{"id":3786,"date":"2013-11-30T23:50:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecngx342.inmotionhosting.com\/~hcraor5\/\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2013-11-30T23:50:21","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T04:50:21","slug":"board-meeting-minutes-9102013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hcra.org\/?p=3786","title":{"rendered":"Board Meeting Minutes 9\/10\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

HCRA Board of Directors Meeting<\/strong>
\n<\/b>September 10, 2013<\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

Location: West Springfield, MA
\nTime: 7:00 PM
\nPresent: KK1W, KB1NWH, AA1YW, N1MFL, N1FJ, N1KXR, Kx1x, W1MSW
\n<\/i><\/p>\n

OFFICER REPORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President – KB1NWH<\/span>
\nDetails on donation to Agawam for FD. $250 check should go to the Perry Lane School
\nDatabase is up to date
\nTreasurer – AA1YW<\/span>
\nCurrent financial report : $6877.00
\nStatus of WRTC Sales: Sold two generators, three LMR400 coax
\nStatus of FT857 raffle (# of tickets sold): 62 tickets sold to date
\nHow many renewals have been received through PayPal? \u2013 18. Dave needs more into about PayPal deposits
\nSecretary – N1MFL<\/span>
\nStatus of State and Federal Filing – Done
\nHow is planning for on-line board meetings going?\u00a0 – Continued pending information gathering.<\/p>\n

DIRECTOR REPORTS<\/strong>
\nTechnical \u2013 K1YO \u2013 Not present<\/span>
\nProposed subjects for \u2018Tech Corner\u2019?
\nHMC is looking for help with interference to their VHF repeaters \u2013 is this something you have time for?
\nZero Beat, N1FJ<\/span>
\nAny problems with the September issue? \u2013 A \u2018gentle reminder\u2019 that \u201ccutoff date\u201d means when an article is due!
\nSilent auction planning and proposed dates. \u2013 Decided on a \u2018white elephant\u2019 table, dates TBD
\nMembership – N1KXR<\/span>
\nMembership Report, how many Regular, Family, Life and Prospect members at this time. \u2013 47R, 5F, 3L and 2P
\nHow is the new system of maintaining the database and mailing list working? \u2013 a few challenges but overall working OK.
\nStatus of possible September\/October foxhunts \u2013 Continued pending contacting WB1DBY
\nAt Large \u2013 Kx1x<\/span>
\nPlans for January Classes \u2013 Dates to be determined and announced
\nProgram \u2013 W1MSW<\/span>
\nCW training class update \u2013 Still in the developmental stage
\nMeeting Calendar:
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 October: John\/N1OLO from Hamsource
\nNovember: Dave\/N1MFL and Dan\/KB1VWQ on POTA
\nJanuary: Fred\/K1VR on legal aspects of antenna\/tower erection
\nFebruary: Fred\/AB1OC on Dxpedition to Bora Bora
\nMarch: Show & Tell
\nApril: – Open
\nMay: – Open
\nJune: Field Day planning, N1MM workshop, elections
\nFacebook poll says a meeting on DX Cluster would be welcome. Looking for a potential presenter.
\nInvestigate a possible meeting by (or at) the local \u2018maker space\u2019<\/p>\n

OLD BUSINESS<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 Any further info on the APRS node in Chester? (KB1NWH & KK1W) \u2013 Not an HCRA problem, dropped
\nOn-line BOD meeting planning and test (N1MFL) \u2013 Continued pending further information from members
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0.
\nNEW BUSINESS<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 Does the format of our minutes meet legal criteria? (N1MFL & KK1W) \u2013 Dave will upgrade to a more formal presentation
\nHoliday Party planning (Kx1x & KK1W) \u2013 Marty\/W1MJB has offered assistance with planning.
\nSeptember database problems and how to avoid them in the future (N1KXR, KB1NWH and KK1W) \u2013 Discussed and resolved
\nStatus of proposed \u2018cloud\u2019 database (NT1K & KK1W) \u2013 Still in the works, hopefully within 30 to 60 days
\nRemember Jeff\/NT1K is our webmaster \u2013 all website suggestions\/password problems etc. should be addressed to him.
\nRetirement of the HCRA IRLP Node (Kx1x) \u2013 Done, John will retire the node, any equipment of value will be donated to the Crew 510<\/p>\n

2013\/2014 Board Meeting Dates<\/span>
\nNovember 5th<\/sup>
\nJanuary 7th<\/sup> (possibly on-line)
\nMarch 11th<\/sup>
\nMay 6th<\/sup>
\nJune 10th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Respectfully submitted by Dave\/N1MFL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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