December 2008 Board Meeting

The Rib Mountain Repeater Association

Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors

15 December 2008

WHRM-DT Tech Workshop, Rib Mountain

Board members present:

Rich Maier KC9NW

Dean Andrewjeski K9PT

Paul Nelles K9DB

Tony Hermanek K9QM

(Brian Seehafer N9ATQ was unavailable.)

The meeting was called to order at 19:18 CST by President Rich Maier KC9NW. 

Secretary’s Report: K9DB

• (There was no board meetings held in October.)
• Minutes of the meeting of 20 October 2008 were read and accepted as read by consensus.

Treasurer’s Report: N9ATQ

• There was no report due to the absence of the treasurer.

Old Business:

Election of Officers:

• The following were selected as officers for the 2008-2009 fiscal year by consensus:

• President Rich Maier KC9NW
• Vice President Dean Andrewjeski K9PT
• Secretary Paul Nelles K9DB
• Treasurer Brian Seehafer N9ATQ
• Member-at-Large Tony Hermanek K9QM

144.81/145.41 Repeater at Brighton:

• K9PT reported that he has contacted several more tower crews in the past two months regarding the 144.81/145.41 MHz antenna installation at the Brighton. Cost is still the issue. No decision made pending funding.

PL on 146.82:

• In accordance with the Wisconsin Association of Repeaters has mandate, PL of 114.8 Hz has been installed on the 146.22 input as of November 10th.
• The PL on the six-meter repeater has been changed to 114.8 Hz as of last week. All RMRA machines now have input PLs of 114.8.

Annual Meeting:

• The annual meeting program on D-STAR was well received. D-STAR has great application potential in emergency communications and weather spotting.

New Business:

Physical System:

• K9PT said he was concerned about the lack of backup components for the 146.22/.82 system.
• The ACC controller issue is probably the most critical component.

Topics from the Floor:

• An open discussion was held on long range goals and projects.

Meeting adjourned  20:50 CST.

Respectfully Submitted,

Paul Nelles K9DB

Secretary