MICHIGAN AREA REPEATER COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
WEB SITE:
http://www.miarc.com e-mail:
mail@miarc.com
December 2004
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A short note from the Prez…… First
of all I would like to extend our condolence to Bruce N8UT on the loss of his
Dad and Sister both within in a couple of months of each other. The
Standards and Procedures committee has been pretty much inactive with Bruce
taking care of personal business, plus his work environment getting busy. We
hope to be back on track here very shortly. I
would like to take this opportunity to thank our Database Manager Dave
Johnson, for all the many hours that he has put in for this council. Not only
does he processes the renewals for the TDS’s that are sent in, he also is our
webmaster and manages our current website. At the present time, Dave is
working on a new website, so that we can move on and serve the Amateur radio
community in a more efficient manner. More information will be given at the
December meeting in Lapeer. As
of press time, I am still waiting on confirmation for our March location,
which I hope will be in Cadillac. Hopefully, I will know at the upcoming
meeting. Also, we will establish the schedule for the rest of the year. Remember,
TDS’s are due yearly, but can go up to two years. But, as I explained at the
September meeting, the ARRL must receive its data from MARC by January 15
2005 for it to make the repeater directory. TDS data that is in excess of 3
years will not be submitted to the ARRL for publishing in the directory.
Please help keep your information current in our Data Base. If anyone has any questions, you can reach
the Board via of the website, or my phone number is 586-465-7126. For those
of making the meeting on the December 5th, I’ll see you there. 73, Dennis,
W8DFG President |
Dues Due…….. This committee has begun work on the MARC This months meeting marks the final MARC meeting for the year and along with that the close of another fiscal
year. This of course means that dues will need to be paid as of January 2005. There is a membership form in this newsletter including the MARC mail address and all of the information that
is needed for sending in your annual renewal. Please look it over carefully and be sure to let us know if you can receive the newsletter
electronically. Note From the Editor The new MARC
website is now online at: http://www.miarc.com.
Dave Johnson has been working on this
site during the past few months and hopes to
make some improvements that will aide in the coordination
process. With this
change we are also moving the MARC email away from
the yahoo groups and moving on to the new
domain. General email correspondence through email should now be sent to
mail@miarc.com. In other news,
recent resolutions have allowed us to publish this
document via electronic means where
specified. This saves time and expenses for those involved
in publishing of this newsletter. If you are able
to view this newsletter online you are urged
to notify the database manager or include this information with your annual
renewal. If you need to have the newsletter sent to you via US Postal Mail we
will still be sending it out via traditional methods. On another
note, due to the double duty load placed on the treasurer at this time the
financial report will not appear in this newsletter. It will be made
available at the December 5th meeting. |
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Minutes
December Meeting Lansing, MI Minutes from MARC Meeting Sept 12, 2004 Meeting called to order by President Dennis Gaboury
at 1:00 PM. A
Quorum was present. Vice President, Bruce Winchell and Treasurer, Kelly Karpp
were absent. The Minutes from the June meeting where
read by Secretary, Jeff Skurda. Changes to previous meeting date: meeting was
held on June 6th. A motion to amend the past meeting minutes was
made by Phil Manor and seconded by Dan Thompson. Dan Thompson made a motion
to approve the past meeting minutes as amended and was seconded by Walt
Vangorp, motion passed. Dennis
Gaboury gave treasurer’s report, motion to accept as read made by Dan
Thompson, seconded by Ron Gordon, motion passed. No
Correspondence. Old
Business: Tony
Newton addressed the council as to the status of his request for
coordination. His request has been submitted for three years. Dan Thompson
explained the backlog in 440 repeater coordinations. Dennis Gaboury stated
that he would send Kelly Karpp an e-mail requesting Kelly send Randy a status
of his position on the list. Dennis continued to explain the causes of the
back up and would look into prioritizing the request as it involves
Skywarn/Races usage. Dave
Johnson gave a report that he has been progressing on the new website. Dennis
Gaboury and Dan Thompson reported that the proposed by-law changes to
standards were not completed for discussion at this meeting and would be
prepared for the December meeting. New Business: Dennis
called for elections of officers. Bruce Winchell was nominated for President
by membership at the meeting; Dave Thompson was nominated for Board of Directors
by membership at the meeting and declined. Sam Nabkey and Walt Vangorp were
nominated for Board of Directors at the meeting. Ballots were collected by
Dennis Gaboury and verified by Ron Gordon and Dave Johnson. Election results
tallied, results for 2005 are: Dennis Gaboury-President, incumbent Jeff Skurda-Secretary, Board of
Directors-Walt Vangorp. |
Dennis
explained that the ARRL must receive its data from MARC by January 15 2005
for it to make the repeater directory. TDS data that is in excess of 3 years
will not be submitted to the ARRL for publishing in the directory. A
discussing for the MARC to purchase an organization owned laptop for database
management was opened. Audience agreed to set limit at $1200 and MARC
property. A motion was made to approve the purchase by Walt Vangorp and
seconded by Russell Beutler, motion passed. Dan Thompson made a motion to
amend, new or used. George Schutte seconded, motion passed. A
discussion was opened as to the necessity of an area on the web site for hams
to submit information on known non-coordinated repeaters in operation as to
assist in coordination process. Dave Johnson stated until web page
availability simply to e-mail the data to MARC at miarc@yahoogroups.com. A
discussion was opened as to veer from the 100/120-mile separation to actual
coverage due to topographic conditions. Dan Thompson explained that under the
current by-laws, stated radius, would have to be changed to use propagation
software and that interference concerns and pl’s would be an issue. The
discussion was table until further information gathering is available. With
no further business to conduct, a motion to adjourn was made by George
Schutte, seconded by Ron Gordon, motion passed. Meeting
closed at 2:45pm. Minutes
taken by Jeff Skurda, Secretary Election Results President: Dennis Gaboury W8DFG Secretary: Jeff Skurda N8XN Director: Walt VanGorp
WD8RCH |
MARC Board of Directors
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President |
Dennis Gaboury |
W8DFG |
P.O.
Box 463148 Mt.
Clemens, MI 48046 |
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Vice
President |
R. Bruce Winchell |
N8UT |
5354
Baker Rd |
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Secretary |
Jeff Skurda |
N8XN |
5130
W Tothill Cir |
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Treasurer |
Kelly F. Karpp |
KB8RWG |
PO
Box 127 Oscoda,
MI 48750 |
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Director |
Walt Van Gorp
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WD8RCH |
Not
yet available |
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Director |
Ron Gordon |
W8YUC |
7172
Sharp Rd. Swartz
Creek, MI 48473 |
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Frequency
Coordinator 902
Up |
Dan Thompson |
N8WKM |
1844
126TH Ave Hopkins,
MI 49328 |
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Frequency
Coordinator 440
Down |
Kelly F. Karpp |
KB8RWG |
PO
Box 127 Oscoda,
MI 48750 |
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Database
Manager |
Dave Johnson |
WD8DJB |
2266
E. Vermontville Hwy Charlotte,
MI 48813 |
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Newsletter
Editor |
Dan Thompson |
N8WKM |
1844
126TH Ave Hopkins,
MI 49328 |
The Next meeting is December 5, 2004 meeting
at 1pm.
Meeting Location:
Location: Lapeer Elks
200 E. Nepessing Rd.
Lapeer, MI
Directions: Exit I-69 at #154, Lapeer Rd. (US24)
Go north on Lapeer Rd (Changes name to Main St) to Genesee Rd, turn
right.
Genesee Rd to N. Saginaw St, turn left.
N. Saginaw St to E. Nepessing Rd, turn
right.
Travel on E. Nepessing Rd approximately 1/8 of a mile to 200 E.
Nepessing Rd.
Elks located in back of buildings facing road.
