UT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB PRESIDENT: DAN BOWEN (K2VOL) VICE PRESIDENT: MIKE COFFEY (KJ4Z) MINUTES OF MEETING HELD OIN APRIL 12, 2001 TIME: 2000 HRS VENUE: ROOM 218 UNIVERSITY CENTER. AA) OLD BUSINESS 1) SHACK SECURITY: A NEW SECURITY SYSTEM IS BEING DVELOPED FOR THE SHACK AND THE SAME WILL BE IN POLACE SOON. A WEB CAM WILL BE ISTALLED TO MONITOR THE SHACK. 2)ANTENNA: A NEW ANTENNA WAS SUCCESSFULLY SET UP BY THE ANTENNA PARTY. IT IS AN INVERTED 'V'. THIS WILL TAKE CARE OR THE INTERFERENCE DUE TO THE STADIUM ON THE WEST SIDE. 3)BUDGET MEETING: A MEETING WILL BE HELD WITH THE RES BOARD TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR APPROVAL. DETAILS WILL BE POSTED SOON. BB) NEW BUSINESS 1)INCREASE IN DUES: THERE IS A PROPOSAL FOR INCREASE IN DUES (STUDENT AND NON STUDENT ) FROM THE NEXT YEAR. THE PROPOSED NEW DUES ARE AS FOLLOWS: STUDENT MEMBERS: $25 ALUMNI: $30 FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: $50 2) FROM THE NEXT YEAR TWO NEW POSTS OF EVENTS MANAGER AND ACTIVITIES MANAGER WILL BE SET UP. 3)LOGGING PROGRAM: AN AUTOMATIC LOGGING PROGRAM IS BEING DEVELOPED BY MIKE COFFEY AND WILL BE READY SOON. 4) THE CLUB IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP HAS NOW GONE UP TO 35 MEMBERS FROM JSUT 2 AT THE BEGENNING OF THE FALL SEMESTER. 5)ETHERNET CONNECTION: THE DEPET OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGG HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TOI SPONSOR THE EHTERNET CONNECTION FOR THE SHACK. THE CLUB THANKS ALL THE CONCERED AUTHORITIES WHO HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE. 6) SPRING FLING WILL BE HELD ON SAT APRIL 21, ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO PARTICIPATE. 7)EXAM SESSION: AN EXAM SESSION WILL BE HELD ON SAT, APRIL 21 2001 VENUE: UC ROOM 237 TIME 9.00 A.M MEETING ADJOURNED NEXT MEETING: APRIL 26 2001 VENUE: UNIVERSITY CENTER ROOM 217