opened

20:00

closed

20:39

Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Max Lesser (KG5HZE)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Ernie Pyle (KI5WG)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Michael J. Rhodes (KE5GED)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Field Day
  • Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting this weekend!
  • Lots of enthusiasm about Field Day; really looking forward to it!
  • Lots to do:
    • Get keys Friday evening
    • Put stuff there overnight (around “0-dark-thirty”)
  • Set up 2019-06-22 08:00 Saturday Morning
    • Brian Bachmann Park in College Station
    • Bring your own breakfast, or there might be breakfast there
  • Start getting on the air around 13:00
  • Dinner 18:00

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Well-attended meeting: about 30 attendees
  • Guests from Grimes Co, W5AC, and prospective licensees
• Doodle poll for radio operation hours: https://doodle.com/poll/fzxp9mgq7af6ap7y
• Keep an eye out for visitors
  • Make them feel welcome
  • Talk about ham radio; promote the hobby
• Need lots of help 2019-06-23 13:00 Sunday Afternoon for teardown
  • Keep the park clean
• Featuring:
  • GOTA Station hosted by W5AC
  • Talk-in station tuned to local repeater(s)
  • Two radios in normal operation

Secretary KG5LYE

• 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB.

Treasurer N5GQB

• Chance of Rain this weekend
  • be prepared!
• Treasurer duties have been quiet for now
  • One new member recently
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG) will be handling meal and raffle tickets, helping Sly out.

Announcements / Comments

KD5GG

• Will probably have to move 10m net; people on 28.450 MHz

KG5EYV

• To N5GQB: Need help moving anything Friday evening?
  • A few large items (fan, coolers, etc.)
  • Meet 19:00

KG5LYE

• Originate ARRL radiogram to section coordinator (SEC)
• ARRL Bulletin
  • copy from CW, RTTY, digital mode, etc

KI5WG

• send link to doodle poll directly
  • Good on QRZ

Buy / Sell

N5GQB

• There will be swap tables at Field Day
  • Bring stuff to put on tables
  • mark with a price