| A. | | | Opening |
| 1. | | Call to order |
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The meeting was called to order by President Cole at 5:17 PM.
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| 2. | | Attendance |
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Board members present:
Blazek,
Cole,
Manos,
Middlemiss,
Wetzel
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Board members absent:
Ash,
Greene,
Longo,
Schneider
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Visitors:
Roy Mayhugh
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| 3. | | Approval of minutes |
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The minutes of the October meeting as posted to the web site were approved.
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| 4. | | Treasurer's report |
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Treasurer Blazek presented the report for October 2006: we spent $1,162.00 with
major expenses going to FCC TV license renewals, Gateway Ace Hardware, Modern
Trophy, Spectrum Graphics for printing the annual newsletter which will be
mailed out in a few days, and Verizon.
We now have a little over $15,400 in the bank.
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| 5. | | Correspondence |
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Treasurer Blazek reported receiving a letter that WACOM will be making a $500
contribution, and a solicitation from Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice to
be our FCC attorney since they noticed that our FCC filings were made without
the benefit of one.
President Cole reported receiving the $1600 invoice from Greg Best.
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| 7. | | Review of calendar and agenda |
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Member Longo is reportedly in possession of the Santa's Art Shop list.
It is expected that it will make the rounds via email in order to fill any
still empty time slots.
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| B. | | | Committee reports |
| 1. | | Standing committees |
| | a. | Nominating |
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President Cole reports that Members Ash, Cole, Longo, and Manos have agreed to
be nominated for another two year term on the board.
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| | b. | Operations |
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President Cole and Member Wetzel went signal prospecting on Laurel Mountain
for the best reception site for channels 8 and 12 from Blue Ridge.
They measured the performance of three antennas on channel 8 and 12: the
channel 11 Super De-Ghoster, the huge all-band log periodic, and a VHF hi-band
borrowed from Roy Mayhugh.
A hole was dug, a pole was cemented in place, and the Super De-Ghoster was
installed and tested.
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| D. | | | New business |
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It was moved by President Cole and seconded by Treasurer Blazek that members
Ash, Cole, Longo, and Manos be re-elected to the board for another two years.
This was approved by voice vote 5-0-0.
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| E. | | | Discussion items |
| 1. | | Antennas and pre-amps discussion |
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There was a short discussion regarding antennas and pre-amps for receiving
our digital signals.
A four-bay bow-tie antenna was deemed to be preferred as it is an excellent
broadband antenna with good gain.
However, Member Wetzel reported that a Zenith Silver Sensor indoor antenna made
an excellent, unobtrusive, outdoor antenna.
A good low-noise pre-amp, such as the Channel Master 7778, was recommended for
antenna installations with long runs of cable or with more than a two-way
splitter.
A pre-existing pre-amp which was adequate for boosting analog signals may be
too noisy for use in boosting digital signals, and it might be better to simply
not use it.
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| 2. | | KTBN |
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There was a short discussion about Trinity Broadcasting apparently being
uninterested in TV Translators, preferring to put their energy into cable and
satellite.
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| F. | | | Closure |
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Next meeting: 5:00 PM,
December 4, 2006,
Kern County Library, Ridgecrest
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Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 PM.
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