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Minutes from Oct 13, 2021
Link for Bridgestone purchases (10% to club) https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ame1o2sv9r
Attachment 1: Smile.Amazon info Attachment 2: Smiths / Kroger grocery gas signup
Taos ARC October 13, 2021 Minutes of the Meeting
1) The meeting was called to order at 6:00 By President Tim Henson. Self introductions were called for. New attendees and guests included Kerrie Hargie, K7KAH, Ananda Sunari, Donovan Lawrence, and Dan Battle was in attendance for a second time.
2) The approval for the prior months meeting was motioned for by Greg M. and seconded by Mike K. Approval was unanimous.
3) Treasurer Glen R. reported a bank balance of $11,130.17. Income this month was $0.00.
Expenses this month: $5,869.63, including a new 2000 watt generator; 3,349.90 Siegel Grant (Anytone Radios); 593.04 Lanl Foundation Grant books 96.75 SAM Maintenance Materials 80.40 SAM Maintenance Materials 1,273.39 Siegel Grant (Generator, KSP) 18.65 SAM Maintenance Materials? 391.05 LANL Grant - HamTestOnline 66.45 SAM Utilities. Smith's kickbacks show $26.96 and Bridgecom shows $77.39 coming our way based on Taos ARC member purchases from their establishments. We have multiple revenue streams and Tim will repost Smile.Amazon, Kroger signups where the club gets 1/2 percent of your purchases.
4) President’s remarks a) Noted buys from above and HamTestOnline discussion for Taos High School b) Submitted $16K grant for combo STEM/ARES trailer 9/13/2021. Award is Feb/2022. c) Public facing service hours report: 20 hours total - 2 hours at Taos High School, 18 hours at Taos Police Dept request Sgt Lloyd Garcia i. Parade report: KF5TTO, Greg Medina PIC, KI5IPS, KF5RKM, KF5OSA, KF5OSA, W5TAO, W5JHW, NM5MK, W5TNM were in attendance for parade security. Greg had no incursions or disruptions to report and said the parade was a success. Glen advised that Taos ARC may be needed for Halloween. d) ByLaws defined Annual Meeting in October. Officer nominations & elections discussion, per bylaws continued below.
5) New Business. a) Tim, suggested nominations for officers at this time to get back in cycle with bylaws which were disrupted by Covid lockdowns. Mike K. motioned to retain all current officers until the end of the next term in October, 2022. Second by Sheila S. Vote was unanimous in favor of. The vote saves immense paperwork changes, Tim announced. b) ARES Report – State 3939 monthly, NB5R (ARES POC support needed) c) Equipment Insurance – We will have equipment at 4 sites with no insurance. We have club liability insurance, but not product. ARRL insurance: $1.40 per $100, $50 deductible. The club would make a list of equipment online and indicate replacement cost. So $20,000 worth of insurance will cost us $280 per year. List of equipment to be insured will need to be compiled. Mike didn't think we had $20,000 worth of equipment. Brian expressed much value in the repeater sites. Gary questioned if it would cover replacement or repair. Tim mentioned the old police station as good for ARES operations. Mike added that it is free rent and free utilities. Tim added that it comes with a 50 foot tower. Tim wanted a list of equipment to be insured. Tim requested pre-approval for $280.00 equipment insurance premium. Mike called it a proposal and Tim agreed. Mike motioned and Brian seconded. Vote was unanimous, and none opposed after verification called for by Brian.
6) Repeater Report/Update – NB5R & W5JHW, Brian reported interference on Sam digital. He will continue to resolve. Megalink is back on in Moreno Valley according to Brian. APRS is still dead, however and will require further repair. John has an APRS built for SAM and Angel Fire will be addressed soon.
7) Net report – W5GWR & K5GEO. Wayne asked for feedback on new style format being more formal along normal normal net protocols. members were in general agreement.
8) Old Business a) SAM Maintenance report i. Part 1 – Painting & Ground rod (8/28/2021, 8 x 4 hours = 32 hours) ii. Part 2 – Roof old shed (9/18/2021, KI5HKU, W5JHW, KI5QDH, W5TNM = 10 hours) 1) Return to new shed roof someday. GACO undercoat only iii. Electrical planning, outage, state inspector b) Noting many hours unrecorded for repeater maintenance from NB5R, N5TSV, W5JHW c) Richard B. Siegel Foundation Update – KF5RKM d) Update on Town of Taos old PD Shack - KF5RKM e) LANL Foundation STEM Update (1st session 10/7/2021) – W5TNM, NM5MK. Mike announced the previously awarded grant of $5,000.00 grant from LANL crediting Tim. The money was spent on HTs and study materials. First class was held Thursday Oct 7 at THS. Our power teacher attended. Next class will be tomorrow and five students are expected to attend. Two faculty member's have Ham relations and are interested in ham. 21 DMR radios were purchased for the high school. The grant was awarded by calling it STEM as it met the criteria. Mike explained that the test could be taken at anytime the student feels ready, despite course timeline lesson plan.
9) Other Business a) Nets, 4th Wednesday 7PM, Picuris Mountain 147.120+, 67.0 analog, immediately afterwards DMR 442. 175 (+5 MHZ0 CC5 TS2 TG 715 local) b) ARRL Tech and General test, 11/10/2021, 5:30 during the meeting. c) ARRL Test, 11/13/2021, 10am at the EOC, FRN required. (Expecting 3 or so) d) Sheila announced she is experiencing computer problems that will prevent her from doing public media announcements. Tim said he would cover Novembers media.
10) Notice - Each club meeting is the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6 PM, #6 Miranda, 87557, minimum agenda Treasures reports, New Business, Old Business, Closeout, etc. was on the agenda, but not discussed.
11) Business meeting closure
a) Adjournment called for by Brian W. Seconded by Greg M. Meeting adjourned at 6:38 pm.================================================================== Attachment 1: Amazon Smile
Subject: Re: Revision to Your AmazonSmile Charity Selection To select or change the charity you support, Log in to your Amazon account, go to My Account, then look under Other Programs, click "Change Your Amazon Smile Charity". Just do a search on Taos Amateur Radio Club.
Thanks, Brian
On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 8:30 PM 'Michael' via Taos ARC <taos data-preserve-html-node="true"-arc@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Look! If you have an Amazon account, you can list us as a charity. Amazon will donate a small amount to us for each of your purchases. From: no-reply@amazon.com To: migueldetaos@aol.com Sent: 4/27/2020 8:26:46 PM Mountain Standard Time Subject: Revision to Your AmazonSmile Charity Selection
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Dear michael kittredge,Thanks for visiting smile.amazon.com! Per your request, we have successfully changed the AmazonSmile charity you are supporting to Taos Amateur Radio Club.
Remember, if you want Amazon to donate to Taos Amateur Radio Club, you need to start each shopping session at the URL smile.amazon.com, and we will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. Visit Your AmazonSmile Impact to see donation information and learn more about your charity. AmazonSmile: You shop. Amazon gives. smile.amazon.com
======================================================================= Attachment 2: Smith’s Grocery .05% https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com Your Quarterly Statement for PT507 - Taos Amateur Radio Club
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Your Quarterly Statement for PT507 - Taos Amateur Radio Club From: SmithsInspiringDonations@sfdc.com Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021, 6:10 PM To: taosarc@live.com,ttrojnan@gmail.com CC:
Your Smith's Food & Drug Account Inspiring Donations Home Page
Dear Taos Amateur Radio Club (PT507),
The Kroger Co. Family of Stores is committed to bringing hope and help to the local neighborhoods we call home. Our stores are on a mission to go beyond being a part of the community to also helping create a stronger community. We recognize that every community is different and has unique causes that need support. Smith's Food & Drug launched Inspiring Donations, July 1st of this year, to give customers the opportunity to donate to local causes that matter to them.
Because your total quarterly contribution is less than $25, which is the minimum check amount, you will not be receiving a check at this time. This amount will be held and combined with your next quarter's contribution total until your contribution amount exceeds $25. At the time your total contribution reaches $25, or at the end of the current program year, (June 30th), whichever comes first, your organization will then receive a check. If you have any questions, please email SmithsInspiringDonations@sfdc.com or visit our website at http://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/inspire .
As a reminder, Smith's Food & Drug donates .5% of every eligible purchase made by participants to the organization their rewards card is linked to. The amount outlined above is the first quarter of funds earned through Inspiring Donations and there is room to grow your donations! We encourage you to ask your supporters to link their rewards card to your organization. Inspiring Donations is easy to understand and easy to explain! The more your supporters shop with us, the more money your organization will earn!
Thank you for being such an important organization in our community,
Inspiring Donations Staff. --------------END OF UPDATE----------------