HARC General Membership Meeting Minutes April 9, 2019 The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Zach, KE8BSM. Attendance: 26 Secretary’s Report: Accepted as posted. Treasurer’s Report (Rich, WA8MTI): General Fund: $ 2,811.02 Membership Fund: $ 494.93 Cash on hand: $ 27.75 Total: $ 3,333.70 Treasurer’s report was accepted as read. Upcoming Events: VE Testing: The upcoming VE Testing session will be on April, 13th, 6pm at Chick-Owa. “Ham in a Day”: Ham in a Day will be held at 1pm on April 13th at Chick-Owa. VE Testing follows the event at 6pm. For more information, or to register for the Ham in a Day class, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/holohiad E.A.T.: This month’s E.A.T. meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 lead by Jeff, KD8THX 2 Meter Net: The 2m net of the Holland Amateur Radio Club is held each Monday at 7:30pm on the 147.06 repeater. All amateur radio enthusiasts are welcome to join the net. Please check in and join the fun! Feel free to reach out to Kim, N8KAL to take Net Control. Open Radio Night: Tuesday evenings at Chick-Owa, starting around 6pm. Watch the reflector (https://k8daa.groups.io/g/k8daa/topics for exact dates/times. Nick Bonstell – Emergency Preparedness Event, Club Meeting in May Ham Fests: Check the arrl.org website: http://www.arrl.org/hamfests-and-conventions-calendar CW Class: Dave, K8RXB is offering another class; please reach out to Dave if you are interested in joining. Old Business: Tulip Time – 1/3 of the spots are filled as of the club meeting. May 8,9, and 11, 2019. DMR Repeater – New Antenna and Cable – Motion was made to spend $125.00 Motion was made to reimburse $353.00 Tom Bosscher for DMR Repeater Parts. New Business: Another Mini Swap for HARC is being planned. Dates are being looked at to finalize the details. Field Day – June 22 & 23, 2019. See Josh, KE8DXB if you are interested in participating. MMDVM Build: Dan K8DY & Jeff KD8THX presented a new build project: Multi-Mode Digital Voice Modem (MMDVM). See the reflector for more details: https://k8daa.groups.io/g/k8daa/message/12989 Contact Dan or Jeff to order a unit. Jeff discussed new build project options, nothing has been determined at this point. We will be adding a Buy/Sell section to our groups.io page. Maker Labs – Get started with Amateur Radio. Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 from 6:00p – 8:30p at Herrick Public Library. Hudsonville Ham Fest – June 1st. $6 at the door. The business meeting was adjourned at 7:41pm Submitted: Josh Barnes, KE8DXB Holland ARC Secretary secretary@hollandarc.org Please contact the Secretary with comments or corrections.