November 2025

Kenny did the prayer, Darris did the pledge. 

Roll call: 20 members in attendance

President Mike Elkins: GMRS

discussion about being able to be a vendor at the Hamfest, not able to have a repeater for the GMRS.  

Treasure Alicia Parham: The treasure’s report was not read, was not present.  current members, 4 life members. 

Secretary Chan Patrick: Corrections or additions, passed. Old motions: discussion on the club buying the ham and turkey, passed, Tabled discussion: GMRS and 2026 Hamfest ticket prices. 

VP Bobby Murphy: Winter Field Day Jan 24/25

Christmas Parade, Dec 1st 4pm start time, starting at the Athens Middle School, Dec 8th is the rain date, freq will be 060, discussion on buying safety vests and going through trailer to see what

vests are in there, Christmas dinner will be at Southern Events, Wed 11/12/25 slow scan tv is starting for 12 days to see the international space station, apers will also show where the space station, Hamfest will be changing to the McMinn County High School for 2026, discussion made for a Hamfest committee, talk of different vendors that want to come. Discussion was made about new signs, ticket prices, discussion made about $20/vendors tickets, $10/outside vendors, $10/ticket prices, will need different tickets that are numbered, motion was made last year whoever is over the Hamfest has the discretion of what to buy and how to direct the Hamfest, budget will be voted on in January. 

Trustee David Baker:

Old business: Watt’s Bar graded exercise will be 11/19/25 and will be on APERS for communication.

New business: Certificate given to Judy for her coordinating of the Chili Supper. Bobby will be the head of the Hamfest Committee, Kevin/Michael/Chan/Amy/Susan are part of the

committee.  Will have a ham radio class in the beginning of 2026. Elections were made for 2026, the board was re-elected for 2026. The Comms Channel is the channel for Kevin that is taken over the website. Amounts were given for the chili dinner. 

The meeting was adjourned