opened

20:00

closed

20:45

Check-ins (28)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Marshall Walpole (KG5IQY)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)

Officer Reports

President David Bailey (K5DKB)

• 2023-02-18 09:30 - Upcoming monthly club meeting
  • American Legion Post 159
  • Presentation after meeting: Wind power

Vice-President Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Making 3D printed callsign tags
  • email paul@conspiracy.net if interested

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• having trouble with the software I use to generate the minutes
• will send minutes out as soon as able

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 50 members
  • If you have not yet renewed, you can:
    • go to https://hamclubonline.com
    • send me an email for a PayPal invoice
• Bank balance: $8,741.83
• Looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting on 2023-02-18

Announcements / Comments

Question #114 for conversation (courtesy of K5ZY): What do you use to clean old radio equipment?

(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• ARES net this evening
  • 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
  • 20:30 or after this net
  • shouldn’t be too long

Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)

• Robertson Co. ARES net
  • Thursday Evening 19:00
  • 146.960 MHz FM (W5KVN) repeater
• Don’t know an answer to the question, but interested in answer

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• interested in knowing what other people use
• I’ve used compressed air to blow out dusty computer equipment
  • static-free cloth to get the stuff that’s really stuck on there

John Walpole (K5ZY)

• I use compressed air to blow out dust
• To clean cases:
  • Tuff Stuff
  • ArmorAll cleaning wipes
  • Stainless Steel cleaner
  • soft brush, lint-free towels
  • N5ZKF on Brushes:
    • paintbrush
    • makeup brush

David Vickers (KI5WEH)

• some tips from cleaning out electronics in my day:
  • don’t use chlorides, halides, ionic compounds, or corrosive materials that could etch away at circuit material
    • e.g., anything with salt in it
  • use isopropyl alcohol or (H)CFCs as a solvent to clean out any organic matter
  • distilled water

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• (Re: K5ZY) Zep stainless steel polish
• test plastics first: some dissolve in alcohol or react with other solvents

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Note: “cans of [compressed] air” aren’t just cans of air
  • can be very flammable or otherwise harmful
• Retrobright Hydrogen Peroxide can turn “old white” plastic back into “bright white”
  • (for use on some plastics that have turned yellow over time)
  • can potentially weaken the plastic, so be careful!
• DeoxIT for cleaning contacts (potentiometers, etc.)

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• dusting brushes, as mentioned previously
• compressed air: dial down the regulator so you don’t blast any fragile components too hard

Buy / Sell

John Walpole (K5ZY)

• Dug out a few Dual-Band DMR/FM TYT MD-2017 HTs
  • still in the box
  • anyone else doing DMR?
  • not sure about asking price (currently going for $159 new)
• k5zy@arrl.net and good on QRZ

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Looking for crimp-on PL259 connectors for RG-8X

Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)

• anyone have Yaesu FT-60R?
• Thinking about getting one, but would like to see one before I do
• If you have one and will be at the next meeting, please bring it for show-and-tell