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Minutes of the DARC General Meeting for August 3, 2010,
The meeting was called to order by the President of the club Tom General, KE5ICX, at 7:21 p.m. at the Brookhaven Church, at the corner of Marsh Lane and Valley View.
27 members / visitors were present.
Larry led the club members and guest in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Club members and guest were introduced by name and call sign.
A copy of the July meeting minutes was handed out to be read and approved by club members.
Kipton Meravec, AE5IB, gave his presentation on High Speed Muti-Mesh Technology (HSMM).
The “Red Hot Chili Pepper” bike rally is coming up on Sat. August 21. There are a few more positions that will need to be filled. A sign up sheet was passed around for volunteers.
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The question was asked if any would be interested in participating and completing a CW course and there was some interest shown, so this could possibly be done in the near future.
There will be a “Contact Contest” starting tonight on the 88 repeater and will continue until the evening of September 7th at 6:00 p.m. A contact log is required to be kept and the contest will be based on the point system. This endeavor is to promote amateur radio fellowship and more activity on the repeater. There will be a $50.00 gift certificate to Tanner Electronics given to the winner at the September club meeting.
The attending club members accepted and voted in its newest members:
Dhiren Parbhoo/KF5FPP and Jonathan Brandenburg (no call at this time).
The “Plano Balloon Festival” will take place on September 17, 18 and 19. Numerous operators are needed on this event in helping on launch and recovery efforts
Door prize-grab bags containing “assorted electronic stuff” were won by Katherine, Dave, and Grant.
Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Submitted by Scott Drummond/KE5DKV
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