| A. | | | Opening |
| 1. | | Call to order |
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President Cole called the meeting to order at 5:09 pm.
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| 2. | | Attendance |
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Board members present:
Blazek,
Cole,
Katzenstein,
Manos,
Middlemiss,
Wetzel
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Board members absent:
Ash,
Longo,
Schneider
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Visitors:
Ron Garback
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| 3. | | Approval of minutes |
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The minutes of the February 2011 meeting were accepted as amended (Manos'
motion, 2nd by Blazek, passed on a voice vote, 6 ayes, no nays, no abstentions).
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| 4. | | Treasurer's report |
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Katzenstein distributed the final report for January 2011.
There was $700 of donation income in January while expenditures were $5,055.00.
At the end of January, combined balances in all Booster accounts totaled to
$15,469.54.
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| 5. | | Correspondence |
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The TV Booster received the annual National Translators Association convention
package.
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| 6. | | Announcements |
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The spring Home Show is March 26-27, and the National Association of
Broadcasters convention is in early April.
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| B. | | | Committee reports |
| 1. | | Standing committees |
| | b. | Operations |
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The low-noise pre-amp was received and installed on the 5-meter UHF receive dish
to help with receiving KOCE-DT, and it helped, but more gain is needed to turn
it into a reliable signal.
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| | c. | Publicity |
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The Boostergram will be mailed out "Real Soon Now" (as soon as Blazek and
Katzenstein can get together).
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| D. | | | New business |
| 1. | |
Middlemiss moved to upgrade our membership in the National Translators
Association to a $500/year sustaining member.
(Blazek 2nd, 6 ayes, no nays or abstentions, voice vote).
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| 2. | |
Middlemiss moved to authorize three people to go to the the National Translators
Association convention in Denver, cost not to exceed $1000.
(Manos 2nd, 6 ayes, no nays or abstentions, voice vote).
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| E. | | | Discussion items |
| 1. | | KOCE signal quality |
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Roy Mayhugh has continued discussions with KOCE's engineer regarding
signal quality at Laurel Mountain.
The latest discussions indicate that KOCE may not be able to make any more
signal available to us at all.
Several possible techniques of increasing the gain of the receive antenna
were discussed.
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| F. | | | Closure |
| 1. | |
Next meeting: 5:00 PM,
April 4, 2011,
Vaughn Realty Meeting Room, Ridgecrest
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| 2. | |
Adjournment:
There being no further business, President Cole adjourned the meeting at 5:55
pm.
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