SECRETARY-TREASURER REPORT:
Marty, KEØPEZ, gave the annual report, as required by the By-laws. This report included the present bank balance, lists of the expenditures and receipts for the year, the operating events we have held this year, the status of the search for a repeater site, the number of members of the club, the quorum for meetings in fiscal 2024, the 2023 ham class, and equipment purchased in 2023. The club is not in debt and has sufficient reserve for its activities.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Repeater Update [Jim -KØNK]
Communications with officials about a repeater site are slowly moving forward. A backup repeater is on the air in Gardner (147.195 MHz +600)
ARRL Special Service Club
SFTARC continues to provide service to the amateur radio community as a Special Service Club. Marty will check to see if anything needs to be submitted to ARRL to maintain our status. President Jeff asked for a volunteer to be a card checker. For more details, please contact one of the club officers.
Officer elections [Jeff- KSØJD]
George, Larry, and Marty were nominated as President, Vice-President, and Secretary, respectively. There were no additional nominations from the floor. The three nominees were elected by unanimous consent. George thanked Jeff for doing a great job as President of the club for the last 5 years.
2024 Ham Class [Jim - KØNK]
It was moved and seconded to conduct two 2024 ham classes, Tech and CW, and to authorize the club to spend up to $600 for textbooks and other items to prepare for the classes. The motion passed unanimously. After receiving tuition payments from students, the class is expected to break even. Classes starts Jan. 6, 2024. Registration closes Dec. 26, 2023.
ARRL VOTA program
Rob, KØRAR, spoke about the VOTA program and urged club members to use LOTW. Marty is the Kansas Coordinator for the Kansas W1AW/Ø VOTA event that runs Nov. 8-14.
SFTARC Website
Greg gave a status report. The site backup feature proved to be extremely useful. Many users find the nets listing feature of most interest.
ADJOURN:
President Jeff adjourned the meeting at about 9:00 AM.
