Minutes of November 14, 2009

Crandall House, Hopkinton RI

Meeting was brought to order at approximately 11:22 am by President John W1AN.

Members in attendance: John, W1AN, Pres; Dean, N1SXL, VP; Ed W1PN; Bill, N1HRA; W1XX, John; KS1J, Jim; KA1GEU, Chris; N1SXL, Dean; KA1CQR, Chuck; and NG1G, Pat.

Guests in attendance: K1NEF, Jeff

Committee & Officer Reports

Secretary

Minutes of the previous meeting are on the reflector.

Treasurer

The Treasurer was unable to attend until later. The Immediate Past Treasurer reported informally and discussed the turnover process when the treasury changes hands. Duplicate ledgers were delivered to the new Treasurer and to the Secretary. This duplication recently proved its worth as it was impossible to find the ledger when Ernie, N1SW became a silent key.

New Business

Meeting continued though lunch

There was a wide ranging discussion with little structure. While that would have been repugnant to General Robert it was nevertheless of good value. John and Pat expressed the need to get other members involved in the planning for Boxboro. Ed suggested we try to coordinate a “joint” table at the convention for New England clubs, thus spreading the effort widely enough that every club could afford the time to be represented.

John and Bill discussed the need for a Tech course for first responders.

A number of members indicated an interest in attending Dayton next year. Chuck said his camper would be available if Dean is going. A half dozen people indicated a strong interest in going.

It was decided that we would meet monthly. The Secretary will publish a meeting calendar. Next meeting will be December 5.
Meeting was adjourned at approximately 1:15.

Respectfully submitted.

Ed Haskell, W1PN, Secretary

Minutes of July 27, 2009

Crandall House, Hopkinton RI

Meeting was brought to order at approximately 11:20 am by President John W1AN.

Members in attendance: John, W1AN, Pres; Dean, N1SXL, VP; Ken, K3IU; Bill, N1HRA; Norm, NR1H; Andy, KA1VMG; and Dan, KB1BNO.

Committee & Officer Reports

Secretary

Minutes of the previous meeting are on the reflector.

W1AN said that the secretary, Ed, W1PN, reported that the meeting place is not available for the next meeting on 12 September. It was decided to postpone the visit of HamCow until a later date. W1AN said that Ed is looking for a new date for the September meeting which is the annual election meeting.

Treasurer

The Treasurer was unable to attend.

Nominations

Andy, KA1VMG, moved to open nominations for the next meeting’s elections. N1SXL seconded. There was no discussion. The motion passed. Nominations can be made up until a motion to close has been passed, which should occur prior to holding the election.

N1SXL nominated John, W1XX, as Contest Manager

N1HRA nominated Matt, WE1H, as Contest Manager
NR1H nominated Dan, KA1BNO, as Treasurer [Nomination accepted by Dan] N1SXL nominated Norm, NR1H, as Vice President [Nomination accepted by Norm] NR1H nominated Ken, K3IU, as Secretary [Nomination declined by Ken] N1HRA nominated Ed, W1PN, as Secretary

All nominations were seconded.

Contesting