MCWA Meeting Minutes of November 6th, 2024
DRAFT
President Dan Larson (KD9M) called the November 2024 hybrid meeting (in-person and by Zoom) to order at 7:01PM. The Pledge of Allegiance followed, led by Dave K9AT.
Board members present were:
Attended:
President Dan Larson KD9M
VP Wendell Smith N9REP
Treasurer Joe Robin N9OK
Secetary Lyle Giese W9LRG
Director Glenn Otto K9OK
Director Gary Kaatz W9TD
Past President Ralph Iden WB9ICF
There were 31 members in attendance and 4 via Zoom with 0 guests:
President Dan KD9M thanked the outgoing board members for their contributions to the club:
Andrew White K9AJW
Bob Temes KD9IDD
Kent Dulaney K9KMD
Awards and license upgrades
None.
Approval of Minutes
The meeting minutes from the October 2024 meeting were previously posted to the MCWA website for review. Gary W9TD moved to accept the minutes, Roger KF9D seconded the motion. Hearing no objections, the minutes were approved.
Membership and Financial Reports
Joe Robin, N9OK presented the membership and financial reports for October.
Opening Balance $9841.57 10-01-2024
Deposits $69.70
Interest $.0.08
Expenditures $66.11 (DigitalOcean, Google Drive, PO Box, WinTrust Bank)
Final Balance $9,845.24 10/31/24
Total membership is 154 members. That includes 138 Full members , 14 Family members and 2 associate members.
Dave K9AT moved to accept the Treasurer’s report and Dave NT9E seconded the motion. Hearing no objections, the treasurer’s report was approved.
Dues are payable via PayPal MCWAPaypal@gmail.com $10/year. Be sure to select ‘Sending to a friend’ when paying via PayPal. Checks can be sent to:
Joe Robin N9OK
4410 Billingsgate Lane
Woodstock, IL 60098
Be sure to include your call sign!
Old Business
None
New Business
Dan KD9M is working on scheduling a BoD meeting.
New Updates from Membership
At Field Day in June, the production members from the show “Static” (running at that time at the Raue Center for the Arts) visited the 415 ARC Field Day activities where they were introuduced to all aspects of amateur radio. Many of the attendees tried their had on CW and also made their first phone contacts. They made a montage of items from their show, including a signed playbill. The montage was presented to Gary (W9GD).
Future Events
Gary W9GD announced that the 415 group will hold a Winter Field event Jan 25th & 26th at his place in Crystal Lake. All are welcome. He requests that you contact him to confirm you are coming to this event, so they can plan operators and food!
Hamfests
Sterling Rock Falls Amateur Radio Society Hamfest , Dixon, IL 03/16/2025
Tri-County WI HamFest 2025, Fort Atkinson, WI 03/16/2025
Contests and Activities
NOVEMBER
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW 2100Z, Nov 2 to 0300Z, Nov 4
WAE DX Contest, RTTY 0000Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 10
10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital 0001Z, Nov 9 to 2359Z, Nov 10
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2100Z, Nov 16 to 0300Z, Nov 18
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24
Wrap up
The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, December 3rd, at the Algonquin Township meeting room. Open “eyeball” QSOs start at 6:30 PM, with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM. Formal program is a report on the recent Fox Hunt.
Sam KC9GPY motioned to adjourn, and Joe N9OK seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM.
Prepared by Lyle Giese (W9LRG), MCWA Secretary.