MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
NOVA SCOTIA AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION (NSARA)
1. The name of the Society is The Nova Scotia Amateur Radio
Association.
2. The objectives of the Society are:
(a) To provide a medium through which
the viewpoints of amateurs throughout the province may be obtained
and communicated to national amateur organizations, the Department of Communications
and other bodies, as appropriate, with recommendations for action.
(b) To provide a medium through which repeater
frequencies maybe coordinated
within Nova Scotia and in cooperation with adjacent areas; and through
which the planning and implementation
of networks may be carried out.
(c) To achieve and maintain satisfactory
repeater coverage throughout the Province by assisting local clubs and
groups to establish and upgrade repeater facilities as needed.
(d) To provide a medium for liaison between
Nova Scotia amateurs and the Emergency Measures Organization (NS).
(e) To inform the public about amateur
radio and its importance to the community.
(f) To keep amateurs throughout
Nova Scotia informed about activities within Nova Scotia and elsewhere.
(g) To assist and provide coordination
for clubs in conducting educational activities at the local or regional
levels.
(h) To attract new entries into amateur
radio on a province-widebasis.
(i) To foster acquaintance,
fellowship and exchange of views and information among amateurs through
out the province.
(j) To acquire by way of grant,
gift, purchase, bequest, devise or otherwise, real and personal property
and to use and apply such property to the realization of the objects of
the Society.
(k) To buy, own, hold, lease,
mortgage sell and convey such real and personal property as may be necessary
or desirable in the carrying out of the objects of the Society.
(l) To undertake any activity
consistent with the societies Act that will be for the benefit of amateur
radio throughout the Province.
FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH THE N.S.A.R.A. HAS PARTICIPATED
DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS:
1. In line with objective (a),
we have directors that liaisonwith RAC, IPARN, ISC, etc.
2. To achieve objectives (b)(c)
we have a Director that is UHF/VHF frequency coordinator for Nova
Scotia who also coordinates with N.B. and P.E.I. .
3. There is a Director who is
EMO liaison in accordance with (d).
4. There is also in the process
a Net to inform all amateurs ofthe activities planned in the province.
5. To foster interest and to
give out information about the N.S.A.R.A.there are Directors elected
from 15 of the 17 active Clubs in the province. These Directors pass on
information tothe members to keep everyone informed, which covers
(e,f,g,h,i).
6. As far as (j,k,l,) are concerned,
these are done as needed basis.
7. Every year in August the
N.S.A.R.A. Sponsors a Hamfest which is held in various locations in the
province.At this event admission is free to all members of the N.S.A.R.A.
Thereare contests such as a Fox Hunt, CW Contest, Home Brew Contest, etc.
and a BBQ lunch is servedfree courtesy of the N.S.A.R.A. This event is
sponsored by a club that has volunteered to put it on and the N.S.A.R.A.
picks up the tab.
8. The Association also sponsors
help to clubs in installing and upgrading Repeaters, Packet Nodes etc.
When this is done the N.S.A.R.A. agrees to help with 50% of the cost up
to aspecified amount, in return the club agrees to give the N.S.A.R.A.
ownership of the equipment if the Club should fold. There is a provision
that the limits can be overlooked in specialcases by a full meeting of
the Board of Directors.
9. There is also another provision
in the constitution that 5 members can nominate a Director. If more than
20 directors nominated then there is an election and only 20 directors
are elected
10. The Association is at present
on a membership drive and one of the things it is doing is letting clubs
collect membership dues and splitting them 50/50 with the NSARA.
President
Nova Scotia Amateur Radio Association