MICHIGAN AREA REPEATER
COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
WEB SITE:
http://www.miarc.com e-mail:
mail@miarc.com
DECEMBER 2006
Treasurer’s
Report:
For
the Period: 06/30/06 to 08/31/06
MARC Funds balance on 08/31/06 was $4,190.39
Total income for the period was $ 63.32 from
dues and interest. Total expense for the period was
$332.54 from the June Newsletter, AskSam software upgrade, accumulated Database Manager postage, and web site hosting for one year.
MARC Funds balance on 10/31/06 was $ 3,921.17
Respectfully Submitted
Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
MARC Treasurer
Supporting Detail:
MARC Funds as of 08/31/2006
Share Acct
$ 5.00
Money
Market 3,788.34
Checking 397.05
Beginning
Balance $4,190.39 $4,190.39
Income
Dues
$ 40.00
Interest $ 23.32
Total Income
$ 63.32
Expenses
September
Newsletter $ 157.58
AskSam
upgrade $ 89.95
Database Mgr
Postage $ 7.01
Web
Host(Existhost) $ 78.00
Total Expenses $ 332.54
MARC Funds
as of 10/31/2006
Share Acct $ 5.00
Money
Market $3,601.66
Checking $ 314.51
Ending Balance $3,921.17 $ 3,921.17
Database Manager’s Corner
Just a quick reminder, over 17 % of our coordinated
repeaters have a TDS that is overdue.
The last Repeater Directory update was done on 11/04/06. Please take a minute to check your repeater in
the MARC Repeater Directory. If the
entry is RED you have a TDS that is overdue.
The deadline for Renewal TDS submissions to make
the 2006 – 2007 ARRL Repeater Directory will be December 31, 2006.
Dave
Johnson, WD8DJB
MARC MEETING MINUTES
Date: 9/9/06
Meeting Place:
Delta Twp. Fire Dept
Officers:
President:
Dennis Gaboury, W8DFG
Vice President:
Jim Maike, KB8IFE
Secretary:
Ann Manor, KT8F
Treasurer:
Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
Director:
Ron Gordon, W8YUC
Director:
Jim Kvochick, WB8AZP
Coordinator:
Dan Thompson, N8WKM*
Coordinator:
Phil Manor,W8IC
Absent*
Meeting called to order by the President
at: 1:00 PM
Minutes from previous meeting read by Ann, KT8F. Motion to accept the
minutes as amended (call sign correction) in the newsletter made by Jim,
KB8IFE and 2nd by Jim, WB8AZP, motion
carried.
Treasurer’s report provided by Dave Johnson,
WD8DJB. Motion to accept the report
made by Phil, W8IC and 2nd by Ann, KT8F, motion carried.
No mail received. One absentee ballot received.
Old
business: None
New
business:
Dave made a motion requesting permission to
purchase an upgrade for the AskSam
program, 2nd by Jim WBAZP. Discussion,
motion carried.
Question from the floor: regarding the coordination process – time involved
in processing the coordinations.
Dennis stated that we had a backlog of 6 years going back to a time when
no coordinations took place for various reasons. We are currently up to the year 2003. In about 3 months, we should be caught up on 2 meters and 440.
Six meters,220 and 900 are all up to date.
Out of state requests are now caught up and going out on time.
Discussion re: coordination using
propagation programs, possibly using waivers. Some repeaters are not on the
air. These should be reported to MARC
with specific information so that they can be investigated. Other coordination
guidelines were discussed.
Elections: nominations opened for the positions of
President, Secretary and Director. No
new nominations offered. Jim, KB8IFE made
a motion to close the nominations and have the secretary cast a unanimous
ballot to re-elect
Dennis, W8DFG as President, Ann KT8F as
Secretary, and Ron, W8YUC as director.
2nd by Jim WB8AZP, motion carried.
Phil
read:
article 3 B-7 in the Bylaws for the proposed bylaw change as published
in the newsletter: that the following line should be struck from B-7 in the bylaws. “If four (coordinators) are appointed, one
shall be responsible for coordination activities regarding two meters and down and
the other shall be responsible for coordination activities above two meters in
the ARS allocated frequencies.” No
correspondence received regarding this matter.
Vote
taken, passed.
Phil read: Article from the Bylaws under Standards 1 F-1. and from Procedures Article
3 Par B for the proposed bylaw change as published in the newsletter: Under
MARC standards Article I paragraph F-1: If updates by submitting a Technical
Data Sheet (from the system sponsor) are not received a minimum of once every two
years the (MARC) coordinator may withdraw the Co-ordination Authorization.
Under MARC procedures, Article 3, paragraph
B: Technical Data Sheet. It is the responsibility of the repeater
trustee to examine and edit as necessary the Technical Data Sheet (TDS) to
reflect the operating parameters of the repeater system. Failure to file the TDS by it’s due date may
result in an incorrect or omitted entry in the ARRL repeater directory. Failure to file a TDS for two consecutive
years may result in the loss of co-ordination.
The loss of co-ordination will be preceded by a certified letter of
intent to revoke the repeater’s co-ordination.
A 30-day response period will be allowed. The frequency pair thereafter may then be made available for
other co-ordination.
No correspondence received regarding this
matter.
Vote taken, passed.
Additional discussion brought from the floor on
solutions for cleaning up paper repeaters. (coordinated repeaters which are not
on the air).
Dave stated that TDS must be submitted by Dec 31
in order for publication in the 2007 ARRL directory.
Upcoming meetings:
(all on Saturday)
December 2 at the Lapeer Elk’s Club
March 3 at the Bay City Elk’s Club
June 2nd at the Hudsonville IRA swap.
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Jim
KB8IFE and 2nd by Ron, W8YUC, motion carried. Time:
2:06 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Manor, KT8F
Editors Comments:
No other reports were available at the date
of publishing of this newsletter so I am using
this space to fill you in on a few things that have been taking place behind
the scenes with MARC.
For starters there has been much discussion
concerning the use of the D-Star format and the new ICOM repeaters. This is a
new and exciting facet of amateur radio and there are many discussions about
how it is going to fit in with already existing modes and services.
The next few meetings are sure to carry many
discussions concerning how best to handle this “new trick” among “old dogs”.
The MARC board welcomes all input on decisions
that must be made and in planning for the future. Making a plan for the future
is now more relevant than ever and we need all of the ideas that we can get so
that we can be sure that we come up with a plan that will work for the future.
Several changes have been made to attempt to
increase attendance at the meetings and to increase participation by members.
Your feedback in how we can do this is invaluable. Please let us know why you
don’t
attend meetings so that we can get more
involvement.
Dan Thompson
Editor
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
approximatly 1/8 of a mile to 200 E. Nepessing Rd.
Elks located in back of buildings facing road.
MARC Officers Appointed Positions:
|
President:
Dennis Gaboury W8DFG |
Frequency Coordinator 902MHz & up Dan Thompson N8WKM |
|
Vice President:
Jim Maike KB8IFE |
Frequency Coordinator 144MHz & down: Dennis Gaboury W8DFG |
|
Secretary:
Ann Manor KT8F |
Frequency Coordinator 440MHz: Jim Maike KB8IFE |
|
Treasurer:
Dave Johnson WD8DJB |
Frequency Coordinator Links & Control: Phil Manor W8IC |
|
Director:
Ron Gordon W8YUC |
Database Manager: Dave Johnson WD8DJB |
|
Director:
James Kvochick WB8AZP |
Newsletter Editor Dan Thompson N8WKM |
All
MARC officers receive email using their callsign@miarc.com
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