2022-02-08 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:31
Check-ins (20)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Clark Pennington (KC5BHM)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
- Kevin Bolton (W5KVN)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Special events this week
- Nat’l inventors’ day
- NI6IW - USS Midway Museum Ship
- Washington Co, IA President Washington’s Birthday
- CQ Worldwide RTTY WPX Contest
- YLRL YLOM Annual Contest
- OMISS QSO Party
- 2022-02-14 ARRL School Club Roundup
- Additional upcoming events:
- 2022-02-14 - Valentine’s Day… Not Ham radio related…
- 2022-02-26 - Orange, TX, Hamfest
- 2022-03-05 - Irving Amateur Radio Club Hamfest
- 2022-03-24/25 - Belton Ham Expo
- Upcoming February Meeting
- 2021-02-19 09:30
- American Legion Post 159
- Other events are planned there, so get there early to get a parking space
- VE test at end of meeting
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Superbowl this weekend!
- Expect Net Minutes as usual
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Current balance at start of month: $7,257.29
- 33 have renewed so far
- Also remember to set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: Do you use any digital voice modes?
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- D-STAR (KI5MMC), monitor occasionally on my mobile rig
- Gateway repeaters are pretty neat to talk around the world using the Internet
- Not voice, but Winlink every now and then
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- DMR handheld with hotspot
- Yaesu Fusion capable radio
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Big fan of AllStar (powered by a port of VoIP)
- Have a ClearNode hotspot
- Analog-Digital-Analog mode
- Blind Hams Digital Network is on there
- Lots of talented operators
Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Echolink, also linked with AllStar
- Skywarn joins a lot of nodes during inclement weather