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ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTORS and OFFICERS
 | Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | CLICK | President | Chair |
 | Ralph Mele | W1DAR | CLICK | Vice-President | |
 | Bonnie Greenfeld | KC2JVS | CLICK | Treasurer | |
 | Michael Greenfeld | K8BQ | CLICK | Secretary | |
 | Lou Alfonso | K4LA | CLICK | Director | |
 | John Cole | N1QFH | CLICK | Director | |
 | Lew Lehman | K4LEW | CLICK | Trustee | |
 | Jay Silverman | N2ELG | CLICK | Director | |
 | George Sintchak | WA2VNV | CLICK | Director | |
 | Jeff Stahl | K4BH | CLICK | Director | |
 | Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | CLICK | Director |
PAST DIRECTORS and OFFICERS
| Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | CLICK | President Secretary | Chair Director Director | 2018-2023 2016-2018 2014-2016 |
 | Jeff Ronner | W4AEQ | CLICK | Vice-President | Director | |
 | Patrick McFadden | KE4OBV | CLICK | Treasurer | Director | 2016-2020 |
| John Cole | N1QFH | CLICK | Secretary | Director Director | 2021-2023 2018-2020 |
| Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | CLICK | Public Relations | Director | 2016-2023 |
| George Sintchak | WA2VNV | CLICK | Director | 2016-2024 | |
| Jeff Stahl | K4BH | CLICK | Director | 2018-2023 | |
| Lew Lehman | K4LEW | CLICK | Vice-President Vice-President | Trustee Director Director Director | 2016-2023 2014-2016 2011-2014 2009-2011 |
 | Walt Dreyfus | W4WCD | Secretary | Director | 2010-2018 |
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 | Max Kearns (sk) | N4CGC | Vice-President Treasurer | Director | 2014-2016 | |
 | Gerald Gawaldo | KG4FUR | President President | Chair Director | 2016-2018 2014-2016 |
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 | Arthur Lewis | WA8VSJ | Vice-President | Director | 2016-2018 | |
 | Marcos Raijer | W3EZB | Treasurer Vice-President | 2016-2018 2014-2016 |
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| Mike McIntosh | KJ4RHP | Vice-President | 2014-2016 | |||
| Nelson Winter | NE4LS | President | Director | 2008-2016 | ||
| Willem Van Dam | W4RIS | President | 2008 |
COMMITTEES
| Presenters | CHAIR | Ralph Mele | W1DAR | |
| Finance | CHAIR | Bonnie Greenfeld | KC2JVS | |
| Membership | CHAIR | Michael Greenfeld | K8BQ | |
| Public Relations | CHAIR | Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | |
| Website BACKUP | John Cole Michael Greenfeld | N1QFH K8BQ |
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| NETS BACKUP | Jay Silverman John Cole | N2ELG N1QFH |
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| MailChimp | John Cole Michael Greenfeld | N1QFH K8BQ |
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| Welcoming | Full Board | |||
| Flyers and Forms | TBA | |||
| Emergency Comm / Operations | Jeff Stahl | K4BH | ||
| Facilities | CHAIR | Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | |
| Gate Keys | Ralph Mele | W1DAR | ||
| HF Room | TBA | |||
| UHF / VHF Room | George Sintchak | WA2VNV | ||
| Custodial | John Cole | N1QFH | ||
| Towers and Antennas | George Sintchak Art Lewis | WA2VNV WA8VSG |
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| Park Grounds | TBA | |||
| Inventory BACKUP | John Cole Jay Silverman | N1QFH N2ELG |
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| Repeater Site | Lew Lehman | K4LEW | ||
| EchoLink | Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | ||
| Technical Support | Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | ||
| Safety | Mike Siegal | W2RT | ||
| Stations | Stations-1 Stations-3 Stations-4 Stations-VHF/UHF | Art Lewis Mike Siegal Jeff Ronner George | WA8VSG N2RT W4AEQ WA2VNV |
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| License Training | CHAIR | Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | |
| License Testing | CHAIR | Jerry Zaza | W4BFL | |
| Events | CHAIR | Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | |
| Field Day | TBA | |||
| Radiator Grill | TBA | |||
| Youth / JOTA | Bruce Ratoff | KO4XL | ||
| Inventory Sales | John Cole Mike Grenfeld Bruce Ratoff Jay Silverman | N1QFH K8BQ KO4XL N2ELG |
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| Open House | TBA |
BOARD ACTIONS
| ID | TYPE | ACTION | STATUS | WHO | COMMENTS | UPDATED |
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| 159 | SHACK | New B lock for shack | OPEN | Ralph ? | Need to match existing locks. Hard to find a locksmith willing to work on these | |
| 158 | ADMIN | Root cause database issue | COMPLETE | John.C | John found duplicated entries in SQL database. Deleted extras | 2021-03-22 |
| 157 | SHACK | Checkout hotspot and renew access contract. | COMPLETE | John.C Bruce | Hotspot battery runs hot. Contract expired | 2021-02-15 |
| 156 | SHACK | Check out shack camera | OPEN | Jerry.Z | Jerry Z found bad hard drive. New one to be purchased | 2021-03-10 |
| 155 | ADMIN | Lou has questions on expenses | WIP | Lou, Bonnie | Lou to reach out to Bonnie | |
| 154 | ADMIN | Review WFD entries to determine club winners | OPEN | Bruce | ||
| 153 | ADMIN | Purchase WP add on for $50 | HOLD | John.C | 2021-02-15 | |
| 152 | ADMIN | Create Button on website for PayPal | COMPLETE | John.C Bruce Bonnie | Adapted current button | 2021-02-15 |
| 151 | ADMIN | Compare MailChimp and Constant Comment | COMPLETE | John.C Mike.G | Will stick with MailChimp and shared account for now | 2021-02-15 |
| 150 | ADMIN | Identify committees Search for interested members | OPEN | BOD | ||
| 149 | ADMIN | List of Board commitments | WIP | Mike.G | Ongoing | 2021-03-22 |
| 148 | ADMIN | Wordpress Classes by John C | HOLD | John.C Mike.G Bonnie Bruce | 2021-02-15 | |
| 147 | SHACK | Clear shed Move items to shack | WIP | John.C Mike.G George Jay.S | involve others to identify items and see what to keep | 2021-03-22 |
| 146 | SHACK | Maintenance Vacuum Declutter VHF room | HOLD | John.C | Hold off heavy clean until closer to reopening | 2021-03-22 |
| 145 | SHACK | Next Auction Pick a date What is still there to sell? | WIP | Mike.G (chair) Jay.S John.C Bruce | Meeting held date April 17, 2 PM Plans for going through shed Announcement and request for donations in Newsletter | 2021-03-22 |
| 144 | ADMIN | Investigate requirements for Shack reopening | WIP | Lou (chair) Jeff.S John.C George | In progress. committee working on final draft of waiver | 2021-03-22 |
| 143 | ADMIN | Need to look at club insurance | WIP | Bonnie Lou | Have bill for liability/equipment insurance. Bonnie to contact agent | 2021-03-22 |
| 142 | ADMIN | Download PNC Bank Statements and forward to Lou and Ralph | COMPLETE | Bruce | Bruce forwarded information to Lou and Ralph | 2021-02-15 |
| 141 | ADMIN | Send Life Member certificate and letter to Elaine Siegel | COMPLETE | Mike.G Bruce | Bruce sent revisions final sent to Elaine as PDF | 2021-03-22 |
| 140 | ADMIN | Write letter for PNC Bank with current slate of officers | COMPLETE | Mike.G | Letter sent to Bruce used to get Bonnie on account | 2021-03-22 |
| 139 | MEMORIAL | Finalize and purchase plaques | WIP | Bruce John.C | 2021-03-22 | |
| 138 | MEMORIAL | Continue with certificate, ARRL brick | HOLD | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 137 | MEMORIAL | Collect silent key details and pictures | WIP | John.C | 2021-03-22 | |
| 136 | GROUPS.IO | Continue to manage groups.io | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 135 | FACILITY | Examine AC filter about December 2020 | WIP | John.C | 2021-03-22 | |
| 134 | FACILITY | Pursue HEPA filter when shack opens | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 133 | FACILITY | Rotate antennas, oil cable, spray the weeds | WIP | John.C | 2021-03-22 | |
| 132 | FIELDDAY | Manage intra-club challenge | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 131 | FIELDDAY | Continue 2021 WFD communication plans | WIP | TBA | Needs point person | 2021-03-22 |
| 130 | MEMBERSHIP | Add callsign to PayPal | COMPLETE | Bruce Bonnie John,C | 2021-02-15 | |
| 129 | MEMBERSHIP | Create secondary logon | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 128 | MEMBERSHIP | Connect to select member on renewals and FD results | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 127 | MICROWAVE | Relocate dish | WIP | Art Lew Jerry.Z | 2021-03-22 | |
| 126 | MICROWAVE | Address FAU and repeater IP to shack | WIP | Jerry.Z | 2021-03-22 | |
| 125 | MICROWAVE | Check with Jerry on alternate plans | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 124 | REPEATER | Update DMR repeater details | WIP | Bruce Lew | 2021-03-22 | |
| 123 | REPEATER | Continue site repairs as needed | PM | Art Lew | 2021-03-22 | |
| 122 | PACKET | Configure packet / winlink | HOLD | Robert.E John.C Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 121 | SATELLITE | Relocate fan-dipole antenna that may block the satellite system | OPEN | George | ||
| 120 | MEMBERSHIP | Send letter when full services restored | OPEN | Bruce | ||
| 119 | FACILITY | Continue linkage with Life Safety Solutions for AED | OPEN | Bruce | ||
| 118 | MEMBERSHIP | Pursue alternate badge suppliers | WIP | Bruce | 2021-03-22 | |
| 117 | TRAINING | Define DMR curriculum | WIP | Jay.S Jeff.R Roger | 2021-03-22 | |
| 116 | TRAINING | Define logistics for future classes | OPEN | Bruce | ||
| 115 | ADMIN | Sending targeted 2021 renewal reminders | WIP | Mike.G | 2021-03-22 | |
| 114 | ADMIN | Update flyer | WIP | Jeff.S Bruce | Jeff presented updated flyer. Needs to know what to fill white space with | 2021-03-22 |
| 113 | ADMIN | Continue knowledge exchange | COMPLETE | John.C Mike.G | 2021-02-15 | |
| 112 | ADMIN | Continue member good and welfare checks | WIP | BOD | 2021-03-22 | |
| 111 | INVENTORY | Continue reviving laptops and desktops | WIP | Jay.S | 2021-03-22 | |
| 110 | INVENTORY | Get 1/2 terabyte drive to Jay to install in desktop | WIP | Bruce Jay.S | 2021-03-22 | |
| 109 | SHACK | Re-key storage room locks and distribute | OPEN | Ralph | ||
| 108 | SHACK | Coordinate re-keying and station training | OPEN | Bruce Ralph | ||
| 107 | SHACK | Install di-pole lightening protectors | WIP | John.C | Purchased-Need to get copper strip to tie to existing ground | 2021-03-22 |
| 106 | SHACK | Change shack door combination | OPEN | Ralph |
MEMBER MINUTES
BOARD MINUTES
PROJECTS
| Project Name | Status | ID | DEP | SEQ | Author | Lead | Hours |
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| Satellite System | WIP | 2 | 1 | 10 | George.S | George.S | 12 |
| Repair Ameritron HF Amplifier | WIP | 8 | 10 | Art | Art | 4 | |
| Aquire AED for The Shack | WIP | 12 | 10 | Jerry.Z | Bruce | 4 | |
| IP FAU-to-Shack | WIP | 17 | 10 | George.S | Jerry.Z | 15 | |
| Remote Control HF station | WIP | 16 | 17 | 20 | John.C | John.C | 12 |
| Shack outside power strip replacement | OPEN | 4 | 500 | Jerry.Z | Bruce | 6 | |
| Relocate microwave dish at repeater site | OPEN | 6 | 500 | Art | Jerry.Z | 6 | |
| Access, appraise. dispose inventory | OPEN | 7 | 500 | John.C | John.C | 8 | |
| Declutter shed | OPEN | 9 | 500 | John.C | John.C | 8 | |
| Rehab HF room and stations | OPEN | 10 | 500 | Bruce | Bruce | 16 | |
| Tower Maintenance | OPEN | 14 | 500 | George.S | Bruce | 4 | |
| Relocate large light poles | OPEN | 15 | 500 | Jerry.Z | Jerry.Z | 12 | |
| Cross connect matrix switch | OPEN | 21 | 10 | 500 | Bruce | Art, Jerry.Z | 16 |
| Install digital WINLINK station / node | OPEN | 20 | 500 | John.C | Bruce, Robert.E | 10 | |
| Satelite Tower Base | COMPLETE | 1 | 1000 | George.S | George.S | 24 | |
| Install amplifier to the 2m analog repeater | COMPLETE | 3 | 1000 | Art | Lew | 4 | |
| Mud free Shack Pathway | COMPLETE | 13 | 1000 | John.C | John.C | 6 | |
| Replace cabinets at repeater site | ON-HOLD | 5 | 2000 | Jerry.Z | Art, Jerry.Z | 5 |
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| DIRECTORS: Directors@BRARA.ORG | ||
Postal AddressBoca Raton Amateur Radio Association
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Association Address10875 W Atlantic Ave
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Meeting LocationPBC Library West Boca Branch
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