MICHIGAN AREA REPEATER COUNCIL NEWSLETTER
WEB SITE:
http://www.qsl.net/miarc e-mail:
miarc@yahoogroups.com
June 2004
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A short note from the Prez…… We
finally had the first quarter meeting, it was a month late, but we held the
meeting. I would like to thank the
Battle Creek Elks #310 for opening up their doors to us so that we could
still hold the meeting in the Battle Creek area. This was also a very
productive meeting. The proposed bylaws changes were reintroduced, and as per
the following Article in our current By-laws: ARTICLE X - Changes to These Bylaws
B.
Any provision of these Bylaws may be adopted or amended by the membership at any regular meeting, provided that:
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At
this meeting a motion was made, and seconded on the proposed changes. which
satisfies Paragraph 1. The proposed changes are printed elsewhere in this
newsletter, which satisfies Paragraph 2. The comments are welcomed and should
be made to: MIARC PO
Box 463148 Mt. Clemens, MI 48046. The
proposed changes will be voted upon at the June 5th meeting to be
held at the IRA Hamfest in Hudsonville. On
Sunday April 18th, we held a training session at Bruce N8UT’s
house, for volunteers that have stepped forward to help us with the task of
coordinating new repeaters, or the move of existing repeaters. It’s taken a
while, but we have people interested and willing to help. Thanks to Phil W8IC
and James W8ISS for stepping up. Remember,
TDS are due yearly, but can go up to two years. Please help keep your
information current in our Data Base. If anyone has any questions, you can reach
the Board via of the website or, my phone number is 586-465-7126. For those
of you making the meeting on the June 5th, I’ll see you there. 73, Dennis,
W8DFG President Note From the Editor Appearing
in this newsletter are the proposed changes to the MARC Bylaws. All changes
are in bold. If you wish to view the current bylaws for reference, you may
view them on the MARC website http://www.qsl.net/bylaws.html Comments
on these changes may be sent to the MARC P.O. Box, or submitted via email to: miarc@yahoogroups.com |
Proposed changes are in Bold
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ARTICLE
I - Name & Purpose 2: Purpose 1.) Coordinate the allocation of frequencies for use by repeaters, and remote receive link's in the Lower
Peninsula of the State of Michigan where requested. 6.)
Publish a quarterly newsletter to be electronically mailed to all
members, all coordinated repeater trustees,
all Great Lakes area coordinators, and the ARRL Section Manager for the State
of Michigan. Also mailed via USPS to all currant members when requested,
listing information which may be of concern to them, such as: new repeaters
coordinated during the previous quarter; disputes or interference problems
which are currently known; and the date, ARTICLE III – Officers A. The officers of the
MARC shall be
5.) Directors. Each Director shall be
assigned by the President to oversee, verify, and assist a Coordinator.
The Directors shall assign the Michigan coordination number to all completed
coordination’s, and verify the coordinators activities as being
in strict accordance with these By-Laws and the Standards and
Procedures. The Directors will assist the other officers in the proper
conduct of the affairs of the MARC and perform such other duties as are customarily
associated with the title of Director. 7.) Coordinator(s). It shall be the explicit
duty of a Coordinator to assure that all coordination activities are
conducted strictly within the literal written bounds of these By-Laws and the
Standards and Procedures. The Coordinator(s) shall be appointed and/or
removed at the discretion of a majority vote of the other officers of the
Board of Directors. No more than four (4) Coordinators shall be
appointed at any given time. If four are appointed, one shall be responsible
for coordination activities regarding two-meters and down and the other shall
be responsible for coordination activities above two meters in the ARS
allocated frequencies. Coordinator(s) will be solely responsible for direct
coordination/de-coordination activities conducted by MARC. While serving
actively, the Coordinator(s) shall have full voting rights in the affairs of
the Board of Directors. Coordinators shall have no defined term limits. |
7a. It shall be the
explicit responsibility of each coordinator to assure the prompt delivery of
current data and information to the Database manager as it becomes
available for recording. 8.Database Manager. The database manager shall
be solely responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date MARC
coordination records in electronic and organized paper formats for the
MARC. Electronic records must be backed up to a remote location at all
times. The Database Manager shall be appointed and/or removed from office at
the discretion of a majority vote of the other officers of the Board of
Directors. While serving actively, the Database Manager shall have
full voting rights in the affairs of the Board of Directors. The
Database Manager shall have no defined term limits. 2.) Term of Office. The
term of office of all officers, except Immediate Past President, Coordinator(s) and Database Manager, shall be two (2) years, and further until
replaced. The office of Immediate Past President, if filled, shall have a
term of one (1) year. The term of office for
elected officers shall begin on the first
day of December in the year elected. The terms of office shall be staggered—President, Secretary, and one (1)
Director shall begin in even numbered years; Vice-President, Treasurer, and one (1) Director shall begin in
odd numbered years. The office of Immediate Past President shall be filled by
the outgoing President, if any, and shall have a term of one (1) year. 3.) Coordinator(s) and
Database Manager shall have no defined term of office. ARTICLE V - Appointed
Position 1.)
The Board of Directors shall appoint Full Members to such positions as may
from time to time be needed in order to fulfill the purposes for which the
MARC exists; these positions shall include, but not be limited to, Frequency
Coordinator, Database Manager, and Newsletter Editor. The appointees
shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and may be removed at
any time, with or without cause, by majority vote of the Board of Directors.
The appointees shall have their actions directed by such guidelines as the
Board of Directors shall establish, and their actions shall be subject to
review by the Board of Directors. Should an appointee resign, or a vacancy
otherwise occur, the President shall appoint a Full Member to fill the
position until the next meeting of the Board of Directors, at which time the
Board of Directors shall appoint a Full Member to the position. The President
shall review with each appointee in December of even numbered years whether
the appointment should be continued and shall report to the Board of
Directors before their next meeting the result of this review. |
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3. Database Manager. The Database
Manager shall assist the Frequency Coordinator(s) in the maintenance
of the MARC database of coordination’s and ARTICLE X -
Changes to These Bylaws
Any
provision of these Bylaws may be adopted or amended by the membership at any
regular meeting, provided that: 2.)
Such change or adoption, after having been carried by the membership once as
provided in section 1 above, shall have been printed in the MARC newsletter
or other written communication, transmitted by electronic means and /or
USPS mailing to all members and to the coordinating bodies for each State
and Province bordering on Michigan, with an invitation for comment, at least
30 days prior to the regular meeting at which it is finally adopted (Such
notice, mailed by USPS, shall be deemed delivered when sent via U.S. Mail to
the address currently on record with the MARC.) |
Treasurers Report: April
01, 2004 Funds on hand as of March 31, 2004 Savings: $4637.56 Checking: $ 609.89 Total
Funds: $5247.45 Income:
Dues (12/07/2003 –
03/31/2004) $ 245.00 Dividend Checking $ 0.76 Dividend Savings $ 11.04 Total
Income:
$ 265.80 Expenses:
Waycom (Newsletter
12/11/03) $169.15 Waycom (Newsletter 03/25/04) $152.00 Postmaster (01/15/04) $ 26.52 Postmaster (01/15/04) $
75.14 Postmaster (01/15/04) $ 79.56 Postmaster (01/15/04) $ 11.82 QSL.net (02/04/04) $ 50.00 Total: $563.19 Submitted by Kelly Karpp KB8RWG |
MARC Board of Directors
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President |
Dennis Gaboury |
W8DFG |
P.O.
Box 463148 Mt.
Clemens, MI 48046 |
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Vice
President |
R. Bruce Winchell |
N8UT |
5354
Baker Rd |
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Secretary |
Jeff Skurda |
N8XN |
5130
W Tothill Cir |
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Treasurer |
Kelly F. Karpp |
KB8RWG |
PO
Box 127 Oscoda,
MI 48750 |
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Director |
Dave Johnson
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WD8DJB |
2266
E. Vermontville Hwy Charlotte,
MI 48813 |
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Director |
Ron Gordon |
W8YUC |
7172
Sharp Rd. Swartz
Creek, MI 48473 |
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Frequency
Coordinator 902
Up |
Dan Thompson |
N8WKM |
1844
126TH Ave Hopkins,
MI 49328 |
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Frequency
Coordinator 440
Down |
Kelly F. Karpp |
KB8RWG |
PO
Box 127 Oscoda,
MI 48750 |
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Database
Manager |
Dave Johnson |
WD8DJB |
2266
E. Vermontville Hwy Charlotte,
MI 48813 |
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Newsletter
Editor |
Dan Thompson |
N8WKM |
1844
126TH Ave Hopkins,
MI 49328 |
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Minutes
December Meeting Battle Creek, MI Minutes from
MARC Meeting April 4, 2004 Meeting called to order by President Dennis Gaboury at 1:00 PM. Treasurers Report: Treasurer Kelly
Karpp read the treasurer's report. $4637.56 in savings, $609.89 in checking
for a total balance of $5247.45. Newsletter expenses and Certified Mail to
Decoordinated repeater Trustees of $513.19, QSL.net donation of $50.00, Dues
received and account dividends of $265.80.Detailed list of
additions/subtractions available for anyone's interest. Motion made by Dan
Thompson to accept report as read, seconded by Bruce Winchell, motion passed. No Correspondence. Old Business: Bruce Winchell
questioned progress on 100-mile repeater separation. Jeff Skurda stated valid
information not available at this time, will check Propagation Study programs
to get detailed info. Factors of antenna gain, ERP restrictions, mandatory
Pl’s and Grandfathered repeaters need to be investigated. Surrounding state
guidelines to be evaluated as well as Propagation software to determine if
bylaw change for separation is possible. Jeff Skurda will compose a report
for next meeting. New Business: Dennis Gaboury appointed Dan Thompson as 900mhz and up
Coordinator. Dan accepted. Bruce to send copy of coordinator database to Dan.
SERA band plan to be adopted. Due to illness, Bruce Winchell stepped down
from 440-coordinator position. Kelly Karpp to pick up 440 for time being.
Coordinator training session to be held at Bruce’s April 18. James French
volunteered for coordinator training. Dave Johnson recommended moving MARC website off QSL.net to
reduce Spam e-mail and improve database usage. Dave to investigate host costs
and interoperability with our databases for next meeting. Dan Thompson made a
motion to earmark funds received from the ARRL repeater directory to cover
the cost of web hosting for MIARC.com, Kelly Karpp seconded. Motion passed.
Motioned forwarded to by-laws group for consideration of by-law change. By-law changes as presented by Dennis Gaboury elsewhere in
newsletter. A motion was made by Jeff
Skurda to approve proposed by-law changes as presented and corrected by
Dennis Gaboury and Bruce Winchell as per attached in BOLD and UNDERLINED
text. Seconded by Dan Thompson. Motion carried by board and membership at
this meeting. *Editors Note The
recommended changes have been removed from this copy of the meeting minutes
as they are included elsewhere in this newsletter. The changes are in bold
typeface but are not underlined for easier reading. |
Proposed By-law changes to
be posted for 30 days for discussion by members. Proposed By-law changes to
be mailed out to membership by May 1, 2004. Proposed by-law changes to
be voted on at June 5, 2004 Hudsonville Meeting Comments in regards to
proposed by-law changes must be received by MARC prior to or at June 5, 2004
Hudsonville meeting. Tony Newton questioned as to his January 2002 TDS request
for 440 repeater pair. Kelly explained that the request is on file, however
in back log. As per time/date of request, will be addressed in order as
received. Kelly assured Tony that his request would be addressed a timely
fashion, however in order as received. Tony accepted Kelly’s explanation. Newsletter Deadline: May 1, 2004. Next meeting: June 5,
Hudsonville, MI. Closure: Kelly Karpp made a motion to close the meeting, Bruce Winchell
Seconded. Motion passed. Meeting
closed at 2:58 pm. By-Laws Committee Report Our President has
asked me to head up the By-Laws upgrade effort, so I have dropped out of
coordination activities. The By-Laws have some proposed changes that can be
found elsewhere in this Newsletter for your approval. Minor changes will be
entertained at the June meeting. This project has not had any momentum
outside of the Board of Directors for some time. I am going to try to change
that and maintain forward progress We are about to
start on the Standards and Procedures, where most of the problems are.. These
are YOUR rules. Please help formulate them! We have heard a lot of griping
about the outdated rules, but very few have stepped forward to help update
them. If you want to
participate in the badly needed upgrade, please let us know by sending an
email to marc-bylaws@yahoogroups.com, requesting to be added to the group.
This is all going to be done by email, and "flaming" will not be
tolerated. Let's keep it productive. R. Bruce Winchell - N8UT Vice-President |
June Meeting:
Hudsonville
Fairgrounds: IRA Hamfest
June 5, 2004 1:00 pm
Directions:
Follow I-96 to Exit 62 (Hudsonville). Turn North on
to 32nd Ave. Continue past Chicago Drive (4 Lanes)
then take a left turn on to Van Buren St. Follow Van
Buren West to Park Ave. Turn Left (South) on to
Park Ave. Fairgrounds entrance is past Grant St. on
your right.
Alternatively the West entrance to the Fairgrounds
is located on 40th Ave.
Talk in to this site will be available on the W8HVG Repeater 147.160+ .