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

Meeting of:   September 14, 2ØØ6

Called to order by: President Kent Trimble (K9ZTV)

In attendance: K9ZTV, NNØB, WAØZOG, WØESE, NØSS,  KØJNW, W4RK, KIØY, NØVAU, KC7ARR, KCØPET, NØROK, KCØSJR, KCØUZA, KAØI, NØEAX, NØTKN, KØWYN, NØOFD, KAØOUV, NØKSF, KAØDLD, KBØQHZ, KCØCZI

Minutes (presented & approved, unless otherwise stated):

Bank balance:  $ 7990.63


Old business:

2-meter net report:             
                                              Aug 16		NØSS		6
				       Aug 23		WAØZOG	13	
				       Aug 30		WØESE	18
				       Sept 6		NNØB		8
 				       Sept 13		NNØB   	13


2-meter net controllers:    
				        Sept 20		KCØSJR  
				        Sept 27		KCØUZA	11
				        Oct 4		KAØOUV
				        Oct 11		WØESE	8
				

2-meter Repeater report:  New repeater is on the air and operating with 50 watts output.  Fine tuning all level settings.

Digipeater report:  No problems noted.
  
MEPN:  Centralia node up and running.


Emergency Coordinators report:   The MS-150 was discussed.  MMARC members (including NØTKN, NØSS, NØKSF, W4RK, NØEAX, and KBØQHZ) discussed their experience as volunteers.  90-100 hams were involved in the event.  The MS Society had 2,850 registered cyclists and expects to raise $2.2 Million. 

CW Class:  The CW class continues to meet every Saturday, at 0645 (before breakfast), at          Mel’s Country Café. 

Lewis & Clark Homeward Bound:  Planning was discussed about the homeward bound special event station.  Set up will begin on Saturday (16th).  Operation will continue until Sunday the 17th.  A VHF station will be located in the capital dome.

Willis Porter Corwin, 9ABD special event:  K9ZTV discussed some of the research he has done on the life of Willis Porter Corwin.  Kent distributed handouts with photographs and news articles about Willis.  


New business:

Frankenstein special event:  The club will operate the special event station on October 31st from the home of KØWYN in Frankenstein.  Radios and equipment will be set up in the early afternoon.  Operation expected to begin around 5pm until the next morning.  QSL cards will be stamped with a special cancellation mark.

Spotter Training:   The club discussed the possibility of upcoming spotter training becoming available.  A date nor a place for the training had be decided.

   VE exams:  None
   



Respectfully submitted: Bryan Braunschweig (WØESE), Secretary-Treasurer.

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