Meeting Called to Order 7 Pm by President Mark Killen

TARA Meeting January 15, 2013

Meeting called to order 7 pm by president Mark Killen

Correspondence

Charleston hamfest March 16

Flatwoods WV trade-around February 16 or 23

Oak Hill hamfest somewhere in the middle of February

Christmas card from Tri-State Fire Academy

Minutes of November meeting read by outgoing secretary Bud Cyr. Amended to reflect election of all this year's officers, required by the bank for signatures.

Motion by Jim Perry second by Don Haddox, minutes approved as amended.

Treasurer report read by Judy Taylor

Motion and second, accepted as read.

Members:

Ashton Killen recovering from surgery

John Davis helped Lincoln County put up second repeater 443.950 Hamlin 443.750 Harts (middle of nowhere) PL 123.0 for both. Plans to link for area nets.

Work team

Fred Ramsey worked in shack, antenna switches labeled, flexible to move. Shelf coming along, angle and tubing cut, board ready. Motion to buy DIN cable and MFJ sound card cable $50 or less, Don Haddox second, motion passed.

VE: next session in February

Museum report: 2012 a good year financially, Board meeting 1/13, working on advertising, working on clearing work and display space.

SKYWARN: no report

ARES: net operations class Saturday.

Airport drill and Bluestone Dam drill coming up

Public service: none

Repeater: hope to have link before next meeting, work on VA repeater add amplifier, put in rack.

Club trailer: postponed last meeting on trailer. May have to wait for weather before the "empty and paint" project.

911 center: John Davis and Fred Herr gave rough estimate of antenna and coax. Possibly $4000 grant money for each location (Cabell and Wayne). 110 feet at Htn, 80 ft at Wayne. Still looking for space in the Wayne center. Might have to run line to radios, but might also be turn-key (easier).

Christmas dinner was good, no complaints. Caterer was Netanya Alexander.

Hamfest August 10 2013. Possible schedule conflict with a conference at the church. Civic Arena as a not very good fall-back position.

Field Day fourth weekend in June. We've talked about trying computer logging. Bud likes N3FJP. Mike Erwin can help with networking and access. Filtering to cut down on interference. Satellites. Sweep all the coax.

Mike Erwin may host Echolink station. Take one of the small power supplies out of the shack for use. John still working on the Comcast idea for the Museum.

Next month project: networking for Field Day logging.

Meeting adjourned at 8:05.