2021-12-14 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:31
Check-ins (23)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Jeff French (KM5TW)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Lee Lance (KK5QO)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Band conditions are pretty poor
- There’s always the local repeater(s) :-)
- Meeting this Saturday, 2021-12-18 09:30
- at American Legion Post 159
- need at least 18 people to have quorum for club business; please plan to be there
- officer nominations to be approved
- proposed amendments to constitution and by-laws
- emailed ahead of time
- printed copies will be made available at meeting
- VE Test session 08:00
- Contact Gerald Golub (W5VUI) w5vui@w5vui.com if you have questions
- Annual January Meeting / Annual Luncheon
- 2022-01-15
- food at 11:00, meeting at 12:00
- Different venue: Cooper’s Barbecue in College Station
- We’ll need quorum there too for:
- officer elections
- ratifying amendments to constutution and by-laws
- Contests and Special Event Stations
- N9EN Edwin Armstrong (inventor of FM)
- Earth-Moon-Earth Contest
- Feld Hell Sprint
- Indonesia (DX) and Croatia (CW) Contests
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Presentation after this weekend’s meeting by Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX) about transmission/feed line behavior
- Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Expect net minutes as usual
- Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 71 members
- Current balance: $5,891.93
- Deposit from Amazon Smile: $20.31 (YTD ~$60)
- Be sure to set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity for your Christmas shopping
- Just upgraded to Amateur Extra class
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: Have you used and Arduino microcontroller in your ham radio hobby?
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Geminid meteor shower going on
- won’t be able to see due to cloud cover, but we can still use meteor scatter
- typical procedure:
- 10m band and up
- listen for “ping” on SSB and speak up
- give call sign and “EM10” (or wherever your QTH is)
- stays open for 30-45 seconds
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- I have an Arduino and have used it before, but not for ham radio
- neat to see what people do with them
Buy / Sell
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Radio for sale
- ICOM 7000
- LDG AT-200Pro II auto-tuner
- face plate extension
- Programming software and cable
- looking for $750 for the whole kit
- Contact jeffjmcdowell@gmail.com if interested
Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- looking for custom embroidered hat with callsign
- N5ZKF: my hat was gift from my son
- local embroidery shops can do it; online places as well
- “The Sign Man” in Belton
- KI5CES: Two places:
- Monograms and More
- 1806 Welsh Ave, College Station, TX 77840
- https://m-mapparel.com
- (979) 693-7773
- Lids Post Oak Mall shop near food court
- Monograms and More
Information Exchange
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Got a contact from someone we met at Farmer’s Market
- Need someone willing to help them out
- Contact n5zkf@arrl.net if you can help
Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
- Thanks to everyone who helped get equipment set up!