Minutes of the February 21, 2026, C.C.A.R.C. Meeting

***Amended***

The Meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Marion, KA9BYN, President.

Secretary’s Report:

Jerry, KD9TSH, presented the minutes of January 17, 2025, meeting.  The minutes were approved with no changes.

Treasurer’s Report:

Marion, KA9BYN, presented the treasurer’s report, in the absence of Dave, N9WCQ.

Checking Account Balance as of January 17, 2026 -- $788.36

Deposit of $22.00 Donations Received.

Ending Checking Balance $810.36

Savings Account Balance as of January 17, 2026 -- $1,457.94

Deposit of $0.19 for interest payment.

Ending Savings Balance $1,458.13

Total of both Checking and Savings $2,268.49

The treasurer’s report was approved as read.

Bills: 

No Bills.

Repeaters:  

Marion, KA9BYN, reported that all the repeaters are up and running.

New and Old Business

Field Day – We are going to be needing some operators, help setting up antennas and radios, someone to organize getting food if we want to eat, and someone to send out press releases, etc.

Comments/Suggestions

Marion, KA9BYN, gave a brief update to the attending members on Dave, N9WCQ.

Marion, KA9BYN, asked if anyone would be interested in building endfed antennas as a group project.

The club received a $250 Donation from the Kokomo Amateur Radio Club.

Miscellaneous Information

We had a $20.00 donation.

No other business meeting was adjourned at 9:37 a.m.

The following members and guests attended the meeting Jerry Hoch, KD9TSH, Sven Barkman, K9SEB, Jim Walt, K9WET, Marion Bell, KA9BYN, Ed Norris, K9PSR, Jeff Krysevig, KC9GCL, Jim Carey, KC9ZYS, Fred Schumacher, KC9KLL, Tom Murry, KB9WSL, Dave Rothermel, K9DVL, John Boughton, KB9SIR, and Dan McDonald, KV9N.

Amendments – Changed the following:

Under “New and Old Business”  [From] Field Day – We are going to be needing some operators, help setting up antennas and radios, some to organize getting food if we want to eat, and some to send out press releases, etc. [To] Field Day – We are going to be needing some operators, help setting up antennas and radios, someone to organize getting food if we want to eat, and someone to send out press releases, etc.

C.C.A.R.C. Minutes for the February 21, 2026, meeting was prepared by Jerry, KD9TSH.