Michigan Area Repeater Council December 2, 2006
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MARC
MEETING MINUTES
Date: 12/2/06
Meeting
Place: Elk’s club, Lapeer MI
Officers:
President: Dennis Gaboury, W8DFG
Vice
President: Jim Maike, KB8IFE
Secretary: Ann Manor, KT8F
Treasurer: Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
Director: Ron Gordon, W8YUC
Director:
Jim Kvochick, WB8AZP
Coordinator: Dan Thompson, N8WKM
Coordinator: Phil Manor, W8IC
Database
Manager: Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
Newsletter
Editor: Dan Thompson, N8WKM
Absent: Jim Maike, KB8IFE
Meeting
called to order by the President at:
1:12 PM
Minutes
from previous meeting read by Ann, KT8F.
Motion to accept the minutes as printed in the newsletter made by Dave,
WD8DJB and 2nd by Ron, W8YU, motion carried.
Treasurer’s
report provided by Dave Johnson, WD8DJB.
Motion to accept the report made by Jim, WB8AZP and supported by Dan,
N8WKM, motion carried.
The
March meeting will be held at the Elk’s club in Midland.
Old
business:
Discussion
re: the problem of assigning frequencies for D-Star repeaters.
Dan,
N8WKM made a proposal: Resolution #11 under
the DOG as follows:
That
we begin allowing provisional coordinations of Digital voice/data
repeaters
using the D-Star format. These provisional coordinations will be placed into
the current analog repeater sub-band on channels between existing analog
repeaters. For the purpose of the DOG the channels that will be used for
experimentation will be:
VHF
147.010,
147.030, 147.050, 147.070, 147.090
UHF
444.0125,
444.0375, 444.0625, 444.0875, 444.1125
Repeater
separation standards will be a minimum of 70 miles between co-channel
repeaters. Adjacent channel spacing between digital repeaters will be left to
experimentation; however spacing to adjacent channel analog repeaters will be
no less than 10 miles.
Repeaters
that are offered this provisional coordination may have those
coordinations
changed as needed for the purpose of experimentation as we continue to learn
about how the D-STAR format will affect amateur repeater operation.
Each
person who is offered this provisional coordination will acknowledge that this
provisional coordination does not offer protection under the DOG and that they
are responsible to work to alleviate any and all interference complaints proven
to be a result of the operation of the digital repeater. Each person will
acknowledge an understanding of the DOG as outlined by MARC By-Laws.
The
motion was supported by Phil, W8IC, discussion, vote taken, motion
carried.
There
is no need at this time to place 1.2GHZ under the dog
New
business:
Dennis
stated that he and Jim, WB8AZP completed an audit today for the period of June
2006 to December 2006. All was in
order.
Dennis
stated that since the bylaw change regarding TDS submission is now in effect,
certified letters of notification should go out to repeaters that are 3 years
or more in arrears.
Jim
made a proposal that the BOD approve funds to purchase a Norton Anti-virus
update, supported by Phil, motion carried.
Ron
proposed that BOD members who attend a minimum of 3 meetings/year be exempt
from paying dues. Discussion. Dan made a motion that this issue be tabled
at this time, 2nd by Jim, motion carried.
Phil,
W8IC made a motion to amend the bylaws to incorporate resolutions #4 and #5
from the DOG into the bylaws.
Discussion followed. There was no second. There were no 440
coordinations made under the resolution yet. These resolutions will be brought
up at the March meeting
Motion
to adjourn the meeting made by Dan, WD8DJB
and 2nd by Ron, W8YUC
Time
2:20 PM
Respectfully
submitted,
Ann
Manor, KT8F