2023-02-28 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:28
Check-ins (22)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Shawn Whitley (KI5VTP)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Nothing to report
- Thanks for being here!
- Looking forward to hearing from y’all again next week
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
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Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
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Announcements / Comments
Question #117 for conversation: Are you planning on attending the Greater Houston Hamfest this weekend?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- G2 Solar storm: aurora as far south as Minnesota
- Expected to last through today
- Able to receive antenna TV channels from far away
- Not going to Houston this weekend
Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Is it true that if you’re not a US citizen, you cannot get an Amateur Radio license
- N5ZKF: I don’t think that’s correct. ARRL does issue US radio licenses to non-US citizens, but not sure on the rules
- WB5CKO: Might apply to dignitaries, people with green cards, etc.
- KG5LYE: Anyone with an FRN and a mailing address in the US can get a license and transmit in the US. To transmit outside of the US, you must carry your amateur radio license and proof of US citizenship.
- K5DKB: From Part 96 at Cornell… so long as a person doesn’t work for a foreign government, they can take the test and get a license.
Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Will be traveling this week;
- Robertson County ARES net will not be this Thursday at 19:00
- CW ops class is done, following week will shift back to 20:00