{"id":1448,"date":"2018-05-17T11:38:25","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T15:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncocra.org\/WordPress_v1\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T21:12:10","slug":"ocra-board-meeting-april-30-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncocra.org\/WordPress_v1\/2018\/05\/17\/ocra-board-meeting-april-30-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"OCRA Board Meeting, April 30, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attendees:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dave (W4SAR), Karen (KD4YJZ), Dee (KU4GC), MK (W4MKR), Steve (W3AHL), Dan (KR4UB), Keith (W1KES), Wilson (W4BOH), Lad (W4ORD)<\/p>\n

Financials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balance statement is strong.\u00a0 Current membership with dues current is 74.<\/p>\n

Establish a Board email group \u2013 will use to share and approve meeting minutes<\/p>\n

Dan (KR4UB) has created a new membership sign up form to assist in managing existing and new members.\u00a0 We need to announce at next membership that OCRA stickers are available for $5.<\/p>\n

Repeater:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan (KR4UB) will contact Alex at UNC to determine if they are able to provide any financial assistance.\u00a0 The level of assistance will help determine our next steps.\u00a0 There may be opportunities to locate and share the repeater with Chatham County CERT. We need to be diligent in discussions and move forward with a repeater decision in the coming months.<\/p>\n

Public Service<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Steve (W3AHL) mentioned that public service activities are down this year.\u00a0 However, John Stone mentioned that several new events have been added to the schedule. If interested in sharpening your ARES or CERT skills, these events are great learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

Durham Fest: <\/strong><\/p>\n

There is work session Friday May 25 from 6:00-8:00 for setup.\u00a0 Saturday morning, setup assistance will be needed starting around 7:00 AM.\u00a0 The ham fest will start at 8:00 AM and end around 12:30 PM, with tear down starting shortly thereafter.\u00a0 Tables are $12 and space available for $8.<\/p>\n

Early registration tickets are available and will be registered for $50 drawing.\u00a0 VE session will also be part of the HAM Fest.<\/p>\n

Decision:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Board agrees to spend $24 for two tables.<\/p>\n

Field Day<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Planning is ongoing. Antenna designs and locations will be finalized in the next month.<\/p>\n

Lad will contact Kelly to determine available, costs, and logistics for providing diner around 5:00 PM on Saturday night.\u00a0 This would reduce the dependency on band captains and other participants in managing meal logistics.<\/p>\n

Sunday morning breakfast will still be provided by members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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