2022-10-04 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:34
Check-ins (21)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Chris MacCannell (W5FN)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Remembering Ernie Laney (K5ENL)
- Any additional news? Arrangements?
- Special events this week
- AZ QSO Party
- SD QSO Party
- PA QSO Party
- 10-10 International Day 10m sprint
- Scouts Jubilee (Jamboree?) on the Air
- NI6IW (USS Midway) Birthday of US Navy
- Other events
- 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)
- 2022-10-22 07:00/14:00 - Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Hazardous Household Waste collection
- Next club meeting
- 2022-10-15 09:30
- American Legion Post 159
- Officer elections coming up
- need temporary nominating committee (now until January)
- maybe just 2 people
- contact n5zkf@arrl.net if you would like to help
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual
- Might be absent from October club meeting
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 59 members
- Current bank balance: $8,229.93
- Includes $20.66 Amazon Smile donation!
- Thanks to all who have set W5BCS as your charity on Amazon Smile!
Announcements / Comments
Question #95 for conversation: Have you used PACTOR, AMTOR, or any other phase-shift keying modes?
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- ARES monthly net tonight
- 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
- 20:30 or after this net, whichever is later
- Monthly meeting 2022-10-18 19:00
- American Red Cross Building
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Work some PSK, RTTY, SSTV
- My longest SSTV contact is to Mauritius Island (other side of Madagascar)
- How much actually gets bought from Amazon Smile?
- KI5FIZ: Amazon donates 0.5% of purchase price from eligible purchases (excludes rebate and shipping)
Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Worked AMTOR with MARS
- Copied SSTV
Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- weekly reminder of N5RCO ARES net 2022-09-29 20:00 on W5KVN repeater
- monthly meetings are usually on the 2nd Saturday
- but Woodlands ARES needs help with “Ten for TX” event this weekend (2022-10-08)
- Contact me if interested
- QRZ page has been updated with email address
- this month it will be on 2022-10-22 09:30
- will meet in Franklin, TX, at Methodist Church Activities Building
- Peer-to-peer Winlink operations
- established a Zoom room for anyone in club who is interested in CW
- all are welcome!
- contact me at w5cyntx@gmail.com if interested