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Check-ins (27)

• David Cook (KI5GDX)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Jim Snell (W0PMO)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
• James Rosser (AA5W)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Band report: Hopefully you’ve been hearing and working some rare ones
  • Heard a station in North Macedonia, but net well enough to work
  • Worked a station on the island of Madeira
  • Propagation and conditions continue to be variable
• Get on the air:
  • ARRL International DX Contest, SSB 2021-03-06 and 2021-03-07
  • Novice Rig Roundup 2021-03-06 through 2021-03-14

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)

• Field Day
  • Locked in for Brian Bachmann Park
  • 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
  • Collect items to donate for door prizes

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Short on time tonight; midterm exam tomorrow and need to study
  • Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers! :-)
• Officers and KI5GDX, Please send me any notes you jot down
  • I’ll get the minutes sent out a little later than usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Balance as of 2021-01-31: $5821.09
• Income from dues: $165
• No disbursements
• Balance as of 2021-02-28: $5986.09
• There have been 39 renewals so far this year
  • versus 59 from last year

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: What radio hobby magazines or journals do you read (print or online)?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Brazos County ARES Net this evening on KD5DLW
  • 20:30 or at conclusion of W5BCS net, whichever is later
  • Everyone is welcome!

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Magazines
  • QST
  • CQ Amateur Radio
  • Nuts and Volts
  • Elektro

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Good magazine for beginners: On the Air from ARRL

Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)

• Second recommendation for On the Air
  • very readable
  • lots of variety
  • excellent resource

Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)

• Nuts and Volts now has a regular amateur radio column
• Make magazine has lots of good technology articles

David Cook (KI5GDX)

• Additional recommendations for Nuts and Volts and Make magazines
• Also, hackaday.com