DON WILSON
KC7EWZ
HARLEY LEACH
KI7XF
Don GODWARD
N7FLT
nORM rEGER
KD7TQM
rIC HELVEY
KB7KB
SCOTT REMINGTON
KC7MRV
john donald
w7oiq
david ford
ke7cap
jeff tong
aa7gk
don reglie
ki7oj
les scheidt
ac7ry
todd gahagan
wa7u
mal goosey
n7gs
jack myers
n7odn
ray babcock
ad7rb
david golsner
w7cxc
ralph bergantine
kc7pfh
joseph bergantine
ab7vr
bob leo
w7lr
adnrew bigelow
kd7sma
jim hall
aa8y
Introductions: 7 pm
Secretary’s Report:
accepted.
Treasures report:
$1273.00
Announcements:
AD7RB:. Exam session next sat. EOC conference room. 9 am.
KC7EWZ: Voad next Thursday
KE7X:
qst’s
available.
Committee reports
VE:
Nothing getting ready for next month.
SAR: Entering the budget process.
Repeaters: KI7XF Making good progress on converting link
radios
447.7 has intermittent power low problem.
Pulled and resoldered PA board.
Hopefully problem solved.
ERA: meeting was held and decided to
go to 82, airport, Robert Kincaid new director, Dave is co- treasurer.
KC7EWZ secretary.
Directors WA7U (Chair) (1yr remaining), KC7EWZ
(secretary 2 yrs remaining), KE7CLN (3 YRS). N7FLT is GHRC representative.
Old Business:
Jeff : Visited with dog owner encouraging
attendance.
Air Show communication: Hams are still planning
on helping at the Air Show in July
School Club roundup went very well.
Made a record number of contacts (13,8462 points
491 Q’s.)
8 to 9 students worked on the contest.
KE7CAP: What has sign up been for
ERA? (20).
Dave encouraged hams to donate to ERA for
support of the area repeaters.
NEW Business:
Randy Pickering:
Bike-a-thon for cancer. 100 mile
Livingston – Bozeman pass – Jackson Creek- Battle Ridge – Wilsaw –
Livingston - 6 am to noon. 150 riders . July 14, Saturday.
Foundation Principals: Pickering’s 6
year old son passed away from cancer. Started this rund raiser for families
with kids who have cancer.
For support and a fund raiser. This will be the
sixth year.
Last year the effort raised $25,000.
Would like to ask hams to help support the route
in our typical safety net fashion.
The club fully endorsed the
operation; AA7GK will be the contact in the early going, till fire season
picks up.
KC7EWZ offered to provide mapping for the group.
Livingston hams will also help.
W7LR: Projector that club owns,
should we insure it?
N7FLT moved to cover it with ERA. Passed.
KI7XF: can VE’s use copy machine in the ham room?
Discussed and said use it.
He will buy a new black ink cartrige.
ERA and Repeaters …. Need spare
repeaters.
Spare controller: funds need to <100
= 3 functioning radios linking.
Neil has donated 88 replacement:
35-50 per each icom.
MOTION TO DONATE 400 TO ERA TO HELP W/ SPARES.
Meeting adjourned 7:38 and went into
a presentation by Jason Schrauger. His talk was informative on the new
communication systems going around the state and Gallatin County.
