Category Archives: (Obsolete) Announcements – Archived

At the General Club Meeting on November 18, 2016, the Club membership will have the opportunity to elect the 2017 SBARC Board of Directors.  Members must be in good standing for at least 28 days prior to the election in order to be eligible to vote. If you are unable to attend the meeting you may designate a proxy by following the proxy voting instructions (pdf). The SBARC Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of nominees for consideration by the membership. Additional nominations may be made from the floor by any member in good standing prior to the election at the November 18th General Club Meeting. Nominees for the Executive Committee These candidates are running unopposed. (i) = incumbent candidate President and Chief Executive Officer: Brian Milburn, K6BPM (i) Chief Financial Officer: Tom Saunders, N6YX (i) Secretary: Dorothy Oksner, K6DSO (i) Nominees for Director At Large Members may vote for up to 4 directors. (i) = incumbent candidate Director At Large: Ken Alker, KA6KEN Director At Large: Ludovico Cavedon, K6LUD Director At Large: Theo Howe, KK6YYZ (i) Director At Large: Levi Maaia, K6LCM (i) Director At Large: Bob Muller, K6CTX Director At Large: Michael Taylor, K6RQV The nominees were offered the opportunity to provide a 100-word (or less) statement about themselves and what they have accomplished or hope to accomplish for SBARC as a board member.  These statements can be found below. President and CEO: Brian Milburn, K6BPM (i) As President this past year, my primary goals have been to modernize our organization, our infrastructure, and to prepare the club to attract the next generation of hams. Encouraging participation by talented members and facilitating progress is one of my primary duties. Our team building efforts have allowed us to accomplish much in the past year including a new informative website, an exciting new mesh network, new computer systems and networks, a modernized club station, and much more. These will enable the club to offer a wider range of activities, serve more interests, and build a solid base to grow our membership ranks in the coming years.  Chief Financial Officer: Tom Saunders, N6YX (i) The position of Treasurer is important for an active organization.  There is a need for accurate and timely financial information and transactions.  I have performed the duties of Treasurer, bookkeeper, and Membership database in support of our club.  I maintain the highest standards of financial accounting.  I believe that an active club is… Continue reading →

Dave K6HWN, our longtime Shackmaster will do his final morning net before retiring on Monday November 30th 2015 from 7am to 8am. You don’t want to miss this one. We certainly want to check in and wish Dave all the best, but in addition the Shackmaster has promised to “Tell All”! Well maybe the years of artfully side-stepped questions and mysterious allusions will finally be answered! Or maybe there is nothing actually mysterious at all! Who knows for sure. I guess we’ll all need to check in and find out! Post expires at 1:35am on Tuesday December 1st, 2015 but will still be available in the archives.