Minutes Summary for 03/16/2009

Meeting was called to order by Frederick W9GOC.

Treasurer’s report - $4860, 47 members. 2 members paid for 2011.

Guests – Erich N9RTM

Awards – Ted K9IMM received a 1st place award for the single operator 2009 Wisconsin CW contest.

No upgrades or call sign changes.

VE Report – 1 tech, 2 general, 1 extra.

Foxhunt – This month’s foxhunt is cancelled, due to the fact that Thomas will be out of town. If anybody would like to take his place they are welcome to do so.

Repeater news – CWRA’s next meeting will be Saturday March 27th in Sauk City at 1:00 at their usual meeting location.

Announcements – The next general class will be May 8th and 9th.

Erich N9RTM came to tell us about the MACCFUND Trek 100 bike event on June 12th, which is a fundraiser to help in research and family assistance to those affected by childhood cancer. See http://www.maccfund.org/ and http://www.trek100.org/ for more details. If you would like to volunteer your radio services you can register at http://www.n9rtm.com/.

Buck night - K9ZT, W9GOC (winner)

QSO Party – The Wisconsin QSO party was this past weekend. About 17 FLARC members participated this year, compared to 11 last year.

Tonights program was a video presentation on the A52A DXpedition to Bhutan in 2000.