Minutes of the 20 JUNE 2005 Club Meeting

CHOCTAW ARC REGULAR MEETING

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:05 PM

OPENED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

OPENING COMMENTS BY W6NNH-PRES.--MIKE KIMBRO KD5TLM HAD PASSED HIS GENERAL CLASS TEST.

SICK REPORT-MIKE KIMBRO KD5TLM WAS REPORTED AS SICK.

REPORTS:

A. SECRETARY'S REPORT BY RICHARD KA5ALO. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING WERE READ AND APPROVED WITH MOTION BY BILL N9SQV AND 2ND BY WALT KA3AMK

B. TREASURER'S REPORT BY LARRY K5VVD. AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

C. CORA REPORT BY BILL N9SQV-DEALT WITH HAM HOLIDAY PLANNING.

D. TECHNICAL REPORT. 147.090 MHZ REPEATER IS DOING WELL. THE 440 MHZ MACHINE DIED. IT IS ON 443.175 MHZ AND HAS NO PL TONE AS YET ALTHOUGH IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE ON 141.3. DIPLEXER WAS DOWN DUE TO LIGHTENING STRIKE.

E. TECHNICAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SAT. JULY 2, 2005 (NOTE, THE TECH MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY JULY 7 AT THE VO-TECH. 7:00 PM)

OLD BUSINESS:

A. FIELD DAY--READY TO GO

B. BE SURE TO UPDATE OUR CLUB EQUIPMENT INVENTORY.

C. SATURDAY NET: STILL GOING EVERY SATURDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AM ON THE 147.090 MHZ REPEATER PL TONE 141.3

NEW BUSINESS:

RICHARD KA5ALO PRESENTED IDEA ABOUT POWER POLE CONNECTORS FOR HAM HOLIDAY SALES AT CLUB TABLE. MOTION BY RANDY KG5RSG WITH 2ND BY RICHARD KA5ALO TO PURCHASE THEM. DON N5ENQ WILL ORDER THEM. (NOTE, THEY HAVE ARRIVED)

MOTION TO ADJOURN BY LARRY K5VVD AND 2ND BY DAVE N3CI.