2019-02-19 Net Minutes

Check-ins (23)

VE Test
- 1 new Tech
- 2 generals
- 2 amateur Extra: KG5JDJ and KF5TYX!
Thanks, KG5JDJ, for the great presentation!
20-30 active members out of rougly 60 total members
- Great percentage of active involvement!
Special events
- Fox hunts, special stations, …
- Officers need help from the club members to put these together
IRS filing: We didn’t make over $50K, so we don’t have to report anything
Club insurance paid up
Brian Bachmann reservation for 2019-06-22 and 2019-06-23

“Money is in the bank” (especially from membership renewals)
- Currently have 55 paid members
  - Compare to about 70 members from last year
- Accepting membership renewals through mail or at meetings
- https://www.bryanarc.org/join-barc/
ARRL Kickback
- percentage of new and renewed memberships go to the club!
- Need to fill out a special form
  - “ARRL Affiliated Club Membership Application”
  - Planning to post on website
  - make checks payable to Bryan Amateur Radio Club
- At least 51% of club members must be ARRL members

Health and Welfare / Good of the Order
- Jack Lester (K5JWL) Laid up at house
- Give call on radio 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater

Email from John (W1JCW) moved into the neigborhood
- Looking for people to talk with
- Look up on QRZ
Reading up on LED light bulbs
- Supposedly putting out interference, but not hearing any from mine
- 60W-equivalent GE bulbs available at Lowe’s
- Cost just over $1 a piece
Troop sponsored by American Legion
- Check with Post Commander: theft might be covered under insurance

Affordable DMR radio: Radiodity GD-77
- Comes up for sale on Amazon every once in a while

Trying to copy SSTV from ISS
Interference from N to NE on 145.800 MHz
- Digital signal registering S9+
- North Bryan, Hwy 21 / Tabor Rd exit
- Fox hunting appreciated
KG5EYV: article from ARRL magazine
- chasing down signal using SDR