U.T. AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

PRESIDENT: MIKE SWIATKOWSKI

VICE PRESIDENT: DAN BOWEN

MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MARCH 29, 2001

TIME: 2000 HRS.

VENUE: ROOM 218 UNIVERSITY CENTER

AA) OLD BUSINESS

  1) ACCESS TO THE SHACK: DAN BOWEN AND MIKE COFFEY ARE WORKING ON ESTABLISHING 
A SAFE ACCESS SYSTEM TO THE SHACK. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE OPERATIONAL SOON.

  2) ETHERNET: THE EE&CE DEPT. HAS AGREED TO SPONSOR ETHERNET FOR THE SHACK. 
THE SHACK SHOULD HAVE ITS ETHERNET CONNECTION SOON.

  3) EQUIPMENT ON LOAN: THE KENWOOD TS440 RIG HAS BEEN SERVICED AND IS NOW 
OPERATIONAL.

  4) A SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION WAS CONDUCTED ON SAT. MARCH 17, 2001 AT DICKINSON 
ISLAND. MANY CONTACTS WERE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED.

BB) NEW BUSINESS

  1) THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ITS NEW MEMBERS MS. JENNIFER MARRISON 
(KG4MQU) AND MS. NATANYA WATKINSON (KG4KVR)

  2) VEC REPORT: EXAM SESSION WAS CONDUCTED ON SAT. MARCH 17, 2001. 5 
CANDIDATES TOOK THE EXAM OF WHICH 4 PASSED SUCCESSFULLY.

  3)NEW QSO CARDS RECEIVED AND HANDED OVER TO CHIEF OPERATOR MIKE COFFEY 
(KJ4Z)

  4)THE CLUB HAS RECEIVED COPIES OF ITS NEW LICENSE. THE CLUB WOULD LIKE TO 
THANK BOBBIE WILLIAMS (W1BEW) FOR FRAMING THE NEW LICENSE.

  5)BOBBIE WILLIAMS HAS ALSO PROPOSED NEW NAME TAGS FOR THE CLUB MEMBERS WHICH
  HE HAS GRACIOUSLY UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE AT A REASONABLE DONATION OF $5.00 
TOWARDS THE CLUB FUND.

  6) THE RES BOARD HAS RELEASED THEIR APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF FUNDS TO 
VARIOUS CLUBS ON CAMPUS. IN THIS REGARD IT WAS DECIDED TO PUT FORWARD THE 
CLUBS EXPENDITURE TOWARDS PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT AND ALSO VARIOUS WAYS IN 
WHICH THE CLUB WOULD BE USEFUL ON CAMPUS (ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES ETC.).

  7) OFFICER ELECTIONS: THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE ELECTED UNOPPOSED
     PRESIDENT: DAN BOWEN (KB2UVE)
     VICE-PRESIDENT: MIKE COFFEY (KJ4Z)
     SECRETARY: ARUN SRIKANTAIAH (KG4LKK)

    NEW OFFICERS TO TAKE OVER TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
    OUT GOING PRESIDENT MIKE SWIATKOWSKI THANKS ALL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS FOR 
THEIR SUPPORT IN RUNNING THE CLUB.

  8)RECRUITMENT FOR FALL 2001: IT WAS PROPOSED TO CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL 
HOUSE AND DISTRIBUTE FLYERS TO EDUCATE NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ABOUT THE 
EXISTENCE OF THE CLUB.

  9)SECURITY IN THE SHACK: AFTER AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN THE SHACK IN WHICH 
MONEY WHICH WAS PART OF THE COOL-DRINKS FUND WAS STOLEN, IT WAS DECIDED TO 
UPGRADE SECURITY IN THE SHACK TO PREVENT POSSIBLE THEFT OF OUR EQUIPMENT. IT 
WAS DECIDED TO INCORPORATE VIDEO CAMERAS TO MONITOR ENTRY INTO THE SHACK.

CC) ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1)NEWS LETTER WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE NEXT MEETING. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED 
TO CONTRIBUTE ARTICLES.

  2) SWAP MEET IN TULLAHOMA ON SAT MARCH 31, 2001.

  3) FOX HUNT: A FOX HUNT HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SUN, MARCH 8 
2001.
 MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.

  4) ANTENNA PARTY WILL BE HELD ON SAT MARCH 30, 2001. ANYONE WHO IS FREE IS 
REQUESTED TO HELP.

 
MEETING ADJOURNED.

NEXT MEETING: THU. APRIL 12, 2001

VENUE: UNIVERSITY CENTER ROOM 218.