Minutes of Summerside Amateur Radio Club Inc.

General Meeting

February 08, 2006

The President, VY2WRV, called the general meeting to order at 8:35 p.m. with 12 members and 1 guest present: VY2FF, VE1EO, VY2DRS, Mary, VY2WRV, VY2CGA, VY2DG, VY2AA, VY2WA, VY2ROC, VY2RR, VY2AG, and Jim Peters (Summerside Fire Chief).

The minutes of the last meeting were read. Moved by Adam VY2AA and seconded by Real VY2ROC to approve the minutes as read. All in favor. Motion carried.

Jim Peters, the City of Summerside Fire Chief, gave us a brief discussion of the City’s emergency plan with regards to communication and call-outs. He then answered questions from the floor.

Business arising from the minutes: Still Nothing has been heard Greg McCormick with the RCMP. There has been nothing further from the province either with reference to emergency measures.

Correspondence: No Update.

Treasurer’s Report: No Update.

Committee Reports:

Repeater/Technical: No Update.

City of Summerside Emergency Measures: The station at the city now has the call sign VY2COS (City of Summerside). All fees were paid by the City and Gord VE1EO is the trustee.

Added Agenda:

Bus Update: No Update.

Clubhouse: The tower was erected on the roof of the power plant. Two runs of coax were installed. A tri-band antenna (10-15-20) was installed. The basement flooded and knocked out the furnace but all is working now. Moved by Wayne VY2WA and seconded by Dave VY2DRS to allocate $30.00 for mileage for Jamie VY2JR for his dedication for erecting the tower and antenna. All in favor. Carried. Moved by Bill VY2FF and seconded by Adam VY2AA to purchase a dual band vertical antenna (2M/40cm) for the clubhouse. All in favor. Carried.

Call Plates: Richard VY2WRV was checking with Elaine at the Department of Motor Vehicles with regards to changes with the call plate design (adding Amateur Radio to the bottom of the plate). She was in turn checking with the manufacture to see if it would be possible to change the design and if there would be any incurred costs as a result. The plate would then have to be approved by the Minister of Transportation.

New Business:

Emergency Plan: It was discussed about developing an emergency plan. Richard VY2WRV will contact Jim OakesVE1CII as he has done one in the past.

Moved by Gord VE1EO and seconded by Adam VY2AA. Meeting adjourned at 9:11 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Rodney Mann Club Secretary