opened

20:00

closed

20:31

Check-ins (26)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Karsten Pearce (KG5YRX)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Marshall Walpole (KG5IQY)
• Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
• Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Great meeting Saturday in prep for Field Day
  • “Everything’s going to go wrong, but we’ve got a great crew in place”
  • Hope to see y’all there!

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Field Day is going to be a great time
  • All checklist positions field
  • Note from Rod Hotz (K5BGB) pointing out lack of clarity regarding operating privileges:
    • All operators will operate with highest privilege operator present
    • Make sure Extra-licensed operator is present if operating on Extra bands
    • Privileges not tied to club callsign
• Got old Yaesu HT fixed!
• DMR get-together on local talk group after net

Secretary KG5LYE

• See you later this weekend

Treasurer N5GQB

• Out killing bugs, but rain giving a break now
• No new members
  • Might pick up a few at field day
• Need help setting up, operating radios (especially later through the night), and tear-down
• Still collecting door prizes
• Raffle Prizes have been acquired
• BBQ starts around 18:00; tickets are $10
• VE Test at 15:00
• Two HF stations and one VHF station
  • Will be monitoring 146.680 MHz FM repeater
• Make sure you’re signed up on the Listserv so you get announcements

Announcements / Comments

KG5EYV

• Hope to have a good crowd!
  • Firefighters and CSPD excited about Field Day
  • Mayor of College Station will be there around 18:00.
• Weather looks like it’s going to cooperate

KX8V

• Not going to be able to make Field Day
• 10m is wide open, We’ll try for net on 28.520 MHz

KG5SDE

• Check if pavilion is rented out Friday night before field day
  • Take equipment up to Brian Bachmann around 18:00 or 19:00.