opened

20:00

closed

20:31

Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• 2023-04-15 09:30 is our next regular club meeting
• American Legion Post 159
• Hope everyone is having a lovely Spring!

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Field Day Planning
• If you’d like to volunteer, we’d love to hear from you
• Also taking suggestions: something that’s been done before? something new you want to do
• email paul@conspiracy.net

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Have a blessed Easter!
• See y’all at the meeting

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Bank balance: $8,834.43
• 57 members

Announcements / Comments

Question #121 for conversation: what is your favorite item of Amateur Radio Equipment?

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

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Ham License exam session before the meeting on 2023-04-15
• Favorite piece of equipment is Yaesu Rotor and the beam that it directs

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• ARES net this evening
  • 20:30 or after this net, whichever is later
  • 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater

Robert Carter (NC5R)

• favorite ham radio equipment is from Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• talking rotor box so I know where my beam is pointing (blind ham)
• had it for 25 years

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• CW keyers (also from W5DZ, by chance):
  • classic J38 keyer
  • Bencher iambic paddles

Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)

• Used to have a 10m SSB rag chew after the net back in the day
• anyone interested in doing something like that next week?
  • KG5LYE
  • KX8V