date

2022-08-20

convened

09:30

adjourned

10:05

Officers

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

Attendees (14)

Quorum not attained.

• Ernie Laney (K5ENL)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Bob O'Connell (KC5DWB)
• Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Rob Hinz (W7NX)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

VE Session

• Congrats to:
  • 1 new Technician
  • 1 new General

Dipole Antenna Purchase

• Approved $200 budget last meeting
• 40/80 m trapped dipole
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ): We can get all the other bands on the beam antenna
• Any suggestions for what to purchase?
  • Rick Pfeil (W4RDP): MFJ 1777
  • Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX): Alpha Delta DX-DD; $165 from DX Engineering

Winter Field Day

• American Legion has approved us to use it
  • 2023-01-28/29
  • use for full 24 hours
• Need someone to help run it
• Not nearly as large as ARRL (Summer) Field Day
• Maybe have a chili cook-off/contest at the same time for food
• Need a planning committee
  • Ernie Laney (K5ENL)
  • Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
  • Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX)

Trailer Maintenance

• Haven’t started doing anything
  • waiting for weather to cool off a little

After-Meeting Presentations

• We need ideas for things to present after meetings
• Today: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) Show and Tell

Officer Nominating Committee

• Need to start thinking about elections in the next few months

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Merchandise available: vinyl stickers and window clings

July Bank Statement

• starting: $8,560.98
• income: $259
  • $45 dues
  • $14 stickers/clings
  • $200 from Brian Bachmann Park
• available: $8,819.98
• no disbursements:
• ending: $8,819.98

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Have minutes from June and July
  • No quorum, so can’t approve today
• Minutes from this meeting will be sent out later today
• PSA: make sure you protect your house against lightning
  • had lightning strike with recent storm, and it took out a bit of equipment (fortunately nothing Ham Radio)

Other Business

Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX)

• Sometime next month: Veteran’s breakfast here at American Legion
• 2022-10-01 Belton Hamfest
• 2022-10-15/16 Maybe do a “Parks on the Air” activation

W4DRP

• American Legion has several membership types for family of current or former military
  • Sons of the Legion
  • Auxiliary
• If you’re a hunter or fisher, be sure to renew your license by the end of the month
  • veterans discount; free for disabled veterans

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

September Meeting

Next Meeting: 2022-09-17 09:30, American Legion Post 159

Presentation

• Battery Box Build by Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ).