{"id":776,"date":"2020-02-05T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/k6sa.net\/wp\/?p=776"},"modified":"2020-03-03T19:21:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T19:21:28","slug":"meeting-minutes-2020-02-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/k6sa.net\/wp\/2020\/02\/meeting-minutes-2020-02-05\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting Minutes 2020\/02\/05"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Minutes for the SARA Meeting on February 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Attendees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>Jeff Walker<\/td><td>N6ADE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Glass<\/td><td>NU6P<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tom Server<\/td><td>NT6S<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mike Turner<\/td><td>N6DXQ<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jack Griswold<\/td><td>KM6ZWR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wayne Opp<\/td><td>N6BTU<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larry Hawkinson<\/td><td>KJ6GMN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mike McGuire<\/td><td>KM6VZL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frank Mayer<\/td><td>WB6WPM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>John Yontz<\/td><td>AA6JY<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yin Shih<\/td><td>N9YS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Diane Steps<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Steve Steps<\/td><td>AJ6HM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Allie Cassidy<\/td><td>N6ALI<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kristen McIntyre<\/td><td>K6WX<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meeting called to order by Jeff Walker at 19:30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business meeting started 19:30<\/strong> (started to give the speaker time to properly setup)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Treasurer&#8217;s Report (Don Steinbach):<br>39 paid members<br>$6,059 in the bank and:<br>     $145.90 to be deposited<br>     $137.19 outbound for GoDaddy<br>     approx. $100 for PO Box rent <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We discussed the 2\/22\/2020 drill (10:00 am until 12:00 noon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest Speaker:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristen McIntyre (K6WX)  Vice-Director, Pacific Division, ARRL<br><br>Some of her discussion focused on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Many of the committees she is on:<ul><li>Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)<\/li><li>IT Modernization Committee<\/li><li>Log Book of the World (standing committee)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Biggest Issues<ul><li>How to get people 17 and up and keep them<\/li><li>Licensed but do not stay<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Parity Act<\/li><li>Frequencies<ul><li>3GHz under threat<\/li><li>LTE V (unlicensed)<\/li><li>5g<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>&#8220;On the Air&#8221; Magazine<ul><li>Bi-monthly<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Callout for writers to write articles for QST.  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