WB1GOF Police Amateur Radio (PART)
General Meeting Minutes

 
Date & Time: 19 August 2025 7:30 PM EDT
 
Location: Cameron Senior Center, 20 Pleasant Street, Westford, MA 01886
 
Attendance: In-person: 32   On-line: 4
 
Notes:
 
- Meeting called to order at 7:31 PM by George K1IG, PART President
 
- Attendees both in person and online were introduced
 
- Alan W1AHM presented the membership and treasurer’s report
 
- Bob W1IS and Bob KC1DSQ have an article in QST. Please vote for their article. Voting will run through August.
 
- PART Elections will be in November. Consider running for one of the offices.
 
- Northeast HamXposition (https://hamxposition.org)
            -- August 21-24
            -- Best Western, Marlborough, MA
            -- Minecraft will be shown
            -- George K1IG, Bob W1IS, Andy KB1OIQ, and Terry KA8SCP will be among the speakers
 
- George, K1IG, presented Other Radio Services (CB, FRS, GMRS, MURS, etc.). A lively discussion ensued. The presentation is here: https://wb1gof.org/resources/Presentations/OtherRadioService.pdf
 
- Bill, K1NS, is circulating a petition to have the Massachusetts ham radio license plates say amateur radio on them. Bill will be circulating the petition at the HamXposition later this week.
 
- Next meeting:
            -- September 18 – Topic to be determined
 
- Meeting adjourned at 8:19 PM by George K1IG, PART President
 
- A swap meet was held after the meeting