What a summer we had! 14 weekends of rain then HOT for 2 weeks then a day or 2 of cool then HOT again then the heat/cool cycle repeated until just a couple of weeks ago. We have had some beautiful weather to carry us into fall and the September 18 CMARA meeting at St. Francis Episcopal Curch, 70 Highland St., Holden at 7pm. Here are the minutes of the June club meeting and the bored board meeting.
By the way, a special thanks to the folks that made Field Day a success in our new venue. Gil WK1H and Bill W1FTL and all those who helped.
Jim called the June meeting to order at 7:02pm and started off with the introductions of peanut gallery. We had an in-person attendance of 23 and 3 Zoomers. We then got into the nitty gritty of the meeting with…
Secretary’s Report
By some fluke of nature and the planets all lined up the report was approved by the assembled group without a single descent.
Treasurer’s Report, June 2025
Total balance at last report (May 2025): $12,128.38
- Income
- Annual Dues: $ 120.05 (6 members)
- New members: $49.01(2 prospective members)
- Expenses
- Zoom annual renewal: $169.89
- TD Bank Balances
- $11,803.55
- Cash-on-hand
- $324.00
Total Funds in the Treasury
- $12,127.55
New Member Applications
- Wayne Galvin (W1WAG)
- Joe Bonapace (KC1WOK)
Notes
- Name badges: new supplier contracted; badges are in!!!
Total Balance May 2024: $16,904.74
Patrick Perkins
KO1NE
CMARA, Treasurer
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Membership Committee
According to Dick, W1REJ we have members. Yes I know there isn’t a specific number of members because I forgot to write it down. We really have paid members and quite a few of them. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Submitted by Dick W1REJ
Repeater Committee
Once again the Repeater Committee reported that the ‘Old Girl’ is working fine. Many thanks to the group of hams that keep everything running.
New Business
None
Old Business
Zero
Good of the Club
Nothing
Next Meeting
September 18, 2025. 6:30 social 1/2 hour and the meeting will start promptly at 7pm. Location is St. Francis Episcopal Church, 70 Highland St., Holden, MA. (or Zoom if you prefer)
Adjournment
7:12
Program
Field Day plans presented by Gil WK1H.
SEPTEMBER PROGRAM
Exciting things are happening at CMARA this year. George KA3RLZ is going to do a presentation with Connor/ KC1MMT and Tom NE1NH on an update about the ISS (International Space Station), EcoTarium, and CMARA partnership. There’s been a lot of activities over the summer, significant milestones , and most recently NASA has approved our plans. This contact will not be directly but will use Tele bridge technology from multiple other sites across the country using amateur radio. The people in EcoTarium were a little nervous about some of the technical investment initially, but we will be providing technical and education support on amateur radio, and the technology that will be used just won’t be on site,
CMARA Board Meeting 6/17/2025
Attended by Connor, Dan, Gil, Selina, Jim, Tom C, Tom G, Nick, Patrick, Greg, Gil, George
- The topic was Field Day at the new venue. Here are the things that were covered.
- Literature ordered from ARRL
- Pens ordered
- Mast coupler (Greg has it)
- Club Brochures (about 20 needed)
- Tech class flyers
- Site Plan for Trout Brook
- Where to put FD posteres
- Rersend FD link pleading for help
- Safety stakes
- Education component, ARRL video
- Notify Holden PD BEFORE the event
- Notify Holden CERT BEFOR the event
- Contact Sea Cadets
- Contact Civil Air Patrol.
- Hope and Pray for good weather.
Respectfully (well sort of) submitted by:
Dan (K1)Rau
Secretary
