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NCARC JUNE 2026 MEMBERSHIP MEETING (ZOOM ONLY)

Thursday 6/18/26

Open: 7:00 PM

Present:  FRED N8AHS                                         TERRI KF8EZS
                     TOM K8DMM                                        BRET KD8SCL
                      STEVE W8IZ                                          DALE KL7V
                      DAVE N8QAS                                        TOM WD8EFF
                      DAN KB8A                                              ROB WB2BTI
                      RICK K8SCI                                            HARRY KE8TPN                                          

NEW MEMBER:    JOHN PROCARIO KF8GNB

APPROVAL OF MAY ‘26 MINUTES:
TOM WD8EFF.   SECOND:  DAVE N8QAS, MOTION PASSED

TREASUER’S REPORT: SENT BY DAN KB8A VIA EMAIL

FIELD DAY:  3:00 -4:00 PM SET UP
CAMPING STARTS FRIDAY 6/26/26
ANTENNA SET UP: FRIDAY AFTERNOON 3:30 PM
SET UP CONTINUES SATURDAY 6/27/26
OPERATION STARTS AT 2:00 PM THROUGH 2:00 PM Sunday 6/28/26
PORTA POTTY HAS BEEN ORDERED
NORB N8KJT HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING MEALS, HE WILL PROVIDE
TOM K8DMM AND ROB WB2BTI ARE/HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE LOGIN
COMPUTERS
DAVE N8QAS HAS CONTACTED THE ELYRIA CHRONICLE TELEGRAM, AND THE
MEDINA COUNTY GAZETTE

SUNSHINE:  NOTHING NEW FOR JUNE 2026

2 METER NET:   NEED ADDITIONAL NET CONTROL OPERATORS (PREFERABLY 3) AND A NEW NEWSLINE OPERATOR TO SUPPLEMENT WAYNE NC8F AND
ED W8IE

EDUCATION:   WAYNE NC8F ENCOURAGING AMATEUR EXTRAS TO GET VEC CERTIFICATION

TECHNICAL:  NORB N8KJT HAS TURNED 224.76 BACK ON RECENTLY

FUND RAISING:  DONATION OF A BAOFENG HTTO THE NCARC PER TOM K8DMM  BY HAL VERRELL KI7TBO

OLD BUSINESS:  MEETING DATES PER RICK K8SCI
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 2026 3RD THURSDAY AT STRONGSVILLE LIBRARY

NEW BUSINESS:   MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL JULY 1, 2026

FIRST PICNIC MEETING AT BONNIE PARK ON THURSDAY 7/16/26
TRUSTEES AT 6:45 PM MEMBERSHIP AT 7:00 PM

MOTION TO ADJOURN:
RICK K8SCI.  SECOND: TOM WD8EFF.  MOTION PASSED
MEETING CLOSED 7:26 PM 

Minutes submitted by Terri Schwab – KF8EZS

   
  
  
  
  
  
  
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NCARC Christmas Dinner December 18, 2025.
At Santo’s Italian Restaurant, Cleveland, Ohio 44130.

A good time was had by all.

President Wayne NC8F: As a quorum is in attendance, Terri KF8EZS has
volunteered to accept the nomination for Club Secretary, thus completing the
2026 Club Officers.

A motion to accept for Secretary of NCARC Terri KF8EZS was made by Rick
K8SCI, and second by Norb N8KJT. The motion was approved unanimously.

Submitted by Rob WB2BTI

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NCARC AUGUST MEETIMG MINUTES 8/20/26
Metropark Bonnie Park Facility, Strongsville, OH
START 7:14PM

MEMBERS PRESENT : 
TERRI KF8EZS                    FRED N8AHS
DALE KL7V                           SCOTT N80ND
JOE N8QXC                         MARSHA SCHWAB, SWL
DAN KB8A                           TOM W8WIN

MOTION TO ACCEPT MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH:
by TERRI KF8EZS, 2nd  JOE N8QXC - MINUTES APPROVED

TREASURER’S REPORT:   PER DAN KB8A - VIA EMAIL

OLD BUSINESS:
NEW ANTENNA FOR DENNIS W8DFK HAS BEEN APPROVED

2 METER NET:
WE NEED ANOTHER AR NEWSLINE VOLUNTEER BESIDES ED W8IE
ALSO NEED ANOTHER NET CONTROL VOLUNTEER

SUNSHINE:
DENNIS W8DFK HAD HEART  SURGERY AT SOUTHWEST GENERAL,
NORB N8KJT’s DAD, MR. FRIEDRICH HAS PASSED AWAY,
FRED N8AHS’s AUNT IN GERMANY HAS ALSO PASSED.

EDUCATION:   NOTHING NEW

TECH:   224.76 REPEATER IS ON THE AIR
THE OTHER 2 REPEATERS, 145.29 AND 443.150 ARE OK.

FUNDRAISER:    NOTHING NEW

NEW BUSINESS:   NOTHING NEW

MOTION TO ADJOURN:
by SCOTT N8OND, 2nd JOE N8QXC – Motion PASSED

NEXT MEETING WILL BE BACK AT STRONGSVILLE LIBRARY 9/17/26

NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING WILL BE IN OCTOBER

MEETING CLOSED: 7:28 PM

Minutes submitted by Secretary Terri Schwab, KF8EZS

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NCARC July 2026 Trustees Meeting
7/16/26

Open:   6:57 pm

Present:   TOM K8DMM, ROB WB2BTI. TERRI KF8EZS. NORB N8KJT, JOE N8QXC.
                      PAUL WB8CYI. DAN KB8A. and FRED N8AHS

TRUSTEES BUSSINESS:   Nothing new for July 2026

MOTION TO ADJOURN:    JOE N8QXC, 2nd NORB N8KJT

CLOSED:    6:58 pm

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NCARC JULY 2026 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Open:   7:00 pm

PRESENT:
ROB WB2BTI, TERRI KF8EZS, Guest MARSHA SCHWAB, NORB N8KJT, JOEN8QXC, TOM K8DMM, PAUL WB8CYI, DAN KB8A, and FRED N8AHS.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES from JUNE 2026:   DAN KB8A, 2nd ROB WB2BTI
                                                                                                      Motion Passed

TREASURER’S REPORT:   Sent by DAN KB8A to all via e-mail.

FIELD DAY 2026:   Summary as follows:
                                          239 contacts. All SSB. Bands used were 15m, 20m,40m, and 80m.
                                          10 participants.    More operators are needed.
                                          100% emergency power was used.
                                           Need more publicity.   
                                           Need to copy the W1AW message from the ARRL.

TWO METER NET:   New NEWSLINE volunteers are needed.
                                              New Net Control Operators are also needed.

PROGRAM:   None for July 2026

EDUCATION:   Nothing new for July 2026.

TECHNICAL:   The 224.76 MHz repeater is back on the air. Special thanks to
                                 NORB N8KJT for his work in this regard.

SUNSHINE:   Nothing new for July 2026

FUNDRAISING:   Thank you letter to HAL VERRELL KI7TBO for his donation of
                                        an HT to NCARC.

OLD BUSINESS:    Club dues are due for July 2026 to July 2027. 
                                         Send payments to DAN KB8A.

                                       Antenna work to be done for DENNIS W8DFK. Antenna has
                                       already been approved.

NEW BUSINESS:    Updated replacement costs need to be taken into account
                                           prior to the September 2026 insurance renewal.

MOTION TO ADJOURN:   JOE N8QXC, 2nd  NORB N8KJT  -  Motion Passed.

CLOSE:   7:29 pm.

Minutes submitted by Terri Schwab – KF8EZS

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