WICEN (Vic.) Inc. Committee of Management

March 3rd 2005 Meeting Minutes

Wednesday March 3rd 2005, 8:00 pm,
Venue: WIA Rooms, 40G Victory Blvd, Ashburton

  1. Attendance & Apologies
    • Attendance: VK3s FGC, XDE, UV, GER, XMU
    • Apologies: Nil

  2. Minutes of previous meeting
    Amendments:
    • Item 3.5 Awaiting mis-spelled
    • Item 4.1.1 Seconded was VK3UV
    Moved: VK3XMU, Seconded: VK3UV, Carried:
    That the minutes of the previous meeting as amended are a true and correct record of that meeting

  3. Business Arising from Minutes
    1. Liaison with Police - 3FGC
      • Police Station Installations - WICEN antennas as standard fitting - No progress
      • Expect approval of funding for repeater linking shortly

    2. Region 3 RCO - To General Business

    3. Minimum equipment list for QRG operators
      • 3XDE to look again for OCRd copy

    4. Call out procedure - No progress

    5. Purchase of Caravan from VK3KIC
      • 3XMU Contacted 3YD - Caravan at 3YD Home
      • 3KIC has been ill but can be contacted
      • Info sent to 3HFT

    6. WICEN arm bands
      • 3XMU to follow up with 3BAF

    7. Training Exercise/Field Day
      • Proposed finish location OK
      • 0900 start time
      • 3UV to pursue

    8. Insurance
      • BARG going with WIA insurance
      • Info received from Fed. Coord.
      • Current membership 158 financial, 37 lapsed, 2 incomplete, total 197.

    9. CoM attendance at Regional/Divisional meetings
      • R/DCOs emailed re meeting dates
      • 3XMU to collate replies
      • 3FGC will attend Geelong

  4. Correspondence
    1. Incoming
      • Repeater Licence Renewal from ACA - Secretary to write to ACA re exemption
      • Service Management Conference brochures
      • PO Box renewal and info re email notification of mail
        • Secretary to pursue
      • Cheque for $300 for Otway Challenge - To Treasurer
      • Membership application from Ian Morris VK3DVO
        Moved: VK3FGC, Seconded: VK3GER, Carried:
        That Ian Morris VK3DVO be admitted to membership of WICEN (Vic.) Inc.
    2. Outgoing
      • Nil

  5. Reports
    1. Treasurer
      • Nil

    2. Radio
      • 3XDE attended ATCO Conference. V. Good
      • SES Common HF freq - Under what conditions can WICEN participate
      • EAS - New statewide paging system - GSM coverage sufficient for WICEN activations
      • Commonwealth Games looking for spectrum - may get part of 70cm
      • Weekend daylight 40M net suggested - 3XMU to raise with 3YD
    3. Data
      • Data at Ski 80 discussed
      • If customer does not require packet, packet must not adversely affect voice operations
      • 3XMU to ensure Event Commander and Event Data Coord. are aware of this.
      • Interested in Sensis (UBD) digital maps
      • 3XDE stated they are cheap to buy.

    4. Publications
      • Nil

    5. Training - 3XDE
      • Discussed date of SMR training at FAMPARC
      • To remain on Sunday April 17th

    6. Property - 3GPT
      • Nil

    7. Membership - Carol Tremellen
      • Membership application as noted in Correspondence

    8. Municipal Emergency Management Meetings
      • Nil

  6. General Business
    1. Name Badges
      • 3UV displayed sample laminated badge.
      • Design V. Good
      • Concern re weatherproof-ness
    2. Region 3
      • Proposed meeting of interested amateurs from the Region at Adams St Depot, Bendigo
      • 3XMU to pursue
    3. First Aid Kits
      • 3FGC to ask John Hazeldine for First Aid Kit article for newsletter

  7. Next Meeting
    • Thursday April 7th 2005, 8:00 PM, WIA Rooms, Victory Blvd Ashburton.