February 2004 regular meeting minutes

Officers present were President John Moore N1FOJ, VP Dale Clement AF1T,Secretary Don Curtis N1ZIH, Treasurer Scott Clay N1ZGO

1.After a round of introductions, Jim McElroy, NS1E gave a talk on QRP.

2. Dale AF1T gave a short tech talk on decibels.

3. Officers reports were read and accepted. Dale AF1T outlined upcoming programs.

4. The repeater is running just fine, however donations will still be accepted to maintain it.

5. Lee AA1YN updated us on the newsletter.

6. John N1FOJ reported on the QSL bureau.

7. We discussed updating the CVRC website. A motion was passed asking Lindsay to take over that duty again. At the writing of these minutes, Lindsay K1JY has taken over those duties and the site has been updated. Thanks, Lindsay!

8. Flea market. NS1E reports that he and Jock visited the school. Two rooms will be available for the VE session. Lee will email Jock re; visual aids. Dave Parente will provide the pa system. Rates will stay the same as last year. A motion was approved to limit spending for the raffle item to $100.00. Other door prizes were discussed. Jim NS1E will contact Al Shuman N1FIK re; ARRL publications. Ten-Tec kits will be returned from Shawn. Talk-in was discussed. Items are needed for the bake sale. Don N1ZIH will contact Dick MacCleod about his popcorn machine. Al NS1O updated us on the VE session. Some assistance is still needed.

9. 2 CVRC patches were raffled off. Sue Perrin and Al Bardwell were the winners.

10. Membership certificates are still available. Contact Dale AF1T. The price is $5.00.

11. Another brief discussion was held re; field day food.

12. The business meeting will be held on February 24^th at 7:00 pm at Lee Scott’s residence

13. Don N1ZIH will be bringing drinks for the next regular meeting and Micki W1MKY will bring the food.

Meeting was adjourned at 9:50 pm

Respectfully submitted Don Curtis Secretary