FCARC Meeting Minutes for May 8, 2007
Members & Family Present: 26 Guests Present: 3 Total Present: 29
Kelly Boswell, KA5MGL
Perry Carleton, AE5EE
George Carroll, W5GHC
Ken Chafin, N5RKC
Robert Crites, N0UVE
David Doty, N5XF
Kayla Dowdy, KE5JYX
Lynette Dowdy, KD5QMD
Bill Fill, KD5IC
Dora Anna Fill, NI5D
Bob Hambuchen, N5OMW
Judy Hambuchen, N5QKH
Randy Harrington, N5RYG
Gary Hawkins, KD5ZQF
Gary Hawkins, KD5YIX
Brian Kessler, N1WNC
Glenn King, N5GK - Custodian
Warren Lindgren, KE5TT (New Member)
Craig Mangrum, N5CTM - Secretary / Treasurer
Dan Merry, KC5WMN
Stewart Nelson, KD5LBE
John Nordlund, AD5FU
Frankie Parks, K5FRP
Joe Seiter, KI5ZT
Roger Williamson, N5QNA
Kathy Williamson, KB5RMY
New Members
Guests:
Leon Utley, N5XLT
Lee McMillian, KE5JQL
Jim Carter, KB5DQM
Call to Order
President, Frankie Parks, K5FRP, called the meeting to order at 18:37.
Treasury report is $2,037.08
Old Business
Identification Cards - Frankie Parks
Frankie has the new club ID cards. Some of them aren't finished. But you can check with him to see if he has your card. If you haven't signed up for a card yet, what we need is name, callsign, ARRL membership status, class training you've completed, such as ICS (Incident Command) 100, 200, 700, 800, any ARRL emergency or other courses, and Skywarn. All the class information will be put on the card. For the members that didn't get to attend the meeting, please send your information to Craig Mangrum at ctmangrum@conwaycorp.net. The ICS (Incident Command System) courses can be found on the club's website: www.w5auu.org.
Gerald Hogue's Antenna
After several weeks of trying to get Gerald's antenna up, several members finally made it happen.
New Business
Field Day 2007 Updates - Wayne Johnston
Field Day is quickly approaching. Several details are ironed out now. Wayne was out of town this week, but had sent many of the details the club has decided to Frankie. Frankie informed the club of those details.
This year we are going to hold Field Day on Hendrix University's campus. We are going to be on the southwest corner of campus across from the railroad tracks. The campus is normally closed to the public during the Governor's School, but the public will be allowed in the Field Day area. We will have restroom access in the building next to this spot. On Saturday, the club will have lunch for everyone present. Since we are not allowed to have any grills on the campus, it was suggested that we do a large tray of sandwich meats. Randy Harrington made a motion to do this and Craig Mangrum seconded it. Perry Carleton volunteered to do the shopping. The club will supply the meat tray, soft drinks, and anything else needed. On Saturday night, we will have dinner in the cafeteria. Since we have to have a count of those that plan to eat dinner, only those that plan to attend the invited guests will be allowed in the cafeteria. Each member will need to pay for their own meal that night. Craig will send out an email and also have a signup sheet at the next club meeting for the Saturday night dinner.
Most of the equipment needed has been covered. George Carroll volunteered to get a write-up in the paper before Field Day. Glenn King is going to see about a video public service announcement for Conway Corp., and Craig Mangrum is going to see about getting an audio version for the local radio stations.
We are going to run a 2A setup this year. We will have one station setup as an experimental station and one station dedicated to contesting. We will also have a Get On The Air (GOTA) station. Members will be able to bring antennas and other things they want to try out and use the experimental station to try these things.
Proposed guests for Field Day include the following: Fire Chief, Sheriff, Police Chief, Director & Assistant Director 911/OEM, Mayor, County Judge, and the President of Hendrix. Loyd Hartsel, Security Chiefs from UCA, Hendrix, and CBC, David Huddleston, the SEC and DEC, ARRL President, Gilbert Baker. We will also get the names and addresses of all officials in Faulkner County from the 911 Center so we can send invitations to everyone on that list as well.
Again, Field Day will be June 23rd and 24th. Please come out and participate and enjoy all the fellowship.
The official website for Field Day is http://www.arrl.org/FieldDay.
Upcoming Events - Craig
Field Day 2007
June 23 & 24
(No Exact Location Yet)
Conway, AR
Hamfests:
Dayton Hamvention
May 17-21
Dayton, Ohio
Some club members are going to attend.
Service Events:
The CAREN Club in Little Rock has asked for our help with a few events. We have helped them in the past. Anyone that wishes to help should contact Jerry Dixon on the Tuesday Night CAREN Club Net at 7pm on 146.940- or by email n5wvi@aristotle.net. You can also find out more information at http://www.carenclub.com/ Please notice that there are two events listed on each date.
September 29: CAREN Club - 1st event Arkansas Marathon in Benton/Saline County. 2nd event Big Dam Bridge.
Bill Fill made a motion to adjourn and was seconded by George Carroll. The meeting adjourned at 19:18.
2-Meter Net Reminder
The FCARC net meets each Thursday night at 7:30pm on 145.210MHz PL 114.8Hz. Net Control for Glenn is Frankie Parks, K5FRP. A volunteer is needed for the month of June. If you are willing to volunteer, please email Frankie at k5frp@arrl.net
Don't forget about lunches at Smitty's BBQ on Fridays at around 11:00 am till we leave.
For more information about the Faulkner County Amateur Radio Club, including news and upcoming events, go to http://www.w5auu.org/
Minutes taken and typed by Craig Mangrum, N5CTM, Secretary/Treasurer