Minutes of Baldwin Hills ARC Meeting 2/5/97



  The second 1997 meeting of the Baldwin Hills Amateur Radio Club was 
called to order by the President, Greg, KD6AIS, at 7:40 PM on February 
fifth.  Also in attendance were Ed, KD6LT, the outgoing Vice- 
President; Robert, KF6CHA, the Vice-President-Elect; Hugh, NV6H, the 
Secretary; and Ed, WA6MDJ, Chairman of the Board of Directors.


I. New Business

1. The 1997 officers were officially installed.  The President thanked 
the outgoing Vice-President.  (Applause.)

2. Ed, KD6LT, took the moment to speak on his term, and about some 
hoaxes going around The Internet.  These are the good old Good Times 
and Deyenda e-mail warnings, for e-mail viruses that do not and cannot 
exist.  They get people alarmed, but in fact the messages are 
themselves a sort of paranoia virus, and all they do is take up disk 
space and bandwidth when we relay them everywhere.

3. The Secretary read the minutes.  These were accepted and will 
appear on the Web page.

4. The Secretary, acting as representative to the ARRL, noted that the 
League board had held its annual winter meeting, and decided to ask 
for member input on some rather sweeping changes to the U.S. amateur 
licensing system.  These are in March QST.

5. Ed, WA6MDJ, noted that the 440 MHz repeater is still down.

6. There was a brief discussion on Hugh's continued acting as ARRL 
representative, and it was decided that the President would write 
Fried Heyn asking that Hugh do it for two more years.  Hugh has 
already e-mailed Fried on his own.

7. The President read a notice from ARRL, that the video tapes, some 
of which are pretty good basic information for club programs, are now 
for sale rather than rental.  It was MOVED from the floor that the 
Club purchase the entire set.  The motion was SECONDED and it CARRIED.

8. The President discussed the need for a new LAACARC representative, 
and it was decided that Ed, KD6LT would give it a try.


II. Old Business

1. The matter of membership cards, or their non-existence, was again 
discussed, and it was decided that new ones would be printed up along 
with the next Club business cards.  Since then, the Secretary has 
learned that Teri has apparently printed these, and that they only 
need to be cut up and distributed.


After this, the meeting was adjourned at 8:38 PM until March 5, 1977.  
Members watched a most interesting video from N6KIB showing a new comm 
van, and we partook of Samir's usual excellent refreshments.


Submitted for approval this 5th day of March, 1997
by Hugh Stegman NV6H,
Secretary