provided for MCPD and the FD’s, projectors are being mounted in the ECC and one will go to the MCU. Incident Command training continues to be important, and FD’s are required to have a plan implemented to get continued grant funding. We discussed NIMS and IC briefly. Anderson nearly ready to go on UHF system. We have received licensing for the new commercial repeaters and we’ll have them on the air next week.

Warning & Weather – As Tom had predicted earlier, the winter has been mild up to now. Everyone is happy about that.

New Member Applications – None have been received.

Upcoming Calendar – Dick, WA9STB, reported that the MCARC is considering offering a General Class. They are looking at interest and will make a decision at the next meeting. They plan on hands-on instruction and operations on low bands. VE testing by the Chief Anderson Club is either the 3rd or 4th Saturday of each month as reported by Charlie. The MCARC Tailgate Party is Saturday, August 11 at Lectro. Stormnet Training is Tuesday, March 13, and 7PM at the Anderson Library.

Old Business – None.

New Business – None.

Technical Session – Charlie, K9TZJ, noticed in the last issue of QST an article about building a crystal set radio. He built it and passed around the unit. It receives WHBU & WGNR on the broadcast band. Charlie talked about the difference in reception with a vertical and a horizontal antenna. He enjoyed the project and recommends it.

Steve noted that Bill, N9XXU, is looking for help on the new Uniden scanner programming.

The door prize was won by Dick, WA9STB. (Doug, our President, has done an excellent job of providing quality door prizes. Dick got a $20 gift card, and as he noted it covers his dues for this year)

The meeting was adjourned at 2020.

Steve Riley, WA9CWE
Secretary, ARC