The meeting was
called to order at 7:01 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2004.
January meeting
minutes and the treasurer’s report were read and approved
Rick Davis and
Benjamin Hofmann were accepted into the club as members.
Old Business
- Hamfest
Chairmen this year are
Mike Wright (Saturday) and Jon Scheiwe (Sunday). The
Hamfest will be Oct. 2 and 3, and will be held at the
Lawrence County 4-H Fairgrounds. Grounds rental was a
total of $1,500 for both days. A lengthy discussion
followed regarding the door prizes, flyers and raising the
admission price.
- By-Law
Rewrite Committee
Two members did not
receive a copy of the by-laws, so they were read by
President Keith Harris, and were approved with
corrections.
- 440
Repeater
The club has everything to
install the antenna, and items purchased cost $424.
- 73
Repeater
Batteries
for the machine are now in the club house, and were
donated by Hal Mandery. Christian Schuler bought a
smart charger for approximately $50.
- 31
Repeater
Members are
waiting for a nice day to put the antenna up at the Bedford
Fire Department.
- Door
codes, security codes, phone patch
A discussion was
held concerning the changing of the codes.
New Business
- Awards
Banquet
A motion was
passed to hold an awards banquet. Keith will check into when
and where to hold it.
- Taxes
Brandon
Wires will check with the Auditor’s office to see
whether we need to pay taxes. He will report his
findings at the next meeting. Wires will also check on
a new accountant stemming from losing our
not-for-profit status. Sallee and Company are the
current accountants.
Ron Arbuckle won
the door prize, which was a travel alarm clock.
The meeting
adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
January
Foxhunt
(January Foxhunt photos
are available here.
-TW)
The January 17
hunt began at 3:30 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church with a
multitude of hunter present.
The fox was KB9SNO
- Landon Key. With Key were his girlfriend, Samantha Godsey,
and friend, Matthew Abel, KB9SGM.
Hunters included:
- KC9FHX,
Mike Boles
- KF9NP,
Mike Wright
- N9KH,
Keith Harris
- KB9SNL,
Tim Wray, and wife Melissa
- WA9FFZ,
Larry Hammersley
- KB1AHR,
Ben Hofmann, and wife Karen
- KB9WOF,
Christian Schuler.
The Fox Box was
located at Ferguson Cemetery, just off Indian Creek road
approximately 1.5 miles northeast of Silverville.
Landon hid the box
in a tree at the site, causing many hunters to search for it
for quite a long period of time on foot in very wet, muddy
conditions.
Landon hid at a
cemetery a short distance south of the fox site, in a Suzuki
Samuari owned by Abel in order to somewhat conceal his
identity.
The winner was
KB1AHR-Ben Hofmann with 12.2 miles.
2nd - KF9NP - Mike
Wright - 12.4 Miles
3rd - KB9SNL - Tim Wray - 17.0 Miles
4th - KB9WOF - Christian Schuler - 18.1 Miles
5th - KC9FHX - Mike Boles - 29.6 Miles
The next Foxhunt
was February 21 at 3:30 PM. Ben, KB1AHR, was the fox.
Special
Thanks
Special thanks to
Melissa Wray, who took notes during the January Foxhunt.
Working
Website
http://www.w9qyq.org
-The site is
officially up and running, Contact Webmaster Tim Wray at webmaster@w9qyq.org
for any questions or comments
March Foxhunt
-Mar. 20, 3:30
p.m. Calvary Lutheran Church. Mike Wright, KF9NP, will be the
fox.
Newsletter - February
2004