Summary

Vice Pres. Dale Clement, AF1T opened the meeting at 7:18, October 23, 2001, at Lee Scott, AA1YN, in Hooksett, NH.

Members in attendance: Dale Clement, AF1T; Al Marin, K1CYJ; Lee Scott, AA1YN; Jerry Blanchard, K1BBQ; Shawn Upton, KB1CKT.

Mail Bag:

1. Premium Notice from Seabury & Smith

2. Radio Amateur Call Book promotion

3. Algonquin Amateur Radio Club – Announcements: a. Amateur Radio & Electronic Auction in Newtonville, MA Nov. 17; Marlborough Ma Flea Market February 16, 2002.

4. Membership dues were received from Andre, N1PHY and Dick, W1EAW.

Programs: Dale Clement, AF1T

1. November: Surprise Program – It will not happen. INSTEAD, Dick Violette will conduct tour(s) of the MCT Telephone Museum and will give us a talk after at the Hopkinton Library meeting room.

2. Christmas Dinner Meeting – Cat n Fiddle in Concord. Yankee Gift Swap

3. January -- Field Day Picture Show

4. Future program suggestions: Lee Scott, AA1YN, Meteor Scatter; Jason Greene, N1IIC, Fire Tower Duty; Dale Clement, AF1T, 10 Gig Hertz Contest; APRS; O-Scope demos by John Seney, WD1V and Shawn Upton, KB1CKT.

5. At the next meeting, “The Interest Form” will be circulated to each member for his/her input.

6. Jerry Blanchard, K1BBQ, will bring the ballots for the November elections and Al Marin, K1CYJ, will place on the e-groups the slate of officers nominated at the last meeting.

Club Activities:

1. Flea Market: Are we going to have it? This will be put to a vote at the November meeting. It was suggested that a committee be formed to deal with the scheduling, finding a place and other items if there is going to be a Flea Market next spring.

2. NH QSO Party: Will we have this as a continued Club Sponsored Activity? Membership will vote at the November meeting. Just gleaned from the NHARA web site: From http://www.neqp.org/

Coming in 2002:

The New England QSO Party!

The first joint contest supported by all six New England states: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Check back here soon for information about contest rules and dates. Or, leave us your e-mail address and we'll let you know when details have been finalized.

Thanks for your interest in the New England QSO Party!

3. Conducting Classes: This also will be put to a vote and if approved, how will they be implemented. It was suggested that individual mentoring could be the way to go.

4. Field Day 2002: It was suggested that it would be desirable for the club to acquire towers, beam antennas, etc. for future field day use. A Field Day Committee could decide what the objectives should be.

5. Should the club be part of Craney Hill Fire Tower Association celebration next summer? The association will celebrate its 100 plus years of existence. The National Convention will be held in Henniker in 2002.

Adjourned at 10 PM.