date

2018-05-01

opened

20:00

closed

20:20

Check-ins (23)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Karsten Pearce (KG5YRX)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Daniel Fowler (KG5WUO)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
• Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Field day in 52 days

• 2018-06-08 ARRL Western Conference Division in Plano, TX

• 2018-07-07 Texas City Hamfest in Texas City, TX

• 2018-08-03 Convention in Austin, TX

• 60/40 tin/lead solder

  • unable to find anywhere except at new Ace Hardware store near SW Pkwy
  • check it out

Vice-President N5ZKF

• 20m was open this weekend
  • Florida QSO party
  • Don’t be discouraged by weird solar cycle, get on the air!
• Field Day
  • No update from Academy Sports & Outdoors

Secretary KG5LYE

• ARES net at 20:30 tonight or after conclusion of this net, whichever is later

Treasurer N5GQB

• Deposits to club from recent sales and repeater funds

Announcements / Comments

W5DZ

• Sly and I are working on the noise mystery
  • Probably intermod (146.680 MHz output mixing with something else to produce something on input frequency)
  • using spectrum analyzer and software-defined radios
  • narrowed down to a block

KX8V

• 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB
  • Today’s topic: Grounding problems

K5ZY

• N5BLW tried to check in
• Bennie had hip replacement surgery yesterday
  • no updates yet

KG5MCN

• Reminder: Grimes County weekly net on Thursday at 18:30 2m 146.740 MHz