PCARS March Meeting MinutesPortage County Amateur Radio Service, Inc

Monthly Club Meeting Minutes

03/09/2026

Club members present

Club officers and members 41 total and some on Zoom.

Call to Order

By Greg KA8TOA at 7:00pm at the American legion post in Kent

Approval of Minutes

No minutes from February meeting still no secretary

Treasures Report

13,255 in the general fund presented by Paul KE8EGF

Motion to accept and passed

Trustees Report

Bob N8QE nothing to report

PRESIDENTS REPORT

DISCUSSION ON INVITING A BOY SCOUT TROOP TO THE CLUB SITE FOR A DEMONSTRATION OF

AMATUER RADIO AND CONTESTING, DATES AND TIMES TO BE DETERMINED. I WILL BE LOOKING

FOR 12 VOLUNTEERS TO PUT ON THE TRUNK FEST ON JULY 12. THIS HAS BEEN TENTATIVELY

APPROVED BY OUR LANDLORD. N8WCP HAS AGREED TO BE OUR PIO OFFICER, THANKYOU. WE

DISCUSSED CHANGING THE CHRISTMAS DINNER TO A LUNCHEON ON A WEEKEND ONCE WE

GET A CONFIRMED DATE. THIS IS TO SEE IF WE GET MORE MEMBERS TO ATTEND. PCARS IS STILL

LOOKING FOR A SECRETARY FOR THE CLUB. FIELD DAY SITE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE

FREEDOM TWSP TRUSTEES. WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS FROM CONTSTANT

CONTACT TO GROUP IOS TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE CLUB. PAY PAL BUTTONS WERE PLACED ON

THE WEB SITE FOR OUR TWO CHARITIES THAT WE SUPPORT AND DONATIONS WILL BE

INCLUDED TO OUR DONATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND. NONE OF THE MONEY GOES TO OUR

CLUB. I WILL TRY TO SCHEDULE A CLUB CLEAN UP TOWARD THE END OF MARCH.

VICE PRESIDENTS REPORT

CHK EMAILS

SIG CAPTAINS REPORTS

FROM CHUCK W8PT FYAO WAS A SUCCESS AND HE HANDED OUT CERTS. HE ALSO HANDED

OUT CERTS FOR THE 2025 OHIO QSO PARTY. HE IS ALSO PLANNING AN EVENT FOR ROAST YOUR

ACORNS OFF DATE AND PLACE TO BE DETERMINED. HE IS HAVING A CONTEST THIS WEEKEND

AT CLUB SITE. JOHN WILL BE COVERING FOR GENE THIS TUESDAY FOR POTA SIG.

ADJOURNED

MOTION BY TIM,SECONDED BY MANY PASSED

PROGRAM STARTING SHORTLY

Submitted by Greg Ash KA8TOA


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