date

2021-02-20

convened

09:33

adjourned

10:16

Officers

• President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
• Vice President: Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ) present
• Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present

Attendees (23)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Lee Lance (KK5QO)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Rusty Adams (KI5MNH)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Travis Scott (KI5NMX)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

Midtown Park

• the City of Bryan is building a “superpark” where the old municipal golf course used to be
• One of the buildings in the original plan has a large “STEM” room
  • Maybe we could establish a presence there?
  • Similar agreement with model railroad club
  • After consulting with board member Flynn Adcock, the building plan has changed substantially
  • No space for the club in that building
  • No future agreements like the one with the model railroad club

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)

Field Day

• Possibly move to Veterans Park, Sue Haswell Park, or somewhere else
  • has been held at Brian Bachmann Park for the last couple years
  • Nice that we have been allowed to convene there for free, but would prefer a more public place
  • Poll members for thoughts on Zoom
• Need to start planning for operations
  • may be abbreviated
  • 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
  • need to collect/purchase raffle items and door prizes

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Read minutes; no additions or corrections

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

January Bank Statement

• Starting balance 5462.09
• Ending balance 5821.09
• Income from donations, ARRL subscriptions, and club dues
• Disbursements to ARRL

Memberships

• 26 member renewals as of last week
  • Planning to visit the PO box on Monday
  • Hoping for a big stack of renewals!
• ARRL memberships can be renewed through the club
  • club gets a little bonus
• Hoping to set up a way to renew online at some point

Amazon Smile

• Amazon donates 0.5% of their income to charity through https://smile.amazon.com
• W5BCS is now an organization on Amazon Smile!
  • https://smile.amazon.com/ch/82-1414365
• Please designate W5BCS as your charity when buying things from Amazon

Additional Business

Webmaster Report Gerald Golub (W5VUI)

• Sorry for being out of pocket for a while; family emergencies and weather have popped up
• Planning update the web page this afternoon
• N5ZKF and/or KI5FIZ will send the ARRL form

Winter Storm Damage Assessment

• KG5LYE: Phillips Event Center had major damage from ice storm (pipe burst)
• N5ZKF: Lots of fire suppression systems compromised; dispatch/officers on “fire watch”

VE Thanks Lee Lance (KK5QO)

• Special shout-out to the VE team for putting together an in-person testing session

Health and Welfare / Good of the Order

• If anyone needs help with anything please reach out to the club. You can contact any of the officers at:
  • officers@bryanarc.org
  • Phil Gates directly: n5zkf@arrl.net

March Meeting

Next Meeting: 2021-03-20 09:30 (on the air: 146.680 MHz FM repeater)