BRARA General Membership Meeting Minutes for August 4, 2026
The BRARA monthly association meeting was held in person in the BRARA Shack. There were 12 in attendance at the Shack. The meeting was called to order by BRARA President Ralph Mele W1DAR at 6:31 p.m. We then did a quick round of introductions going around the room.
Board members and officers present: Ralph W1DAR, Mike K8BQ, Jay S N2ELG, Bonnie KC2JVS. A quorum of Directors was not present.
President: Ralph W1DAR
Status of moving the repeater to FAU. Matt is the go-to for repeater discussions on the FAU side. Barry is the BRARA contact. Proposed location appears ok with BRARA. We need to work through issues on the FAU side. The FAU radio club has a workshop every Monday in Bldg 96. The Parkmobile app is used to pay for parking.
Several alternate locations were mentioned but the consensus was they are too far south.
BRARA has received a donation of $5000 to be used as part of our emergency fund.
Secretary: Mike K8BQ
Mike has posted the JulyGeneral Meeting minutes to the BRARA Blog. Jay S N2ELG made a motion to accept the minutes seconded by Ralph. Motion was carried. New member Charles Morrison N1RR brings us to 132. This month’s lunch will be at Poppies.
Treasurer: Bonnie KC2JVS
Treasurer’s Report July 31, 2026
December 31, 2025 Available Balance $14,060.90
June 30, 2026 Available Balance $14,057.30
July 31,2026 Available Balance $12,983.64
Income: $87.22
Income includes: $87.22 in memberships
Not included: anonymous donation of $5,000 to be added to reserve fund
Expenses: $1,160.88
Expenses include: $251.34 for AED battery, $395.12 for second quarter electric bill, $350 for automatic antenna tuner for station 3, $31 for monthly Constant Contact, $120 for mobil beacon hotspot, and $13.42 for water for shack
Not included: $59.01 for replacement batteries for UPS units in shack, $38.89 for water and snacks for August, $463.88 for microphone cable for station 1
Above amounts include reserve funds of $5,000 ($10,000 after additional funds clear)
Balance available for operating capital after deposits and expenses clear: approximately $7,421.86
Director at Large: Jay S N2ELG
Getting some donations for the auction. It will be some time in the fall.
Other Discussions:
Sam WS4BSA JOTA is coming up October 16, 17, & 18. Need people to set up stations, help with merit badges, etc. Must be certified by BSA. Sam can help.
Computer event at BRIC looking for ham radio demo.
Howard W6HDG will be speaking at the South FL DX Association meeting.
Adjournment:
Motion to adjourn from Jay S N2ELG seconded by Sam WS4BSA at 7:24 p.m.
Mike Greenfeld K8BQ, Secretary