Meeting Bullets:
•  President Greg Powers rang the meeting to order at 6:31 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.
•  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 on October 26th at Blakeley State Park.
•  Joe McIntosh is organizing the nominating committee for 2025 officer elections.  Contact Joe if you are willing to help out.
•  Ken Bell discussed the upcoming Simulated Emergency Test planned for Nov. 19th.  Contact Ken for more information and to sign up to participate.
•  Greg Powers noted an increase in activity on the D-Star repeater.
•  Greg Powers ran a video presentation on emergency communications.

VE Testing and Other News:
VE Coordinator Joel Emmett reported one upgrade to general and one passing both the tech and general exams at the Sep. 7th. session.  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 their ham classes had started sucessfully.  He also has 5 applicants for the next test with space still open for more.  Ron's contact information can also be found on the home page.

Editorial:
I counted 38 in attendance including 5 visitors on this late summer evening.  The meeting was filled with important information on upcoming events like the POTA, SET, and club elections.  As usual there was lively discussion and good times.  The attendance was great!

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.

Published monthly on the web at www.n4mz.com
copyright 2007 Baldwin County Amateur Radio Club
P.O. Box 491  -  Robertsdale, AL.  36567
Editor: Emery Wooten - KC5LIO