Meeting Minutes February 2006

Meeting opened at 7:30pm by Steve, N9UDO, President. Minutes of the January meeting were read and discussed. Motion made by Tom, N9PQJ, to accept. Second was by Don, K9JYX. Accepted by voice vote. Treasurer’s report: $4,072.00 in treasury. No outstanding bills. Old Business: Circus City Swapfest fliers have been printed up, and are ready for all members to distribute. We received notice that the Sauk County Fair Board is going to raise the rent on the building we use again this year. Last year it cost us $300.00, and they are raising it to $400.00. A lively discussion resulted and it was sent to the executive committee to check into other options and report at the next meeting. Some of the choices are to rent one of the other buildings. Example, the Badger building for $150.00, or the John Litcher Pavilion for $150.00. However, there would be a charge for tables and chairs. Motion made by Don, K9JYX, to turn it over to Executive Committee. Second by Dave, KB9CSW. Motion passed by voice vote. Topics for meeting night were discussed. Duane, N9DG, will be at our March meeting to give a demonstration on “Software Defined Radio”. It promises to be a very interesting program and everyone is encouraged to attend. Other ideas were to have a Fox Hunt in May or June. Pete, WD9JIB, suggested a picnic for one of the summer meetings. This was enthusiastically received. If you have any ideas, please let us know about them. Bill, N9KXX, mentioned he needs help with teaching classes in Sauk City. He has about 5 or 6 people interested in the classes. Contact him for info. Discussion pertaining to having our own classes ensued. It was suggested that spring or fall are the best times for classes. It was suggested that we could have an open house meeting at the September meeting and then start classes after that. Upcoming events: Circus Heritage Days - May 19,20,21 Field Day - June 24,25 Sauk County Fair - July 10-16 Hamfests: March 19 - Jefferson April 1 - AES Superfest April 22 - MARA Hamfest April 29 - Medford Hamfest May 6 - Cedarburg Hamfest July 8 - South Milwaukee August 12 - Circus City Swapfest, Baraboo February Zilch will be on Feb. 26 Look for info from N9PQJ WI QSO Party March 12 noon to 7:00pm New Business: By-Law changes: Steve, N9UDO, provided the group, copies of the changes we discussed at the last meeting. After a discussion, Don, K9JYX, made a motion to accept the new by-laws as revised. Bill, N9KXX, seconded it. Passed by voice vote. New club by-laws are now in affect. Bill, N9NNN, mentioned that fundraisers should not be limited to our Swapfest. Other ideas were discussed, and tabled to the next meeting. Motion to adjourn by Bill, N9KXX. Seconded by Duane, N9DG. Passed by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 9:04pm. Buck Night winner was: Doug, KC9FRL. He was not present so he didn’t actually win! The kitty is now up to $3.00 for the next meeting. Attending members: Rick Plouffe, N9ROY - Wisconsin Dells Juanita Plouffe, ROYS XYL - Wisconsin Dells Steve Schulze, N9UDO - Baraboo Bill Klinkner, N9KXX - Sauk City Tom Harrison, N9PQJ - Reedsburg Don Evenson, K9JYX - Baraboo Bill Timme, N9NNN - Portage Pete Sweeney, WD9JIB - Reedsburg Dave Spearing, KB9CSW - Portage Duane Grotophorst, N9DG - North Freedom Respectfully submitted by Rick, N9ROY YTARC Secretary