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2021-11-20

Officers

• President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
• Vice President: Rick Pfeil (W4RDP) present
• Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present

Attendees (15)

• Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Ernie Laney (K5ENL)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• No quorum today
  • no “official” business
  • But we can still pretend
• Thanks to American Legion Post 159 Members who are hosting today
• Bryan 150 Special Event last weekend
  • Hosted by Bravos Valley Farmer’s Market
    • lots of neat produce and products
    • invited us back, which we should do sometime
      • maybe quarterly
  • about 10 members came out to help
  • Looked a lot like Field Day
  • Made only 7 HFcontacts, most of which were other special event stations
  • met a lot of folks on the sidewalk
• It’d be nice to have more special event stations
  • e.g., Camp Hearne
  • maybe do something in conjunction with W5AC
• W4RDP: We’ve been invited to 4th of July get-together
  • Heritage Park
  • City puts on a kid’s parade to publicize local non-profits
• KI5FIZ: Club anniversary in September
• Committees
  • Social Media and Web
  • Field Day
  • By-Laws Revision

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Ideas for after-meeting presentations
  • Running short on topics
• January meeting will be at C&J’s
  • (no presentation there)
• Field Day stuff
  • please help out with committee
  • might be harder to get raffle prizes this year due to supply-chain issues

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 71 members
• Still have 4 kits available to build: $20 if you would like one

Bank Account

• October starting balance $6,888.28
• Total income: $407.00
  • $320 for Timer build kits
  • $75 from membership dues
  • $12 in donations
• Funds availablue: $7,295.28
• Disbursements: $233 (parts for timer kit)
• October ending balance: $7,062.28

Branding, Recognition, and Marketing

• Banner printing: $128 from Copy Corner
  • Logo is on file (so we can get more swag in the future)

Christmas is Coming

• Remember to set BARC as your charity when you shop at Amazon Smile for Christmas presents
• We’ve made about $40 already

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out as usual
• Ideas for Fox Hunt
  • good idea for club build (antenna receiver and maybe transmitter)
  • coordinate with W5AC; they have foxes
  • maybe hide at “booth of the week” at farmer’s market or at obscure historical sites downtown
  • continued social event after January meeting at C&J
• By-Laws revisions
  • remote attendance (maybe see what W5AC is doing)
  • flexible dues schedule
  • student membership not reflected
  • lifetime membership?
  • fix typos and grammer
  • maybe evaluate quorum requirements
    • add “non-voting” member tier
    • meeting attendance requirements for voting membership
  • Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX) is interested in joining
  • Also check with Connor Farrell (WG1GEM)

Other “Business”

Community Involvement

• How can club provide communications for community events?
  • used to do, e.g., Christmas Parade
  • N5ZKF: most people use commercial radio/comms
  • N5SBN: MS150 Bike ride and other bike rides
    • N5ZKF: maybe volunteer as a club
• KE5ADX: CERT class?

Officer Elections

Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

• All officers would be willing to continue serving another year if necessary
• But we would be easily deposed if anyone is willing
• Any nominations? (crickets)
• New members show their gratitude

Amateur Radio Organization Landscape

• Clubs
  • W5AC - student organization
  • W5BCS - run-of-the-mill club
  • N5BRZ ARES - emergency communications
  • District 13 RACES - emergency communications
  • SKYWARN - typically handled by meteorology students at A&M (W5AC)
    • severe weather nets led by WG1GEM
• 648 amateur radio operators in the Brazos Valley area

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

December Meeting

Next Meeting: 2021-12-18 09:30, American Legion Post 159

• We will need quorum to conduct business. Please come!
• Looking ahead to January Meeting: 2022-01-15 at C&J Barbecue
  • Food starts at 11:00
  • Club meeting starts at 12:00