2022-09-20 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:35
Check-ins (22)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
- Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Keep an eye on the tropics
- 2 named storms: Fiona and Gaston
- Another wave expected in next 24 hours
- NWS hurricane net activation 17:00 (14.325 MHz and 7.268 MHz later at 23:00Z)
- Fiona is reported to be worse than Maria
- Special events this week (and next)
- CW World-wide RTTY
- ME QSO Party
- Antique Wireless Party
- Masonic Lodges on the Air
- 2022-09-24 - Historic USS Massachusetts on the air to commemorate original launch date
- Other events
- 2022-10-01/02 - Belton Hamfest (get there the night before)
- 2022-10-22 07:00/14:00 - Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Hazardous Household Waste collection
- old TI building (off Harvey Rd on the other side of Hwy 6)
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Looking to do some work on the trailer; get in touch if interested
- Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 60 members
- If you’d like to renew or join,
- turn it in at the next meeting on 2022-09-17 (will have copies in-person)
- can also send PayPal invoice if desired
- send email to treasurer@bryanarc.org
- If you’d like to renew or join,
- Current bank balance: $8,401.10
- Consider setting the Bryan Amateur Radio Club as your charity on Amazon Smile
Announcements / Comments
Question #93 for conversation: What other hobbies do you have besides Ham Radio?
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Large state-wide RACES and ARES joint exercise this weekend
- ARES net tonight to review information
- 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW)
- 20:30 or at conclusion of W5BCS net
Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- for KI5FIZ: news on gift for American Legion?
- Hobbies: brewing beer and making bread
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- donation is in the works
- planning to coordinate with N5ZKF regarding a card to accompany check
- Hobbies:
- needlepoint
- (Within Ham Radio) VARA FM
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- programming and technology (work and fun)
- aviation (private, instrument pilot)
- anything to do with dolphins
- fountain pens: going to the Dallas Pen Show this weekend
- mechanical keyboards
- speedcubing (still working on the “speed” part)
- swimming (exercise and fun)
- camping, hiking, kayaking, outdoors-ing
- video games:
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- Ori series (Ori and the Blind Forest / Ori and the Will of the Wisps)
Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- genealogical research
- archival research:
- looking through old books and old buildings
- spent a lot of time in the Library of Congress while in DC
- joined Brazos Valley Historical Club
Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Robertson County ARES net Thursday
- 2022-09-22 20:00 CDT
- 146.960 MHz FM (W5KVN)
- planning for exercise this weekend
- hobbies
- anything to do with outside and grandkids
- (amateur radio): CW
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- museum ships
- good crossover into amateur radio
- have been on over 60 museum ships, including two U-boats
- followed Battleship TX as it was being towed to Galveston
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- photography, esp. birds and architecture
- electronics, tinkering
- radio monitoring