The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm. There were 14 members in attendance. The evenings’ presentation was a show and tell of go boxes as implemented by our members.
Hospital Report:
No one was reported ill.
General Announcements:
Genesee County Sky-Warn training will be Saturday March 21, 10 am, at the Genesee County Administration Building.
Secretary Report:
The January meeting minutes were read and accepted by the membership present.
Treasures Report:
Was presented and approved by the membership present.
Repeater Trustee Report:
No report provided
EC Report:
The next ARES meeting will be February 19. All are welcome. The focus of the meeting will be phone messaging skills.
Webmaster/VP Report:
– A link was added to the website for state wide NTS nets.
– We get a couple of new D-Star users per month.
– The current members list on the website reflects paid members only. If you have not paid your dues for the year, please do so.
– To complete the 501C, the association must add one more item to the documents. This item will be discussed at the next board meeting, and a determination will be made if it requires a membership vote.
– If you would like to submit an article for Waveguide publication, please forward it to newsletter@W8LAP.com
New Repeater Update:
The 220 link cable is complete. Still working on the specialized user macros and planning for a spring time installation. All Star link issues are still being understood and worked out. A presentation describing All Star linking will be at a future meeting.
New Business:
The March presentation will be the NTS system by Jeff WB8WKQ.
The Extra Class question pool is changing. Upgrade soon before the questions change.
Amy Pender is teaching a class to update from Tech to General starting in March. Register via the Davison School District.
Meeting Adjourned 8:51 pm. 50/50 won by Gordon N8GMM
Respectfully Submitted
Lee N8LJ
