date

2018-03-06

opened

20:00

closed

20:26

Check-ins (22)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• John Walker (W1JCW)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• 2018-03-17 09:30
  • Next meeting
  • St. Patrick’s Day! (Wear green)
• 2018-03-24 07:30 or 08:30
  • Social Breakfast
  • IHOP off of Boonville Rd exit (map)
• 2018-04-21 08:00
  • Next VE Test Session
  • April Meeting to follow

Vice-President N5ZKF

• KA5HIA presenting on national traffic system and traffic handling
  • Amateur radio message handling service
• Get on the air
  • W5W5T Battleship Texas Anniversary
  • NI6IW Launching of USS Midway
• Youth CW Academy kickoff

Secretary KG5LYE

• ARES net tonight on 443.425 MHz repeater
  • 8:30pm or after this net closes, whichever is later
  • ARES meeting has been pushed back to 2018-03-19

Treasurer N5GQB

• Received bank statement

• Thanks for all who renewed their membership

  • Currently 67 Members

• Radio in the Park

  • 2018-04-14
  • Tanglewood Park concrete table

• Upcoming events

  • Greater Houston Hamfest 2018-03-17
    • same date as meeting
    • also ARRL STX convention

Announcements / Comments

W5DZ

• Repeater noise due to 2m band opening
• New Antenna has been installed! feedline has not been run yet
• Will be running ARES net after net

N5ZKF

• DMR get-together on local talk group

KG5EYV

• Recent Openings: Hit Brazil on 10m
• Feedback from Skywarn class on 2018-03-01:
  • KG5SDF: Very interesting, recommend it!
  • KG5LYE: lots of good safety info and cool pictures
• Grimes county club
  • ARRL proposed changes to Tech license privileges

KX8V

• Will try for 10m net on 28.450 MHz

Buy / Sell

W5EWS

• Still have Yaesu FT-7900
• Field Day
• 40m rotatable dipole
• 979-828-1772