Meeting Bullets:
•  President Greg Powers rang the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and noted the previous meeting minutes were posted on the website.
•  Secretary Christine Ryan reported no correspondence this month.
•  Treasurer Tom Wallace presented the Treasurer's report.
•  John Acton posts a Winlink exercise on the website every Tuesday.  See the home page under Weekly WINLINK Net for John's contact information if you are interested in participating.
•  Ken Bell reported that the Tour De Beach event went well and was much fun.
•  Ron Thomas reported that the Westminster Club (AB4WV) has installed a WinLink gateway 600 ft up a new tower.  He invited all to test it and check in.
•  The club's Parks on the Air (POTA) event will be held in the Seay Pavilion on October 26th at Blakeley State Park.
•  Joe McIntosh presented the nominating committee selections for 2025 officer elections.  The changes would be Richard Tillman for VP and Patti Lynne Miller-Skeele for Secretary.
•  Gary Bonner reported that that Fairhope Cub Scout Pack 47 will be participating in Jamboree on the Air event this Saturday at 1:00pm from Jellystone Park.
•  Ken Bell discussed the upcoming Simulated Emergency Test planned for Nov. 19th.  Contact Ken for more information and to sign up to participate.
•  Chuck Pharis, our repeater trustee, gave a photo presentation of 147.045 WB4EMA linked repeater in Rabun.
•  President Greg Powers noted that preparations are in the works for the 2024 Christmas party at Wolf Bay Lodge.  More details next month.
•  Joe McIntosh ran a video presentation on rhombic antennas.

VE Testing and Other News:
VE Coordinator Joel Emmett reported 4 applicants have signed up for the Nov. 2nd exam with 2 slots still available.  Please see the home page for VE testing information and Joel's contact info.

Also on the VE front, Ron Thomas of the Westminster Village club reported that he has 6 applicants for the next test with 4 of them being from the ham classes the club sponsored..  Ron's contact information can also be found on the home page.

Editorial:
Wow, I counted 44 in attendance including several visitors on this perfect early autumn evening.  The meeting was filled with important information on upcoming events like the POTA, SET, and club elections.  I was also glad to see the local cub scout pack doing the Jamboree on the Air event.  That is the future and we need to support it whenever we can.  Next month is election time so I encourage all that can make it to attend and participate.

There are a few of you that I still don't have email addresses for so if you see your name isn't listed on the Contact Us page dropdown list please fill out the contact update form.  Good things are happening at the club and our growth is a result of them.  I hope to see you all next month!

Please note:
The club's policy is to publish the last meeting minutes on the website well in advance of the next meeting.  This saves time at the meetings and gives members a chance to analyze and discuss any items at the meeting.  The minutes also include more details on club business than is possible in the Kerchunker.  Please go to the Meetings Page to view current and past meeting minutes.

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copyright 2007 Baldwin County Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 491  -  Robertsdale, AL.  36567
Editor: Emery Wooten - KC5LIO