May 2016 Meeting Minutes
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Minutes of the
Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Jefferson City, MO
Meeting of: May 12, 2016
Program: Field Day Operations and N1MM refresher – Kent Trimble, Bill Gerth, &Mitch Odneal (19:00)
Business Meeting Called to order: by President Jerry Sill, NN0JS at 20:27 CST
Welcome and congratulations to new hams. Special Thanks to Mike Thayer and faculty (16 weeks).
In Attendance (27):
Carol Abbott KD0YBL Steve Hick WW0G Grant Bradshaw Guest
Andy Adams WN0I Richard Manning AC0SA
Larry Anderson KD0UAE Mike McCrady N0ESE
Joe Betros KB0QHZ Mike Miller WA0ZOG
Jack Boswell N0KSF Brian Nehl K0EMT
Jim Crago N0DVM Mitch Odneal NW0M
Mike Dolson N0ZH Randall Rolle KD0DSJ
Michael Eberle KI0HA Karl Schulte WA2KBZ
John Eddy KE0EAH Don Scrivner KC0TZZ
J Gattermeir W0QBX Jerry Sill NN0JS
Bill Gerth W4RK J. D. Simmons WA0BER
Matt Griffin KD0GOL Kent Trimble K9ZTV
Bob Heald W0XII Josh Wood KC2JVE
Previous Meeting Minutes:
Approved as distributed.
Secretary-Treasurer’s Report:
Previous Bank Balance: $10,859.44
Electric Bill: $12.05
Deposits: $137.50 (All dues)
Checks: None
Current Bank Balance: $10,984.89
Pending: $50 cash deposit for dues payment
VE Liaison’s Report:
Steve Hick, WW0G, reporting. 5 Technicians and 1 Extra Class Amateur passed their exams.
Congratulations.
2 Meter Net Report: Steve Hick, WW0G, reporting: 55 (38 ARES) Check-ins for April.
Upcoming Net Controllers:
Net Results: Check-Ins May 18 Steve Hick – WW0G
Apr 20 Matt Griffin – KD0GOL (14) May 25 Mike Dolson – N0ZH
Apr 27 Steve Hick – WW0G (12) June 1 Matt Griffin – KD0GOL
May 4 Mike Dolson – N0ZH (10) June 8 Jerry Sill – NN0JS
May 11 Jerry Sill – NN0JS (15)
K0ETY Repeater Report:
No Report.
Missouri Emergency Packet Network (MEPN):
No Report.
Digipeater Report:
No Report.
ARES Report:
Jerry Sill, NN0JS, reporting for Cole County: Field training is scheduled for 14 May from 09:00 to
12:00 at Binder Lake pavilion.
Cancer Fund raiser – Successfully supported by the club. Everything went well.
J.D. Simmons, WA0BER, reporting for district: Activity a little down. New EC in Camden County.
CW Class:
Kent Trimble/Bill Gerth, W4RK, stated CW classes are going well. No classes this Saturday due to
field training event. Classes will be held the following Saturday (May 21).
Training Committee:
No Report.
Field Day:
Andy Adams, WN0I, reporting: Things going well. Same setup as last year. More info next
meeting.
Old Business:
1. 2016-2017 Club Dues are due June 1. Dues are $25 per member. Discounts for multi member
families.
2. Meeting locations August 11 and October 13 at St. Mary’s. All others at Sheriff’s Department
New Business:
1. .
Announcements:
1. The Tech Group, which meets the first Tuesday of the month, is always looking for new
attendees. The next meeting is June 7.
2. The next monthly luncheon, will be held on May 18 at Oscars at 11:00.
3. Field training is scheduled for 14 May from 09:00 to 12:00.
4. Our next club meeting is June 9th at the Sheriff’s Department.
5. Dayton Hamvention is coming up in May.
6. The Radio Merit Badge activity at the Cub Scouts Day Camp on April 30 was cancelled due to
lack of interest by scouts.
Upcoming Programs:
June - Field Day Final Planning
July - Message Handling - Kent Trimble, K9ZTV
August - The J.C. Ring - Kent Trimble, K9ZTV
September – Near Space Balloon Project – Mike McCrady, N0ESE
Adjourn: 20:47 CST
Compiled and Submitted by Mike McCrady, N0ESE