| A. | Opening | ||
| 1. | Call to order | ||
| The meeting was called to order by President Middlemiss at 5:10 PM. | |||
| 2. | Attendance | ||
| Board members present: Cole, Greene, Manos, Middlemiss, Webster | |||
| Board members absent: Ash, Blazek, Longo | |||
| Visitors: T. Middlemiss | |||
| 3. | Approval of minutes | ||
| The minutes of the July meeting were approved as posted to the Web site. | |||
| 4. | Treasurer's report | ||
| No report. | |||
| B. | Committee reports | ||
| 1. | Standing committees | ||
| b. | Operations | ||
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President Middlemiss reported that channel 49 is hors de combat again.
Member Greene reported on the continuing saga of the KMZT situation. An experiment was performed in September with the cooperation of the KLOA people and it was found that reduction of KLOA's modulation level has no perceptible effect on the interference with KMZT reception. KLOA management states that they are in the process of relocating their transmitter to the valley side of Laurel Mountain. This may be the best (and only) solution to the Booster's translator problem., There was some discussion of the continuing complications of the transition to DTV and HDTV. It was mentioned that it may be possible to capture a subband signal from stations' DTV broadcast which can be readily converted to an NTSC-compatible analog signal but this will have to await FCC rule-making action and may only serve as an interim step since broadcasters have the option of eliminating the subband signal when they please. It was agreed that an experiment should be performed to determine if existing translators can properly handle a DTV signal and give a useful signal to the valley. Member Cole volunteered to obtain a new convertor for use in such an experiment. | |||
| E. | New business | ||
| 1. | Election of members | ||
| The terms of members Blazek, Middlemiss, and Webster are expiring. It was moved by member Webster, seconded by member Manos, and approved by 5-0-0 voice vote to reelect Blazek, Middlemiss, and Webster to the Board for a two-year term. | |||
| F. | Closure | ||
| 1. | Next meeting: 5:00 PM, December 1, 2003, Kern County Library, Ridgecrest | ||
| 2. | Adjournment: The meeting was terminated at 5:45 PM when departure of two of the members left the Board without a quorum. |
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