GHRC Meeting March 4, 2004
Meeting called to order at 1902
Introductions
Secretaries report: Last months minutes are in the web site.
Treasurers report: about $1500
Committee reports: KC7EWZ; the old SAR building
is down and the paper work to start the new
has been signed.
ERA ; The 88 antenna has been temporally moved to a pole to the south.
Which helps. All the commercial transmitters (repeaters) will be on a
combiner into one antenna.
Big Sky search and rescue changed antennas at the
82 site with no
Improvement.
Insurance on all ERA equipment has been paid.
Old Business: The Tech classes are finished. The new tapes are longer and it takes 5 class
sessions instead of 4.
Exams: VE's for Saturday both 9am and 6pm
sessions.
Barns and Nobel has the book "Now You're Talking"
New Business: Laura, KJ7UN had a question about a
membership card, particular for
new members. Will send N7ODN, Jack's brochure and a card.
Laura, KJ7UN; SAR is putting on First Aid
certification.
Information: Harley, KI7XF: Renewing FCC license on-line worked very well.
For a presentation, Don, KC7EWZ and Fred, KE7X gave a presentation on deploying the portable repeaters, Don told how to the deploy the MVP search and rescue repeater. Fred told how to deploy the Ruby-Garnet repeater kept at the Ft Ellis fire station.
To control the fixed Ruby-Garnet repeater ...... (this information is not published on the web for security reasons. Please contact KC7EWZ or KE7X if you want to learn repeater controls.)