Minutes of the 10/04/99 BRARS Club Meeting

• Meeting was called to order by President Buddy, KA4END, with introductions of members and guests.
• Applications that were approved for membership at the October 4, 1999 meeting:
       NONE Submitted
• Jeff Borke, WA4EFT, discussed and answered questions about the upcoming Boy Scouts Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) The event will be held on October 15,16, and 17 on a 500 Acre farm near Fountain Inn, SC. They are expecting 500 scouts between 10 and 18 years of age and are asking for help from Hams in the area to set up radio demonstrations, radio oriented show and tells, and be control operators for on-the-air contacts. Map and directions were in last months newsletter. Email Jeff if you can help by spending a few hours with a fun cause. (Potential new HAMS???)
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• NOTE: December Meeting will be on Monday, December 6, 1999 at Quincy's at 1701 White Horse Road near I85. Eat at 7:00 with elections and business meeting after eating. Dutch treat with everyone paying for their own (15% service charge will be added to each bill to cover service). Les Shattuck K4NK has made arrangements for a private room that will hold about 55 people. If you don't want to eat, come anyhow. PLEASE WEAR YOUR CALL SIGN BADGE!!
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• NOMINATING COMMITTEE was assembled, consisting of Les Shattuck K4NK; Gary Goudelock KF4YKX; and Joe Swafford KE4RNF;. If you would like to run for an office, or know of anyone who might like to run and is willing, contact one of the committee.
  • The committee's goal is to assure that there is at least one candidate for each office and directorship that is up for re-election.
  • Offices to be filled are President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and 3-Year Director. If the existing President is re-elected, then an additional 1-Year Director must also be elected.
  • Existing Officers may run for re-election.
• Les K4NK discussed some ARRL happenings and things in general concerning FCC enforcements, Hamfests, etc.
• Dan Donovan, KF4VIS presented a short talk on the coming millenniums.
• Door Prize won by Jerry Watson, W4DGP.
• Meeting adjourned.

• Board Meeting Highlights, 10-12-1999: None held
  
• Applications that will be submitted for Membership Approval at the November1, 1999 meeting:
  
  

  KG4EHU	W.B.	(Bill)	BARROWS	946 N Parker RD	Greenville	SC	29609
  KD4IKO	J.R.	(Rusty)	Kirkpatrick	351 Old Georgia Rd	Moore	SC	29369
  (Associate)	Dan	(Kerry)	Kerrigan	1823 Wade Hampton Blvd	Greenville	SC	29609

• Please submit any comments on above applications in writing to: Attention: Board of Directors, BRARS, Inc, P.O. Box 6751, Greenville, SC 29606-6751 OR.... Bring your comments to the meeting.
• Treasurer, Carlisle WA4ULE said that the club accounts have been consolidated.

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