Shuswap Amateur Radio Club Minutes

Minutes of the Monthly Meeting: February 13, 2025

Location: Shuswap Fire Training Centre

Present: Phil Baker, Robin Hickman, Celia Harris, Wayne Harris, Al Neufeld, Al Marr, Dave Hadley, Peter Jugovic, Mike Kennedy, Simon Grey, Blane Ready

Visitors: Dale Jones/VE7ELW, Marc Chinnock, David Cripps

1. Call to Order: 18:58, Phil in the Chair
2. Introductions: round table
3. Adoption of the Agenda: M: Wayne S: Al Marr                             CARRIED
4. Adoption of the November14th Minutes: M: Dave S: Al Neufeld CARRIED
5. Financial Report: Treasurer

Regular Account: $2836.17                              Gaming Account: $4.73

Income: $0.89 Int.                                              Income: $0.12 Int.

Expenses: $1951.75                                           Expenses: $2460.00 RNH roof repairs

-coax cable -$16.73

-RNH roof repairs – $1520.31

-Christmas dinner – $23.36

-RAC Insurance – $391.35

 

M: Simon                              S: Al Neufeld        , that the report be                                               ADOPTED

6. Web Site: Robin – WordFence licensing renewed
7. Repeater Reports:

7.1 VE7RNH – 146.760- : working fine.

7.2 VE7AHR – 147.140+: working fine. Batteries recharging with the recent sunny days

7.3 VE7QMR – 145.470-: working fine.  Ran out of battery power on Sunday net.

7.4 VE7RSA – 147.020+: controller for RNH that was being tested on RSA is not working properly and will have to be further “tweaked”.

8. Club Correspondence:

8.1 Robin – SARC website fix for Firefox users

8.2 Robin – RLC2a controller testing on RSA before taking it up to RNH

8.3 SEP Interagency Meeting Minutes of October 30, 2024 meeting on file, post to the blog as well

8.4 Email from the CSRD – our Grant in Aid application for $2000.00 was successful

9. New and Unfinished Business:

9.1 Wayne Harris appointed as Nomination Committee Chair for AGM elections

9.2 Capacitor replacements for RSA

M: Robin               S: Celia  , that we allocate $100 for replacement capacitors                      CARRIED

10. Information Only Items:

10.1 Celia Harris to take on the role of RAC Liaison.  Celia is also redoing the Basic course as a refresher

10.2 RAC basic course now underway online using the 9^th edition manual.  Course is $50 and the manual, including taxes and shipping, is about $80

10.3 Membership renewals due by the AGM

10.4 Link radio – Robin – now interfaced to connect with repeater controller and adapted for use the repeater batteries for a power source

11. Adjournment: 19:40, Al Neufeld

 

Next Meeting: AGM, March 13, 2025