The CRES Amateur Radio Club held its third general membership meeting
of the calendar year on Thursday, 23 June 2016, at the New Albany
branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.  The following members
and guests were present:

 K8LJ		Bob Kenyon		- President
 KD8WK		Rob Stampfli		- Secretary
 W3CRZ		Bob Cartwright		- Treasurer
 KD8ZG		Art Grandle		- VE Liaison
 K8RSP		Dave Woolf		- Immediate Past President
 KE8CRM		Russell Ward
 KE8CRL		Alicia Ward
 N8WL		Steve Katz
 K8NQ		Weldon Mathews	
 WD8JLP		Mike Neal
 KD8OQA		Martin Hohl
 N9DWP		Jason Landry
 N8RFT		Jim Patterson
 KD8RTP		John Buck
 N4DLR		George Foy
 WA8LBZ		Al Mecozzi
		Seamus Bonte
 		Troy Bonte

President K8LJ called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM.

Three visitors introduced themselves:  Father and Son Troy and Seamus
Bonte, and Jason Landry, N9DWP.

The minutes from the April, 2016, meeting were approved.

The Treasurer reported the club currently has $7032.77 in its treasury
and 43 paid-up members.

KD8ZG reported the club's next VE exam session will be held on Saturday,
August 6th, at the Columbus Hamfest at the new Aladdin Shrine Center,
1801 Gateway Circle, Grove City.  He requests all applicants pre-obtain 
an FRN number before the exam date and bring it with them.  A filled-out
form 605 is not required, as the current software will produce one on
site during registration.

K8RSP reported the repeater has been experiencing strange problems
involving sensitivity or maybe de-sense issues.  This is under
investigation.  In addition, several newcomers have popped up on the
machine who are not using good Amateur practice.  K8RSP has shelved
work on the Fusion project until after Field Day.  There are still a
few technical problems which need to be resolved before it can be
placed on the air.

K8LJ reported that the person responsible for our Echolink node is on
vacation and the node has been turned down until he returns.

Field Day Planning:

+ N8WL has agreed to be the overall coordinator for this year's event.
+ It was agreed that the club will provide the meat dish on Saturday
  evening from a local BBQ carryout, as we did last year for our Saturday
  banquet.  Participants are encouraged to bring a side dish to share.
+ After much discussion, it was decided that we'll run two stations this
  year (class 2A-OH), in addition to the satellite station.  One will
  operate from the judging booth and will be capable of running either
  Phone or CW.  The other will operate from the Digital tent and be
  capable of operating all three modes.  The barn will not be used.
+ Anyone desiring to do so can meet for breakfast at the local Bob Evans
  at 8:30 Saturday morning prior to set-up.
+ There is a new lock on the gate to the park.  K8LJ can demonstrate
  how it works to anyone needing access.
+ K8LJ reports the grounds have been freshly mowed and look good.
  As the person in charge of the weather, he promised us hot but dry
  conditions.

N8WL then went through his Field Day checklist and notes, including
which extra-point options we were going to try to obtain.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 PM, after which WA8LBZ presented a
slide show of the 2006 Field Day held at the home of Mike Rauh.
N8WL then ran an inspiring video of a speech delivered by ARRL 1st VP
Rick Roderick, K5UR, in Hartford, CT, two years ago, on the impact
the ham radio hobby has had on him as a youth and over the years.

Respectfully submitted,
Rob Stampfli, KD8WK
CRES-ARC Secretary