Minutes of the 
Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club, Inc.
Jefferson City, MO

Meeting of: November 10, 2005

In attendance:  WØESE, NNØB, NØSS, K9ZTV, KCØLZG, KAØOUV, KA9RQW, KCØJDW, NØEAX, KBØQHZ, KCØSFE, WA2KBZ, KCØSJR, NØROK, KIØY, N6CSS

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

Bank balance:  $ 8,978.49
   
Old Business:

2 meter Net Report: 		Oct 19		KAØOUV	4
					Oct 26		KAØOUV	1
					Nov 2		NNØB		9
					Nov 9		WØESE	5
					
2 meter Net Controllers:	
					Nov 16	NØSS
					Nov 23	K9ZTV			
					Nov 30	NNØB
					Dec 7		KAØOUV

2 meter Repeater Report:  See new business.

Digi-peater Report:  No problems noted.

Emergency Coordinator’s Report:  

Frankenstein:  Halloween special event station was discussed. 
CW Class:  The class is every Saturday at 6:45 a.m. at Mel’s.

New Business:
2 Meter repeater:  The technical committee proposed replacing the repeater.  After a lengthy discussion, the club approved a spending limit of $1800 for new equipment.  Some discussion of a 2nd phase for adding a remote receiver site was also discussed.

Officer Nominations:  The following nominations were made; President: K9ZTV, Vice President: NNØB, Secretary-Treasurer: WØESE.

MEPN antenna:  The club presented the board (NNØB, NØROK, and KCØJDW) with a proposal to donate $750 for the purchase of a 2M antenna for the Jeff City node.  (Passed)

Field day score:  K9ZTV reported our field day score as follows (quoted):
“BY SCORE, AMONG CATEGORY 2AB (5-WATT) STATIONS:.
3rd. . . in the USA (out of 28 stations, placing us in the top 10.7%)
1st . . . in the Midwest Division (out of 3 stations)
1st. . . in the Missouri Section (out of 2 stations)

BY SCORE, AMONG ALL 5-WATT STATIONS (regardless of  category):
21st . . . in the USA (out of 257 stations, placing us in the top 8.2%)
1st. . . in the Midwest Division (out of 9 stations)
1st . . . in the Missouri Section (out of 3 stations)

BY SCORE, AMONG ALL STATIONS (regardless of category, regardless of power):
181st . . . in the USA (out of 2,206 stations, placing us in the top 8.2%)
4th . . . in the Midwest Division (out of 118 stations, placing us in 
the top 3.4%)
3rd . . . in the Missouri Section (out of 50 stations, placing us in the 
top 6.0%)

BY NUMBER OF QSO'S
5th . . . in Category 2AB (out of 28 stations, placing us in the top 17.9%)
27th . . . in the USA among all 5-watt stations regardless of category 
(Out of 257 stations, placing us in the top 10.5%)
725th . . . in the USA among all stations, regardless of category, 
Regardless of power (out of 2,206 stations, placing us in the top 32.9%)

CONCLUSIONS . . .
Not too shabby, gentlemen, not too shabby at all!!

Our contest score is terrific and, as contests go, the final score is 
what wins the prize.  Clearly, anyway you dissect it, we distinguished 
ourselves on points.

To me, however, the NUMBER OF Q's is the most important indicator of the 
"mettle of the men."  In analyzing this year's Field Day strictly from 
that point-of-view (number of contacts), to be in the top third of ALL 
Field Day entrants and run only 5 watts is nothing short of fantastic.  
To be in the top ten-percent of ALL 5-watt stations is equally amazing.  
And to be in the top eighteen percent in our chosen 2AB category is 
wonderful.

I congratulate all of you who fought the 100 degree heat, 90 percent 
humidity, stifling tents, noisy and unshaded location, and Murphy's 
annual  appearance.  He managed to break one of the CW antenna leads 
which went unnoticed until it was 30-feet in the air.  He somehow turned 
down the RF output on the K2 in the CW net to 100mw for the first hour 
of operation, but we made contacts anyhow.  And he seduced N0MV into 
moving to New Mexico, thus transferring the club's "stuff" from Dave's 
basement to mine.  But all things being equal, it was a a great Field 
Day.  We proved to ourselves we can rough it, operate it, and win it.  
What more can you say!”


Respectfully submitted:  Bryan Braunschweig, WØESE, Secretary-Treasurer
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