Radio Amateur Society of Norfolk (RASON)

June 20,2005 Minutes

Teamwork = One Band, One Sound

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

• Matt KB1LCS @ 19:31 opened with welcome, voting reminder and Roberts Rules of Order in effect
• In order to vote you have to have an application filled out with Secretary

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• INVOCATION by Chaplain Lee, USS Cape St. George (CG-71)

INTRODUCTIONS

HEALTH AND WELFARE

• None Reported

REPORT ON RASON NETS

• Net report given total of 47 check-ins for first week
• Vote on changing time of the net
• leaving it at 19:30 will re-evaluate in the fall
• raffle for net check-ins
• every time you check in your name goes in the drawing for the end of the month
• HTX 252 will be first prize when implemented

REPORT on HOME DEPOT EXPO

• Home Depot has welcomed us back anytime we would like
• President to send out Thank You letter for Home Depot

PROGRAM

• Ira Swartz KG4IIF did hurricane preparedness presentation
• Ira has several different topics he can do a program on
• Will have him come back again to give other presentations

TREASURER'S REPORT

• Membership accepted W2SBI unanimously as new Treasurer
• W2SBI read treasurer’s report and accepted by membership
• Decide on where to have Post Office Box
• Need to find bank for Corp. account

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• KI4KNV Ray Gill nominated for Public Service Coordinator
• KE4AZL Butch Burke nominated for Red Cross Liaison
• Bylaws Committee Chairman needed, no nominations made
• Newsletter Editor needed, no nominations made
• taking suggestions on names for newsletter
• Robert Strohmeyer (Stroh) offered to be Webmaster Board and members accepted
• W4LSJ will give Stroh all pertinent info
• Need 2006 Harborfest Chairman ASAP no nominations made
• Membership Coordinator needed
• KG4KJW suggests treasurer and membership coordinator should be the same person.  Board to take it under advisement.

OLD BUSINESS

• Field Day
• RASON not ready to have own field day this year
• encourage our members to support other clubs field days
• Post cards to local hams letting them know of our existence will re-evaluate after we have funds
• NTS Traffic Net
• we will get our vhf net more established first and look into having traffic portion in the future
• Rich Davis repeater
• No WTKR space for repeater
• Matt KB1LCS will look into space at DePaul hospital
• Rich needs help with getting and moving a tower he can have to put the repeater up higher at its current location

ARES UPDATE

• Brad Taylor KW4USA is now the Section Emergency Coordinator
• Terry Buzzard KA8TNF is new DEC for Section 9
• ARES MAT Mutual Assistance Teams discussed
• Brad has meeting with Human Services Resource Manager this week
• Norfolk has expressed the need for amateurs at the shelters
• RASON recommended Rich Davis N2NMH as Norfolk EC
• RASON member as EC will keep best interest of club members
• Brad will take under advisement
• ARES should be a partner with RASON
• Brad's section report mentioned RASON to the ARRL

10-MINUTE RECESS

NEW BUSINESS

• Dues breakdown
• Regular/Full Member - $12.00(with electronic newsletter) and $15.00(hard copy newsletter)
• Family Member - $8.00
• Associate Member - $8.00
• Honorary Member - Free
• KG4KJW makes motion to accept dues as described in bylaws
• KB4NKP seconds the motion
• Membership accepted unanimously
• Membership Probationary
• No probation period unanimously voted
• Paramilitary Structure
• Unanimously voted no
• Bylaws Approval and vote
• Discussion on putting date on front page of bylaws, discussion tabled
• Butch KE4AZL motions to accept bylaws
• Stew KG4KJW seconds the motion
• Unanimously accepted bylaws as written
• Official Vote On Club Officers
• Stew KG4KJW motions to accept all officers as they sit
• Rich N2NMH seconds the motion
• Unanimously accepted by membership
• Articles of Incorporation
• Done and ready to be mailed
• ARRL Affiliation
• Stew KG4KJW motions to accept
• Butch KE4AZL seconds the motion
• Unanimously accepted by membership

            Inclusion of Norfolk CERT

• Larry W4LSJ will go to city and see what we can do to help be a part of it

1. RASON will NOT be Norfolk CERT but we will help any way we can

• W4LSJ will look into whether or not we need a Business License
• KI4KNV Ray Gill unanimously voted in as Public Service Coordinator
• KE4AZL Butch Burke unanimously voted in as Red Cross Liaison

PR INFORMATION

• Discussed how well the radio show went on Z104 and sister station

Future Events Of RASON

• Breakfast July 9, 2005 @ 7:30 at the Golden Coral on Military HWY and Norview

MEETING ADJOURNED @ 21:55