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Minutes for LSARC meeting of December 09, 2017

 

 

Meeting was brought to order by Rudy Behrens, KE5MUE  at 2:09pm at First Christion Church, 763 Passion Play Rd.  Eureka Springs, AR.

Minutes from previous meeting were voted unanimously acceptable as read from email or on-line.

                Treasure’s  report  ending balance was $961.68 after depositing the full cost for the solar panels and paying utilities.  Jim McCarthy moved to accept, Lloyd seconded and the vote was unanimous.

Old business:  Rudy and Drew will take the batteries we will be using for backup emergency power to the repeater  next week.  They will do more cleaning even though the room was cleaned last time Jim and his crew were there.

                John Wall’s report on controller acquisitions, we can run our 440 repeater on A/C due to its lack of use. The power controller will be used to switch from grid power to battery power when grid power quits, then back to grid power when it resumes. The batteries will be trickle charging all the time and should last for 1 week.  The “Enrush” controller cost is $179.00.  A vote was taken to go ahead and purchase, Jim McCarthy moved to accept, John Wall seconded and the “Is” were unanimous.  Motion carried.

                Walt Phelps asked if the controller could turn off the receiver and other like items remotely.  Rudy answered we will set up the system that Jack Green had installed which will give us the remote ability to at least shut down the repeater remotely with DTMF tone sent by a club member.  Rudy also mentioned the club will if requested by any contributing member to the solar panel project that our club will repay that donation.

                Terry Dean reported on the nominations for next year’s board member.  Walt Phelps for president, Lloyd Lank for Vice President, Terry Dean for secretary and John Wall for treasurer.  They were voted on by our member attending (20) and they were unanimously accepted.  Many Thanks to Rudy for is tenure and much work he performed for the club.

New business:  Terry Dean reported on the nominations for next year’s board members.  Walt Phelps for president, Lloyd Lank for Vice President, Terry Dean for secretary and John Wall for treasurer.  They were voted on by our member attending (20) and they were unanimously accepted.  Many Thanks to Rudy for is tenure and much work he performed for the club.

                Next meeting scheduled for January 13th which is the regular second Saturday of the month but a new time 2:00pm so we all can get home in daylight.

                Attendance:  ( 20 ) Fred Willman  WB9ONV,  Mary Jane Willman, Pat Dean  N6WIF,  Terry Dean  N6WI,  Pat McCarthy  KD0PQM,  Jim McCarthy  KC0GDV,  Cathy Lank  N0QQB,  Lloyd Lank  KD0I,  Steve Krell  KK6SQY,  Kim Krell,  Walt Phelps  WA6LII,  Mary Ellen Phelps  KG5NRV,  Phyllis Jones,  Gary Jones AE5VO,  Anna Ahlman KG5FDF,  Kevin Richter KG5KGN,  John Wall KA3MEN,  Susan Wall KA3MEX,  Rudy Behrens KE5MUE, Rita Behrens

 

Submitted by  Patricia Dean,  Secretary