2018-05-15 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:30
Check-ins (23)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- David Barry (KG5UZA)
- Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Bob Henglein (W5GC)
- Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
- Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
- Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
- Jim Snell (W0PMO)
- Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Tom Small (N1TOV)
- Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
- Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Leslie Jones (KE5AQT)
Officer Reports
President KG5EYV
- meeting this Saturday 2018-05-19
- Important Field Day preparations (prizes, etc.)
- T-Shirts have been ordered
- Media and guest have already been invited
- thanks to KA5HIA, N5ZKF, and KG5EYV (self)!
Vice-President N5ZKF
- Presentation on Microcontrollers by Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) after meeting
- DMR get-together on local talk gorup
Secretary KG5LYE
- ARES meeting yesterday
- worked on antenna and running coax for new radio room
- member profile updates
Treasurer N5GQB
- No monies in or out
- Upcoming Expenses
- amount for field day prizes has been approved
- PO box renewal
- Field Day Stuff
- Prizes (not as many as last year, but better quality)
- Introductory HF radio
- Antenna Analyver
- HT, maybe
- Power Supply
- Gift cards, etc.
- Raffle Tickets may be ready to sell by meeting on Saturday
- Door Prizes
- VE Test Session on-site at field day (probably 15:00)
- No test session this weekend, by the way
- Dayton Hamvention this weekend
- Many vendors usually have good deals about this time!
KX8V
- 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB
- Possible band opening
- Had good band opening last week
- This week’s topic: Family matters
Buy / Sell
N5GQB
- Couple items for sale:
- Still trying to sell a Kenwood TS-590S
- Slightly used Phillips Hue LED Lightbulb set (and network hub)
- Get in touch at n5gqb@arrl.net if interested
Info Exchange
KG5EYV
- KG5SDG received help from Jeff French (KM5TW) to put up inverted-V dipole
- Had trouble hearing the long-distance contacts last week. Ideas?
- antenna height?
- propagation locality/directionality?