SCARC Minutes May 24, 2007

SCARC MEETING MINUTES
May 24, 2007

SCARC Vice President Mike Burns KE4DZU called the meeting to order at 19:00 and had the attendees introduce themselves. There was one visitor, Jeff Drew N4JDU, who was later voted into membership. The regular order of business was abbreviated but the following items were discussed:

Lee Aured KI4NMD reports that the new 146.98 MHz repeater and antenna are in transit, but nothing new has been heard.

Lee also gave a synopsis of the state of our proposal to Shelby County Hospital concerning the equipment and associated material needed to establish an emergency communications operation center there. Discussion centered mostly on the type of HF and UHF/VHF transceivers to be requested.

There will be a fish fry at John Wilder‘s QTH (WB4CCQ) on Saturday June 2, 2007 starting at 13:00. Everyone who wants to go should contact as soon as possible. There will be more information posted on the Club web site, possibly a link to John’s web page.

Secretary Bill Davidson KW4J
· Scanned the minutes for the May 10, 2007 meeting, which are posted on the President’s Blog.
· Informed the members of the D-Star Gateway Certification Classes that are available via the Internet from ICOM. The week-long courses start each Monday and cost $150 for the general public.
· ARES E-Letter dated May 16, 2007 contained praises for the Pandemic exercise in Alabama during which ARES operators played key parts.
· A note from Frank Hoult KI4VVI informed us of his new license. (Congratulations Frank!!)
· An email from Ken Adkisson WB4FAY, BARC president, was forwarded from SCARC President Rod Scott N1YZ stating that BARC has refused SCARC’s formal request asking for the loan of BARC Kenwood repeater. Several reasons were given for the refusal.

Jeff Drew is the Chairman for the combined SCARC/BARC Field Day event to be held at Oak Mountain State Park National Guard Site on June 23, 2007. He explained a lot of the particulars dealing with the site setup and operating rules. He also stressed the need for setup volunteers and operators, especially during the wee hours. EVERY HAM CAN OPERATE ANY POSITON OR STATION. Also, there will be jobs that non-hams can fill, such as greeters and food servers. The plans are for the joint club to operate as class 4A, which means that a limit of four transmitters can simultaneously operate and that non-commercial electrical power will be utilized for the rigs. Jeff remarked that it takes a lot of material to run a 4A station, so bring whatever asset that you may feel required. The following is a non-inclusive list of needed items:
· Gasoline generators
· Fire extinguishers
· First Aid kits
· Rope for guying antennas
· Laptop computers
· Plastic bags
· Fuses

A motion was made, seconded, and passed to adjourn the meeting.

Attachments:
SCARC Meeting Roster
ICOM D-Star Certification Class Notice from the ICOM America web site
ARES E-Letter for May 16, 2007
Email from Frank Hoult KI4VVI
Email from Rod Scott N1YZ
Field Day Notice (from N4JDU)
Secretary’s raw notes