2022-08-23 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:18
Check-ins (18)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Special events this week
- Thanks to all who came to the meeting
- forgot to mention survey results for club activities:
- lots of interest in holding a special event station of some type:
- Winter Field Day
- Parks on the Air
- Partner with Other Local Activities (like Farmer’s Market in Downtown Bryan)
- Radio in the Park
- Some interest in doing techy-stuff
- Fox Hunt
- Kit Build
- lots of interest in holding a special event station of some type:
- forgot to mention survey results for club activities:
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
- Presentation last weekend by Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ): home-built battery box
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Students are back in full force
- Watch out for increased traffic and reduced stock at grocery stores
- Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 60 members
- 2 new members!
- If you’d like to renew or join,
- you can download the application from the club website
- can also send PayPal invoice if desired
- send email to treasurer@bryanarc.org
- Consider setting the Bryan Amateur Radio Club as your charity on Amazon Smile
- Current balance: $8,539.99
- might consider donating a penny to make that even :)
- Built a battery box and showed at the meeting
- Lot of fun to build!
- If anyone else is interested, come find us at Coco Loco on Saturday Morning
Buy / Sell
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Still have my 2005 Honda Gold Wing for sale
- info from 2022-07-26 net minutes:
- 6 cyl / 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
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
Friend showed me a handy chart to convert SWR to percent loss
Transcribed version for accessibility:
| SWR Reading | Percent of Loss |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0.0% |
| 1.1 | 0.2% |
| 1.2 | 0.8% |
| 1.3 | 1.7% |
| 1.4 | 2.8% |
| 1.5 | 4.0% |
| 1.6 | 5.3% |
| 1.7 | 6.7% |
| 1.8 | 8.2% |
| 1.9 | 9.6% |
| 2.0 | 11.1% |
| 2.1 | 12.6% |
| 2.2 | 14.1% |
| 2.3 | 15.5% |
| 2.4 | 17.0% |
| 2.5 | 18.4% |
| 2.6 | 19.8% |
| 2.7 | 21.1% |
| 2.8 | 22.4% |
| 2.9 | 23.7% |
| 3.0 | 25.0% |
| 4.0 | 36.0% |
| 5.0 | 44.4% |
| 6.0 | 51.0% |
| 7.0 | 56.3% |
| 8.0 | 60.5% |
| 9.0 | 64.0% |
| 10.0 | 66.9% |