THURSDAY-OCTOBER 25, 2018 – 4:00 PM – BAARC BOARD MEETING MINUTES – BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT

President: Steve Mott NØCRM
Vice President: John Luce WØWY
Treasurer: Doug Bergsnev WØDWB
Secretary: Ron Finger KØGOP
Past Presidents: Charles Lane W5CCL, Al Doree WØRC
Director At Large: Lyle Amundson KØLFV
Director of Emergency Communications: Dave Schuldheisz KØISZ
Repeater Trustee: Mitch Ahrenstorff ADØHJ
Community & Special Events Coordinator: Mark Cross KEØLFQ

Attendees: Steve NØCRM, Doug WØDWB, John WØWY, Ron KØGOP, Al WØRC, Shirley KØDCW, Mitch ADØHJ, Mark KEØLFQ and Roger WØWUG. The President opened the Board Meeting at 4 PM.

Secretary’s Report: 

• Membership roster: 74 members with 6 unpaid for 2018. The Club roster can be found on the Club website under the“Resources/Members Only”  Current paid members can request an individual password for access via the “Contact Us” form.
• Minutes: The September 2018 Executive Board and Membership Meeting minutes were posted to the“Baarcer” area.
• Correspondence:
• Documents: Updated Club membership roster and Gmail contacts database.
• Membership ID’s: No new Club ID’s.
• Club Website: New banner graphic for October; Northland Arboretum’s Haunted Trail event.
• Motion to accept: Al WØRC, SecondJohn WØWY,  

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer presented the Treasurer’s report that was forwarded to the board showing all month’s account transactions and balances to date. Doug will check to verify that the Club Trailer is covered on the Club insurance policy.

• Motion to accept: John WØWY, SecondAl WØRC, Passed

Membership Meeting Programs: 

• The President reviewed recent and future Club programs and events. The Fire Department meeting location is unavailable for November and December. John has arranged using the Brainerd Chamber of Commerce CTC meeting room for the November 29th and December 20th dates.

Upcoming Events: The following events were discussed:

ARRL Special Event: “Anniversary of the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald”

• Sunday November 11, 2018 at Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit, MI
• Extended event November 6 – November 20 using W8F call sign
• Certificates provided w/ SASE.

2019 BAARC Hamfest

• Saturday, April 6, 2019
• Al WØRC has secured the date with the Brainerd Armory.

Digital & Emergency Communications: 

ARES Connect Update:

• John reported on the recent ARES exercise.

New CWC EOC:

• No updates on construction progress allowing reactivating our Club station there.

Old Business: 

Repeater Sites:

• Gull Lake:
  • Mitch ADØHJ reported on a recent work session with Al and Roger to connect the new Heliax.

• Crosby:
  • No new items.
• Crow Wing Power:
  • No new items.
• Cross Lake:
  • No new items.
• High-rise Site:
  • No changes on site.

New Business:

• Upcoming elections for Club officers were discussed. No volunteers have come forward for the open Vice-President post as yet.
• John reported the Club has received a $100 check from the Kiwanis for the Triathlon. The Secretary will send a letter of thanks to John’s contact.
• Mitch reported Lyle has been looking for MTM-100’s for Club repeater linking.

Motion to amend previous motion of $200 – $400 for purchase of additional FTM-100’s: Al WØRC, Second Steve NØCRM, Passed. 

• The possibility of securing a possible northeast repeater location was discussed. Other site options are being explored.
• Motion to request a new frequency pair for Gull Lake site (146.955 / 146.355): Mitch ADØHJ, SecondSteve NØCRM,  Mitch will pursue with the repeater council.
• Adding APRS to the Gull Lake site was discussed. Would need a PC, and controller.
• Discussed Hi-Rise site use and HF Win-Link.

The Board Meeting was adjourned at 4:50 PM.

THURSDAY-OCTOBER 25, 2018 – 7:00 PM – BAARC MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES – BRAINERD FIRE DEPARTMENT

International Space Station SSTV Reception – Presented by Mitch ADØHJ

–Respectfully submitted by Ron KØGOP, Secretary