2023-03-21 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:35
Check-ins (21)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Thanks to all who came to the meeting last weekend!
- 29 in attendance
- special thanks to Mike Wisby (KA5HIA) for presentation on Battleship Texas
- first Field Day planning meeting
- If interested, contact me at k5dkb@outlook.com or committee chair Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) at paul@conspiracy.net
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Includes corrections to minutes from this weekend’s meeting
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bank balance: $8,834.43
- 57 members; still missing about 11 compared to last year
Announcements / Comments
Question #119 for conversation: Are you a member of the Bryan Amateur Radio club or any other Amateur Radio Club? If so, why?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Bryan Amateur Radio Club
- keeps me active in the hobby
- enjoy serving with others
- great to see everyone when we get together
- rewarding to meet and talk with like-minded people
David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- have belonged to other clubs
- amateur astronomy
- skydiving
- new to ham radio (< 1 yr), but enjoy it
- better to be with other people than by myself
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- like N5ZKF: enjoy serving the community and meeting others who enjoy the same
- service-oriented:
- serving as secretary
- emergency comms
- other clubs/hobbies:
- ministries at St. Mary’s in College Station
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- had fun doing presentation this weekend
- radio clubs
- first joined amateur radio club in Harris County
- found W5BCS through web search
- first reached out to Dale (WA5GVE), who was club secretary at the time
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ) is doing well
- will be at St. Joseph hospital for 4-5 more days
- will be going to rehab again after
- still in good spirits
Buy / Sell
Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
- RadioShack Pro 668-I digital portable scanner
- lightly used; still in good condition
- original box, aftermarket case
- MFJ noise-reducing signal enhancer
- barely used
- with power supply and antenna
- SGC power cube 500 W linear amplifier, solid-state
- needs minor repair
- Good on QRZ if anyone is interested
Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Zygo Z90
- CEI 19 interface adapter
- Astron VS-12M linear power supply
- Digimaster soundcard interface
- good on QRZ
Information Exchange
Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
- have an ICOM 756 Pro II that is getting no transmit power
- can receive just fine
- any thoughts on what might be wrong?
- anyone with same problem?