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


Meeting of:  July 10, 2008


Called to order by: President Kent Trimble (K9ZTV)


In attendance: K9ZTV, WØESE, KC7ARR,  KCØUZA, NØEAX, W4RK, WBØAQV, WAØTIC, NØQOI, KDØBPP, KCØZLB, KDØAJF, KBØQHZ, NØVAU, KD6QIA, NNØB, WØFPA, WBØIAK, NØZH, KBØNXK, KØJNW, KDØDSJ, Zachary Graves


Minutes (presented & approved, unless otherwise stated):


Bank balance:  $ 7, 543.38


Old business

2-meter net report: 		
    June 18	WA2KBZ	11
					June 25	W4RK		10
					July 2		KAØI		13
					July 9		NØZH		14	
					

2-meter net controllers:    
					July 16	NØVAU
					July 23	NØZH		21
					July 30	KCØZLB	16
					Aug 6		NØZH		19
					Aug 13	NØVAU		


2-meter Repeater report:  Repeater seems to be running fine.


Digipeater report:  Status unknown.
 

MEPN:  Jefferson City node is running fine.  Some noise was reported on 6 meters of the St. Louis node. 


Emergency Coordinator's report:  KBØQHZ reported that over 60% of ARES members had ID cards made during Field Day.  Joe is still working on getting some exercises lined up.  W4RK to give message handling training after August meeting.


Field Day:  Event went well.  Set up and tear-down was very easy and took under 1 hour.  Number of contacts as follows:  CW 593, SSB 364, and GOTA 130.


Tech Class (Highway Patrol):  Class has 12 active students.  11 passed technician exams and 1 upgraded to general.  


Extra Class Study Group:  Congratulations to MMARC newest Extras including WAØZOG, KCØUZA, KCØZLB, KDØCCP.


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



New business

MS Bike Ride:  Volunteers are needed to support the ride September 6-7.


Easter Seals Walk/Run: Volunteers need to support event September 20th.  The event starts around 7a.m. and will end around 11a.m.


Church Special Event Station:  The club would like to have a special event station set up to celebrate the 150th year anniversary of the Central United Church of Christ.  Plans are to run the station September 13-14.  Club to donate $150 to the church.



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

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