Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club
Meeting Minutes - 07 January 1999
by N6NL

o  Jim Spreng, Ranger, Monterey County Parks Dept., spoke
   about Wildflower Triathlons 98 (last May's event) and
   presented us with a commemorative plaque from the Parks
   Dept. and Tri-California.  He spoke highly of our
   professionalism and commitment to course safety.

   Jim is working at the park in King City.  An additional
   contact for this year's event will be Tom Sheppard.

   This year's event is Apr 30th, May 1st and 2nd.

o  John Rogers, KK6DJ, spoke about Wildflower 99.  John
   is the Communications Director for the Wildflower Triathlon
   and the club's representative to the event committee.

o  This year we will have four teams to plan and prepare for the
   event:

   Dispatch: KD6RCT, KB6OEN

   Repeater: KE6OMS, KE6MQQ, N6NL, N6UEZ, KF6DMI

   AVL: N6NL, N6BDE, KD6JTS (Automatic Vehicle Locating)

   Camping: KQ6BX, KC6KOT, KE6SYA

o  Subscribe to the "wildflower" email list:

   send a message to majordomo@w6bhz.calpoly.edu with
   "help" in the body.  Follow the directions returned
   via email.

o  President's Report:

   IEEE branch has a junky old antique radio they'd
   like to sell.

   There's an estate sale on antique test equipment
   call 771-8566.

o  VP's Report: Yep.

o  Treasurer's Report: Brad, N6BDE donated $350.00.

o  Secretary: Nope.

o  Station Manager:

   Fence slats were installed by KE6OMS,
   KF6PKU and our flashlight bearer, KD6JTS.

   We want to buy brackets to store antennas
   on the wall in the shack.

   Our 80M wire antenna is broken.

o  Repeater Manager:

   See the web page for status.

o  Vending Manager:

   The coin mechanism has been jamming, either
   it's hosed or someone's trying to jam us.
   We should talk to Foundation about fixing
   it.  At least it has been eating money, instead
   of giving free product.  :-]

o  Council Rep:

   Engineer's Week is the third week of February.

   The Mistake Daily will have a special edition which we
   can get an article or picture in.

   OMS will be attending the Monday meetings so
   that Keet can take our licensing class.

o  Computer Manager:

   Dash is getting filled up.  We got a donation
   of a 1GB SCSI drive from KC6WOW we will be
   installing.

   Sparc LINUX Red Hat may be installed on the new (to us)
   Sun workstation..

   We may need a new KB for the DEC.  It's flaking out worse
   than ever.

   The guy who took our old Sun 3 should come
   get the manuals ASAP.

o  ARES Rep:

   OF's dying off - YF please join.

   Special check-in night for Tue Jan 26, check
   in on 147.36 instead.  Be prepared to supply
   callsign, name and equipment.

o  Old Business:

   None.

o  New Business:

   Nick has a SCSI case.

   Tami moved $160 for coax from Rick, DMI sec,
   JTS called the question.  Passed.  Two 100 foot
   runs of LMR400 Ultra Flex coax with connectors
   for use at club events.

   Buy holder thingies.  4 of them.  $125.00.
   JTS 1st, MQQ 2nd, DMI Q, Passed.  Will be mounted
   in the shack and used to get antennas and other
   junk off the floor.

o  Closed at 22:56

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