Board of Directors Meeting July 7, 2021
Burt Schultz AB9CV Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.
Attendees:
Danny Kafka KD9HIL Dennis C. Calvey KD9HIK John Douglas KD9KSH
John Zietlow K9WIC Barry K9FMB Burt Schultz AB9CV
Ed Liska AC9SD Charlene K9CMZ Kent Ochs W9KAO
Cliff Sowka K9QD
Secretary’s Report:
Cliff Sowka K9QD: Approved as published in June Radio Hill Gazette. Ed AC9SD moved, John KD9KSH seconded. So moved.
Treasurer’s Report:
John Zietlow K9WIC provides the following report for July 7th:
Bank Balance 1-Jun $7,046.18
INCOME MEMO $1,740.74
28-Jun dues $ 280.00
28-Jun equipment sales $ 133.00
29-Jun dues PayPal $1,327.74
DISBURSEMENTS MEMO $ 346.16
16-Jun data line $ 115.17
27-Jun void #1252 $230.99 pizza FD $50.00
Checks Outstanding $ 230.99
Deposit not included $ 0.00
Account Balance $8,671.75
plus petty cash – special accounts $8,519.96
30-Jun Bank Statement $8,671.75
Outstanding $ 255.99
$8,415.76
Petty Cash $ 179.20
FD Donations $ 75.00
• 90 members on roster
John is working to purge the roster of those un-renewed membership entries prior to 2019 in order to provide an accurate club Roster.
Cost of our current AT&T DSL service has doubled. John has inquired to find Kent’s W9KAO suggestion of DSL Extreme has individual and corporate rates that may be a better choice for our repeater data-line.
Cliff K9QD moved to empower John to change our service as he determines appropriate. Danny KD9HIL seconded. So Moved.
Public Service:
Rob Glowacki N9MVO no report.
EMCOMM:
John Zietlow K9WIC reported SARC’s support of the Chicagoland Marathon May 23rd was recognized by Village of Schaumburg Police Chief Bill Wolf. The Village of Schaumburg Police and Fire Department communicated a letter of appreciation to our club on June 23, 2021.
Copy of the Village’s acknowledgment needs to be proximately posted on our website to celebrate this achievement.
Repeaters:
Terry Jarnholm AE9TJ and Rob Glowacki N9MVO Repeater Committee: No report.
Kent W9KAO reports hearing inconsistent static originating at the Barrington Road installation. Source of noise is not yet known but he noted our professional Station Master 2M antenna on top of the water tower is >25 years old. Cursory checks of the duplexer connections in the past to determine if they may or may not play a role have been conducted periodically but not recently. The current thought is the club may invest in professional equipment rental/service to thoroughly analyze our antenna system and even plan for the eventual heavy expense of renewing the antenna if needed. Expense will be high because the ~20-foot tall antenna is mounted on the top of the convex tank top with only menial catwalk and safety anchoring. Even a qualified installer will have difficulty swinging such a tall assembly vertically and holding in place for mounting all the while working within the limited movement of a safety harness!
Maybe a club member has a drone to help take a visual survey of the antenna’s exterior fiberglass shell to look for anything obvious before we consider renewal.
Construction Project:
Sessions are on hiatus until regularly scheduled resumption this fall.
VE Testing:
Ed Lishka AC9SD informed the VE Team hosted no candidate requests for the month.
Participating Volunteer Examiners (VEs):
Bill Davies K9WKD
Steve Karson AC9EM
Ed Lishka AC9SD
John Schofield AC9JS
Nets:
No report.
Radio Hill Gazette RHG:
Mike K9KMV No Report.
Recurring Calendar:
Formation of a Nominating Committee for November’s election cycle will be required soon because candidate names need to be published with sufficient prior notice; means our club should be communicating potential officer candidates by mid-September.
Membership:
Darryl Jenks KB9RHR no report.
Publicity:
Dennis C. Calvey KD9HIK Publicity Chair may receive high quality photographs from our members to help market SARC’s activities.
Social:
John KD9KSH. Planning a club social event at Garibaldi’s for some time in October. Holiday party in January is also on the calendar.
Education:
Leo N9NBH. No Report.
Programs:
No Report. Chairperson needed now that CRC has re-opened.
Old Business:
None.
New Business:
• Need formation of Nominating Committee for November Club Officer Candidates.
• Need Committee Chair for Programs.
• Need Committee Chair for Technical Assistance.
• Burt Schultz AB9CV is the point-man for Construction Project investment: suggestions needed for test equipment and consumables to help define budget required.
John Zietlow K9WIC moved Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club recognize Mel Luxenberg W9FRT as Member Emeritus. This honorarium provides for lifetime membership and acknowledgement of Mel’s contributions over the years. Danny KD9HIL seconded. So Moved. Plan to have Mel attend the July Business Meeting and honor him at that time.
Board of Directors has appointed Dennis C. Calvey KD9HIK to Director thusly fulfilling our current Board vacancy. Burt AB9CV moved, Kent W9KAO seconded. So Moved.
Adjourn: Adjourn 8:48PM.
Submitted July 8, 2021. Cliff Sowka K9QD Secretary