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20:31

Check-ins (19)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Jerry Xu (KI5VYD)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

Welcome to Jerry Xu (KI5VYD) and congratulations on the new callsign!

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Remember to exercise your privileges
• Special events this week
• 2022-08-20/21: Huntsville Hamfest

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
• Last meeting had presentation by Phil Gates (N5ZKF) about local repeaters and how they work

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net
• Haven’t had the chance to finish with prior minutes, but hope to finish those as time allows

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 57 members
  • several joined at the last meeting
• Current balance: $8,819.98
  • we got our refund from the Brian Bachmann Park reservation

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: What is your favorite operating mode and why? Analog, digital, CW, FM, AM, SSB?

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• I like using SSB on 20 m and 40 m for voice to talk around the world
• CW QRP: it’s amazing to see how far you can get on low power
• FM digital (D-STAR) and analog on the local repeaters

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• I spend time playing with VARA HF
• satisfying to the sound connecting; takes me back to the old dial-up connections
• sending emails over the radio is a great step in emergency comms

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• SSB 10 m, 20 m, 15 m mostly
  • talked around the world
  • also like doing QRP

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• I like FM to talk on the net; great to catch up with everyone every week
• SSB is my preferred mode on HF
• FT8 seems like cheating :)
• wish I could do CW

Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)

• small group of guys getting interested in practicing CW
  • Tom Talley (W5XTT)
  • Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
  • myself (KI5QNR)
  • Michael Atkinson (KI5QNT)
• maybe get together on Zoom to practice keying without any pressure
• contact W5XTT (usually on 443.425 MHz FM repeater) if interested
• KG5LYE: I’m interested! Will keep an ear out for Tom

Buy / Sell

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• I have a 2005 Silver Honda Gold Wing for sale
• 1.8 L / 1800 cc engine
• Garmin GPS
• 13,000 actual miles
• asking $9,500
• if interested, call 979-595-6916 or email jeffjmcdowell@gmail.com
  • if I don’t pick up, please leave a message!

Information Exchange

Travis Scott (KI5TMS)

• Looking to try out CW keyer
• If anyone has a paddle that they could loan, I’d be interested in borrowing it
• KG5LYE: can bring mine to the next meeting to let you try, but it’s my only paddle keyer