UT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MARCH 7, 2002 VENUE: UNIVERSITY CENTER: ROOM 217 TIME: 8:00 P.M. PRESIDENT: JEFFERY NAPIER (AG4JF) VICE PRESIDENT: DREW OTT (KJ4Z) ACTING SECRETARY: JESSICA SKIPPER AA) MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BB) PRESIDENT'S REPORT: CLUB AFFAIRS ARE IN ORDER CC) VICE PRESIDENT/ TREASURER'S REPORT: INCORPORATION FEE OF $100 IS ON THE BOOKS. DD) VEC REPORT: SO FAR THIS YEAR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED HAVE SUCCEEDED. SIX TECHNICIAN LICENSES, ONE GENERAL LICENSE, AND ONE EXTRA LICENSE HAVE BEEN ISSUED. SUFFICIENT TEST FUNDS HAVE NOW BEEN COLLECTED TO PURCHASE A NEW CD PLAYER TO ADMINISTER THE CODE TEST, MOTION TO DO SO WAS APPROVED. OLD BUSINESS: EE) INCORPORATION: THE CLUB HAS BEEN REGISTERED AS AN INCORPORATION AND WILL NOW BE CALLED THE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB OF UT INC. FF) THE DEMONSTRATION THAT WAS SET UP IN THE UC ON FEBRUARY 12, 2002, DURING THE SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP, WAS SUCCESSFUL AND DREW THE ATTENTION OF SEVERAL INTERESTED STUDENTS. NEW BUSINESS: GG) OFFICER ELECTIONS: A SPECIAL MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON MARCH 28, 2002 TO ELECT OFFICERS FOR FALL 2002. NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS: a) PRESIDENT b) VICE PRESIDENT c) TREASURER d) CHIEF OPERATIONS MANAGER INTERESTED MEMBERS MAY SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS TO THE CLUB VIA THE E-MAIL LIST CHAT@UTARC.ORG. HH) THE RENEWAL FOR THE DOMAIN NAME WWW.UTARC.ORG WAS PAID BY MIKE COFFEY. MOTION TO REIMBURSE MIKE COFFEY THE $15 RENEWAL FEE WAS APPROVED. II) CAMPUS WIDE SAMPLING OF THE FREQUENCY 145.17 WILL BE HELD TO DETERMINE IF IT WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE REPEATER FOR THE CLUB TO MONITOR. JJ) THE CLUB HAS BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE A REPEATER ATOP OF McCLUNG TOWER, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE BEING EXPLORED TO DETERMINE THE SETUP THAT WOULD BE THE MOST USEFUL TO THE CLUB. ANNOUNCEMENTS i) THE REGULATIONS THAT THE CLUB MUST NOW UPHOLD AS AN INCORPORATION WILL BE COVERED IN THE NEXT MEETING. ii) THERE WILL BE AN ISLAND EXPEDITION ON SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2002 AFTER THE TEST. CONTACT UTARC FOR DETAILS ON JOINING OR SKEDDING. MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING: MARCH 28, 2002 VENUE: UNIVERSITY CENTER ROOM 217 TIME: 8 P.M.