ARROW Communications Association

Meeting was called to order at 7:20pm in the Washtenaw Chapter of the American Red Cross, Ann Arbor, MI. All board members were present.

Treasurer Report – Jeff Zupan W8SGZ

• 77 paid members for 2008
• $4,600 total balance in all accounts

Proposal – Tim Prosser KT8K
To organize an archive committee and to review the ARROW by-laws. This proposal will be presented to the general membership during the January 2008 club meeting. The major topics are to add two new board positions and review the dues rate structure.

Dayton Hamvention Bus Trip (Activities Report) – Mark Mueller AB8ZI
The Dayton Bus event is moving smoothly toward establishing a deadline for registration by the end of February 2008. Also, Mark would like to offer two bus seats as a regular meeting prize in either March or April 2008. The member discount of $50.00 is valid until the February 29th, 2008 deadline. ARROW has until April 1st, 2008 to reserve a second bus if it is needed. A motion to apply a $5.00 discount for all registrants who register by February 29th to the end of the second week of March to be eligible for a Hamvention ticket drawing (2 drawings). The motion was unanimously passed.

Washtenaw County American Red Cross – Tom Snoblen N8AMX
A new document file on the new resolution for the Red Cross station management structure is on the Board Yahoo list for review. A motion to approve the RC resolution will be voted on during the next general club meeting on January 9th, 2008. A previous motion has been approved to amend the resolution to remove the RACES requirement for some of the station manager positions.

Corwin Moore’s Tower Project – Clark Wierda N8CBW
The old antenna and equipment removal project is schedule for April 2008.

President Report – Steve Andre – WB8WSF
The Tower Plaza repeater contract discussion is moving forward to final document form by ARROW’s attorney, Steve Josephson. The final documents will be reviewed by the ARROW board and then submitted to the Kramer-Triad Building Management Company and the Tower Plaza Condominium Association for their approval.

Steve Andre expressed a desire to have the new repeater committee review the needs and requirements for future equipment and performance upgrades. The upgrades must meet the level of communications technology that is now just developed or on the immediate horizon. Repeater Committee chairman, Tim Prosser will spearhead the survey process to obtain the required information on where the ARROW membership wants to go with the repeaters. The whole process may result in organizing subcommittees to gather information as quickly as it is deemed feasible in as short as possible time frame. The whole exercise of the subcommittees is to engineer effective information retrieval processes. George Byrkit expressed a desire to establish a need approach from the membership to help build a solid base of technical requirements that the membership most desires. Tim Prosser will set the first committee meeting date and location in mid-January 2008.

Technical Coordinator – George Byrkit K9TRV
No Report

Public Service Officer – Clark Wierda N8CBW
No Report

Secretary – Mark Goodwin W8FSA
No Report

Meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm. Next ARROW board meeting will be in February 2008.
Location: Washtenaw Chapter of the American Red Cross Building
Date: TBD
Time: TBD