EAWA Minutes February 14, 2008
The February 14, 2008 meeting of the Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association was called to order by President Ray Reckamp KB9TQC at 7:08PM. The Secretary’s Report was approved as e-mailed. The Treasurer’s Report (Petty Cash:$71.95, Saving’s Account: $1118.57, VE Account:$43.05, and Repeater Fund: $42.39) was accepted as read (Lawrence W1TA made the motion; seconded by Lynn KB1OTM).
Business
Silent Key – Al Spain N1NM passed away unexpectantly on Saturday, February 9. A card was sent to Lee Spain, Al’s wife, on behalf of the club. Al’s obituary was in The Ellsworth American.
Ron Gregory – Rob W8HAP received word that Ron Gregory N1AHH had had a stroke and was recovering nicely.
Study Groups – Ray KB9TQC is willing to organize study groups for General and Extra classes if there is interest. All the tests will change this coming June. If one has the “old” books, study and take the test before June.
Club License – Rob W8HAP has renewed the club license with the FCC. A copy of the license is in the radio cabinet at Meadow View Apartments Phase 4 Dining Complex.
96th Anniversay Titanic Disaster – The Titanic Four in Branson,MO have invited all hams to come operate W0S, a special event station. The event will honor the two Titanic shipboard operators Jack Phillips and Harold Bride. For more information, go to www.w0s.org.
Washington County ARES All-Day Event – Ray KB9TQC read an e-mail from Phil N1EP about the all-day event on Saturday, March22. ARRL VE Exam sessions will start at 9:00 am—walk-ins are welcome. Digital Modes Symposium will start at 1:00PM and will cover RTTY, APRS, PACKET, PSK-31,PSK-63, MBEMS, and more.The Washington County Strike Team Vehicle will be onsite. Refreshments will be available and door prizes will be awarded. Contact Phil N1EP 546-7028(h), 483-9770 (w) or n1ep@arrl.net.
Field Day – Dick W1KRP reported that Field Day Rules for 2008 are posted on the ARRL website. Rob W8HAP has put in the application to the Town of Lamoine to use Lamoine Beach for our operating site. Mark N1TDO sadly announced that the road to his special operating site has been blocked with gigantic boulders. He may still be able to get to his secret spot via the launch road and a very low tide.
EMCOMM Update – There will be a re-grouping session of EMCOMM on Saturday, March 8th at 1:00pm at Meadow View Apartments Phase 4 Dining Complex. Dick W1KRP passed out the EMCOMM By-Laws. He also announced that the EMA is looking for a CERT trainer so if anyone is interested, contact Linda Feury at the EMA office. Rob Scribner is retiring from RACES and is looking for a replacement ASAP.
On-Air Nets – Scott KB1ONQ has other commitments on Wednesday nights for a short while and is looking for other nets that he can contact. There is the EMCOMM net on the 91 repeater at 7:00PM on Tuesday nights. Members suggested that Scott just hunt around from 6-8pm almost any night and is apt to find one group or another on and chatting.
EAWA Minutes February 14, 2008 Page 2
Net Controls - February 20 Joe KB1NJD
February 27 Ray KB9TQC
March 5 Joe KB1NJD
March 12 George W3HBM
Rob W8HAP made a motion that the business meeting be adjourned . Lawrence W1TA seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:53PM.
After a brief break, Joe KB1NJD showed a film on the Tri-County, Multi-agency, Diaster Drill held in the fall of 2007.
Respectfully submitted,
Evie Sargent KA1BRA
Secretary/Treasurer
The Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association Minutes January 10, 2008
The January meeting of the EAWA was called to order by President Ray Reckamp KB9TQC at 7:03PM. Introductions were made. The December Minutes were accepted as e-mailed. Dick W1KRP made a motion, seconded by George W3HBM, to accept the Treasurer’s Report (Petty Cash: $126.95, Savings Account: $1051.98, VE Account: $43.05, and Repeater Fund: $42.39) as read.
Business
Web Site Hosting – We received an invoice from Thomas Sargent for $150 for web hosting and domains of eawa.com and w1tu.com. Although this was a fair price for web hosting, it was questionable if we needed both domains. Dick W1KRP made a motion to inquire about the cost if we went to one site. The motion carried and Chris N1CJS will contact Tom to make the inquires. (Chris contacted Tom on January 11th and found that Tom had overlooked that EAWA was non profit. He will keep both domains and will host the site for us for $50/year.)
Net Controls: January 16 Ray KB9TQC
January 23 Dick W1KRP
January 30 Bob AA1PI
February 6 Joe KB1NJO
February 13 Mark N1TDO
Adult Ed Classes – Ray KB9TQC will once again be teaching Ham Radio Technician Class at Sumner High School Adult Ed Program starting February 6. Debbie K1FQ will tell folks who were unable to attend the classes she gave.
Election of Officers – The Nominating Committee presented the following slate of officers: President Ray Reckamp KB9TQC
Vice-President Rob Collins W8HAP
Secretary/Treasurer Evie Sargent KA1BRA
Board of Trustees Chris Stanley N1CJS
Rob W8HAP withdrew his name from nomination due to time restraints in the upcoming year. Mark N1TDO nominated Dick W1KRP for vice-president; the nomination was seconded by Evie KA1BRA. The floor voted to put Dick on the ballot to take the post Rob vacated. George W3HBM made a motion that the Secretary cast one ballot. The motion carried.
FCC W1TU License Renewal – Rob W8HAP said that he was willing to remain trustee of the club license and renew it along with his if the club so wished. Evie KA1BRA made a motion that Rob W8HAP remain trustee of the club call and renew the license. George W3HBM seconded the motion which passed. Ray KB9TQC signed the renewal as an official club officer.
Field Day – Dick W1KRP mentioned that it was time to get thinking about Field Day. In order to use Lamoine Beach, we will need permission from the Lamoine town officials. Rob W8HAP will check into getting permission for us to operate from the beach. The EMA trailer will once again be available to us for use. Evie mentioned that her son will be getting married the weekend prior to Field Day and that she will need help with food since she will also have several house guests both before and after the wedding.
ARES – Mark N1TDO is the new EEC for ARES.
EMCOMM – Dick W1KRP noted that EMCOMM is not dead and that Ralph and Linda may call a table top exercise just to see how much we have forgotten—I mean remembered!
Waldo County Digi-Peater – George W3HBM reported that the Waldo County EMA has activated a digi-peater in the hills back of Belfast. This repeater allows contact with Augusta as well as down the Maine coast. On January 10th, it was changed from a digi-peater to a node which will allow for faster communication. There are approximately 50 active packet stations. With the addition of this node, there is now a viable communication system in the state. The group needs to agree on one message program since there are several out there being used. Bob’s AA1PI packet station is 145.010. WLDEMA is the port for Waldo County EMA. All one needs to have packet is a TNC, a 2m FM radio, and some kind of computer or smart terminal.
At 7:55PM Rob W8HAP made a motion, seconded by Dick W1KRP to close the meeting. All were in favor except Phil who opposed in absentia.
Respectfully submitted,
Evie Sargent KA1BRA
Secretary/Treasurer
The Ellsworth Amateur Wireless Association Minutes December 13, 2007
The December 13, 2007 EAWA meeting was called to order at 6:00PM by President Ray Reckamp KB9TQC. The Secretary’s Report was accepted as e-mailed. The Treasurer’s Report (Petty Cash:$126.96, Saving’s Account $1011.98, VE Fund $43.05, and the Repeater Fund: $42.39) was accepted as read.
Business
Net Controls: December 26 Joe KB1NJO
January 2 Scott KB1ONQ
January 9 George W3HBM
January 16 Ray KB9TQC
(Yep, in our excitement and the fact that food was appearing, we forgot December 19th and January 16th is after our next meeting.)
Nominating Committee Report: The following slate of officers was presented by the Nominating Committee:
President Ray Reckamp KB9TQC
Vice-President Rob Collins W8HAP
Secretary/Treasurer: Evie Sargent KA1BRA
Board of Trustees Chris Stanley N1CJS
VE Session: There will be a VE test session at the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 15th from 10 AM until “done”.
A motion to adjourn was made by Gordon N1RGP, seconded by Rob W8HAP. The motion carried with Phil N1EP abstaining although the rest of us knew he was anxious to eat.
The “program” of the evening was a very delicious potluck supper enjoyed by all.
Respectfully submitted,
Evie Sargent KA1BRA
Secretary/Treasurer