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NCARC Membership Meeting September 19, 2024.
At Strongsville Library Strongsville, Ohio.

Meeting opened by President Wayne NC8F at 19:05.

There were 6 members in attendance at the Library: Rob WB2BTI, Charlene SWL,
Wayne NC8F, Tom K8DMM, Joe N8QXC, and Paul WB8CYI. There was one visitor
in attendance, Don KE8HTS.

There were 5 members in attendance on Zoom: Rick K8SCI, Tom WD8EFF, Heidi
WD8EFK, Dan KB8A, and Mary Lou K8MLS.

A motion to approve the minutes as published was made by Joe N8QXC and
second by Charlene SWL. Motion passed.

Treasurers report, Dan KB8A: Money in the bank, bills are paid. A treasurers
report was emailed to membership. A motion to approve the treasurers report
was made by Rick K8SCI and second by Joe N8QXC. Motion passed.

Fundraising, Joe N8QXC: None.

Membership, Dan KB8A: No new members.

Nets, Wayne NC8F: A backup for Sunday Newsline is needed.
The Wednesday Tech Net will be paused due to lack of support/too few
check-ins. It may be back after Thanksgiving time frame.

Public Service, Wayne NC8F: Some public service events will be coming up in
the fall. Will have more information at the next meeting.

Technical, Rick K8SCI: Still working to have Echo Link functioning full time.
Dan KB8A: Internet access via AT&T cell service will work at the repeater
site. A phone line could work using a Magic Jack VOIP service.

Old Business, Wayne NC8F: The new club business cards are here and are
available to members.

New Business, Wayne NC8F: Two tables have been reserved for the Cleveland
Hamfest at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio on September
22nd, 2024. Joe N8QXC, and Fred N8AHS will get together to determine what
to sell, and Joe will set up.

We have a visitor, Don KE8HTS. Welcome, Don!

The next club meeting will be on October 17, 2024 at the Strongsville Library,
Strongsville, Ohio.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Joe N8QXC, and second by
Tom WD8EFF. Motion adjourned at 20:10.

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NCARC Membership Meeting August 15, 2024.
At Metropark Bonnie Park Facility, Strongsville, Ohio.

Meeting opened by President Wayne NC8F at 19:05.

There were 10 members in attendance at the Park: Joe N8QXC,
Wayne NC8F, RobWB2BTI, Fred WB8UDA, Fred N8AHS, Char SWL,
Dan KB8A, Mary Lou K8MLS, Paul WB8CYI, and Tom K8DMM.
There were 4 Guests: Bill K8VMC, John KD8QMU, Terry and Marsha.

Motion to approve the minutes of July 18, 2024 as published made
by Joe N8QXC, and second by Rob WB2BTI. Motion passed.

Treasurers report, Dan KB8A: Money in the bank, bills are paid.
Current roster and treasurers report emailed to members. There is
one new member, Steve KB8ZNT.

Field Day, Tom K8DMM: The club’s field day score will be published
 in the December, 2024 issue of QST.

Fundraising/Membership, Fred WB8UDA: Working on fundraising;
one new member, Steve KB8ZNT.

Nets, Fred N8AHS: New recruits for net control are needed. More
participation is requested, along with mentioning the club’s nets on
other club nets.

Wayne NC8F, Public Service: Participated in the MS150 Pedal to the
Point marathon this past weekend (August 10-11).

Technical, Dan KB8A: Cell internet service at the repeater site is
available only through AT&T. Will check if a strong enough signal is
present inside the building. If so, internet service would be $60 per
month.  A voice line would also be needed for EchoLink. One may
be possible using a Magic Jack, which would cost $50 for 15 months.

Website, Tom K8DMM: If anything is not correct on the club website,
let Rick K8SCI know. As Rick is not home at this time and he is the only
person updating the website, it would be prudent to have at least one
other person authorized to do so. Dan KB8A has the needed credentials
to give if there is a volunteer.

Old Business, Wayne NC8F: The club business cards were misprinted and
new ones will be available by next meeting.

Regarding the Cleveland Hamfest at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds on
September 22nd, 2024 the club will pay for tables to be set up to sell
excess club equipment, as well as the admission cost for those who will
sit at the tables. Tentatively, Fred N8AHS and Wayne NC8F will have two
 tables each.

New Business, Joe N8QXC: Help is needed on Saturday, August 17 at
noon to assemble an antenna for Ken W8SRF, and on a later date to
assist in mounting the antenna on a fiberglass 30 foot mast. Tom K8DMM
will send out an email to the membership with details.

Tom K8DMM: In an effort to expand amateur radio as a whole and club
membership in particular, it’s necessary to encourage young people to
 join the hobby. Going forward, we as a club can encourage this by
sponsoring youth radio clubs at schools. The club can donate some excess
equipment to this end. Joe N8QXC will investigate the possibility to have a
school radio club at St. Joseph’s Catholic school.  Tom will author a program
to be presented during a future club meeting regarding how to set up a
school radio club.

Bill K8VMC discussed challenges in setting up EchoLink on the club’s 145.29
repeater. 

The Next club meeting will be September 19, 2024 at the Strongsville Library,

Strongsville, Ohio. Wayne NC8F will present a program at the meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 19:53.

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NCARC Trustee Meeting October 17, 2024.
At Strongsville Library, Strongsville, Ohio.

Meeting opened by President Wayne NC8F at 19:00.

There were 6 members in attendance at the Library: Wayne NC8F, Rob WB2BTI,
Charlene SWL, Tom K8DMM, Fred WB8UDA, and Joe N8QXC

There were 6 members in attendance on Zoom: Dan KB8A, Mary Lou K8MLS,
Tom WB8EFF, Heidi WB8EFK, Rick K8SCI, and Fred N8AHS.

There was no Trustee business to discuss.

A motion to close the meeting was made by Rick K8SCI, and second by
Joe N8QXC.  Meeting adjourned at 19:01.

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NCARC Membership Meeting October 17, 2024.
At Strongsville Library, Strongsville, Ohio.

Meeting opened by Prersident Wayne NC8F at 19:01.

There were 7 members in attendance at the Library: Wayne NC8F, Rob WB2BTI,
Charlene SWL, Tom K8DMM, Fred WB8UDA, Joe N8QXC, and Paul WB8CYI.

There were 6 members in attendance on Zoom: Dan KB8A, Mary Lou K8MLS,
Tom WB8EFF, Heidi WB8EFK, Rick K8SCI, and Fred N8AHS.

A motion to approve the minutes of September 19, 2024 as published was
made by Fred WB8UDA, and second by Joe N8QXC.  Motion passed.

Treasurers report, Dan KB8A: Money in the bank, bills are paid.  A report was
emailed to members. The proceeds from selling equipment at the Cleveland
Hamfest on September 22, 2024 were included in the report.

A motion to accept the treasurers report as published was made by
Tom WD8EFF, and second by Rick K8SCI. Motion passed.

Membership: None.

Nets, Fred N8AHS: Three more operators for Net Control are needed for the Sunday INFO Net, and another for airing the News Line Report.   Wayne NC8F
will help out, but more volunteers are needed.

Public Service, Wayne NC8F: There are opportunities to volunteer for various
events in Cuyahoga County.  If interested contact Wayne, or go to N8ESG.org
to sign up for events that are listed on that site.

Programs, Tom K8DMM: There is nothing scheduled at this time. If you have
any ideas for a program, contact Tom.

Technical, Rick K8SCI: The 145.29 repeater’s audio is still good since replacing
the molded RCA plug with a soldered plug.  There has been no further reports
of a problem with the 224.76 repeater, and Joe N8QXC has indicated he had
no problem using the repeater.

Web Site, Rick K8SCI: As always, if you see any problems/errors on the website,
please let Rick know about it.

Old Business, Joe N8QXC: Ken W8SRF will need help mounting his antennas, as
well as running coax. He will be contacted to determine when the installation
will take place.

New Business: A discussion was had regarding the disposition of equipment that
was not sold at the Hamfest. Should an attempt to sell it at a future hamfest be
made?  Should some be given away?  Outcome to be determined at a future date.

Fred N8AHS: The ARRL directory still has the incorrect call sign for the Club
repeaters.  Rick K8SCI is still working on getting it corrected.

Dan KB8A: Nominations for Club officers will be made at the next meeting,
 November 14, 2024 at 19:00 at the Strongsville Library, Strongsville, Ohio.

A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Joe N8QXC and second by
Tom WB8EFF. Motion passed, meeting adjourned at 19:49.

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