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The HOTLINE |
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It’s Annual Meeting Time: 2009 Elections |
by Terry Williams KD5KJU |
I hope everybody has had very happy and safe Thanksgiving. As chairman of the Nominating Committee I am happy to report that this was an easy year to get a slate of officers. Everybody that was currently holding office agreed to stay for the next year. So, your slate of officer nominees for 2009 will be as follows:
· President.................... Rodney Baden, K5YKC
· Vice President...... Terry Williams, KD5KJU
· Teasurer................ Norris Martin, KB5SLI
· Secretary.............. Jeremy Neal, KE5PRG
· Director (2011).... Ed Middlebrook, KC5NT
I would also like to say a big thank you to Mark AC5DE and Jim KA5QKL for serving on the Nominating Committee with me. It's one of those jobs that someone must step up to do, and they did a great job of getting things together. Kudos to them.
Thanks to all,
Terry KD5KJU
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President’s Corner |
by Rodney Baden, K5YKC |
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Rodney, K5YKC |
Well, 2008 has been a momentous year. We all have accomplished a lot for our community and HOTARC. We have worked, with everybody pulling together, and that is important. Adding new members, having radio classes, helping each other learn, and plain good old fun has been the norm his year. I would like to thank everyone for their stick-to-it attitude and getting the “JOB” done.
The Annual Meeting this month is very important because we will elect the officers that will carry on the Club’s work in 2009. We’ll also discuss dues for 2009—technically, it’s due January 1. The Directors will make a recommendation setting the amount for 2009. We hope to see all of you that can attend. Please come and join us. We need you.
Finally, we are going to have our annual Christmas Luncheon at the Summer Palace on Valley Mills Drive. Please check the website for time and address. There will be door prizes, lots of good food, and fellowship. Members and their families are very welcome. Please come and join us.
Finally, let me wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.
Rodney Baden, K5YKC
HOTARC President
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For the Record... |
HOTARC Meeting of Members
October 23, 2008
HOTARC’s October Meeting was called to order by Rodney Baden K5YKC on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:07 pm at the Kultgen Automotive Center of the TSTC Waco campus. James Jud KA5QKL, opened the meeting with a prayer.
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The Treasurer Reports... |
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Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club Beginning Account Balance $ 4,716.05 Income HamComm website banner $ 25.00 Interest 0.95 TOTAL Income $ 25.95 Expenses HOTARC trailer tires $ 220.00 Vanity Callsign application fee 12.30 TOTAL Expenses $ 274.30 Ending Account Balance $ 4,467.70 Outstanding (as of 11-30-2008) Submitted by |
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David Bush KD5UOZ |
Rusty Keyes AD5JY |
Present were nineteen full members, 3 family members and 2 visitors. Our visitors were Glenn Yerger KD5BCM of Northcrest and Mitchell Plough KE5VME of China Spring.
A motion to approve the Minutes for the September meeting as published in the HOTLINE was recognized from James Jud KA5QKL, with second by Ed Middlebrook KC5NT. The motion was approved by the members.
A motion to approve the September Treasurer’s Report as published in the HOTLINE was recognized from Jerry Tollison KD5JML, with second by KA5QKL, and approved by the members.
Committee Reports
· ARES: No News
· Trailer: Mike Ross N5MVL reported that a dual fuel generator may not be the way to go and that Honda's 2 cylinder water cooled generators looked very nice. The two models of interest are the EV4010 and EV6010.
· Repeater: Norris Martin KB5SLI reported that the W5ZDN call has been renewed until October 2018 and that we have relinquished the 146.88 frequency.
· D-Star: No News
· Web page: No News
· ATV: No News
· Education: No News
· Public Relations: No news
· Special Events: No News
Announcements
· The Alta Vista Texas Night Out is scheduled for October 7th.
New Business
· New Members: A new member application was received from Glenn Yerger KD5BCM. A motion to accept was made by KC5NT with second by Bill Cox W5JRM. The motion was approved by the members.
Motion to adjourn was recognized from Mark Plough AC5DE at approximately 7:59 pm.
Tonight was “HOMEBREW” night and we saw interesting projects from David Bush KC5UOZ and Rusty Keyes AD5JY.
Submitted by:
Jeremy Neal KE5PRG
HOTARC Secretary
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by Ed Hynan, KC5KNI |
With so many new Club
members, it is time to get some new folks joining in then fun of being a Net
Control (NC) for the weekly training net. So far, I got responses from Mark
AC5DE and Jim KA5QKL. Thanks guys! I will add you to the schedule. How about
the rest of you? The only response I got from last year’s NCs was from Mike N5MVL.
What about the rest of the current NCs? Can I count on you again for another
year? Please let me know!
The ARES/Bakers Dozen Training Net is held each Monday night at 8 PM on the 145.15 Repeater. If you would like the opportunity to serve as a weekly Net Control please let me know via e-mail: KC5KNI@arrl.net. You can let me know if there are any Mondays that would not be convenient (i.e., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and/or 5th).
For those who would like to volunteer, I will add you to the 2009 schedule and provide you with a copy of the preamble, log sheet, and the ARES/Bakers Dozen Training Net Operating Instruction. If you want to participate, please let me know by 10 December 2008. I request that you respond via e-mail since I can not be at the Annual Meeting—a little something called ROTC Parents Night at school! And again, I also need to hear from the 2008 Net Control operators, to let me know if they would like to continue to serve. This is what amateur radio is all about: preparation for emergency service.
If we have additional volunteers, each NC would be scheduled to call the net no more than 6 times a year. Please let me hear from you.
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HOTARC Christmas Luncheon |
by John Chamberlain, AC5CV |
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Mark your calendars and make plans to attend the annual HOTARC Christmas Luncheon. This year we have arranged to meet together at noon on Saturday December 13 at the Summer Palace in Waco, at the corner of Valley Mills Drive and Bosque Blvd.
This is a simple Dutch treat* gathering for some pleasant fellowship, and a few simple door prizes to make it fun. The Summer Palace has a wide assortment of hot, tasty food served buffet-style, both Oriental and American entrées, salads, and desserts, so there’s no reason to go away hungry. Make plans now to attend—you and all your “significant others!”
*Everybody pays for their own meal.
The HOTLINE is the monthly newsletter of the Heart O’ Texas Amateur Radio Club (HOTARC), Inc., a nonprofit corporation, chartered by the State of Texas and principally located in Waco. It is permissible to use any of the original material contained herein, provided proper credit is given to the source.
Edited and Published by John Chamberlain AC5CV, AC5CV@arrl.net
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2008 Board of Directors |
HOTARC 2008 Board of Directors
President: Rodney Baden K5YKC, 857-9760, K5YKC@arrl.net
Vice Pres: Terry Williams KD5KJU, 662-2438, pumpman_rpss@yahoo.com
Secretary: Jeremy Neal KE5PRG, 881-2123, JeremyLeeNeal@gmail.com
Treasurer: Norris Martin KB5SLI, 829-2138, KB5SLI@flash.net
Past-Pres.: Wayne Branscum KD5SMC, 857-3964, wbscum@grandecom.net
Director (2008): Ed Middlebrook KC5NT, 826-4053, KC5NT@arrl.net
Director (2009): Mike Ross N5MVL, 836-1083, N5MVL@juno.com
Director (2010): Ed Hynan KC5KNI, 666-4873, KC5KNI@arrl.net
145.15 MHz (input at –600 kHz, tone 123 Hz)
146.98 MHz (input at –600 kHz, D-Star)
442.875 MHz (input at +5.0 MHz, tone 123 Hz)
ATV: 421.25MHz (Cable 57), input 439.25 MHz (Cable 60)
Next session is scheduled for Saturday December 20, 2008 10:00 AM. Location: Baylor’s Rogers Engineering and Computer Science Bldg (#70 on the map), Room 109. Bring: 1) testing fee of $14 (cash only); 2) a photo ID (two for first-time licensees); and for already licensed amateurs: 3) current license and photocopy of it; and 4) photocopy of any relevant CSCE. Contact: Linda Hynan, AC5QQ at 666-4873 or Linda.Hynan@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Meeting NoticeThe Annual Meeting of HOTARC will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday December 4, 2008 in the Kultgen Automotive Center of the TSTC Waco Campus. Visiting hams, family members, and prospective hams are welcomed! |
Annual
Meeting:
Electing 2009 Officers