S.A.R.A. Minutes of Meeting of
April 4, 2007
Location: Saratoga Fire Department
The minutes were respectfully submitted by Don Steinbach, Secretary.
 
In attendance were:
  • Fabrizio Corno, KG6UOH
  • Bill Dale, N2RHV (Speaker)
  • Kelly Johnson, N6KJ
  • David Ritchie, W6DR
  • Christina Sand, KG6ORH
  • Don Steinbach, AE6PM
The meeting having been duly noticed, it began at approximately 7:42 pm and was called to order by Christina Sand, President. There were introductions around the table, those present introduced themselves.

Old Business:

Field Day 2007. Dave Ritchie will be Field Day Chairman. Dave plans to do a site survey to investigate installing a "giant" dipole. We will operate two stations HF stations and no GOTA station.

New Business:

 Treasurer's Report. The new checks will be returned to the bank since they were incorrectly printed with only one (instead of three) signature lines. The membership roster will be reviewed and those not having paid the full $20 annual dues will be contacted.
  Minutes. The March minutes are posted on the web site and were approved by the members.
  Nets. Fabrizio Corno was Net Control for the SVECS net on April 3. The EOC-to-EOC monthly net check-in was accomplished this morning.
  Emergency Communications Committee Report. Don Steinbach reported the following:
  • There was a CERT Communications Committee meeting on March 22.
  • The next Electronics Flea Market will be on April 14 at DeAnza College.
  • There is an EC Council meeting scheduled for April 19.
  • A County ARES/RACES drill will be conducted on April 21.
  • The next SVECS quarterly breakfast will be on April 28.
  Presentation. The program for the evening was a presentation by Bill Dale, N2RHV, the ARRL Santa Clara Valley Section Manager. He referred us to the Pacific Division web site for a complete overview of the Pacific Division oganization. Bill discussed the ARRL headquarters buildings and station W1AW and showed several photos from his recent visit there. Bill also made several points about emergency communications:
  • We should have one email address for RACES communications.
  • We should practice communicating using simplex (the repeater may well be jammed with local chatter).
  • The EC will likely be busy training and scheduling operators, and not doing any operating his/her self.
  Emergency Services. There was no report from Jim Yoke.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 pm