2023-03-07 Net Minutes

Check-ins (24)

David Bailey (K5DKB)

2023-03-12 14:00/16:00 - Celebration of Life service for Ernie Laney (K5ENL)
- Amerian Legion Post #159 (where we have our meetings)
2023-03-09 - Skywarn Training
- 2 opportunities:
  - 13:00/15:00 Basic
  - 18:00/20:00 Advanced
- Brazos Center; 3232 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, TX 77802
- RSVP by email to Amy Zaragoza (azaragoza@cstx.gov)
2023-03-18 09:30 - Next Club Meeting
- American Legion Post #159
- Come early for Coffee and Donuts

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

Question #118 for conversation: If you’re a CW operator, what’s your speed? Do you slow down or speed up for other operators?

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

Brazos County ARES (N5BRZ) net tonight
- 20:30 or after net, whichever happens later
- 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater

Online version of advanced Skywarn class
- 2023-03-21 18:00/20:15
- See NWS website for details

Robertson County ARES
- regularly scheduled net is cancelled this week
- same time as SkyWarn training
- monthly meeting this Saturday, 2023-03-11 09:30
- Franklin Methodist Church activities building
- Working on VARA FM issues
Aspiring (or maybe expiring?) CW operator
- can send close to 28 WPM, feel more comfortable at 23 WPM
- can copy a little faster
- will slow down for others (good courtesy in general)

Comfortable listening to letters at 18 WPM,
- with spacing between letters to make it around 5 WPM
- usually speed up as the “wet-ware” gets warmed up
- Often use fldigi to help decode
- Try to match speed of other operator if able

Report from Greater Houston Hamfest:
- had a lot of fun and came back with some goodies
- will post pictures to Facebook Group