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20:00

closed

20:25

Check-ins (28)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Joshua Shaffer (AG5JH)
• Daniel Fowler (KG5WUO)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Kevin Phillips (W5TTY)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Anthony Myers (N5TIU)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Lucas Hastings (KG5LYQ)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• good turnout at pancake breakfast
  • do it again? :-) … maybe in May
• schedule
  • 2018-04-07 Belton Hamfest
  • 2018-04-14 Radio in the Park
  • 2018-04-21 Club Meeting 09:30 (VE Test session 08:00)
  • 2018-04-28 Garland ARRL Southwest Convention

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Presentation by Dr. Conlee: location reporting using WSPR
• Special event stations
  • Buckingham Army Airfield training base in Florida
  • ARRL webpage > On-The-Air > Special Events

Secretary KG5LYE

• severe weather (heavy rain, high wind, possible hail) forecast over the next few days
  • stay safe, protect yourself, family, and property
  • those who took SkyWarn classes: NWS will want reports

Treasurer N5GQB

• not much happening in the bank or PO box
• new repeater swap-out ordered (and confirmed by Yaesu), but nothing else yet
• Belton Hamfest: I’ll have a couple tables on the side with things to sell
  • If anyone wants to sell something at Belton, put it on the table too!
  • Several miscellaneous donated items from WB5PWG (coax, connectors, etc.)
    • Items will be posted on the website for club members to buy
    • Contact Sly (n5gqb@arrl.net) if interested; proceeds go to the club
    • Anything left will go to Belton (proceeds still go to the club)

Announcements / Comments

KG5EYV

• Antenna replacement cost finalized: more than $500 under budget!

N5ZKF

• DMR get-together on local talk group

KG5SDF

• intermodulation from W5AC heard on W5BCS frequency
  • N5ZKF: maybe someone keyed up on the wrong frequency
  • WB5CKO: intermod problems in the past (25 yrs ago)
  • KG5LYQ: yup, I definitely keyed up on the wrong frequency :-)