Meeting Minutes

Here you will find the minutes of past meetings.

NOTE: Any meeting minutes marked as “DRAFT” are subject to corrections!

DRAFT NoBARC 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes
Location: County Ambulance
Date: 11/23/2025
Time: 1400 PM
Attendees: Eric KA1SUN, Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Dave W1TTT, Lynn KM1MI, Bill WA1BR, Alex WI1U, Tom KC1SKG

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1405
  2. Election Results 

President 
Cory N1XWS – 29*
Eric KA1SUN – 21
Vice President 
Matt K1VN – 48*
Secretary 
Steven K1SPS – 49*
Treasurer 
Tim WB1VVQ – 49*
Board of Directors
Bill WA1BR – 48*
Chuck WS1L – 47*
Dave W1TTT – 47*
Ed KC1VRZ – 45*
John WA1ZFM – 45*
Lynn KM1MI – 45*
Eric KA1SUN – 2
Alex WI1U – 2
Eric KO4ZSD – 2

  • Elected to position
  1. HAM Class
  2. Start class 1/13, 20, 27, 2/3, 10, 17 Test. Plan for County Ambulance, Cory to verify location with County, Time: 6:00
  3. Bylaws:
    Steven proposed a motion: To form a bylaw committee to review the current language.  Specially looking into the election language to help to clarify future misunderstandings. In addition, revisit the repeater mangers and their role. Cory to send an email to build a committee. Committee must have at least three member that are not board members. Others are encouraged to participate. 
    Bill second. Motion passed unanimously by those present. 
  4. POTA:
    Certificate done. Chuck proposed questions. How does one prove they hit all 49 parks. Plan to use the POTA website. People should submit logs to the Vice President. 
  5. Annual Dues:
    Discuss rising the dues because of increasing cost, club activity, raising equipment, etc. There are concerns of major repairs coming like fire suppression and painting the tower. Conversely we are hoping we can get grants, etc. for 501c3. We have added new capabilities including more repeaters. Discussion of what this may do to membership and it if was worth it. Had a lot of discussions of people being upset with no membership cards, no squelch tails, etc. Can we have a tier that allows for a sticker or something for those who pay more. We have the ability to set up a merch store to raise money using the person who did the polos.  Motion by Steven: To raise the dues to $25 starting 1/1/2026 for 2026 membership year. $30 for family. $10 for students.  Those who have already paid for 2026 and beyond are grandfathered at
    their current rate until their next expiration. Bill to write article on reasons for increase. Seconded by Bill. Yes – Steven, Cory, Bill, Tim, Eric. No – Dave. Abstain – None. Motion passed. We will monitor next annual meeting to assess. 
  6. Bill: Much appreciate the work of Eric over the last 12 years. It’s a thankless job. For the good of the club we appreciate it. The room unanimously agreed.
  7. Eric plans to be the call sign trustee, repeater/frequency coordinator, etc. 
  8. Next board meeting will be 12/17 at 1800 virtually. Following club gathering – Pot Luck Christmas Party – will be 12/21 at County Ambulance at 1400.
  9. Meeting Adjourned at 1608.

DRAFT NoBARC November 2025 Minutes
Location: Google Meet
Date: 11/19/2025
Time: 1800 PM
Attendees: Eric KA1SUN, Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Chuck WS1L, Dave W1TTT, Lynn KM1MI, Sigurd KJ1K

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1805
  2. September minutes read by Steven and passed as amended with the Sunday addendum.
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed
  4. Elections, no real update, Tim has been retrieving ballots from the PO Box. People can bring their director to the meeting Sunday.
  5. Batteries have been picked up. Wanted to install on Monday, but snow was flying. Heard reports the summit is covered in snow. Not sure if we can make it up now. Batteries are at Eric’s house keeping warm. We are hoping for a warm up and someone with a truck to want to drive up the hill.
  6. Repeaters:
  7. Florida antenna – Was put up for free but was not installed correctly. The clamps were put around the fiberglass and not only on the metal. Need to determine which line they used.
  8. Winter Field Day – Are we doing it again. It was $250 to rent the location.
  9. 501c3 – Tim figured out the issues with the books. We left the reconciliation entry as unknown. Tim now working to type up the information to provide to the lawyer.
  10. Christmas Party, plan to hold at County Ambulance again. Will work to set the date at the Sunday get together. Notionally 12/21 at County Ambulance at 1400.
  11. We got some donations from a Silent Key. W1VFT or W1FVT. FVT is a silent key on our website, RALPH T SIMMONS. Some minor equipment was received.
  12. Need to hear from Bill on updates on if we got more people signed up.
  13. Website – we had a small breach of our WordPress site. Steven spent a lot of time this week cleaning up issues. Steven also added additional security measures.
  14. Sunday at 2:00 will be the next club gathering. Next board meeting will be 12/17 at 1800 virtually. Following club gathering will be 12/21 at County Ambulance at 1400.
  15. Meeting Adjourned at 1847.

NOBARC OCTOBER 2025 MINUTES
Location: Google Meet
Date: 10/22/2025
Time: 1800 PM
Attendees: Eric KA1SUN, Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Chuck WS1L, Matt K1VN, Dave W1TTT, Lynn KM1MI, Bill WA1BR

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1800
  2. September minutes read by Steven and passed
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed as amended
  4. Small discussion on electric bills, we noticed a small increase this summer, explained by newer repeater. Everyone comfortable with the bills.
  5. Discussion of 2021 transaction, board concluded it was repeater expenses. Tim to confirm with Lawyer if we have met the intent of the filing.
  6. Elections – Committee has been formed. Alex WI1U, Lynn KM1MI, and Eric KO4ZSD nominated.
  7. Repeaters –
  8. Cory reports that 91 has gone down some in signal. Eric reports some thermal ducting in the morning. Matt says the signal is fine at his house in Pittsfield.
  9. Eric worked on the weather equipment on the mono pole. Eric will take a look.
  10. Florida Repeater, we were told someone would put our antenna on the tower for us. Eric plans to check again if the crew mounted it, but based on his conversation with the crew they did not.
  11. Raspberry Pi controllers somewhat on hold until the repeater is set. We also need an
    internet/intranet solution. Repeater has the ability to have an external controller. Dave had provided matt a CAT300 controller which needs to be looked into. The purpose of the new controller is to get one which adds some additional capabilities like built in echolink, etc.
  12. Near900 Matt has been able to get the controller to sense Tx/Rx on the radio.
  13. Batteries – need pricing of AGM batteries. We only have until the 14 th ish to get to the bunker. We talked about wanting two 200Ah batteries. Existing chargers are AGM only. Matt recommends getting a low voltage cutoff if we stay with AGM. We estimate about 4 days with 2x200Ah batteries, about $900-$1000 for 2 batters and the low voltage cutoff. Batteries will be connected in parallel. Discussion of looking for a 60A low voltage cutoff. Chuck moved not to exceed $1000 to install the 2x200Ah batteries and 60A low voltage cutoff with a goal of getting it on the hill before the road closes. Seconded by Cory. Motion passed unanimously. Matt/Chuck to get credit card and purchase.
  14. The Josh – Cory reached out, he could not make the meeting. Was unsure when he could do a presentation. We did get an email summary and thank you. We will push for a report when he is available.
  15. Ham Class – Had a person who was interested in the class, may have multiple people also interested. Going to advertise in Nov/Dec to start a Tech class in Jan. Bill plans to use Gordon West book this time.
  16. Repeater Managers – Required by bylaws, Chuck to remove from website for now. After the election at the annual meeting we will revisit the repeater manager titles.
  17. Bill finished NoBARC POTA certificate. We will post a sample on the website. People who activate every park can apply for a certificate. Submit logs to any officer to get an official certificate. Chuck to post on website.
  18. Sunday at 2:00 will be the next club gathering. Next board meeting will be 11/19 at 1800 virtually. Following club gathering will be 11/23 at County Ambulance at 1400.
  19. Meeting Adjourned at 1901.

Sunday 10/26 In Person Meeting Addendum
Attendees: Cory N1XWS, Eric, KA1SUN, bill WA1BR, Steven K1SPS, Chuck, WS1L, Tim
WA1BBQ, Dave W1TTT, Jon WA1ZFM, , Ed KC1VEZ , Eric KO4ZSD, Alex WI1U

  1. Start at 1405
  2. Nomination committee presented nomination slate
    President – Cory, Eric
    Vice President – Matt 
    Secretary – Steven
    Treasurer – Tim
    BOD – Chuck, Bill, Jon, Dave, Lynn, Ed
    Ballots to be counted at the next in person meeting by the nomination committee.
  3. Discussion of how to engage some new members. Cory explained how he
    announces meetings. Dave wants to announce more on the air and nets. Facebook
    is open to public, they need to provide if they are a HAM and why they want to join.
    We approved as long as they appear to be a real person. 
  4. Meeting adjourned 1425

NoBARC September 2025 Minutes
Location: Google Meet
Date: 09/24/2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Attendees: Eric KA1SUN, Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Chuck WS1L, Matt K1VN, Greg W1BFR, Lynn KM1MI, David W1DMW

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1803
  2. June minutes read by Steven and passed
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed as amended
  4. Discussion on the electric bill, we noticed a large increase in Aug compared to other
    months. Would like to do some digging into the data to understand why the large
    increase.
  5. Hamfest prize expense not correct, repayment to Matt pending approximately $120. Will amend report to add as a todo.
  6. 501c3 Process – Need to dig into several older transactions. Steven and Matt will try to help work on the QuickBooks Database.
  7. Repeaters – 425/03 repeater was sold for $300. 91 is the original GE Master 2, installed by K2LM, doesn’t have a pre-amp, it is in Eric’s backpack. Will try to install soon. Outputting 40-60w. Little interference noises, no packet/aprs issues. 425 is put back together with GE Master 2, between 50-60w from the cans. No digital anymore. Working on MTS Repeaters that Cory got from market. Need to spend some time getting FL looking better. 6M repeater 52.200 TX PL 162.2, RX 53.230 PL 71.9, website updated with correct information. APRS/Digi gets turned off during certain contests. UHF/VHF in June/Sept. We also host a 10G beacon. It’s a variable frequency beacon.
    10.368.215, drifted to 10.368.320. Still working on getting Near-900 working.
  8. Flea Market was a success, will start plans for 2026 soon.
  9. Batteries – Pricing was presented in May. Not going to purchase until we have figured out what our final repeater is. We are battery backup capable now, but will not announce over the air. Public Service – The Josh – it was very hard to talk with the NoBARC members who organize the event. Matt suggested those hams come to a future meeting to present what they do. Expressed some concerns about liability of an event happening without oversight of the board. Steve N1JEZ coordinated with Eric. Eric granted plans and plans to send reports. Eric will ask them to bring to a future meeting.
  10. Chuck sent out a proposal for repeater rules/guidelines. The proposal was read, Cory moved, Approved by all present, Chuck abstained.
  11. Sunday at 2:00. Chuck will present our efforts on Field Day. Informal gathering at Brookhouse to follow!
  12. Ham class has moved to County Ambulance for the upcoming session. There are only 2 sign ups. Eric recommended holding off until we get a minimum of 4-5 people.
  13. October will have both a virtual and in person board meeting to make a nomination slate for election. Annual in person business will be in November in person only.
  14. Board approved Cory purchasing a fuse box <$100 for the Near-900 efforts.
  15. Next board meeting will be 10/22 at 18:00 virtually. Following club gathering will be 10/26 at County Ambulance at 2:00.
  16. Meeting Adjourned at 19:29.

NoBARC meeting minutes June 2025 FINAL

Location:Google Meet
Date:6/19/2025
Time:6:00 PM
Attendees:Eric KA1SUN, Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Chuck WS1L, Matt K1VN

Agenda items

  1. May Minutes Read by Matt K1VN and accepted
  2. Treasurers report read by Tim WB2VVQ and accepted pending adding the field day cost
  3. 501.C3 – Tim is working categorization of financial data with the lawyer.
  4. Web page updates requested to move club officers to main banner and update with officer emails. Move silent keys to history tab.
  5. Whats up with 91: Current repeater was returned from Yaesu over the winder and not put into service until the spring. Eric thinks the problems could be due to the lengthened tail on the repeater. Eric wants to take the transmitter out of 91 put it in the burned up 425 and send the two bad pieces back the Yaesu for repair. Chuck does not want to keep throwing money at the Yaesu repeaters. Eric Recommends repairing and selling the DR1-X repeater. Start the hunt for a Motorola. Eric will get the 2m GE repeater back on the air. All in attendance are going to start looking for a used Motorola Quantar repeater.
  6. Need to arrange a work party for Florida repeater to connect up feed line. Tentative date 7/19/25 9:00am. Top of hair pin turn first dir road on the left after the wigwam. Can’t make this a club event due to public safety presence at the site.
  7. Flea market: Chuck to provide the price of the newest Anytone dual band DMR HT. Need to track down DX gift cards. All in attendance were in favor of spending a max of $275. Chuck will order the radio.
  8. Matt to price out AGM and LiFePO4 batteries for repeater replacement
  9. Field Day: Corey has taken care of advertising. Eric is going to put an add together for his station too. Matt to smoke some pulled pork or pastrami and cory to bring the flat top. Cory is planning to start setup around 8am on sat.
  10. Ham Expo: Cory and Matt are going to man a table. Table is giving a talk on using POTA to help jump-start a club.
  11. Cory wants to set up a web page committee with Lynne and the new Eric, Steven and Matt
  12. Meeting adjourned 19:07