date

2024-03-16

convened

09:30

adjourned

10:18

Officers

• President: David Bailey (K5DKB) present
• Vice President: Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) present
• Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
• Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present

Attendees (31)

Quorum attained!

• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Gary Baldwin (KF5ZRT)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• David Cooper (KI5JPG)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Jim Laird (KF5YY)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Ray Meech (WA5IWB)
• Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Becky Miller (K5BEC)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Robert O'Connell (KC5DWB)
• James Pfeffer (KJ5BRH)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
• J.R. Hatton
• Lee Kuty
• Laura Cass
• Carson Cass

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• 501(c)(3) IRS obligations for 2023 have been fulfilled
• Thank-you to Tom Johnson for agreeing to be part of our business committee!
• Thank-you to Dave Vickers for serving last year!

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Field Day season coming up
  • Will be begging for volunteers soon
  • KA5HIA: Field Day is normally last full weekend of June, but this year is the week before
    • 2024-06-22/23
    • ARRL website says 4th full weekend in June (which just happens to be the last weekend much of the time)
• SkyWarn this week on Wednesday

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

Approval of Minutes

• Hearing no corrections, minutes stand approved as sent out
• Minutes from this meeting will be sent out later today

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

Last Month’s Statement

• Starting balance: $9,011.14
• Income: $75
  • $15 for dues
  • $30 for club sales
  • $30 for ARRL VE exam fees
• Disbursements: $106.32
  • $30 exam fees
  • $76 for American Legion Veteran’s (5th) Thursday Kolaches
  • $0.32 Mystery service charge
    • Field Day VISA gift card prize? (please use it up if you have it)
• Ending balance: $8,979.82

Club Merchandise

• Winter Field Day 2023 stickers: $2
• Club logo pins (limited): $3
• Club logo stickers: $2
• Club logo window clings: $2
• Club logo patches: $5
• Club logo keychains: $2
• Club logo buttons: $2 (New!)

Membership Renewals

Membership can be renewed in any of the following ways:

• online at Ham Club Online
• request PayPal invoice via email
• mail in cash or check (PO Box 4442, Bryan, TX 77805–4442)
• bring cash or check in-person at a meeting

Other Business

Brazos County ARES

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Meeting this Monday, 2024-03-18
• Bring your HT go-kit

Robertson County ARES

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Meeting last weekend at KI5FIZ’s house to put up weather station
• Thursday night (20:00) net on W5KVN Repeater

RACES

Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

• RELLIS update:
  • Radio folks came from Austin
  • New contractor walk-through
  • measurements, photos, etc. for running hard-line from roof to radio room
  • still waiting on coax and antennas
  • Would like to have open house out there in the future
    • 66,000 sq ft warehouse
    • climate-controlled
    • lots of emergency supplies in there
    • planning to build several more around the state
  • lots of army cots available for housing

Voyager 1 is still alive!

Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)

• NASA poked it and got a response
• the noise they’ve been seeing is a subprocessor memory dump
• WA5IWB: Worked JPL during Neptune fly-by, and they sent a package of 8x10 in photos in addition to a QSL card

Balloon Launch

Ray Meech (WA5IWB)

• Apologies again for the mishap during Winter Field Day
• Still have the package; will try again
• KI5FIZ: Planning another launch for Saturday of Field Day
  • will have live tracking during the rest of Field Day

W5BCS Repeater Improvements

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Thanks to Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) for putting together all of the recent improvements on the W5BCS repeater:
  • Echolink
  • Broadcastify
  • D-STAR
    • Note: our gateway will be updated in the upcoming weeks/month
    • Recommend registration on cloud site instead of our own host
• Yaesu has deal on repeaters:
  • Can get an upgrade to the current rpeater for $700 (less than half the normal price)
  • Can also get a “backup” for the same deal price
  • For additional $200, we get Internet connectivity for control and C4RM (WIRES-X)

• W4RDP: Charlie Culver is getting close to retirement… What happens to the tower if/when that happens?
  • not official, but Chairlie said would be willing to putt the support of our club as part of the terms

Radio in the Park

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Radio in the Park (weather permitting) after
• Traditionally has been at Tanglewood Park
• Parks on the Air activation?
  • Get in the truck to go to a state park after the meeting if anyone is interested

Health and Welfare / Good of the Order

• Congrats to Kerry Miller (WD5ABC) and Becky Miller (K5BEC) on their recent marriage!
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA) hhas a second grandchild
• If anyone needs help with anything please reach out to the club. You can contact any of the officers at:
  • officers@bryanarc.org

Closing

Next Meeting

2024-04-20 09:30 at American Legion Post 159

• Radio in the Park after

After-Meeting Show-and-Tell

• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA): AM/FM/short-wave receiver for embassy personnel
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF): folded exponential horn “analog (sound) impedance matching amplifier”
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG): label maker in “wire mode” and megohmmeter (for measuring insulation on cables, winding on motors, etc.)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH): HF go-kit briefcase and backpack (in a backpack) w/ radios, wires, antennas
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC): $100 (tr)uSDX kit and $10 Harbor Freight foam-insert case (Watch for counterfeits! Go to DL2MAN for list of authorized sellers)
• David Bailey (K5DKB): Also brought a (tr)uSDX!