2021-09-28 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:24
Check-ins (26)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Chris MacCannell (W5FN)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
- Lee Lance (KK5QO)
- Carol Dodds (KJ6LHH)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Looking for members to help with the following committes
- Field Day Committee
- Web and Social Media Steering Committee
- Contact n5zkf@arrl.net if interested
- Upcoming Events this weekend
- CA QSO Party
- Oceania DX Phone Contest (Australia, New Zealand, etc.)
- Strait Key Century Club (SKCC)
- Radio Society of Great Britain DX Contest
- Special Event Stations (via ARRL)
- Planning for our own special event station:
- City of Bryan 150th Anniversary of Charter
- Planning to be stationed near the Farmer’s Market in North Downtown Bryan
- Will look a lot like Field Day
- Contact n5zkf@arrl.net if interested
- Looking to get in touch with James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Think about signing up for committees previously mentioned
- Always looking for ideas for after-meeting presentations
- Contact me if interested: vice-president@bryanarc.org
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Sister is in town visiting from California
- Net minutes will be sent out as usual
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Current balance: $6,873.28
- Currently 69 members
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: Do you use a directional antenna or antenna array?
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Upcoming events:
- This weekend is ARRL simulated emergency test (SET) exercise
- All are welcome to participate; you don’t have to be an ARES member
- 2021-10-02 09:30 check-in on 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
- Winlink exercise
- 2021-10-04 is ARES net on KD5DLW repeater
- 2021-10-11 is ARES meeting at Red Cross Building on Boonville Rd
- This weekend is ARRL simulated emergency test (SET) exercise
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Belton Ham Fest is coming up
- Personally won’t be able to make it
- N5ZKF: I think they’re sold out
- Have a commercial directional antenna for some of the HF bands
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Don’t use a directional antenna at the moment
- Built one before out of a tape measure
- used for testing and fox hunting
- 2m beam assembled but not in the air
- Built one before out of a tape measure
- helpful for getting signal out further in one direction
Lee Lance (KK5QO)
- shout-out to Carol Dodds (KJ6LHH)
- helped put together a Tech training class earlier in the year