History of the Tippecanoe Amateur Radio Association (Part One)
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  5 FEB 51    Special Meeting called for purposes of organizing a club.

19 FEB 51    Special Meeting called for purposes of organizing a club.

26 FEB 51    Officers Elected

12 FEB 52    (approximately) W9REG received

11 JUN 52    Mr. Baldwin from ARRL was guest speaker at the meeting

  1 JAN 54    Indiana 19th state to be issued Ham Plates

26 APR 54    TARA joined IRCC

8 MAR 55     (Approx) Club acquired CAA for club station site

27 DEC 55    Voted to incorporate

13 MAR 56   Corporation papers approved by Secretary of State

  1 OCT 56    Dues Raised from 25 to 50 cents per month

20 JUL 58     Hosted IRCC Picnic

  8 MAR 60   TARA Tattler chosen as name for the newsletter

12 DEC 67    Club site no longer available

  9 JAN 68     Tuesday meeting to be business meeting, Wednesday meeting to be program meeting

    NOV 68    Club trailer acquired

    JAN 69      W9REG moved to Red Cross, NW corner of the building

11 MAR 69   New checking account, no charges 

    OCT 69     Discussed possibility of Club Station in new Red Cross building

  1 FEB 71     Motion Made and passed: That the secretary minutes be kept in a bound volume. The Board of director minutes will be kept in the volume but a reading of Board Minutes would not be required.

11 JAN 72     K9AHX accepted Chairmanship of IRCC Picnic (First Lafayette Hamfest)

12 SEP 72      Motion Made and passed:  Until such time as Keith Hunsaker returns to the Lafayette area to make his home, he be granted an Honorary Club Membership without voting privileges.

10 OCT 72     Letter from IRCC indicating TARA had just hosted the most financially successful "IRCC Picnic". (Moved to Aug from July)

14 AUG 73      Walker announced that he had obtained a variance from the West  Lafayette Board of Zoning Appeals to erect a 65' tower.

28 AUG 73      Start of Lafayette Amateur Repeater Corporation.

11 FEB 75       Motion Made and passed reference Flower Policy: That the amount be increased to one not exceeding $17.50 including delivery cost.

  8 APR 75       Motion Made, amended and both passed: Loan of equipment and bailment.