opened

20:00

closed

20:18

Check-ins (12)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Winter Solstice today
• Band conditions are pretty poor
• Good meeting last Saturday
  • We had quorum! Thanks to everyone who came!
• VE Test Session
  • David Bailey (K5DKB) upgraded to General class
• Annual January Meeting / Annual Luncheon
  • 2022-01-15
  • food at 11:00, meeting at 12:00
  • Different venue: Cooper’s Barbecue in College Station
    • 3055 Earl Rudder Fwy S, College Station, TX 77845
    • Llano Room
  • We’ll need quorum for ratifying amendments to constutution and by-laws
• Contests and Special Event Stations
  • Christmas events
  • Check out ARRL listing online
• Nets in town:
  • W5AC net is usually on Mondays 20:00 on W5AC repeater
    • might be on pause
  • RTT newbies net Mondays 20:00 on W5BCS repeater
• Will be out of town for next net, but Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Still looking for help with the Field Day Committee
  • Plans are already coming together
• Presentation by Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX) about transmission/feed line behavior moved to next meeting
• Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Expect net minutes as usual
• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 71 members
• Current balance: $6,953.93
• Be sure to set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity for your Christmas shopping
• $2 stickers and window clings with logo available
  • Will bring to January meeting if you’d like to purchase any

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: If you do CW, do you use a key, paddle, [bug], software key?

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• Merry Christmas to everyone (Hanukkah)
• Straight Key most of the time
• I also have an electronic keyer

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• have all 3 (key, paddles, and software)
• prefer paddles for sending
• mostly use software as a crutch for decoding

Buy / Sell

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• Still have ICOM 7000 for sale
  • 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