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Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Doug Cummings (KG5UDT)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Schedule
  • Radio in the Park 2019-04-13
    • Forecast calling for rain
    • Might have to push it back to 2019-04-27
  • Meeting 2019-04-20
    • New Location: at Salvation Army in Bryan

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Meeting 2019-04-20 09:30
  • 2506 Cavitt Ave, Bryan, TX
  • VE Session 08:00
  • Presentation by W5DZ on Tower Safety
• Special Event Stations
  • 2019-04-13 USS Midway on the air to commemorate Doolittle Raid
    • 14.320 MHz (20m band)
• Spread the good news and keep the hobby alive! :-)

Secretary KG5LYE

• ARES communications exercise tomorrow
  • CEOC and DDC should be active
  • Winlink operations

Treasurer N5GQB

• BARC membership
  • Currently 56 members
  • Can renew/join ARRL membership through club
    • We get some money back
• Belton Hamfest went well last weekend!
  • Club made a little bit of money.
• May or may not be at meeting
  • Easter that weekend
• Radio in the park is not cancelled yet
  • We’ll know by Friday whether the weather will cooperate.

Announcements / Comments

WB5CKO

• FREE FOOD! 2019-08-13 08:00-10:00
  • American Legion Post 159, intersection of Waco St and Hwy 21
  • Honoring All Veterans
  • Open to public
• Last of the Doolittle Raiders, Dick Cole, passed away at age 103

KG5EYV

• Social?
  • Cracker Barrel suggested, but may be too loud
  • Open to suggestions: write down and bring to Radio in the Park, next week’s net, and/or meeting on 20th
• Radio Games
  • Presentation sometime in the future
  • Relay / Protocol with scouts and CEOC ops
• Border conditions are getting worse
  • Radio Operators needed to help!
  • May not be at meeting.

N5GQB

• Parents’ Weekend this weekend: be on lookout for traffic

KG5UDT

• Welcome to the club!

Buy / Sell

N5GQB

• Kenwood TS-590S Base Station rig
  • 100 W
  • 160m thru 6m
  • Built-in antenna tuner
  • About 10 yrs old
  • Clean and well-taken-care-of
  • Price is flexible
  • Get in touch if interested: n5gqb@arrl.net