MEETING TO ORDER:
The President, Jeff Darby KE0CAZ, called the meeting to order in the Hy-Vee cafeteria area outside the Market Grill at ~7:40 AM. Attendees introduced themselves by name and call-sign. A total of 18 club members and 3 guests were present. Based on the average attendance for the last 12 monthly meetings, a quorum has been determined to be 14 members (see below).
SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORT:
Marty Peters KE0PEZ gave the annual report of the SFTARC Treasurer. There were neither receipts nor disbursements in October. He reported the current checking account balance and that of one year ago. He reported the current amounts in the general fund and the repeater fund. The major disbursements in 2019 were to buy the IC-7300, Pelican case, and Heil headset and to pay the fee to accompany the application to reinstate IRS tax-exempt status. Major income for the club comes from member dues and the City of Olathe. The budget of regularly recurring receipts and disbursements shows that receipts are expected to exceed disbursements by ~$400.
As of this meeting, there are 62 members of SFTARC. Fourteen members have comp membership (lawyer, repeater owners, youth, power Ensor volunteers, 2019 ham class); 10 members pay family dues, and 38 members pay individual dues. A total of 37 members belong to ARRL. The average attendance at the last 12 monthly meetings is 20 members (high of 24 members and low of 16 members). This establishes a quorum as 14 members (20 x 2/3 rounded up) needed to be present at a meeting in order for any official club action to be taken.
The SFTARC now has status as a 501( c)7 tax-exempt organization. It is listed in Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extracts.
Election of SFTARC officers for 2020.
Jeff Darby, Larry Hall KD0RIU, and Marty Peters ran unopposed for the offices of President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively. SFTARC members present at this meeting constituted a quorum, and Jeff, Larry, and Marty were elected by acclamation.
Club Newsletter [Greg Wolfe – KI0KK]
Newsletter inputs are due by 7PM Wednesday, November 6.
Change in the date of the regular monthly meeting of the SFTARC
The cafeteria dining area outside the Market Grill is not suitable for the meetings of the SFTARC on account of excess noise and inconvenient seating. Although we use the dining area inside the Market Grill for ragchew meetings on Saturdays other than the first Saturday of the month, this dining area is not available on the 1st Saturday. Therefore, a motion was made to move the regular SFTARC club meeting from the 1st to the 2nd Saturday of the month, which would enable us to meet inside the Market Grill. Although the SFTARC By-laws call for monthly meetings to be held on the 1st Saturday of each month, they allow date changes if there are conflicts. President Darby recognized the unsuitability of the cafeteria as a conflict necessitating a long-term change.
It was moved and seconded to hold future club monthly meetings on the 2nd Saturday of each month for as long as the Hy-Vee could not accommodate us in the Market Grill on the 1st Saturday of the month. THE DECEMBER MEETING OF THE SFTARC WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, AT 7:30 AM AT THE HY-VEE MARKET GRILL. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE SFTARC WILL BE HELD ON THE 2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
Rules for the use of the KS0KS callsign [Jeff Darby KE0CAZ]
A committee will continue to consider the issues surrounding the use of the club callsign KS0KS. The committee will report recommendations at an upcoming meeting.
2020 SFTARC Ham Classes
The SFTARC will conduct a ham class in January and February of 2020 to prepare students for the Extra Class FCC license. The club has teacher textbooks from the Extra class that was taught 3 years ago, and these can be used again. When the number of students needing a textbook has been determined, an order will be placed with ARRL. Larry will help make a flyer advertising the class. The 2020 class will be taught in the meeting room of the Salvation Army in Olathe.
Repeater issues
Jim Andera K0NK is in contact with officials at the Olathe Medical Center. He has communicated to them the benefit that would accrue to the OMC if repeaters were located on their premises and available for their use. The present tower on the roof of the OMC is overloaded, so a separate tower would be needed for our three repeater antennas. Jim will advise us of the progress of negotiations with OMC at the December club meeting. The SFTARC has a repeater fund of $1000 to defray expenses incurred in getting these repeaters operational.
Club hats
Jeff is putting together a baseball-style hat order. The club logo along with callsign will be stitched onto the hat. Cost depends on the number of hats in the order. Please email Jeff to place your hat order.
Kansas Day event
We will operate KS0KS from Del's Radio Park & Antenna Farm. The event will take place on a Saturday at the end of January, 2020, possibly the 25th. It is a fun way to celebrate the 159th anniversary of the admission of Kansas into the Union.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Mike KE0CIS is not available to host the SFTARC Net this coming Tuesday. Jeff will act in his stead.
We need to prepare for a Christmas Party. Jim Andera will contact the Gardner Citizen's Center to see if it is available for our use on a suitable evening in December. Cost would be $60.
ADJOURN:
After a motion, a second, and a unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 AM.
