date

2018-07-21

convened

09:38

adjourned

10:45

Officers

• President: Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present
• Vice President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
• Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present

Attendees (25)

• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• David Snyder
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Jim Worster (NV5S)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Nicholas Lowman (KG5UDO)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Marty Nau (W5MHN)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Jim Laird (KF5YY)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)

Health and Welfare

• Happy Birthday, Jim (NV5S)!

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Stolen radio causing trouble for Gilmer Fire Dept
  • setting off alarms
• Club project: direction-finding array

Vice President N5ZKF

• Great job at Field Day!
  • Lots of officials
  • CS Fire Dept
  • KBTX News slot
• have elevator pitch for Amateur Radio; get the word out
• Presentations wanted!

Secretary KG5LYE

Approval of Meeting Minutes

• Motion to approve as read by KF5WGJ
  • Seconded by N5ZKF
  • Passes

Treasurer N5GQB

June Statement

• starting balance $2303.13
• checks out
  • PO box renewal $102
  • Donut shortage: $32.42
• ending balance: $2168.71

Field Day Report

Scores

• 1356 total
• 950 Bonus Points
  • No GOTA station
  • 2A station (simultaneously two HF, one VHF)
  • Generator
  • Media publicity + signature
  • public location
  • info table
  • w1aw broadcast
  • visited by elected official (need copy of invite)
    • Mayor of College Station
  • Officers from local agency
    • College Station Fire Dept
  • Web submission
  • Safety report
• 406 Contact Points
  • 127 Contacts
  • No CW contacts
  • 1 Digital
• versus 2017
  • fewer contacts
  • 1428 total points
    • 950 bonus points

Income & Expenditures

• Raffle Tickets
  • sales: 9×$5 + 16×$25 + 3×$50 + 7×$100 = $1295
  • prize cost: $1350
  • net: −$55 (ouch)
• Meal Tickets
  • sales: 33x$10 = $330
  • cost: $315.75
  • net: +$14.25
• No silent auction
• 1 new membership

Prizes

• Free raffle ticket to KG5OOE for license upgrade
• baofeng to all newly licensed techs KI5AVM
• major prizes
  • W5MHN - $50 Sam’s Club
  • KF5RHF - $50 Academy
  • WW5OBA - TYT dual band HT
  • K5SOU - Ant. Analyzer
  • W5VUI - Yaesu FT-450
• door prize winner
  • KG5SDG - “Mr. Lucky” (won about 10 of 25)

Old Business

New Business

Pancake Social

• 2018-08-11 07:30
• IHOP in Bryan: 758 N Earl Rudder Fwy, Bryan, TX 77802

Club Project

• Started on 10m net
• Options
  • (WD5ABC) 40m $6 Pixie CW transceiver
  • (WD5ABC) Funk Antenna Analyzer / SWR plotter $125
  • (WD5ABC) Rebuild Amplifier
  • (µ-)BITX radio
  • (W5DZ) 10 min timer for station ID
  • (KF5WGJ) low voltage cutoff; custom-printed circuit boards
  • (N5SBN) Antenna, maybe dual-band trap
• When and where?
  • Red Cross on a Saturday in September?
• Cost limit?
  • keep around $20 for starters
• Motion to delegate to committee by N5ZKF
  • Seconded by N5SBN
  • passes

Next Meeting

• 2018-08-18
• VE Test Session

Closing

• Motion to adjourn by N5ZKF
  • Seconded by W5VUI
  • Passes