Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association, Inc.

AGENDA Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association

January 26, 2021 Meeting

Call to order by Melanie Fernandez KJ4VCT – 7:00 p.m. on ZOOM meeting. The host, Barry Porter, KB1PA,  will mute everyone while reports are given. Please use the raise hand button to ask a question or make a comment. Thank you.

GOD BLESS THE USA!!

Welcome to 2021 in Ham Radio!! Introduction of guests in attendance.

 Secretary Charlie Artner KN4VDW:

Minutes of previous meeting on _November 24, 2020___

          Draft minutes on website.      Motion to approve?    Second?

          All in favor say “aye.”  Opposed, “no.”

Treasurer Erik Olmer W4EJO:

Treasurer’s report. Erik Olmer W4EJO – Current status of funds, news from Board Meeting regarding the 501(c) (3) work board is doing. Please discuss the option of PayPal to circumvent the PO BOX.

Discuss Invoicing option for dues and donations.

Membership Chair Joe McGee NX4T

 

Membership report. Joe McGee NX4T –  Accepting dues now to be sent to the PO BOX until PayPal in effect in late December 2020.

VE report  Jeff Stahl K4BH

Testing report. Jeff Stahl K4BH – Plans for testing 2020-2021 as they are in progress.

Repeater Trustee Ricky Eaton KJ4HGR

Repeater report. Ricky Eaton KD4HGR – Give progress on:

Repeater?

DMR repeater?

Boca site?

Any further info on Coral Springs site?

WEB ADMIN  John Cole N1QFH

Webmaster report, John, please review changes to website and plans for 2021.

Call for old business.

We still have not heard when the hospital will be allowing our club to meet yet so we will continue with Zoom meetings. As far as our quarterly dinners and biannual picnics, they are on hold until the dust settles from the latest rise in COVID-19 cases. It does not appear to be safe to meet in public with groups larger than 10, masked or not.

Announcements:

Joe McGee, NX4T  Membership Chair, will discuss this year’s policy on 2021 dues in light of COVID-19.

Jeff Stahl K4BH – Let people know about the BCEPN Net and new host.

(Introduce DAVE WARNER KB4ICU)

Carol Sjursen KJ4AWB – Introduce need for Emergency Volunteers now to help staff the new Hurricane/Disaster Season for Broward EOC. Explain purpose and need. Tell about AresRaces opportunities.

Melanie Fernandez KJ4VCT –  Ask for Volunteers for the SUNSHINE COMMITTEE

Mail Chimp Announcements are being handled by Charlie Artner KN5VDW. IF you wish to get a message out to the group, kindly email Melanie @ earthmother1950@gmail.com and she will copy Charlie Artner. This includes info on Silent Keys, Items for  Sale, etc.

We are looking for Hams who would like to do presentations this year. IF you have a good idea for a topic or you would like to speak, please contact Melanie at the aforementioned email address.

SPEAKER THIS MONTH:   Joe McGee NX4T and Ricky Eaton KD4HGR

 *Winter Field Day Reporting after operating from home station.

** HF Remote Station Review by Joe McGee NX4T

QUESTIONS ABOUT TALK. HOST UNMUTE Members.

Thank the speaker.

NEXT MONTH SPEAKER:   DAVE WARNER KB4ICU on practical use of VNA in building an antenna.

“The chair will entertain a motion to adjourn.”

 

Meeting Date: January 23, 2021
Minutes Submitted by Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT)
Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association

Board Meeting Minutes

I. CALL TO ORDER:

The meeting was called to order by President Melanie Fernandez in the ZOOM format at 3:21PM. Absent was Secretary Charlie Artner. Resource people in attendance was RIcki Witte and Carol Sjursen.

II. OLD BUSINESS:

It was decided after much discussion to make it a rule in the bylaws that only people with Amateur Radio Licenses be Members of GCARA. Others will be referred to as Guests. This was done so that member’s privileges would be reserved to hams only including, but not limited to, the use of the repeater, voting on club business, using HF Radio, etc.

A single membership would remain $30.00 and a family membership would remain the discounted $50.00 for a couple who are both hams.
Non HAMs will be guests.

III. NEW BUSINESS:

A discussion was held whether it would be proper to waive the membership fees this year due to Covid-19 and what impact it would have on club finances to do so. A motion was made to waive the fees this year so that all may retain their membership throughout this difficult time. People who have paid already may (1) donate their dues, (2) use them as credit towards the year 2022, or (3) get a refund. The motion was seconded and carried.

The Treasurer, Erik Olmer, Started the Money Minders Program today for the accounting of the club funds. The budget was discussed, and the proposed budget was approved by the whole board present. The budget will be presented to the General Membership on January 26, 2021, General Meeting as it is. (Copy attached)

Treasurer Erik Olmer discussed with the Board the need for submitting the annual report and requested permission to pay the fees associated with it. Permission was granted.

The articles of Incorporation are signed and ready to be employed on Sunbiz.org.

Erik will file the taxes for the 501 (c) (3) submission.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:37 PM

Respectfully submitted by President Melanie Fernandez

Greetings and Happy New Year 2021!

I hope that everyone had a very nice holiday season in 2020 despite the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic and political climate.  Let’s all pray that the USA will get over the pain and suffering of 2020 and rise to new levels of greatness for ALL of its peoples.

We will continue our Zoom meetings this year until we have assurances that the risk of infections will be diminished. Meanwhile  the Board has plenty to do this year organizing our Virtual reality.

First of all this year, please keep in mind that this is Winter Field Day Month (Jan. 30, 31). We will practice our skills from home either on our own equipment OR the HF station. Please contact Joe McGee (954-782-3543) at your earliest convenience with what you desires for the weekend are. We need to schedule usage of HF station if it is in high demand. Our first meeting of 2021 will cover what our guidelines for our Winter Field Day will be. For more information, kindly go online to   www.winterfieldday.com       and read all about what we can and cannot do. It is well written and informative and answers everyone’s general questions. We will cover specifics, like reporting your contacts, etc. at our first general meeting and by Mail Chimp for those who cannot attend.

Second, the Board will be doing some cosmetic work on our By-Laws as it had come to my attention that some of the areas had not had the intended corrections made and that some areas were ambiguous. We will vote on the perfected by-laws at our first general meeting and they will be distributed by Mail Chimp before hand for your perusal.

Third, and very important to do, our annual dues are DUE!! It costs $30.00 for a single membership and $50.00 for a couple or family membership. This is a very important time of year as it funds us for our costs and gives us some idea of what we can do for benefit of the club projects. We are limited only by our imaginations and Income. It is nice to see what we will have to work with so our planning can begin. Our Treasurer Erik Olmer W4EJO has set up an invoice system and now our dues can be paid either by Pay Pal, Personal Check or other arrangements can be made for cash payments. As we are becoming a 501 ( c) (3) entity, we look forward to many more perks, like the tax benefits of donating money to the club for Special Projects. Please bear in mind that this concept is new to us and we will have a learning curve with it but proper explanations will be made in due time.

If any of our members would like to feature their history in ham radio and their shack in a Power Point Presentation for the group I am in need of two hams to do so. Hopefully this will be a sort of show and tell of the shack and your ideas to streamline it. It is hoped that not only will we get to know our members better but we will learn from other’s efforts. Please contact Melanie @  Earthmother1950@gmail.com with your ideas and your tentative presentations. This is a good time of year to let me know what you would like to learn this year, as I always try to bring the most information possible to the club.

I want to take this opportunity to say an en masse thank you for each and every member of the club. Many of you have corresponded with me over the years and I have been so honored that you have done so. I count every person as important and thank you for your continued support. I hope that this year is no different.

God bless everyone this year in good health, prosperity to continue on, and with gratitude for all we have in this country. We sometimes forget how fortunate we are to live in the USA. God bless America!

Warmest regards,
Melanie Fernandez, KJ4VCT

Greetings my fellow amateur radio enthusiatists! I hope that this missive finds everyone safe and well, in this, one of the most surreal and strangest years we have ever lived through. Since the advent of COVID-19, we have had to practice our skills separately and apart as to opposed in our usual groups and while a little more lonely, we still managed to come together as a club and practice our emergency management skills in our Field Day efforts. Thank you everyone for all the ways that you have attended meetings on ZOOM, supported the club financially and practically, sharing your gifts of time, talent and skills, as well as the time you have spent saying goodbye to those silent keys by attending  drive by funerals. Like the resourceful humans we are, we have managed to  assess our options and find other ways to accomplish our tasks.

This past year, we said goodbye to Don Search, W3AZD, SK -our best known and favorite member and QSL card checker. Then we had to say goodbye to our Board member, Roy Neiman, KJ4EGN, SK – a notable voice to many on the Traffic Net for many years, as he welcomed new hams to the hobby and was a treasure to know, being a generous giver and a peacemaker in his service to this club. Both of these gentlemen provided outstanding public service in all of their volunteer efforts and will be sorely missed.

Then, much to our regret, we lost our satellite specialist and good humor gentleman, Chuck Gress K3NXH, SK to the horror of COVID-19. It was shocking as well as heart-wrenching to lose this man of stellar character with a great sense of humor and a kind streak that his blue eyes emitted graciously. Many of us mourn his precious loss to the club and said good-bye to a good friend to many.

Even with our precious losses, we have gone on and in their memory have been able to utilize the skills of Joe McGee NX4T, Ricky Eaton KD4HGR, Al Flapan AF4FA and our stalwart companion, Mike Sams, to put together our remote HF station at Joe McGee’s QTH. These gentlemen all donated their time to the project, in the hopes that those hams, without antennas at their homes, or radios to use, could still enjoy the sport of DXing. And making contacts galore via the remote station has been a new practice to many, including this author. I have to say that I appreciate and laud praise upon those  hams involved for making one of my dreams come true in this life. Dxing was always my goal and now I can do it! Thanks Joe and Ricky for working out the logistics for the club use. We hope that many people take advantage of the new opportunity, especially the shut ins and those living in strict condo communities. Get on the air!

We have not just had losses,  however. We have made great strides in the way we do things also. With the help of Erik Olmer W4EJO and John Cole, N1QFH, we now have a way to pay our dues over Pay Pal or by computerized invoicing. Erik is also preparing to make this non-profit club a 501(C (3) entity, where our donations can be tax deductible. This undertaking started with the efforts of our former Treasurer, Ricky Witte, KJ4FSJ and will come to fruition in 2021 with Erik at the helm. Thank you everyone for your help and dedication to get this job done. Each day, in a little way, the Board has accomplished good things for us.

We also have seen much progress in the repeater section, with the ardent work of Eric Rodriguez KJ4LZA and our Repeater Trustee Ricky Eaton KD4HGR. We have a DMR repeater, a new fantastic antenna, updated equipment at our John Knox Village location and soon will have refurbished the equipment at our Boca site. These gentlemen work tirelessly and independent of supervision to get the job done. The sites are closely monitored and work is being done even when the club is unaware. Thank you to this fabulous duo. Ways are being looked at to link the systems throughout the tri-county area for use in hurricane season and in times of disaster.

WE will not rest until our goals are met, hopefully in 2021.

Our newest Board member, Charlie Artner KN4VDW, has already made great strides in his Secretary role by taking over the Mail Chimp notices for the club and is currently working to update and clean up our bylaws. He has a unique skill set in the computing side of things and is a great help to us. John Cole, N1QFH, has been the guru for the webpage and is keeping it up and changing to a more friendly format as we modernize the site. His contributions have been noteworthy and this president is feeling fortunate for all this man has to offer in the way of computer skills and support to the Board.

Many thanks to Carol Sjursen, KJ4AWB and Barry Porter, KB1PA for their ZOOM format sharing and help with Mail Chimp throughout the year while the President was getting a newer computer set up. They have helped the club achieve better communication amongst ourselves. I appreciate their generous and gracious contributions throughout the year.

We have been blessed by many donations of equipment and money by the following members this year:

• Chuck Gress, K3NXH
• Al Flapan, AF4FA
• Dirk Basting, N4AN
• Charles Wilson, N4CEW
• Jesse Shannon, Kj4FKK
• Roger Elliot, N4RHE

Thank you to those who pay your dues on time or ahead and that are keeping us in good financial health to support the needs of taking care of the equipment. Your generosity and outpouring of love has been duly noted and deeply appreciated.

With hope for the future, I say goodbye to this difficult pandemic year and I am refreshed once more by witnessing the spirit of our amateur radio operators. May God continue to bless our efforts and each other as we venture out  into the unknown of 2021.

Greetings and blessings from the Board to you! God Bless!

Melanie Fernandez Kj4VCT President

Joe McGee NX4T, VP and Membership Chair

Erik Olmer, W4EJO, Treasurer and PIO

Charlie Artner KN4VDW, Secretary

Jeff Stahl, KB4H, Director at large, Parliamentarian, and VE Coordinator

Mike Wolf K2HXC, Director, PIO

Ricky Eaton, KJ4HGR,  Repeater Trustee.

The following is a collection of Best Practices from many organizations who sponsor Zoom meetings with the goal of being productive, enjoyable, and informative.

• Adjust camera and is stable at eye level

• Avoid activities such as shuffling papers

• Avoid multi-tasking

• Check internet connection

• Dress for the occasion

• Find a quiet space without interruptions / background noise

• Focus on the meeting

• Have a plain background and avoid windows backlight

• Have good lighting on your face so you can be seen clearly

• Join early

• Limit distractions

• Mute microphone when not speaking

• One speaker at at time

• Prepare materials in advance

• Speaker Volume set to 90 percent

• Turn off notifications and close apps

• Use headphones (CLICK to purchase from Amazon)

I. Call to order (12:42 hrs)
Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) called to the Board Meeting of the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association, Inc at 12:42 EDT (17:42 UTC) on November 22, 2020 on ZOOM. A quorum was present with 9 board members.

II. Voting over Zoom
The meeting started with a discussion how to vote over ZOOM. The concern was to maintain anonymity during the voting process. It was established that if needed, this can be achieved even over ZOOM.

III. Nomination of Parliamentarian
Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) nominated Jeff Stahl (K4BH) for the position of Parliamentarian. It was questioned whether the President has the authority to do so. Erik Olmer (W4EJO) confirmed that the President in fact does have the authority to nominate a Parliamentarian.

IV. Miscellaneous Business
Melanie Fernandez (JK4VCT) reminded all officers that an officer will be removed after missing 3 executive meetings. The question was asked whether these meeting have to be consecutive or not. Question was not answered during the meeting. A moment of Silence was suggested for the SKs of 2020 in the next general meeting.

V. Post Office Box
Joe McGee (NX4T) withdrew his objections to how we are currently attending to our post office box. Everything stays they way it is.

VI. PayPal
The option to pay your club dues over PayPal will be in place by E/11. Erik Olmer (W4EJO) will setup the PayPal account Erik Olmer (W4EJO) and John Cole (N1QFH) will work out the details how the option will be implemented on the website. The email address for the treasurer is gcaratreasurer@gmail.com. Meeting Date: November 22, 2020 Minutes Submitted by Charlie Artner (KN4VDW)

VII. Repeater Report
All repeaters are working. Ricky Eaton (KD4HGR) has not been at the Boca location yet. Melanie asked for a 12/15 deadline for this action item. All we need are the serial numbers of all the equipment at the Boca location.

VIII. HF Project
Joe McGee (NX4T) reported that we are on all major bands at this time. Tuner is back in line. Problem: Hard to compete because of the low power. It is not recommended to go high power due to the technical issues we still have. Antenna can’t handle more power and RF coming back into shack. Tuner can only handle 300.

IX. Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day in 01/2021 will be conducted in the same manner as the Sommer Field Day of 2020. Individual contestants will participate on behalf of the club from their own homes. Joe McGee (NX4T)  will right the rules. The Winter Field Day is January 30/31, 2020. X. Speaker Certificates Michael Wolf (K2HXC) will email template for certificates to Melanie.

XI. FYE Change
Erik Olmer (W4EJO) suggested to change the FYE from CYE to November. Suggestion was briefly discussed and then TBLD until next meeting. XII. Next Board Meeting
Next Board Meeting is scheduled for December 13, 2020 at 12:30 hrs (UTC 17:30)

XIII. Adjournment
Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) adjourned the meeting at 13:41 EDT (18:41 UTC).

CALL TO ORDER:

The Board meeting was called to order at 12:30 pm by GCARA president, Melanie Fernandez, KJ4VCT by Zoom format.

The remaining Executive Board was present with the exception of Mike Wolf, K2HXC. Guest resource persons invited who were present were:

John Cole N1QFM, Barry Porter KB1PA, and Carol Sjursen KJ4AWB.

Not present, Charlie Artner, KN4VDW.

OLD BUSINESS:

• Memorial Bricks were purchased from the ARRL for $250.00 each in the names of Donald B. Search, W3AZD, Hope Smith, WB3ANE, Roy Neiman KJ4EGN, and Chuck Gress K3NXH. Monies were sent to Barry Porter, KB1PA, ARRL Section Manager, who will forward it to the appropriate individuals at the ARRL. The club will send award letters to the widows. The ARRL letter of confirmation of each brick with photo will be sent to the widows and Chuck’s sister per Barry Porter KB1PA. Don and Hope’s bricks will be placed side by side. The remainder of the funds ($83.00) in the Don Search W3AZD Memorial Fund will be sent to his widow, Hope Smith, WB3ANE by mail.

• The rest of the donations in the Memorial fund of Roy Neiman KJ4EGN, $355.00, as well as the $175.00 donation made by Chuck Gress’ widow and sister, will be retained for use on the HF station equipment, as designated by Vicki Neiman, Barbara Tunteich, and Mary Ann Gress, relatives of the deceased being honored.

• Special recognition will given to Jesse Shannon, KJ4FKK, and Dirk Basting, N4AN, for their most generous contributions to the memorial funds.

• Treasurer, Erik Olmer, W4EJO, introduced the payment of the Certificate Of Insurance, $180.40 into business for approval. The Board approved the payment which will be effective on all our equipment until October 2021.

• Subsequent conversation ensued about the up to date inventory of all equipment insured. Ricky Eaton, KD4HGR, will work on updating the list of all club possessions along with serial numbers.

NEW BUSINESS:

• John Cole N1QFM, our current webmaster, requested that all the Executive Board be trained in Word Press so the publishing of the website can continue forward.

• Ricky Eaton, KD4HGR, repeater trustee gave his report as follows:

• No problems noted with the 61 repeater. Cat Controller in operation and working. Crossbanding on hold for now.

• Boca site (82) will be visited by Jeff Stahl, K4BH, John Cole N1QFM, Ricky Eaton KD4HGR and Eric Rodriguez KF4LZA on either November 6^th or November 13^th, now that contact has been established with new owners of hospital (current 82 repeater site). Boca Raton ARA has some equipment of theirs that will be removed while Ricky and Eric will do much needed maintenance on our equipment. NOAA Weather radio will be removed from 82 and installed on the 61 site.

• Ricky Eaton has purchased and received the new router for the HF station and he and Mike Sams will meet with Joe McGee Oct. 31 at Joe’s house and install it. Hopefully, this will work and allow Joe to gain control of his own computer and internet service.

• Jesse Shannon has donated his Titan antenna for use on the remote HF station. Joe McGee and Ricky Eaton will collect on the first day of good weather that all three people are available.

• Joe McGee noted problems on the HF station and has worked on some solutions to correct them. He will work on an “Interrupt Protocol” for operators using the station and make a Zoom presentation with Erik Olmer to share with members on the use of the Remote HF station.

• A motion was made and passed to purchase a UPS and an Amplifier for the Remote HF station as money and time allow. We currently have $530.00 towards that project and we will initiate inviting more contributions for same, as well as collecting our dues at the November Meeting.

• Discussion was held on the Winter Field Day for January 30^th and 31^st, 2021. Joe McGee will check with Dan Vasilca regarding his participation in coordinating the logging and the various details of the Field Day which will be done either on the HF station or in the ham’s personal shacks.

• It was decided that our next Board Meeting will be November 8^th, 2020 at 12:30 PM and any issue tabled or pending will be discussed then.

• PayPal was discussed and a motion was passed to transition to that for the 2021 year to make the payment of dues more convenient for our members and Treasurer. Erik Olmer and John Cole to bring specifics to the November 8th Board Meeting.

• The 501C(3) status is still pending and Melanie will check with Ricki Witte, our previous Treasurer, to ascertain what still needs to be done. Will report on Nov. 8^th meeting.

• Post office was discussed and the expense vs. value. It was decided to retain the PO box for now as it is needed as a mailing address for our club.

• Mike Wolf was not present to report on the progress of Speaker Certificates.

MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Melanie Fernandez, President GCARA

Meeting Date: November 24, 2020
Minutes Submitted by Charlie Artner (KN4VDW)
Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association

Meeting Minutes
I. Call to order (19:00hrs)
Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) called to order the regular meeting of the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association, Inc at 19:00 EDT (23:00UTC) on November 24, 2020 on ZOOM. A quorum was present with 18 members.

II. Moment of Silence
We started the meeting with a moment of silence for GCARA members who became a SK this year and for all other SKs in the Amateur Radio World. This year following members became a SK:

Donald B Search W3AZD/SK
Charles Gress K3NXH/SK
Roy L Neiman KJ4EGN/SK

III. Approval of minutes from last meeting
The Minutes from October 27, 2020 have been approved. Motion was made by Jeff Stahl (K4BH) / 2nd by Joe McGee (NX4T)

IV. Treasurer’s Report
Erik Olmer (W4EJO), Treasurer, reported on the income and expenses ending October 27, 2020. Treasurer’s Report was filed for audit.

V. Membership:
Joe McGee (NX4T) reported 63 paid members for 2020. 57 of our members are also ARRL members. 3 members have already paid for 2021 and 1 member paid through 2022 Total Membership including Life Members is 84.

VI. Testing Report
Jeff Stahl (K4BH) reported on testing activities. Online class is 2/3 through. Test will be in Miramar.

VII. Web Report
John Cole (N1QFH) is working on online payment option. Possible completion by the end of November.

VIII. Remote Station
Joe McGee (NX4T) reported that the tuner is now inline and ready to be used. Meeting Date: November 24, 2020 Minutes Submitted by Charlie Artner (KN4VDW)

IX. Winter Field Day
Winter Field Day will be held in the same manner as the Summer Field Day. Individual participants competing on behalf of the club. During the last Sumer Field Day the Club finished in the upper 20 percentile with a total of 6 participants.

X. Repeater Report
Ricky Eaton (KD4HDR) reported all servers are up and running

XI. Melanie read the following from the Agenda
The current 2020 Board will meet again, Sunday, December 13 th , at 12 Noon check in, 12:30 PM Meeting on Zoom format to finalize all of the plans being put in place for the 2021 Executive Board. We have had a very productive year and the Board business could not be concluded at our Nov. 22, 2020 meeting. Invitations will be sent to the new Board Members and Resource Persons needed for Reference according to their special skill sets. No guest will be allowed to interrupt the meeting, but by hand raising, will be recognized for their time to comment. The Executive Board will continue to work hard for its members, and even though a volunteer entity, will meet during the normal vacation time for the GCARA members. We are all looking forward to an even greater year in 2021!!!

XII. Board Nominations
Al Flapan (AF4FA) presented the proposed board members for 2021. The full slate was accepted by acclimation. All Yeah / Zero Nay

XIII. Auction
Dirk Basting (N4AN) auctioned off an ICOM ID51A HT Bit started at $100 but no buyer for the item.

XIV. Presentation
Jesse Shannon (KJ4FKK) was the first to give a presentation on himself in our series MEET THE

HAM.
XV. Adjournment
Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) adjourned the meeting at 20:06 EDT (00:06 UTC).

I. Call to order
President Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) called to order the regular meeting of the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association, Inc at 19:05 EDT (23:05UTC) on October 27, 2020 on ZOOM. A quorum was present with 19 members (2 guests)

II. Approval of minutes from last meeting
The Minutes from September 22, 2020 have been approved

III. Treasurer’s Report
Erik Olmer (W4EJO) gave the treasurer’s report. We still need more donations for HF project. An Amendment has been suggested by Jeff Stahl (K4BH) and Report has been approved as amended. (see attached)

IV. Membership:
Joe McGee (NX4T) reported 67 paid members for 2020 which includes 2 new members (1 member new / 1 member reactivated). 57 of our members are also ARRL members. 2 members have already paid for 2021.

V. Repeater Report
Ricky Eaton (KD4HDR) reported all repeaters are up and that we received donations. The modem router came in
Allan Karden (N4ALK) reported problems with DMR talk groups and so did Charlie Artner (KN4VDW).

VI. Website
John Cole (N1QFH) is planning on teaching the directors on how to update and edit the website. Currently we are using WordPress.

VII. Presentation
Wolfgang Snitzar (KV4ATV) gave a highly informative presentation on Nano VNAs. During the presentation a YouTube video was played and here is the link to it: https://youtu.be/xa6dqx9udcg

VIII. Adjournment
In Absence of President Melanie Fernandez (KJ4VCT) Barry Porter (KB1PA) adjourned the meeting at 20:32 EDT (00:32 UTC).

Minutes Submitted by Charlie Artner (KN4VDW)