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Daytona Beach |
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Amateur Radio Association, Inc. |
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P. O. Box 9852 |
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"Since 1957 and Still Giving Service to the Community for the past 50 Years |
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The Staff and Members of the Daytona Beach Amateur Radio Association (DBARA) meet the first Monday evening of every month for the express purpose of conducting the planning and operation of the organization. The following reports are high lights of the meeting overall. DBARA BOARD MEETING MINUTES Aug 4, 2008 President John LoCicero K4TUG - Vice President Tom Davies AA3AS Treasurer Frank Haas KB4T Secretary Carolyn Truesdale KI4VWP Bob Ledford WA4IDI Paul Milward AB4PM Art Byrnes KA4WDK Jeff Mathews KG4DHZ Guest: Mel Vola K4OWK 6:30 PM Meeting brought to order Old Business: 1. Banquet/ Tom Davies will work with Lynn Strub K4POO to solidify arrangement s for the meal. Steve Szabo WB4OMM will print tickets. 2. It was agreed to check with David Sparky Lammers AE4DL to see if a used rotor might be located for the club portable tower. 3. The Amendments will be brought to a vote at the August DBARA General Meeting 4. Horizon, Warren Academy, and a new charter school will each have Ham Radio classes and clubs this fall. Mel Vola suggested a Club Patch might be made available for the students to wear to identify the special activity at their respective schools. 5. 50th Anniversary flyers will be taken to AES to be handed out after Labor Day. 6. The project continues to locate current phone numbers of inactive hams and attempt to reactivate. This project is bringing in some new members and visitors each General Meeting. New Business: 1. A special meeting after the Board Meeting was called by President John LoCicero to iron out issues with the club website. 2. A Tech Class has been organized for a Girl Scout with an all female Ham Radio teaching staff. Rose Parrack WA1VOP is the organizer. 3. Paul Milward will be organizing committees for the Special Event. Members will be able to sign up at the next General Meeting for an Antenna Committee, a Food Committee, an Operating Committee, the Clean Up Committee, and QSL Card and Certificate Mailing Committee. 4. There are arrangements being made for two stations at the Special Event- One for Voice and one for digital and CW modes. They will operate from 9am to 5 pm Saturday 5. DBARA is in need of a Public Information Officer. 6. Both a CD and a DVD of the Walter Cronkite piece on Ham Radio are approved for order. 7. A contest will be held for the design of a club banner for the Special Event. Bob Ledford and Frank Haas will be the judges. A club shirt and hat might be given as prize for the winning design to be announced at the banquet. So moved by Frank Haas, 2nd by Paul Milward. The vote was unanimous to approve. 8. Treasure’s Report. Frank Haas stated there is roughly $3,600 in the Treasury. 9. It was agreed, rather than a Sergeant at Arms, the club will have an official Greeter team of 3 members to be headed up by Joe Sanders. This team will handle the sign in sheets. 10. It was agreed a Communication Response Team should be set up within the Club. Frank Haas’ 40 mile test needs to be completed. Training will need to be given to make members comfortable setting up and communicating from pt A to pt B, as well as setting up a Net. This Team would be available for community activities such as runs and races. 11. An election committee needs to be set up. 8:00 PM All business having been conducted, a motion to close the meeting was made by Bob Ledford. 2nd Paul Milward. The vote to adjourn was unanimous. DBARA BOARD MEETING MINUTES June 2, 2008 President John LoCicero K4TUG - Absent Vice President Tom Davies AA3AS- Absent Treasurer Frank Haas KB4T Secretary Carolyn Truesdale KI4VWP Bob Ledford WA4IDI Paul Milward AB4PM- Absent Art Byrnes KA4WDK Jeff Mathews KG4DHZ Guests Present: Lynn Strub K4POO 7:00PM Meeting brought to order Old Business: 1. 50th Anniversary Celebration is still in the planning stages. Paul Milward was not present for a report due to being on vacation. 2. The Salvation Army Report- no further progress. Frank Haas believes someone should explain to Mgr Harwell that ultimately Ham Radio operators do not want to man Canteens. 3. The Tech Class began April 26th at the Ormond Library is now comprised of only 2 students. New Business: 1. A Sergeant of Arms: discussion of the possibility. Would be appointed by the cabinet under Executive Powers for the rest of this year and would be an elected position thereafter. 2. Location for the Awards Banquet was discussed. Lynn Strub will look into a few locations. 7:30 PM All business having been conducted, a motion to close the meeting was made by Bob Ledford. 2nd Jeff Mathews. The vote to adjourn was unanimous DBARA BOARD MEETING MINUTES APRIL 7, 2008 President John LoCicero K4TUG Guests Present: 6:40 PM Meeting brought to order Old Business: 1. Frank Haas announced 80 out of 87 members have renewed their memberships. 2. There was unanimous agreement on the wording of the sample motion for an addition to the bylaws. Further discussion regarding a sample motion to be presented to the Membership in regard to adding the New Ham Membership and a Lifetime Membership to the Bylaws was tabled to a later date. Paul Milward so moved, 2nd by Bob Ledford 3. 50th Anniversary Celebration is still in the planning stages. Paul Milward announced a photo contest for QSL cards for the event to be presented to the General Membership by a notice on the DBARA Yahoo Group and the DBARA web site. The Event Committee will present the finalist to the General Membership for a vote at a regular DBARA Club Meeting. 4. Club Auction. Mystery boxes will be salted with Cash from the Club treasury. Frank Hass will provide the bills for the boxes. 5. A new Tech Class has been organized to begin April 26th at the Ormond Library. New Business: 1. Stickers will be placed on donated QST magazines no more than 1 year old and placed in professional office waiting rooms. All Board members were in agreement. 2. There was a suggestion that a presentation could be made on Roofing Filters. It was decided that an email should be put to the General Membership for a volunteer to be the presenter. Paul Milward volunteered to help. Someone needs to be located who has roofing filters in their radio, 3. Club flyers will be paced on a CD as templates. Jeff Mathews has made improvements to the website which cut down spam dramatically. 4. Frank Haas announced the repeater is repaired and working at a cost of $126.50 for a UPS battery. 5. Also $61.25 in expense was approved for the Annual Report to Florida Board of Corporations. 6. The due date for Liability Insurance was moved from a December to March. 7. DBARA Club Auction: The doors will open at 6:15 to 6:30 for sellers. John LoCicero will call Bill Thomas to remind of need to have doors opened at that time. Tagging will take approximately 20 minutes. Two volunteers will be needed. 8. John LoCicero announced the appointment of Jose Fernandez AJ4BN as the new Information Officer 7:40 PM All business having been conducted, a motion to close the meeting was made by Paul Milward. 2nd Jeff Mathews. The vote to adjourn was unanimous. DBARA BOARD MEETING MINUTES MARCH 3, 2008 President John LoCicero K4TUG Vice President Tom Davies AA3AS- Absent Treasurer Frank Haas KB4T Secretary Carolyn Truesdale KI4VWP Bob Ledford WA4IDI Paul Milward AB4PM Art Byrnes Jr KA4WDK Jeff Mathews Guest Present: Vicky Byrnes Old Business: Frank Haas is working on a sample motion to be presented to the Membership in regard to adding the New Ham Membership and a Lifetime Membership to the Bylaws. Also it was agreed that the Club should consider doing away with the Absentee Membership. Paul Milward reported on the membership survey that has been conducted by the 50th Anniversary Committee. 40% of members favor a picnic format with some food provided by members and some provided by the DBARA. 35% state they will operate at the picnic. A crew will be needed to handle mailing of cards and certificates. John LoCicero volunteered to participate on the mailing committee. Steve Szabo WB4OMM will provide the cards and certificates. A photo needs to be chosen for the cards to represent DBARA. This project should be put to the membership for possible photos. John LoCicero reported that according to Steve Szabo the 501C3 status has been maintained. Mystery boxes are being prepared for the Club Auction. It was suggested that some of the boxes be salted with five or ten dollar bills to add to the fun and excitement. The boxes may not be opened until the auction has been completed. New Business: Frank Haas reported the next Technician Level Class will begin April 26th from 9am to 12 noon at the Ormond Public Library. The course will last for 8 weeks. Other teachers are Jose Fernandez AJ4BN, Joe SRoyal K2SAN, George Silver WB4DVP, and Jeff Mathews. John LoCicero will promote by email and posters. Contact persons will be Frank Haas and John LoCicero. It is planned to offer good demos and at least 2 Repeater and 2 HF contacts per student. A test will be planned for one week after the class ends. An Emergency Operations Course is being considered as a separate class. The next testing session will be in April. Date to be announced. Steve Szabo is looking for a location where DBARA could have larger, permanent quarters. John LoCicero will send an email to Bill Feist letting him know that DBARA is interested in offering their services to an Emergency Network such as SATERN. Rig Roundup- March General Meeting Program. John LoCicero will call members to sign up demos reminding members this is an opportunity to help new Hams who need to acquire equipment for their stations. David Jollymore WA1RWO has asked for help with repair of some Library equipment. More information is needed before a decision can be made regarding a DBARA effort to repair the equipment. DBARA BOARD MEETING MINUTES 2/4/2008 President John LoCicero K4TUG Vice President Tom Davies AA3AS Treasurer Frank Haas KB4T Secretary Carolyn Truesdale KI4VWP Other Board Members: Bob Ledford WA4IDI Art Byrnes Jr KA4WDK Paul Milward AB4PM Jeff Mathews KG4DHZ Guests: Vicky Byrnes Jose Fernandez AJ4BN Lynn Strub K4POO Joe SRoyal K2SAN The meeting was brought to order by President John LoCicero at 6:45 pm Old Business: Lifetime Memberships and the New Ham Membership bylaw changes- It was decided they will be offered for discussion and vote to the general membership as a one time, non refundable payment for lifetime membership. New Ham Membership to be a full membership for new ham applicants for the remainder of the year in which they receive their first license. Frank Haas will prepare a written notice to be mailed to the membership as well as a motion to be offered to the Club for a vote in May. This will be reviewed by the Board in March. It was determined that the process for removal of undesirable members is already provided for in the Club bylaws Auditing of the Club books by Harold Mitchell N1XBG is still in the works, but as yet has not been accomplished. New Business: Frank Haas announced Charlie Blackburn AI4RI has been appointed as probationary Control Operator of the DBARA Repeater. After review in three months, it will be determined if this position is to be made permanent. Due to a lack of Club support and interest in Field Day, there will be no special activity planned for 2008. The possibility of a 50 Year DBARA Anniversary Special Event was discussed and agreed it would be a good idea. Paul Milward was assigned as Event Coordinator to head up the planning for an event, likely for June 2009. A budget is to be prepared to possibly include Club QSO cards Frank Haas announced the next HamBone Tech Class will begin in April 2008. Advertising will begin in early March. More emphasis will be placed on proper operating practice which will be emphasized by more hands-on time on the radio during class sessions. Art Byrnes Jr agreed to be auctioneer for the Club Auction in April 2008. Bob Ledford presented a draft of the new Club Brochure. It was accepted for printing to be used to promote DBARA. All business being completed by 7:55 pm, a motion was brought to the table by Tom Davies to conclude the meeting. Frank Haas seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous. DBARA Board Meeting Minutes January 7, 2008 Officers: John LoCicero K4TUG- President Tom Davies AA3AS- Vice President/ Absent Frank Haas KB4T- Treasurer Carolyn Truesdale KI4VWP- Secretary Board Members: Art Byrnes Jr KA4WDK & wife, Vicky Bob Ledford WA4IDI Paul Milward AB4PM Jeff Mathews KG4DHZ- Special Advisor Club members present Mel Vola K4OWK Old Business: Jeff Mathews is appointed Special Advisor by President John LoCicero. It was agreed to investigate if there is any interest on the part of DBARA Club members in offering a lifetime membership for a set fee being offered for the year 2009. It was suggested the fee be set at 20 times the going annual rate. After discussion, Frank Haas moved to accept the agreed upon plan. Paul Milward 2nd. The vote was unanimous. Also discussed was the nature and intent of the Special New Ham License. Making it a full membership with voting rights would require a change in the bylaws. The procedure was further discussed. This may be presented to the Membership at a later date. A letter expressing the Club’s gratitude and a donation check were mailed by Tom Davies to a representative of the First Presbyterian Church where DBARA club meetings are currently held. New Business: Meeting Programs: January- Bill Schwartz WS1C: Impedance and Loss February- Art Petteway WB4MNK PSK 31 March- Rig Roundup April- Auction May- John Hall: Skywarn Coffee and donuts will be handled by Paul Milward for the January meeting. Other volunteers need to be found for subsequent meetings. A Flyer needs to be made for Rose to use with the young ladies. Bob Ledford agreed to look into the possibilities for such a flyer. The procedure for removing from DBARA Membership any undesirable persons (those who have been stripped of their licenses after being convicted of a crime) was discussed. Joe SRoyal K2SAN is appointed to the office of Club Historian by President John Lo Cicero. The monthly DBARA Board Meeting will continue to be held at the same place and time as last year. Piccadilly Cafeteria, 200 North Ridgewood, Daytona Beach at 7 PM on the first Monday evening of each month. Interested persons may come earlier to eat there as well. Paul Milward reminded the membership there are operating events for which to plan. The Florida QSO Party is in April, followed by the ARRL Field Day in June. Future announcements will be made regarding Club participation in these events. All business being conducted by 8:20 pm, the motion to adjourn was brought to the table by Jeff Mathews, 2nd by Frank Haas, followed by a unanimous vote. Posted on 16 January 2008 Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
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