{"id":9234,"date":"2021-10-03T13:44:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncocra.org\/WordPress_v1\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2021-10-04T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T18:19:54","slug":"ocra-club-meeting-minutes-september-13th-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncocra.org\/WordPress_v1\/2021\/10\/03\/ocra-club-meeting-minutes-september-13th-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"OCRA Club Meeting Minutes – September 13th, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORANGE COUNTY RADIO AMATEURS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monthly Membership Meeting \u2013 September 13. 2021 \u2013 7:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Platform Utilized: OCRA 442.150 UHF Repeater supplemented with Zoom<\/p>\n

NET CONTROL AND MEETING OFFICIATION: W4SAR (Dave) <\/strong>Opened the meeting by inviting member check-ins. The following stations responded either by repeater or Zoom.<\/p>\n

W4BOH<\/strong> (Wilson);<\/strong> N8BR<\/strong> (Bill); KO4DHJ<\/strong> (Ken); W4FK<\/strong> (Bob); KA5ETS<\/strong> (Doug); N4JQR<\/strong> (J.R.); W4ORD<\/strong> (Lad); N1QYW<\/strong> (Steve); KA1HPM<\/strong> (Nick); KN4JYP<\/strong> (Kathy); KM4MBG<\/strong> (Jack); N1LN<\/strong> (Bruce); KF4PAB<\/strong> Lenore; W4SAR<\/strong>, (Dave); KR3AM<\/strong> (Mark); KJ4VWG<\/strong> (Sam); K4SAR<\/strong> (Joe); KO4SZE<\/strong> (<\/strong>Bob)<\/strong>; KU4GC<\/strong> (Dee); KR4UB<\/strong> (Dan); KD4YJZ<\/strong> (Karen) N1YXU<\/strong> (Laurie); KN4VXB<\/strong>, (Aurora).<\/p>\n

W4SAR (President<\/strong>): called for Officer Reports.<\/p>\n

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  1. W4ORD (Vice President): <\/strong>No formal report, but emphasized that he is waiting for a directive from the executive board indicating whether members prefer a catered dinner or a member provided potluck at the club Christmas party. David, our president, responded with a promise that he would poll the executive board and forward a decision so that plans may be made well in advance of the event.<\/li>\n
  2. KR4UB (Treasurer): <\/strong>85 dues payments are needed to cover fixed expenses for the club (insurance, post office box, safety deposit box, website, Zoom and Sera, etc). As of this meeting, 93 members are current, 4 need to renew and 4 are expiring. In the last 12 months 22 new members\u2019 dues will cover recruiting and member retention expenses (website and zoom). 26 new members have joined with 11 being newly licensed. 25 memberships have expired over the past 12 months.<\/li>\n
  3. KR4UB (Repeater Manager Orange County): <\/strong>no report. KA1HPM (Repeater Manager Chatham County): <\/strong> Not much going on. We still need permits for towers in Siler City. Receiving on Tower Rd. is good and we have had some long distance check- ins.<\/li>\n
  4. KM4MBG<\/strong> (Jack) and KF4PAB <\/strong>(Lenore) represented the DFMA. Lenore reported that the club\u2019s repeater for 6 meters had been moved to a new location.<\/li>\n
  5. W4SAR (David) <\/strong>reported that the club\u2019s efforts to sponsor amateur licensing examinations had again become active after significant slow-down due to covid-related issues. He was pleased to report that Bob, KO4SZE<\/strong> had passed his Technician\u2019 license test. David is hoping to begin regular examination sessions soon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In addition, David announced that there was nothing else on the formal agenda for the current meeting and suggested that he will be calling a meeting of the club\u2019s executive board members shortly.<\/p>\n

    General Discussion: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    KN4VXB (Aurora)<\/strong> described the up-coming Fox Hunt and her presentation. Planning for this event is largely based on lessons learned from a former one that occurred last year. It is scheduled to take place on October 9th<\/sup> at 10:00 am. In case of rain it will be moved to the same time slot on October 23rd<\/sup>. There will be both an on-foot event as well as one requiring the use of vehicles to hunt the fox(es). All potential attendees for this event should plan to bring picnic lunches. In addition, those who are interested in constructing their own radio for the hunt should plan on participating in a \u201cvirtual build day\u201d that will be held on September 25th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

    W4ORD (Lad) <\/strong>is looking forward to \u201cin person\u201d meetings so food will be available.<\/p>\n

    K4SAR (Joe) <\/strong>is a new zoom attendee who reported that recent activity on the 12 and 10 meter bands has been picking up due to the increase in sun spots<\/p>\n

    W4SAR (David<\/strong>): Meeting Adjourned and repeater secured at 8:30<\/p>\n

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