SCARC Meeting Notes - February 28, 2008

Call to order was made at 7:00pm by Jim McLester,W4YXU, Vice President

1 visitor, James Niven, KI4BRE was present.

VP Jim McLester announced that tonight's program would be presented by Rod Scott, N1YZ. He also announced that next month's program would be about Digital Circuit Design and the following months program would be presented about antennas. that program would be present by Charles Spano.

MEC (Rod Scott), announced details abut the upcoming ARECC-01 class to be held at the Helena Public Library on March 29th & 30th.

Treasurer Jack Evans, KC4PZA, announced that we have 3 new members to sign up: Bob Wallace, KJ4AJR, Ron Arant, N4PHP, and our visitor, James Niven, KI4BRE.

Joe Ford, K4NVJ, VE coordinator, reported that the next SCARC testing date would be April 4, 2008.

Jack Evans, KC4PZA, Treasurer, gave the following account balances:
Savings account - $2,030.53
Checking account - $84.61
ARECC-01 fund - $200.00

Repeater fund - $919.08 Bob Thomas, KC4AF, repeater committee, reported that he and his group[ are continuing work at the repeater site.

Red Cross Liaison, Jack Evans had nothing to report.

Shelby EMA liasion, John Wilder, WB4CCQ, thanked the EMA for allowing us to use their facilities. He also asked for volunteers and that the EMA needs another HF antenna.

Rod Scott, Web master, he is continuing to update our website. He had nothing to report on recent EMA construction.

Frank Hoult, KI4VVI, membership drive committee, reported that he recently mailed out 100 form letters and applications to prospective members. He also thanked Rod Scott for updating the membership page of the club's website.

Jim McLester announced that membership dues are due by April 1st or those members will be dropped from the club's rolls. He also announced that Ed Boutwell, W4ZSB, recently resigned as chairman of the Field Day committee and that a replacement would be needed. The motion for a replacement was tabled until the next meeting.

Ed Boutwell announced that Lee Aured, KI4NMD was still at home and that he was now able to communicate on the 2 meter band.

Ron Arant announced that on March 5th there would be an earthquake drill held in washington DC. at 11:30 am central time. He asked all club members to monitor 14.320 & 14.330 during that drill.

Steven Moss, KB4FKN, announced that on April 5th, there will be a Search & Rescue drill and that on April 26th there would be a Diabetes Bike Run held at 8am.

The club broke for intermission at 7:30pm. Rod Scott gave a visual presentation on "Lightening for the Radio Amateur".

Afterwards, Don Green of the EMA announced that the National Weather Service would be holding storm spotter classes on March 25th at the airport.

The meeting adjourned at 8:20pm.