BY-LAWS
Of the
Indianapolis Radio Club
A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION
1. MEMBERSHIP
Membership is
open to all persons interested in Amateur Radio. There shall be four (4)
classes of membership;
- INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, STUDENT and LIFE.
a. Individual
- Regular membership is open to all persons interested in Amateur Radio. Regular membership includes all club
privileges, as well as the rights to hold a club office and full voting
privileges.
b. Family -
Family membership is open to related persons, living in the same
household. Family membership shall be
offered at a special membership. Family
membership includes all club privileges except; the Family will only receive
one monthly mailing from the club.
c. Student -
Student membership is open to all persons under the age of 21 attending school
full - time. Student membership shall
be offered at 1/2 the individual membership annual dues.
d. Life -
membership is open to all persons after the payment of the LIFE membership fee
as set by the Board of Directors each year. Life members enjoy all rights and
privileges the same as the regular individual members.
2. MEETINGS
Regular
meetings shall be held on the second (2nd) Friday of each Calendar month.
Special meetings may be called by the President upon the written request of any
TEN (10) club members. Notices shall be sent to members concerning special
meetings and the business to be transacted. Only such business as designated
shall be transacted. Such notices shall be sent so that they arrive not less than
24 hours before the meeting.
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3. COMMITTEES
The standing
committees of the club shall be Interference, Public Relations, Education
and Operating.
a: Interference committee - The
committee shall be responsible for providing technical advice to members
concerning equipment design and operation to assist in frequency observance,
clean signals, uniform practice and absence of spurious radiations from club
and member stations.
b: Public
Relations - The committee shall be responsible for providing Media coverage of
all events hosted by the club, and to provide periodic membership drives. The committee should also provide periodic
public Amateur Awareness events.
c: Education
- The committee shall be responsible for providing for the education of new
amateurs, license classes for potential new amateurs and opportunities for
continuing education of members.
d: Operating
- The operating committee shall be responsible for providing operating events
for club members, and for the improvement of operating techniques.
Original: date 1914; last amendment Sept. 1980 page2-2
Date of typing: November 2003