Meeting began at 18:33 on 220202. W6SD Board Meeting 2/2/22 Attending – Board members: X Alex Auerbach X Bob Bernstein X Dana Custer X Eli Lazarow X Mike Thornberg X Randy Slaten X Fred Zimmerman Others: Carlos Acosta Richard Donner Dan Moore X Mark Weiss * We will have a zoom Club meeting on February 18, 2022. * Julio will be ARES liaison for the club. * Eli will be the new trustee for the club call sign. Expires January 9th, 2028. https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=813457 * Any new ham gets a free membership for a free year, up to 12 months after getting their ticket. * Write something on the club web page about a mentoring program. * Our holiday dinner this year will be at maggiano's Italian restaurant in December 11, 2022, 11am to 2pm. Lunch $28-$40 $1,400 in advance, Bellagio room. Restaurant wants 50% deposit. Chicken, salmon, family style (buffet). Includes a drink, like iced tea. Also includes a dessert. * $5,366.80 in the Premier America bank account. * W6SD Notes https://tinyurl.com/w6sdnotes * Alan Wolke, W2AEW, will discuss the NanoVNA handheld vector network analyzer at our February monthly meeting, with an emphasis on using its Smith Chart capability to check antenna and transmission line characteristics. * Summer field day Alex suggest setting up a committee for field day for getting generators (or batteries) and other equipment for the event. Antennas, power, food. Home Depot has the Coleman 2,000 watt generator for $65 a day rental. Make sure we tie down the pop-ups, in advance of any wind. * * * Meeting ended at 1937. * -END-