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Here you will find the minutes of past meetings.

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

DRAFT NoBARC March 2026 Minutes
Location: Google Meet
Date: 03/18/2026
Time: 1800 PM
Attendees: Matt K1VN, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Chuck WS1L, Lynn KM1MI, Rich WB9CKG, Dave W1TTT, Dave KC1GGD

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1805
  2. January minutes read by Steven and passed as amended.
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed.
  4. Tim to provide National Grid the POC who can help the read the meter. Chuck suggested doing so by Registered Mail.
  5. Books audit committee needs to be established. Cory to put in the next squelch tales,
    Chuck to put request on website.
  6. National Grid – We are not the only meters on Greylock, how do the DCR meters get read. It is very common for the customer to not control access. We will send a registered letter to tell National Grid to reach out to Deanna Todd at DCR 413-329-8920.
  7. Insurance – comes from an ARRL recommended company for liability insurance and equipment coverage. About ~$200/year. Tim is the POC for keeping equipment lists correct. Did we add the echolink radio onto the policy. Tim to send out a list of what is outlined on the policy so we feel good we are covering the correct things. Were the batteries added?
  8. 3/22 Social Meeting – Chuck is going to do a presentation on the DXpodition. Showing videos and logs, etc. Matt to text cory to ensure we have access to County Ambulance.
  9. Future in person gathering idea from Matt. Party to build the Allstar node. Recommend doing this in April.
  10. Budget – we only have 8 members not enough to vote. Still would like donations separate from Dues. Hope to vote Sunday if we have a quorum. Chuck to add to website this is our intent. Chuck to post to website again for bylaw committee, Cory to add to squelch tails again. We would really love to get this started.
  11. 3/22 will be the next club gathering at County Ambulance at 14:00. Next board meeting will be 4/22 at 1800 virtually.
  12. Meeting Adjourned at 18:40.

NoBARC February 2026 Minutes
Location: Google Meet
Date: 02/18/2026
Time: 1800 PM
Attendees: Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Bill WA1BR, Chuck WS1L, Lynn KM1MI, Eric KA1SUN, Dave W1TTT

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1813
  2. January minutes read by Steven and passed.
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed.
  4. Discussion on issues with National Grid. Tim should not arrange himself to read the meter every month.
  5. 2026 Budget: Ham class income should be separated. Donations and dues should be separated. Reduce gate income budget. Add 440 budget for repairs. Tim to look at yearly filing fees of non-profits.
  6. HAM Class – Went over test results, two new passes. We will conduct another test on Sunday for the third student. Kudos to Matt for putting together the phone based scoring. Already interest in an upcoming general class.
  7. Repeaters – 440 – Have been playing around with squelch. 900 – Some issues with digirig, going to order a different sound card. DMR/Florida – Waiting for better weather and Cory Thorsten to get a climber to go up there.
  8. T Shirt Shop – Only like 3 orders. Have the ability to make the options smaller. T Shirt,
    Sweatshirt, and Hat.
  9. Accounting Software – Bill generated his AI summary of multiple software options. The AI recommended QuickBooks for nonprofits. Discussion of how to maintain club data. Should we have a club laptop which owns much of the material. Summary was no to buying a laptop but look into backup of data in the future.
  10. 2026 ARRL Field Day is June 27 – 28. Cory still needs to stop by town hall for field rental.
  11. Ham Fest – August TBD, leaning towards 8/23, pending field rental.
  12. Website – Steven migrated the domains to PorkBun new annual cost is 59.30 vs ~135.
  13. 2/22 will be the next club gathering at County Ambulance at 14:00. Next board meeting will be 3/18 at 1800 virtually.
  14. Meeting Adjourned at 19:10.

NoBARC January 2026 Minutes
Location: Google Meet
Date: 01/21/2026
Time: 1800 PM
Attendees: Cory N1XWS, Tim WB2VVQ, Steven K1SPS, Matt K1VN, Ed KC1VRZ, Lynn KM1MI, Dave W1TTT, Bill WA1BR, Eric KA1SUN, Kieran K1RSF

Agenda items

  1. Meeting started at 1800
  2. December minutes read by Matt and passed.
  3. Treasures Report read by Tim and passed.
  4. Repeaters – 440, 220 having issues. We think the noise floor on 440 is too high for the squelch.
  5. Bookkeeping Software – Bill started to look into it. There may be a different version for commercial that we can get for inexpensive. Bill will circle back.
  6. Merch Store – Storefront was up for people. There are several different options, they allow you to add your name/call as well. We do not get a cut of sales. We can look into a more long term option if this works.
  7. Sky Warn – still waiting for NWS.
  8. Tech Class – only ordered enough books for this class since the questions will change soon. Ham Study has a new offering that can lower the cost of the class. We like the new material which allows for better discussions.
  9. Winter Field Day – Cory will be there by 8am Saturday to set up. Its going to be cold, dress for it. We have several dipoles and a G5RV Jr, 10/15/20 Fan Dipole, several radios. Bring your own food and drinks. Official start is 11AM Saturday to 5 PM Sunday. Matt is going to print a quick How To for newer operators. Bring your own sleeping material.
  10. Website – Our domains are through go daddy for like $45 each. Steven to transfer to Pork Bun.
  11. Winter Field Day on 1/24-25 at Camp Holy Cross in Goshen will be the next club gathering. Next board meeting will be 2/18 at 1800 virtually.
  12. Meeting Adjourned at 1835.