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MAARS Club Meeting – May 10, 2019
Attending: Suzanne Asbury, W0MMA
22 People in Attendance
Officer Reports:
President
N Fusion Repeater is back on air now on its permanent frequency. Repeater Frequency: 442.000+ offset (447.000)
Repeater Tone: CTCSS 88.5
Repeater Mode: Automatic Mode Select for C4FM Yaesu Fusion and FM Analog Vice President
Nothing new to report
Treasurer
$2,402.48 o Cash in hand $60.00, Checking Account $1,089.39, Repeater Fund $1,253.09 o Took in $75.00 ($50 in dues and $25 for repeater fund) o Reimbursed Jim Foster $95 for digitization of MAARS logo at GTM and Ham Threads websites o Future expense of reimbursing Ryan up to $400 for his expenditures on the new repeater o Insurance on repeater equipment – up to $100 (cost $1.40 per $100 value of assets) Old Business:
Insurance
ARRL offers insurance to cover the equipment at the repeater sites at the cost of $1.40 per $100 of equipment. Serial numbers are not required to insure equipment, but value of each piece of equipment must be listed..
Suzanne needs values of hooked up equipment at the old repeater site to insure that equipment. A motion was made and carried to authorize insurance not to exceed $100,00 per year. Wildcat Warrior 5K
Event went well. Thank you, Jason for taking the lead on this event and to those who supported the event (Dave, Kathy, Jon, Craig, Ryan, Ashley and Jeff Rhoads) and to those who provided feedback.
Jon’s DR1 repeater was a great asset. Thanks, Jon.
Fox Hunt, Sunday, April 28th
Event went well. Thank you, Ashley for your hard work to plan and conduct the event. We had great weather. Four teams started the event, to include a team from Emporia, who had to leave before finishing. Congratulations to Ryan for finishing first and winning the plaque. Bleeding Kansas Endurance Ride
This is a Jeep event in September
Jim said no update at this time. Hopes to have more information for June meeting
Test Session: Saturday, May 11th
Five people tested. Two passes the test for Technician and two upgraded to General. Congratulations, Ashley!
Fox Hunt, Saturday, May 11th
Event went well. Great weather. Fox #1 was very elusive! Had a total of 13 people at the event:10 people fox hunting, one observer and two coordinating the event. Participants included Dave, Shawn and Stacie from Clay Center, two individuals from Emporia and five MAARS members. Mike T came to observe.
Thank you, Ryan and Ashley for your work in planning and conducting the event and for making the plaques!
Congratulations of Mike and Suzanne for finishing first and winning the plaque. New Business:
Club Shirts, Hats, Etc.
Jim contacted GTM sportswear and Ham Threads about embroidered/screen printed shirts, hats, etc. with our MAARS logo. Both stores offer print on demand at no cost to our club. The club gets a $2 profit for each item ordered through GTM Sportswear. Jon said Staples can also screen print shirts, hats, polo’s, etc in small quantities for very reasonable prices. Contact Jon to order from Staples.
Here are the links where our logo is set up to be printed/embroidered on demand. https://teamstore.gtmsportswear.com/maars – basic screen printed t-shirts, with option on one to be customized with name/call. Remember to enter a special character for the Ø https://www.hamthreads.com/ – wide range of customizable clothing, including vests and dressier shirts. Select the MAARS logo on individual items when ordering New Members
We had two old members renew their membership. Welcome back Jim and Joyce. Had three new members join the club. Welcome Steven Hendricks-KD4D0H (Manhattan), Mark D. Jack-KZ0RPR (Westmoreland), and Mark S. Jack-KE0LHH (Westmoreland). Thank you for joining us.