Board Attendees:

Burt Weiner (K6OQK) - Chairman
Howard Brown (KG6GI) – Secretary
Randy Hammock (KC6HUR)
Matt Lechliter (W6KGB)
Bob Dengler (NO6B) – Ex Officio Member

Guest Attendees:

Pat Finke (KC6ACL)
Jensen Woods (AH6MX)
Mark Utley (KD6TJU)
Rick Perlstein (KA6TSA) – SCRAN Representative
Mark Lidikay (KE6TNM) – SCRAN Representative
David Tello (KC6ZQR) - HAARC

Reference: Agenda For Meeting

All amateurs who had scheduled business before the technical committee were notified of the meeting by E-mail to the addresses found on QRZ Web Site. The agenda was posted on the TASMA Web Site.

TASMA Chairman, Bob Dengler, acting as facilitator for this meeting, called the meeting to order at approximately 7:05 PM.

1. There were no walk-in items present at the start of the meeting.
2. Introductions were conducted with all present. Bob introduced David Tello (KC6ZQR), trustee of the Hispanic American Amateur Radio Club repeater (KF6JWT) on 147.945. Bob indicated his intention to nominate David for the technical committee at the next meeting of the Board.
3. It was agreed that neither Burt, as Chairman nor Bob, as ex-officio member could vote on this evenings business except in the unlikely event of a tie in which Burt could cast the tie breaking vote.
4. Howard (KG6GI) agreed to act as Secretary for a limited time but indicated that he would abstain from voting on any appeals to the Board for which he voted as a member of the Technical Committee. He requested to be replaced by July. Howard was approved to be TC Secretary thru July on motion by Matt (W6KGB), second by Randy (KC6HUR), and approved 2-0-1.
5. The minutes of the 14 November 2000 meeting were reviewed. No official members of the 2000 Technical Committee attendant at the 14 November meeting were present but Bob Dengler, Jensen Woods and Pat Finke were present and provided advise. It was noted that letters needed to be sent to the repeaters that were approved to final coordination at that meeting. On motion by Howard (KG6GI), seconded by Matt (W6KGB), the minutes were accepted without change on a vote of 3-0.
6. Bob (NO6B) briefed the members on the changes to the RFC-05 procedure approved at the most recent Board meeting.
7. Howard (KG6GI) introduced the subject of Technical Committee procedures and indicated that each application for coordination or interference claim should be assigned to a TC member for analysis and recommendation. After considerable discussion, Howard indicated that he would forward each such requested action to Burt (K6OQK) for assignment. In addition it was decided that the TC Process Log would be posted on the Web site periodically on motion by Matt (W6KGB), second by Randy (KC6HUR), and approved 3-0.
8. It was agreed that the technical packages would be posted on the TC server (not Web Site) and the members advised by E-mail on motion by Randy (W6KGB), second by Matt (W6KGB), and approved 3-0.
9. Turning to regular business:
1. 146.235+ KA6TSA - Rick Perlstein a representative of SCRAN explained the details of their recent Update RFC for the SCRAN repeater. TASMA was provided with a notarized copy of the minutes of their Dec 20, 2000 emergency meeting to deal with the passing of their President. TASMA was also provided with a copy of the license of the individual whose call sign would temporarily identify the SCRAN repeater. The update was approved on motioned by Howard (KG6GI), second by Matt (W6KGB), and approved 3-0.
2. 146.895- WA6SSS – This package requests re-coordination due to a change in ownership, trustee, equipment and location. Due to the change in equipment and location, a 4 month test period was agreed on motion by Howard (KG6GI), second by Randy (KC6HUR), and approved 3-0
3. 145.480- W6IER – This interference claim, submitted by a member of IEARC technical committee involving automatic DX reports by the W6AM repeater. The TC determined that W6AM is operating within its coordination while the W6IER repeater has changed equipment and relocated to a new location without application for an updated coordination. The TC voted to decline any action on the basis that the complainant is no longer a coordinated repeater on motion by Matt (W6KGB), second by Randy (KC6HUR), and approved 3-0.
4. 145.360- WB6YMH – Bob Dengler indicated that he believes that the WB6YMH repeater may no longer be on the air and requested Burt Weiner to determine that status of the repeater.
5. All other business on the agenda was rescheduled to the next meeting of the technical committee (tentatively April 10).

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:15
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Howard Brown

Howard G. Brown (KG6GI)
2001 TC Secretary

Approved May 12, 2001

 

TASMA
Technical Committee Meeting Agenda
20 March 2001, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center
1275 N. Eastern Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90063-3217
(Between the 10 and 710 Freeways)

The following is the agenda for the first formal meeting of the Technical Committee of 2001:

• Call To Order
• Reading and Approval of Minutes From 14 November 2000 Meeting (this may be difficult as no current committee members were present)
• Agreement on Ground Rules & Order of Business
• WA6SSS – Change in Ownership, Trustee, Equipment & Location
• KC6WGF – Add PL To Repeater
• W6ADI – Re-Coordination By New Repeater Owner
• KA6TSA – Change In Call Sign
• KE6GUC – Final Coordination
• KE6KGO – Interference Complaint
• WB6YMH – Observation That Repeater May Be Off The Air
• Adjournment

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