- Meeting called to order by Seth KD0ODE at 19:07
- Introductions of members
Election Results
| Office | Winner |
|---|---|
| President | Seth Swanson, KC0ODE |
| Vice President | Jarod Jacobsen, W0JPJ |
| Secretary | Alex Manz, K0JKL |
| Treasurer | Lori Kruft, KC0GQE |
| Member at large | Anton O’Neill, KC0PFS |
These minutes have been converted to a mobile friendly format; some light editing for clarity and consistency was performed. The Secretary’s original minutes document (2019-02 Minutes.docx) may be found in the “Committee Reports | Secretary Reports” folder on the RRRA File Sharing Server.
Items marked with 🆕 have been added, corrected, or significantly revised, pending acceptance by the Secretary
Consent Agenda
Secretary’s report
- Motion to accept as written by Anton KC0PFS
- Seconded by Del N0IPC
- Motion carried
Treasurer’s report
- Motion to accept as written after a spelling correction by Jim N0TSZ
- Seconded by Del N0IPC
- Motion carried
Librarian’s report
- No updates
Regular Agenda
Committee Reports
Cass RRRAES
- Mark KK0V
- KK0V will be taking over as Cass EC as Don KC0DCF is struggling with health issues
- Brad KE0LDS will be assistant EC
- Discussion regarding whether or not backup power is currently available for repeaters; the technical committee will investigate and report back
- Skywarn coming up April 2nd at 6pm at the Fargo Public Safety Building
Clay RRRAES
- Seth KC0ODE
- Quiet month
- Skywarn in Clay County sometime in March
Technical
- Bob W0HNV
- Committee is surveying prospective repeater sites
Education
- Bob W0HNV
- The Extra license class is in week 8, all students expected to test in March
VEs
- Pete WC0G
- March 19th is next testing session
- 🆕 Reminded VEs that they need to notify the ARRL before participating in a test session if they have been inactive for more than 5 years
Hamfest
- Mike NY0MN and Anton KC0PFS
- NY0MN and KC0PFS will co-chair the Hamfest Committee
- Meetings to come
Media
- Steve K0STK
- K0STK requested that the club create a Paypal account tied to the club’s bank account for on-going hosting payments
- Motion to give permission for K0STK to create a Paypal account by Kirk W0HNV
- Seconded by Anton KC0PFS
- Motion carried
- 🆕 If you have any questions please see K0STK after the meeting or contact webmaster@rrra.org
Old Business
Repeater Trustee Update
- KC0ODE still working on new trustee paperwork
New Business
Elections
- Mark KC0SHM has not heard anything from the Marathon committee yet
Club Participation in Giving Hearts Day
- Discussed by Gurnee W9NT
Request for club IRS determination letter
- Steve K0STK requested a copy of the IRS letter granting non-profit status so we could take advantage of free web services for non-profits
- Lori KC0GQE will assist
Skype presentation by K9EID
- Brian K0EED met Bob Heil, K9EID, who offered to do a Skype presentation for the club, it was discussed that this could possibly be a Hamfest presentation
Request for additional New Business
- By Seth KC0ODE
General Discussion
- Bismarck Hamfest is February 23rd
Adjournment
- Motion by Jim N0TSZ
- Seconded by Anton KC0PFS
- Motion carried
- Meeting adjourned at 20:00
