6:10 PM, 2nd Wednesday Held at: 107 Civic Plaza Drive
We have a simultaneous in person meeting and Google Meets for your choice, see our new TARC account, Google Meets instructions at the bottom.
Mark your calendar with the annual meeting October 11, 2023, for club elections.
Announcements: We have 4 events in September: Saturday 9/2 She Rises and Monday 9/4 Desert Rhythms, both town concerts. We are doing split or half shifts for these to reduce time on the feet. Next is helping the PD with the Homecoming Parade, Thursday 9/7, 6pm (this is always a fun event with high energy kids) and the Paseo Art Project, evenings Friday/Saturday evening September 15 and 16 – you must witness this once in your life and we are almost staffed for this event but can always take more (come see a different type of outdoor art for 4 hours).
Optional potluck, 5:30.
6:10 Meeting Begins
1) Sign-in
2) Guest & member introductions, call sign & first name.
3) Approval vote of minutes for the August 2023 meeting.
4) Treasurer's Report - Don (K2WQ) Expense summary, balance, $_>$10K___, AR Balance. Approval vote.
5) Tim (W5TNM) President’s remarks: a) Calendar of events: Homecoming Parade (9/7), Paseo Art Festival (9/15-16). b) 2023 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention Comments & ARRL President notes -- August 11-13 (Albuquerque, NM) c) Next license test is Nov 4; a couple of members may want to test General earlier, just need a couple of weeks heads up.
6) New Business:
a) Officer and Board nominations for the October annual meeting.
b) Officers (4): 1) Tim (Pres) Termed Out ___, 2) Greg (VP) Termed Out ___, 3) Donovan, __, Secretary, 4) Don, ___, Treasurer. Note (Pres, Sec, Treasurer have spending authority).
c) Board (5): 1) Immediate-Past-Pres (Mike to be auto replaced by Tim), 2) Trustee (Brian) multi terms, 3) Tom ___, (Grants), 4) Darien ___, (STEM), 5) Events & Maintenance (Glen) ___.
d) Concert debriefs, She Rises (9/2) and Desert Rhythms (9/4) concerts – Don (K2WQ) Donovan (K2AH).
e) Event participation appreciation – Hat options (Ed, KF5EIG)
f) TARC social media FB and Instagram presence. Darien (NM5DF).
g) Other?
7) Old Business: a) ARES Update – Kiri (K7KAH), Brian (NB5R). b) Shack facilities update Donovan (K2AH), Don, (K2WQ). c) Radio in a Box Team Update – Keith (K5FS). d) Eclipse and Grant update (Vote) - Grape1 & 2 station update - Keith (K5FS). e) Other?
8) Repeater Report/Update – NB5R, (KF5PFO)
9) Net report listed below. 80M too much noise, trying 7257?, near some state ARES daytime frequencies.
10) Business Meeting Close
11) STEM Show & Tell: i. Future Learning: Doing TaskBook activity, HF Winlink, Chirp programming, Anderson power poles, 1st HF antenna, coax & connectors, crimp vs soldering, using shack HF radios. More ideas and more volunteer teachers.
12) Reminders: i. Statewide ARES Net – HF 3939, 1st Sunday, 7pm. ii. Civic Plaza License testing – November 4 and by request. iii. Notice - Each club meeting is the 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6 PM, 107 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, NM 87577, minimum agenda Treasures report, New Business, Old Business, Closeout.
Picuris VHF/UHF NET CONTACTS 4TH Wednesday 7PM Net:
Analog: 2023 Net
- NB5R Brian, 2. KJ5ANE Jane, 3. KF5OSB Glen, 4. N7JEI David, 5. K5GEO George, 6. NM5DF Darien, 7. NM5MK Mike, 8. W5JHW John, 9. AI5LK Bill, 10. W5TAO Gary, 11. W5GCH Ron, 12. N5TSV Mickey, 13. W5GWR Wayne (Net Control)
DMR: 2023 Net
- W5JHW, John, 2. NM5MK, Mike, 3. N5TSV, Mickey, 4. W5TAO, Gary, 5. W5GWR, Wayne,
- N7JEI, David, 7. K5GEO, George (Net Control)
HF Net, 3rd Friday, 8PM:
- N5GDR Gary (Net control)
Google Meets Teleconference or just call in: TaosARC Monthly Meeting 2nd Wednesday, · 6:00 – 8:00pm. Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dwb-vdrv-enk Or dial: (US) +1 318-526-1470 PIN: 955 714 359# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/dwb-vdrv-enk?pin=8535535656864
NOTE: 2 fund raising methods below: Bridgecom Affiliate, and Smith’s Grocery.
======================================================================== Purchases from Bridgecom can benefit the club for 5% of this link is used. https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ame1o2sv9r
Smith’s Kroger: Some of us have been having trouble linking to Smiths/Kroger to select Taos ARC for automatic donations. They key may be selecting your preferred store (Taos) then finding TARC. Detailed instructions follow:
- Create a digital account. A digital account is needed to participate in Smith’s Inspiring Donations. If you already have a digital account, simply link your Shopper’s Card to your account so that all transactions apply toward the organization you choose.
- Link your Card to an organization. Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Smith’s Inspiring Donations selection on your digital account.
- Sign into your digital account.
- Search for your organization here. (Note, if you are a customer make sure you have a preferred store selected to view participating organizations).
- Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support (TARC is PT507).
- Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”. Your selected organization will also display in the Smith’s Inspiring Donations section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always do so under your Account details.
- Your organization earns. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Smith’s Inspiring Donations will donate 0.5% of all eligible spending to organizations that customers have linked to their Rewards Card.
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