2021-11-16 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:33
Check-ins (20)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- David Cook (KI5GDX)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Bryan 150 Special Event Station
- Beautiful weather!
- Not too many contacts
- Thanks to all who called CQ
- Made lots of local contacts, met some old friends
- Farmer’s Market was very excited to have us there
- Probably do it again sometime in future
- Special thanks to NC5R for standing by all morning to talk with those interested in getting on the air!
- Next meeting is this weekend
- 2021-11-20 09:30
- American Legion Post 159
- Get on the air
- Antique Wireless Association QSO (1929 or earlier) Party
- ARRL Sweepstakes SSB Contest
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
Gone huntin’ … Proxy N5ZKF
- Let us know if you have ideas for after-meeting presentations
- Committees
- Field Day
- Web Steering
- By-Laws Revision
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Expect net minutes as usual
- Thanks to all who came out to the Bryan 150 Special Event Station
- Lots of fun, great weather, and neat stuff to see at the farmer’s market
- See y’all at the meeting!
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 71 members
- Current balance: $6,953.88
- Special event station was a lot of fun!
- looking forward to doing similar things in the future
- Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this Saturday!
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: Do you have a favorite amateur radio contest?
Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- On 20m SSB; heard VK3MO from East Australia
- heard, but not contacted
- on dipole in the attic
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Worked someone from Brazil on 20m
- Shout-out to Matthew Barry (KG5LYE), Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR), and Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Visited on Saturday to help get 80/40 HF dipole back up and running!
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Museum Ships Weekend (first weekend in June)
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Always been fond of Field Day:
- Not just for the radio (everyone’s on the air!)
- Lots of camaraderie, cool stuff to see, good food and fellowship
- (finally) Did some rearranging at my house to set up my HF base station
- Still need to string up antenna and run the cables, but there is now a clear path forward
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- 13 Original Colonies special event
- Has grown to include stations in France and Great Britain
- Fun challenge to get all special ivent stations and bonus station(s)
- Museum Ships Weekend is also fun!
Buy / Sell
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- 72 ft US Tower is still available for sale
- Asking $15K ($22K new)
- Good on QRZ
Information Exchange
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Two 24-hr digital clocks (one local time, one zulu/UTC time)
- Forgot to turn the “daylight savings time” feature off for the UTC clock!
Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Is Gerald Golub (W5VUI) still in charge of web?
- N5ZKF: affirmative, he helps with the IT management: webmaster@bryanarc.org or w5vui@w5vui.com