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Palestine/Anderson
County Amateur Radio Club – K5PAL www.pacarc.org
P.O. Box 1376, Palestine, TX 75802
K5PAL@arrl.net MEETING MINUTES The regular meeting of PACARC was
called to order on January 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM by President Larry
Schattle KF5FNA. There was a total of eleven voting members present at
the meeting. Marshall Holland KE5POU led the
group in the Pledge of Allegiance. Opening Remarks President
Larry Schattle KF5FNA opened the meeting and welcomed everyone present. A motion was made by Gary Cotton
KC5CTY to dispense with the reading of the minutes since the December
minutes are made available on the Club website.
The motion was seconded by Don Blount KF5CDV and the membership
voted unanimously to proceed without the minutes. The treasury report was given and
accepted with $1959.32 in the bank checking account. There is $126.58 in petty cash and $70.50 in the drink fund
for a total of $197.08. There were no applications for
membership presented. Housekeeping: Net Control Operators for the
Monday Night Social Net and lawn care for the month of February are:
NET
CONTROL
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Feb 6th – Larry Schattel KF5FNA ·
Feb 13th – LaRue Fitzpatrick KF5ERW ·
Feb 20th – Bob Dyer WB5EAT ·
Feb 27th – Jeff Montgomery WB4WXD LAWN
CARE ·
Herb Shugart for the month Reports by individuals,
Committees and Special Interest Groups: 1)
ARES – Jeff Montgomery WB4WXD reported that there
is a small emergency drill being worked on.
There is a Winter Field Day event scheduled for the last full
weekend in January (Jan 28-29) that is sponsored by SPAR (Society for
the Preservation of Amateur Radio).
This event will be held at the property owned by Tom Wardell
KB5YUE. 2)
VE – Jeff Montgomery WB4WXD reported that there
is a One Day Class scheduled in Fairfield, TX on January 21, 2012. 3)
Maintenance – Herb Shugart KE5MGK and Manny Perez
KE5YBA had nothing to report. 4)
Helping Hands Net – Marshall Holland KE5POU
reported that he has not been able to participate on the net in the last
several weeks but that from what he has heard from other amateurs that
the net is still well received. Unfinished Business: 1)
Larry
Schattel reported that the Christmas Banquet was on Thursday, December
8, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Dogwood Diner and everyone present had a great
time. It was considered to
have the 2012 Christmas event at the Dogwood Diner again. 2)
Larry
Schattel also reported that he will make painting the clubhouse a
priority. He will attempt
to paint a spot on the rear of the clubhouse to see how many coats a
lighter color of paint will take to make the clubhouse look good.
There was also further discussion about waiting three more months
before actually painting the clubhouse.
At this point in time it was determined to try a test spot and
see what happens. New
Business: 1)
Bob Dyer
WB5EAT will begin conducting Radiogram classes on the third Tuesday of
the month. This course will
teach amateurs how to send and receive official radiogram messages.
Everyone is welcome to attend. 2)
Gary
Cotton KC5CTY reported he has a TV antenna that has been donated to the
Club, he just needs help taking it down off of a pole. 3)
There was
a discussion about the ARES Comm Van needing windshield wipers, Stabil
fuel stabilizer and other necessary items.
It was determined that the Club administration will develop a
plan for the use and purchases of fuel and items for the van and then
submit to the organization. There
should also be a maintenance log as well as a usage log for the van so
that accurate records can be kept of who is using the van, maintaining
the van and taking care of it. The
next Board Meeting will be Monday, February 6th at 11:30 AM
at Whataburger (the Monday prior to the next regular meeting). The
next Club meeting is Tuesday, February 7th @ 7:00 PM at the
clubhouse. The
meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:46 PM. Tom
Wardell KB5YUE PACARC
Secretary/Treasurer 2011-2012
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