2010 Minutes from General Meetings

DBARA General Meeting Minutes January 18 2010
DBARA General Meeting Minutes   February 15, 2010
DBARA General Meeting Minutes  March 15, 2010
DBARA General Meeting Minutes June 21, 2010
DBARA General Meeting Minutes July 19, 2010
DBARA General Meeting Minutes August 16, 2010

DBARA General Meeting Minutes   August 16, 2010

7:30 PM-Meeting brought to order by President John LoCicero

Introduction of Members and Guests

Guests present:

Randy Harrington – No call

Mary Ann Jones- No call

Alan Parker- No call

James Patrick- No call

Arnold Hunt- No call

Dennis Greene- No call

John Gryun- No call

Jim Gibson- WB4CPC

Announcements:

1. Starke Elementary School in Deland has received a substantial Grant from the ARRL to provide the necessary equipment for a top notch Amateur Radio Club.
2. The DBARA Hams in Schools Program will begin in Silver Sands Middle School this fall.
3. Raffle tickets will be available for $15.00 each, to win a DStar Radio.  The Raffle will be held at the Annual Awards Banquet in Dec.  See any of the Board Members to purchase your tickets.

Old Business: 

      1. Frank Haas KB4T suggested we keep the old Repeater as a backup since we are now in the process of purchasing a new one.  He agreed to work with Steve Szabo WB4OMM

Program: Luis Bustamonte, Chief Assistant from the State Attorney’s  Office spoke on the subject-

                Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft

50/50 Raffle  Coffee and Donuts 

9:15 Motion to Close brought by Mel Vola K4OWK 2^nd Tom Peake N4NKH  The Vote to Close was unanimous.

DBARA General Meeting Minutes   July 19, 2010 

7:30 PM-Meeting brought to order by Vice President Leah Bowen AJ4MR

Introduction of Members and Guests

Guests present:

Arnold Hunt – No call

Carl Hurst- No call

Angela Sylvester- No call

Mike Lee- WB6RTH

Phil McElrath- K5BBC

Lou Herouart- WB2ZMQ

Announcements:

1. Fred Magliacane KF4VRS:  there will be a change in the Volusia County Emergency Radio Organization.  Doug Hubbs has resigned as AEC for VARECS. The name will be changed from VARECS to Volusia ARES.  This reflects not only a change in name, but also in mission.  This organization will provide services to municipalities in Volusia County.
2. There will be a Hamfest in Fort Pierce on Aug 14^th.
3. Raffle tickets will be available for $15.00 each, to win a DStar Radio.
4. Jeff Mathews AJ4MQ:  A web site has been established for EmergencyServices.Org

A class for Sept 5^th is in the works.  The subject will be Power Supplies and Grounding.  Suggestions for a November class are being considered.

      5.   Frank Haas KB4T: A Net with Amateur Radio Support will be set up for the MS 150K Bikathon from St Augustine to the Plaza Resort.  On August 21^st there will be a rehearsal which will last 2 to 3 hours.  Sept 18^th there will be a final dress rehearsal.  The event will be held Oct 2^nd & 3^rd.  Reporting will be to Central Control Point on 147.15 Repeater or 137 as a backup.  Six volunteers will be needed.  It is possible more could be used.

5. Frank Reda AJ4LE $3.41 was added to the slush fund

Program: Ken Hansen from CAP:  Emergency Communications in Search and Rescue

Coffee and donuts and 50/50 drawing

9:12  Meeting Closed by General Consensus

Received and posted on 2010.08.07

DBARA General Meeting Minutes   June 21, 2010 

7:30 PM-Meeting brought to order by President John LoCicero K4TUG

Introduction of Members and Guests

Guests present:

Mike Lee

Doug KD4MH & Anne Hubbs K8PWE

Connie Bird KJ4VRH- New Ham Membership
Mary Ann Jones

Ken Stubber N4KS

Carol Ann Makky KD0FEE- New member

Robert Makky KD0DLU- New member

Susan Makky KC0BLF- New member

John Sylvester KJ4VFB- New member

Announcements:

1. Steve Szabo WB4OMM/All plans have been made and set in motion for Field Day at the Daytona Beach Police Department.  Preprep will be Friday at 10:00 am.  Set up will begin Saturday at 9:00 am.  Hot Dogs and Hamburgers will be served at 5:00 pm.  The Radio Raffle drawing will be held at the Field Day site.  VE testing will be held on site at 9:00am on Saturday.
2. Dave “Sparky” Lammers AE4DL/Effort will be made to set up a Kids’ Net.  Steven Makky KD0BHG volunteered his services as Net Controller.
3. Jeff Mathews AJ4MQ/A Basic Electronics Course/Trouble Shooting Your Equipment will be held starting Jan 5 once a week for 6 consecutive sessions.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Frank Reda AJ4LE/$3,417.01 in the account in addition to the CD.  There is $1,172.10 in the Repeater Fund and $53.00 in the slush fund.

Program: Rick Moore from the EOC:  Emergency Communications

Coffee and donuts and 50/50 drawing

9:15  Meeting Closed by General Consensus

Posted 2010.08.01 @ 1403

DBARA General Meeting Minutes   March 15, 2010

7:33 PM-Meeting brought to order by President John LoCicero K4TUG

Introduction of Members and Guests

Guests present:

Bill from Flagler

Allen from Port Orange

Announcements:

1. DBARA has purchased a projector which will be used tonight.
2. A 2 day Course on Emergency Communication/Traffic Handling will be offered by DBARA at the Port Orange Library on May 1st and 2^nd.  Please see John LoCicero K4TUG for details and to sign up for the class. 
3. The Business part of meeting will be shortened to allow time for two program

Program 1: Leah Bowen AJ4MR et al.  Subject:  Bunny (Fox) Hunting

Break for coffee and donuts and 50/50 drawing

Program 2: Ed Cote KA1EHR.  Subject:  Dragsters in the Volusia County After School Program

New Members:

Shelley Radford KJ4RKZ Deland   New Ham Program

           Motion to accept all new member brought by Tom “Woolfie” Billelo K9WLF 2^nd Joe Sanders K2SAN Passed by a unanimous vote 

9:30  Motion to close the meeting brought by David Jollymore WA1RWO   2^nd Joe Sanders K2SAN Vote was unanimous.  Meeting closed

7:30 PM-Meeting brought to order by President John LoCicero K4TUG

Introduction of Members and Guests

Guests present: Shelley Radford KA4YAK

Announcements:

1. Please see the Treasurer, Frank Reda AJ4LE, to pay 2010 dues
2. Allen Bestwick W1PX:  Donation of older keys is still needed at the Lighthouse for the Wireless at the Lighthouse Home School Project

3.   Embry Riddle Observatory will be open to the public Friday 2/19/2010 at 8 to 11 PM

4. The new DEC is Mike Lee WB6RTH
5. The Board will be looking into a new source for Name Badges

Program: Bill Schwartz WS1C, Equipment Analysis

Break for coffee and donuts and 50/50 drawing won by Victoria Wilcox KJ4PLF

Old Business:

        1. Barbara Vola KJ4MOA gave a recap of the Samsula Radio Panthers Club. 

New Business:  

        1.  Allen Bestwick will be bringing the Keeper in the Classroom project to area Schools.  Samsula will be the first test school.  The PTA is sponsoring the program by providing material for code oscillator kits.  Help is needed to assemble the kits

 2.   Jason Cote WX4WTF has put together a DBARA Facebook page  DBARA, and  a Twitter page at DBARA_DB4V

  3.   New Members:

Andrew Caballero KJ4SCL  Ormond Beach New Ham Program

             Mary Peterson KJ4SCJ  Daytona Beach New Ham Program

             Patricia C Johnson KC4WGB Edgewater New Ham Program

             Motion to accept all new members brought by Tom “Woolfie” Billelo K9WLF 2^nd Joe Sanders K2SAN Passed by a unanimous vote

 9:30  Motion to close the meeting brought by Darryl Peterson AB8GU  2^nd Joe Sanders K2SAN Vote was unanimous.  Meeting closed.

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