March 27, 2008 Minutes

Many thanks go to our fine Secretary - Frank Hoult KI4VVI for his dilligence and detail for ensuring the accuracy of the Club minutes!

Call to order was announced at 7:00pm No visitors were present.

Jim McLester, W4YXU, Vice President, announced that the program for the April 24th meeting is scheduled.

Jack Evans, KC4PZA, Treasurer, announced the following account balances:
Checking - 4102.37,
Savings - $2,595.53 ($465.00 of that amount is for the ARECC course) leaving a net balance of $2,130.53.
The special repeater fund balance is $919.08.

Frank Hoult, KI4VVI, secretary, announced that the March 13 minutes are available on the club's website and on paper.

MEC - Rod Scott, N1YZ, announced the formation of a committee to co-ordinate the move to the new Red Cross location and asked for volunteers.

Jack Evans announced that the red Cross will pay the club for all abandoned equipment ($659.95).

Bill Davidson, KW4j, president, announced that BARC needs volunteers for their Hamfest on May 3rd & 4th.

Bill also mentioned that there is new D-STAR software available to members on the internet at www.K4DSO.com

One new member, Russell Thomas, KV4S, was voted in as a new member.

Joe Ford, K4NVJ, VE co-ordinator, announced that the next licensing exam will be held at the SCARC headquarters on Friday, April 4th at 6:30pm.

Jack Evans, Red Cross liaison, announced that the move to the new location in still scheduled for April, but the exact date is not known at this time.

Rod Scott, web master, announced that John Murphy, has done allot of excellent work on the club's website.

Rod had no updates on any EMA construction.

Bill Davidson announced that Joe Ford will be the chairman of the 2008 Field Day. Joe announced that team leaders would be appointed at the next SCARC meeting. A change of venue for this year's Field Day was voted upon and passed. The new location will be at the EMA headquarters in Columbiana.

Bill also announced that the 2008 QSO party will be held June 7th. The club will be using the radios at the EMA headquarters. He asked other members to volunteer to go to other counties out of our area and set up base stations during that time.

Bill also announced that the new Red Cross location would be suite 5 & 6 at the South Lake Shopping Center on Valleydale Road.

John Outland, K3FP announced that the 100th birthday party for Pete Sides will be held May12th. Bus service to Montgomery will be available at 12:00 noon. Call Dave Sisco for more information at 822-3440.

A discussion of the VOAD followed.

Steven Moss announced that the Search & rescue practice drill for April 5th has been cancelled. He also announced that the Diabetes Bike Ride is still scheduled for April 26th and volunteers are still needed.

Bill passed around a list of current paid members and announced that all members who have not paid their dues by April 1st will be dropped from the club's roster.

The meeting adjourned at 7:55pm followed by a presentation by Jim McLester on "Digital Circuit Design (After you build it).