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Check-ins (20)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Prepare for cold weather
• 2022-12-17 Meeting Recap
  • Wish I could’ve been there
  • Successful election of 2023 Officers:
    • President: David Bailey (K5DKB)
    • Vice-President: Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
    • Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
    • Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Thanks to all who were able to attend
• Calendar events
  • 2022-12-25 Christmas (of course!)
  • 2023-01-21 January Luncheon
    • at Cooper’s BBQ, Llano room
  • 2023-01-28/29 Winter Field Day
    • American Legion Post 159
• Special events this week
  • 2022-12-24 Italian CW QRS Telegram Group Christmas Activity
  • Santa Net every evening 19:15
    • 3.916 MHz
  • RAC Winter Contest
  • ARRL Rookie Roundup: CW Edition

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
• It’s been a pleasure to serve as your vice president!

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Will send out minutes after net as usual
• Did very well on final exam and in the class
• Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 60 members
  • New associate member, working on license!
• Current bank balance: $8,236.42
• See you at Cooper’s in January
  • You can renew your membership there:
• Winter Field Day
  • presentations
  • chili contest
  • lots of contacts to make
  • VE exam
  • swap table

Announcements / Comments

Question #108 for conversation: What is your favorite ham radio accessory?

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• favorite accessory: multimeter
  • not explicitly ham-radio related, but a great tool to have around

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• favorite accessory: antenna rotor
  • esp. when VARA FM gives a bearing to other station

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• favorite accessory: headset (headphones and mic) and foot switch
  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE): Sounds like I could use one of those! :)

Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

• Merry Christmas, everyone!

Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

• Cold weather is around the corner
  • be sure to prepare accordingly