Meeting Bullets:
• President Greg Powers called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM and Treasurer Tom Wallace gave the treasurer's report.
• Secretary Pattilynne Skeel reminded the club of the upcoming Capital City Hamfest in Jackson, MS.
• Winlink Coordinator John Acton reported that the net regularly has over 40 participants.  See the home page for the Winlink Weekly Net information.
• Old business was a recap of the Christmas party and recent POTA event.
• Winter Field Day at Silver Creek was discussed.  It will begin Friday morning with breakfast at Mac & Jerry's.  Contact Ken Bell for more information.
• GMRS radios and repeaters were discussed.  The club may consider adding GMRS capabilities.
• Another weekly net operator is needed.  Contact President Gregg Powers if you can help out.
• A motion was passed to allocate $2000.00 in the 2025 budget to buy a Communications Service Monitor to maintain club radios and repeaters.
• The program was on 10 meter operations.  The current sunspot cycle has 10 meters jumping!

VE Testing and Other News:
VE testing took place on January 4th with 5 applicants; the result was 1 Tech and 3 Generals.  BCARC’s next VE testing session will take place March 1, 2025.   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 noted that there were still 3 or 4 openings for their next test session on February 15, 2025.  Ron's contact information can also be found on the home page.

Editorial:
 WOW, I counted 49 people at the meeting and might have missed a couple.  It is good to see the club thriving.  I hope to see you all in February and wish everyone a safe and fun snow storm.

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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P.O. Box 491  -  Robertsdale, AL.  36567
Editor: Emery Wooten - KC5LIO