2021-02-02 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:35
Check-ins (34)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Randy Field (K5RLF)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Jim Snell (W0PMO)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- Rusty Adams (KI5MNH)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
- Tom Small (N1TOV)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- David Barry (KG5UZA)
- James Rosser (AA5W)
- Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
- David Jarrett (K5AAJ)
- Connor Farrell (WG1GEM)
- Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
- Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
- Josh Bell (KI5JQD)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Upcoming Club Meeting: 2021-02-20 09:30
- on the air and zoom
- More details to follow
- Amplifier now on KI5MMC
- 20m is open
- (National) Parks on-the-air
- heard from W3PR from Puerto Rico; late Arecibo telescope
- Get on the air!
- Vermont QSO party
- 10-10 International Winter SSB contest this weekend
- Mexico RTTY International Contest
- EU DX Contest
- 2021-01-08 ARRL School Club Roundup
- K3HWJ - Groundhog Day special event station this weekend
- K5C - Space Shuttle Columbia
- KD2FSI - Howard E. Anthony, founder of Heathkit Corp.
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- ARRL Field Day 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
- Looking to be at Brian Bachmann Park
- May be abbreviated, but we will do something
- Send ideas for (Zoom) presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Sorry I missed last net
- Collaborating with Lorna for bookkeeping
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Treasurer report:
- Starting Balance: $5462.09
- Income: $453
- including ARRL memberships!
- Disbursements: $94
- Ending Balance: $5821.09
- 23 membership renewals to date
- Thanks to all who renewed, especially those who donated!
Additional info from Phil Gates (N5ZKF):
- ARRL Membership Perks
- club gets a kickback
- 4 publications available
- QST
- QEX
- Contest Journal
- On the Air
- Free legal advice
Announcements / Comments
Questions for conversation:
- Have you ever operated as a special event station?
- What was a memorable special event station that you worked?
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Brazos County ARES net on KD5DLW repeater after W5BCS net
- Working with COVID-19 vaccination hub
- 1250 vaccines / day Monday through Thursday
- Please help elderly (65+ yrs) and at-risk register for the vaccine
- Contact n5sbn@arrl.net for assistance and more info
KI5MMH
- Special thanks to Connor Farrell (WG1GEM) for help!
- Connor heard Rusty’s radio test but wasn’t able to reply
- so he looked him up on QRZ and sent a late report
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Special event station: Armed forces day
- Camp Hearne
- Worked people from all over the world
- Would love to do something similar again
- something historical in the area
- maybe with W5AC
Information Exchange
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Spread-Spectrum for work
- lots of networked repeaters and remotes
- problem: nearby remotes were not working, but farther ones weren’t
- TDR site analyzer helped figure it out
- turns out the problem was bad coax… still not sure why
W5AC Report Connor Farrell (WG1GEM)
- 2m repeater back up to normal transmit power after problem with amplifier