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

Meeting of:  May 10, 2007

Called to order by: President Kent Trimble (K9ZTV)

In attendance: K9ZTV, NNØB, WØESE, NØSS, W4RK, KØJNW, NØKSF, KC7ARR, KCØPET, WBØS, KIØY, KBØNXX, KCØLZG, W3AMB, WØIFL, WAØZOG, KDØAKF, KCØUZA, NØZH, KAØOUV, NØEAX, KCØVRZ
Minutes (presented & approved, unless otherwise stated):

Bank balance:  $ 7, 325.00

Old business:

2-meter net report: 		
				           April 18	W4RK		8
					April 25 	KCØPET	15
					May 2		KCØLZG	12
					May 9		W4RK		9


2-meter net controllers:    
					May 16	KØJNW	8
					May 23	NØKSF
					May 30	KCØUZA	8
					June 6	NØSS		13
					June 13	KØJNW	6	
				

2-meter Repeater report:  The noise issue reported last meeting has gone away.  NØSS and KAØOUV to investigate.

Digipeater report:  No problems noted.
  
MEPN:  No new news.

Emergency Coordinators report:  Local hams are standing by in case of activation for the flood of 2007.  SEMA has been activated.  The club discussed the flood of 1993 and MMARC involvement was described.

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

License class:  NØSS reported that the class has now ended and that three (3) new Technician Class licensees resulted. Three more are waiting to take their exams.  The club thanked Tom for his work teaching the class.


New business:

Field Day 2007:  Station captains were appointed as follows:  GOTA, Rich NØEAX; VHF, Kevin Wren KCØJDW, SSB, Mike Miller WAØZOG, CW Bryan Braunschweig WØESE. 

Easter Seals Walk: KØJNW reported that he has 4 hams to help.  One person to run a water station at the half waypoint.

WØS:  Kent, K9ZTV and Steve, NNØB reported on the WØS special event station held in Branson April 14-15.  Both Kent and Steve were able to operate.  They reported that the weather was very cold but they enjoyed participating.  The event may occur again next year.

Linn Repeater:  The 2-Meter Linn repeater is on the air!  145.390, PL 127.3

     BS7H:  NØSS discussed the recent DXPedition to Scarborough Reef.

VE exams:  Cris Kallenbach (KCØVRZ), Eugene MO and John Anderson   (KCØNFY),    Chamois, MO both passed the General exam and upgraded from technician.
   
Program:  Andrey, W3AMB gave a Power Point presentation about some DXPeditions he participated in while in Russia. 

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

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