2022-03-15 Net Minutes

Check-ins (17)

Conditions have been pretty good, including on some of the higher frequency band
- heard some 10 m on Saturday
- other local operators reported a lot of 10 m activity from South America on Saturday
2022-03-19 09:30 is our next meeting
- expect to hear more info about Field Day
- we’d love to see you there
- presentation afterwards by Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) about 3D printing
Special events this week
- W5T - Battleship Texas 108th Birthday
- N3TAL - National Vietnam War Veterans Day
- N0Q - National Quilting Day
- VA QSO party

Turn in your ideas for presentations if you have any
Field Day
- We now have a full list of raffle prizes
  - We will announce details at the meeting on Saturday
- Time to start collecting door prize items

Gone flyin'

Current balance: $7,478.65
38 members so far
- can renew by mail using form on the website and sending check to PO Box
- or PayPal

Question for conversation: Have you ever been a transmitter for a fox hunt?

Had an interesting fox hunt
- several times with different people using antennas
- quite interesting to locate
- can be challenging

has anyone ever heard of a DX Commander antenna?
- what’s your experience
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ): no experience with the antenna
- watched a lot on YouTube of the UK Ham who sells those