HARC Meeting Minutes – September 14, 2010

Meeting started at 7:15pm.
Presentation given by Robert Hardin, KD8LZT.
Discussed Chokes, Baluns, and Ferrite Materials
The presentation was very informative and presented in easy to understand terms.
Introduction of Mike Mitchell, K8SKP
Executive Director for Ottawa County chapter of the American Red Cross
Business meeting opened by our President Meg Heyl, WO0MEG at 8:41pm.
Discussion on the Previous Satellite Communications program.
Dave Lamer, WA8RSA showed a QSL card from the International Space Station that was presented to the club.
Discussion of the Rocket presentation at Park Township Airport. More information on the back table.
Discussion of the estate sale of KB8IPU, SK.
Discussion of damage to the club house.
6ft section of the club house roof is open to the weather. Cost estimate to repair: $8,000 to $15,000. The chimney would have to be repaired at the same time as the roof. City will not spend the money to make the repairs.
City offered the building to the club for $1.00 if the club would move the building to another piece of property.
Seeing that the repairs and purchase of property for the building is cost prohibitive, the city will most likely offer the building to others with the same requirements. If the building can’t be sold, it will most likely be torn down by the city.
The Extra Class training has started, and the Technician Class will start on Wednesday. A robotics class has been invited to participate.
A CW net on 28,200mhz at 7:00pm local on Thursday evenings has begun. All are welcomed and all speeds are encouraged. Net Control will slow to the slowest operator’s speed as requested.
Chuck Rich has a high speed code class at the county Central Dispatch building with eight hams participating.
The Hamfest is October 16. VE exams will begin at 10:00am. 69 tables have been sold already.
50/50 Drawing:	$12.00 to Rick Elushik, N8GGO.
A Yaesu Hat to Sue Seidlemen, KC8QRS
A Haworth Cup to John Seidleman, WB8BWK
A mailbox fixture to Glen Pomp, KD8MGJ

Treasurers Report:
$15.00 taken in in August.
$1351.78 in Club account.
$1640.02 in Hamfest account.
8:56: Jim Lamberts, KC8KE takes floor to discuss issues occurring at the club.
Rules for reflectors; Yahoo does not allow advertising (specific reference: Yahoo Groups Guidelines, #6 “You may not use Yahoo! Groups for commercial or advertising purposes.” 
Yahoo can terminate a Group if anything against terms of service are complained about (copying other sites without permission, forwarding email and other information from one site to another without permission, etc.).
Club to vote on allowing advertising or not.
Jim Jipping, W8MRR speaks in favor of no advertising.
Tom Bosscher, K8TB speaks in favor of advertising, and with is concerned that this issue is a power play by the HARC board.
Discussion continues regarding reflector advertising, other groups impersonating K8DAA, and cross posting of emails (cross posting by one person has been discontinued).
Pete Hoffswell, N9SSA discusses the K8DAA web site and his control and operation of the site. Pete states that he operates the web site in accordance of the HARC board and the membership’s desire.
Vote by written ballot by the club members to allow, or not allow advertising on the HARC Yahoo groups e-mails:
7 members vote to allow advertising.
22 members vote to not allow advertising.
9:30pm: Meeting adjourned.

These HARC meeting minutes are respectfully written and presented as a summary of the comments, statements, and presentations of the September 14, 2010 HARC Club meeting as gathered by Rick Elushik, N8GGO.