Minutes of the Napier Amateur Radio Club
Meeting on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at the Club rooms 123 Latham Street
Chair: Dave ZL2MQ, the meeting started at 7:40pm.
Present: Wally ZL2MO, Dave ZL2DW, Blue ZL3TT, Revell ZL2SS, Rob ZL2AN, Karl ZL1TJ, Peter ZL2CD, Mike ZL2MY, Peter ZL2LF and Daniel Vandenberg ZL2DRV.
Visitors: George Theron ZS5JAM, Mark Cowan and Rudolph Blaha.
Apologies: ZL2ST, ZL2IT, ZL2XC, ZL2HB.
Dave 2MQ opened the meeting and welcomed our visitors.
Minutes of the previous meeting: Read and confirmed to be correct: ZL3TT, ZL2SS.
Arising: Dave 2MQ: Martin ZL2MD has now moved to his new abode in Awakina (Marlborough Sounds). His offer to contribute to the setting up and maintenance of a new, combined branches website is therefore no longer applicable. Daniel made the point that a club website page dedicated to the Conference needs to be established, with a link to the NZART website.
Correspondence: email exchange with MED regarding payment of license fees. Emails from and to Mark Cowan about meeting times, various Conference correspondence items.
Finance: financial statement attached, the usual payments for ground rent and power were made. Also annual license fees. Annual refund from power company received. It was agreed to temporarily dedicate the AREC account to the 2021 conference.
General business: Suggested by Dave 2DW that Debby ZL2DM, NZART secretary be invited to come to the Bay to renew acquaintances and discuss Conference requirements sometime September / October. Karl to do the inviting.
Karl: Stan, being incapacitated after a hip transplant is not able to organize or participate in the annual Jock White field day contest. Any one interested in organizing this or just participating please contact the undersigned or Dave ZL2MQ.
Dave 2DW: A DMR repeater is now operational, first switched on 29/1. Frequency 439.2375 MHz
The meeting closed at 8:15 pm and was followed by Daniel ZL2DRV, in his capacity of NZART Counselor giving some insight in the workings of Council and progress being made. NZART incumbent President Mark Gooding ZL2UFI insists that when a commitment is made this is followed up with action.
Membership is always an issue, especially younger members are needed.
Daniel looked into the Napier Club’s history and told us a bit about his own background.
Daniel was asked a number of questions most of which were answered on the spot with the occasional “I shall look into it” response.
Dave 2MQ thanked Daniel for coming to Napier to address both the Conference organizing committee and the Club meeting.
Karl ZL1TJ