date

2017-12-19

opened

20:00

closed

20:22

Check-ins (19)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Doug Cummings (KG5UDT)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5TEF)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• AD5TT

Officer Reports

President KF5WGJ

• (did not check in)

Vice-President KG5EYV

• January Meeting 2018-01-20 11:00

  • C&J Barbecue on “the bend” in Bryan

• Elections this past weekend

  • Next President: KG5EYV
  • Next Vice-President: N5ZKF with KF5WGJ helping
  • Continuing Secretary: KG5LYE
  • Continuing Treasurer: N5GQB

Secretary KG5LYE

• Thanks KG5EYV and KF5WGJ for taking care of meeting minutes this weekend

Treasurer N5GQB

• Some new (early) renewals
  • Will be processed early next year
  • New forms are not online yet, but the only change is the year “2017” to “2018”
  • $15 individuals, $5 student, $20 family, $15 associate (non-ham)
• New repeater antenna and coaxial cable has been ordered
  • should be here at start of next year to be put on KD5DLW’s new tower

Announcements / Comments

K5ZY

• New coax for repeater
  • If anyone else needs hardline, let me know; k5zy@arrl.net
  • will be substantial discount

KG5EYV

• No 10m net tonight, but will be playing around
  • 443.450 MHz

Info Exchange

KG5EYV

• W5DZ: what will the range on the new repeater be?
  • up to 25 mi according to the modeling software

KD5TEF

• email was not current; needs updating

N5GQB

• Next hamfest is in Schertz, TX on 2018-01-13
• If it snows on Christmas in Paris, TX, anything purchased from Main Trading Company (MTC) is free
  • Weather is looking favorable for this to happen…