opened

20:00

closed

20:24

Check-ins (26)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Clint Loggins (KG5OQV)
• Rick Swaims (W5RTF)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Jace Nelson (KE0MXN)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• David Cook (KI5GDX)
• Randy Field (K5RLF)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• meeting this last saturday
  • almost 2 dozen checked in
  • brief presentation and door prize afterwards
  • next meeting: 2020-03-20 09:30
• Band conditions are fluctuating, but pretty good right now
  • 160 m CQ SSB contests
  • two RTTY contests this weekend

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)

• Poll about possibly moving Field Day to different location this year
  • Looks like we’re going to be at Bachmann again
  • City of Bryan might waive rental fees for Sue Haswell, but might not happen
  • Filling out paperwork to reserve Bachmann

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes after net
• corrections to meeting minutes

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 29 members so far
  • still hoping to get new renewals
• current balance: $5901.09

Announcements / Comments

Questions for conversation: What is your favorite piece of amateur radio equipment?

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Favorite piece of equipment:
  • Programmable receivers, Whistler TRX-2 and TRX-1
  • Yaesu handheld
  • Power distribution bus

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Favorite equipment:
  • Bencher CW paddles and straight key from W5DZ
  • Icom IC-7300 to use them

Garrett Martin (W5HVS)

• Favorite equipment: Heil parametric audio system
  • had a very hard time understanding at first

Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)

• Favorite equipment: Comet SWR analyzer
  • indespensible for those who build antennas

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• Favorite, most important equipment:
  • Hazer to crank equipment up and down tower instead of having to climb

David Cook (KI5GDX)

• Favorite equipment: Baofeng UV-5R, my first radio

Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

• Favorite equipment: Bill’s Hazer :-)