February 2022 Business Meeting Minutes

  • Meeting called to order by President Jarod W0JPJ at 19:01, February 15th, 2022
  • 21 members in attendence

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 (2022-02 Minutes.docx) may be found in the “Committee and Officers Reports | Secretary Reports” folder on the RRRA Groupware System.


Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, and Librarian’s Report were acted on concurrently. There was on correction reported to the minutes.

  • Motion to approve by Mark KC0SHM
  • Seconded by Jim N0TSZ
  • Motion carried unanimously

Regular Agenda

Standing Committee Reports

ARES

Seth KC0ODE was not in attendance.

Technical

Kirk W0HNV reported he is still looking into moving the former Wheatland repeater to Grandin to get that operational. A GMRS repeater was donated to the club that could be installed somewhere. Contact Kirk if interested in using it. Kirk is also on the lookout for extra test equipment for ham that took the class several years ago.

Education

Kirk W0HNV spoked with Jay WS0Y and his audio supplement has not added traction to the online class. No in-person classes have been planned.

Hamfest

Pete WC0G was not present. Anton KC0PFS has offered to chair the Hamfest Committee if no one else is interested. Plans will need to start being made in the coming months.

VE

Pete WC0G was not present. No testing sessions are planned at this time. Contact Pete if interested in testing.

Media

Steve K0STK’s report is available on the cloud website. Any questions about the website or listserver please contact webmaster@rrra.org.

Old Business

New Meeting Format

This has been tabled until the bylaws can be updated.

Bylaw Laywer Fees

Seth KC0ODE was not present. This has been tabled.

New Business

Elections

Club Elections were organized by Mark KC0SHM.

Results
PresidentEli Koppenhaver K0PPE
Vice-PresidentAnton O’Neil KC0PFS
SecretaryJake Bechtold K0RQ
TreasurerLori Kruft KC0GQE
Member At-LargeBob “Kirk” Kirkeby W0HNV

Good of the Order

  • Steve K0STK offered a demonstration on how to add the RRRA calendar to your mobile device after the meeting.

  • Ivan AI1L mentioned the NDSU is slowly ramping back up. Jerry Parker K0GPX did a tour of his shack to the students last Saturday. The NDSU club is also in the process of moving to a new shack in the ECE building.

Adjournment

  • Motion to adjourn by Jim N0TSZ
  • Seconded by Del N0IPC

Meeting adjourned at 19:35