6:00 PM, 2nd Wednesday Held at: 6 Miranda Rd Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557 WebPosting 9/6/2021
Reporting there is a new, Aug 20, 2021 state health order to mandate indoor masks, with a $5,000 fine per violation, page 3, section 1 and page 4, section 6. https://www.kob.com/kobtvimages/repository/cs/files/081721%20PHO%20Masks.pdf
Optional potluck, 5:30
6:00 Meeting Begins
1) Sign in
2) Approval of prior month minutes
3) Treasurer's Report
Balance is: __ Income this month ___ Expenses this month __
4) President’s remarks a) Agenda additions for 30 minute learning, demo, programming radios, (DMR 101) etc… b) US Forest Service Fee schedule, Attachment A – Annual $126.55 PIC and SAM vs commercial fees c) New Grant Opportunity, Due 9/15/2021 – Trailer application vote, max $15K, recommend $12K i. $50K IRS max for us, $4K cashflow + Grants(12.8+5+12) = $31.8K for tax year
5) New Business a) Aug 14 ARRL Test Report - W5JHW, W5GWR, W5TNM b) ARES Interest Level – NB5R c) Honda EU3000iS generator purchase ($2,456 budget) & radios 8 HT purchase AT-D878UVII Plus $299.99 each, (2,399.99), 2 AT-D578UV Triband DMR mobile (800.00) (10% affiliate) – KF5RKM
6) Repeater Report – NB5R & W5JHW, a) 220 - W5TNM
7) Net report – W5GWR & K5GEO
8) Old Business
a) SAM Maintenance report
i. Part 1 – Painting & Ground rod (Daniel THANKS)
ii. Part 2 – Roof old shed
iii. Vent for new shed, heat? -NB5R
iv. New Shed roof right behind
v. Electrical planning
b) Siegel Foundation Update – KF5RKM
c) Update on Town of Taos activities - KF5RKM
d) LANL Foundation STEM Update – W5TNM
e) Monthly Tempo meeting notification appears automatic
f) VLA Tour, 10/15, Hamfest 10/16?
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) Other Nets of interest: a) Bravo Net - 7.215 Sunday 9:30, b) Freewheelers 3916, 7PM nightly C) https://www.legion.org/hamradio/monthly-net-schedule, d) http://www.warc1.org/ since 1932, e) http://www.arrl-nm.org/wp/nets-around-new-mexico
c) ARRL Test, 11/13/2021, 10am at the EOC, FRN required.
10) Business Meeting Close
11) DMR 101 Learning – NB5R
NET CONTACTS 8/25/2021:
Analog Net: 1 K5TTO Greg 2 NB5R Brian 3 KI5OSA Dan 4 KI6KGC MikeB 5 NM5MK MikeK 6 KI5IPS Sheila 7 KI5HKU Craig 8 KI5IPT Dan 9 KI5OSB Glen 10 KB5NFT Dale 11 K5GEO George 12 N5TSV Mickey 13 KE5CEJ Catherine 14 N6SIK David 15 WB5CSO Gabe 16 AD5NM Dave 17 W5GWR Wayne (Net Control) Completed at 19:22
DMR KF5TTO,Greg AD5NM, Dave NM5MK, Mike W5GWR, Wayne KF5OSB,Glen K5GEO, George (Net Control) Completed 19:42
Attachment A – US Forest Service Fee Schedule -issue with pictures - will send in email before meeting-
