MINUTES OF CHOCTAW ARC MEETING
NOV. 15, 2004

BUSINESS:

MEETING OPENED AT 7:00PM WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLIGIANCE.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2005. NOMINEES WERE;
FOR: PRESIDENT - C. WELLBRENNER W6NNH
VICE PRESIDENT - BILL CROSSLAND N9SQV
SECRETARY - RICHARD EDWARDS KA5ALO
TREASURER - LARRY BREWER K5VVD

NOMINEES WERE ACCEPTED WITH NO FLOOR NOMINATIONS..VOTED ON AND APPROVED. ONE YEAR TERMS TO START WITH THE DECEMBER MEETING. THIS CONCLUDES THE CLUB BUSINESS.

DISCUSSION TOPICS
1 OCAPA REFUND OF $20.00 TO THE TRESURER
2 CORA MEETINGS TO START IN JANUARY RICHARD KA5ALO VOLUNTEERED TO BE A CORA REP. FROM OUR CLUB
3 TALKED ABOUT 70 CM REPEATER INSTALLATION POSSIBILITIES
4 TECH MEETING IN DECEMBER. CONSENSOUS SEEMS TO BE TO HAVE IT
5 C.W6NNH BROUGT UP THE SUBJECT OF APRS AND THE TT3 AS AN EVENT IN APRIL POSSIBLY BUILDING SOME TT3 KITS AS THE MAIN PROGRAM.
6 BILL N9SQV TALKED ABOUT REVIVING THE PACKET LINK AS A RESULT OF A QUERY FROM TEXAS. LOOKING INTO FEASABILITY AND INTEREST. C. W6NNH IS CHECKING INTO WHAT EQUIPTMENT IS STILL AROUND FOR PACKET.
7. GENERAL DISCUSSION OF GETTING AN ARTICLE INTO THE SALVATION ARMY NEWSLETTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS. IT WAS DECIDED THAT FOR THE TIME BEING THAT THE SECRETARY WOULD TAKE ON THAT PROJECT. NOTE: I HAVE SENT A SHORT ARTICLE IN FOR THE DECEMBER ISSUE TO WORK OUT ANY BUGS AND TO GET THE BALL ROLLING QUICKLY. FUTURE ARTICLES WILL BE BETTER LAYED OUT AND A LITTLE LARGER IN VOLUME--RICHARD.

THE NOVEMBER MEETING OF CHOCTAW ARC WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:53 PM