General Membership Meeting Minutes
July 13, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Tom, K8TB.

Secretary's Report:

       Minutes of the June 2015 meeting were accepted as published on the HARC website.

Treasurer's Report:

	General Fund:	 	$3969.02
	Membership:   		$86.76
	Total:        		$4,055.78
	Treasurer and secretary reports were accepted as read.

Opening Remarks:
$149.10 was spent on Bob Heil books.  $200 spent to renew liability insurance.

	John N8WVN is back home from the hospital and on the air.
	8 people signed up for Ham in a Day.
Terry N8OKR builds linear amplifiers, maybe could be recruited to show the off at Spark in The 
Park.
	
Upcoming events:		
	Programs:
	August:  
	August 1, 3-8pm Spark in The Park:
Co-sponsored by HARC along with other area clubs.  
http://www.k8tb.org/sitp.htm
Search and Rescue agencies from surrounding counties have been invited.  
"Made in Michigan" tables to be present, including Tennadyne, W8AMZ 
Antennas and Solar 24.
KC9ON will display his attenuator kits used for fox hunting.

		August 8, Ham in a Day 
       The next scheduled Ham in a Day, with 8 people already signed up.
September
       September 26, Park 2 Park Race
Six hams are needed for simplex operation in support of this event.  7:00am to 
12:30pm.

VE Testing:
VE Testing is conducted at the Red Cross on the second Saturday of each even-
numbered month at 6pm.
“Ham in a Day” events are held prior to the April, August, and December VE testing 
sessions at 1pm.
The registration form for the December Ham in a Day class is located here: 
http://tinyurl.com/harchiad

Old Business:
	
       Club Liability Insurance
		The club’s ARRL insurance policy was renewed for the next year.
	
       Field Day 2015
Band conditions were poor to start, but picked up as the weekend went on.  Phil and 
Tracie set a new club record for 6 meters, at 13 contacts.  Kim did a great job with the 
dinner, as always.
	
New Business:
	No new business.	


The business meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm followed by a coax testing session.
Submitted:
Phil Malburg KD8TEW
Holland ARC Secretary
secretary@hollandarc.org

Please contact the Secretary with comments or corrections.