opened

20:00

closed

20:20

Check-ins (17)

• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• David Cook (KI5GDX)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
  • This will be our last net of 2021!
• 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

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Still looking for help with the Field Day Committee
• 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)

• (see above)
• …and expect net minutes as usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Learned that according to ARRL, it’s “Zed”
• 71 members
• Current balance: $6,953.93
• Looking forward to seeing everyone in January at Cooper’s BBQ!
  • $2 stickers and window clings with logo available

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Any special memories of 2021? Did something exciting happen this Christmas?

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Favorite memories from this year:
  • Field Day, as usual each year, but especially this year since we were able to do it in person
  • Helping Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR) get his station and antenna set up
  • Timer build with Dick Zimmer (W5DZ) and Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• The family helped furnish my kitchen with some cast iron and other nice cookingware

Robert Carter (NC5R)

• Favorite memories this year:
  • Getting 80/40 m dipole set back up
  • Got to retire from TAMU after 33 years!

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Got a tower set up
• Got my extra class
• Amazing grandbaby!

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• Counting blessings
  • Grandson Joseph in April
  • Retired from federal gov’t after 35 years
  • Moved to Bryan, TX, in July from Virginia