2023-04-18 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:32
Check-ins (22)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- James Rosser (AA5W)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
Opening Remarks
- Happy World Amateur Radio Day!
- Event put on by the International Amateur Radio Union.
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Thanks to all who made it to the meeting last weekend
- And to those who came to Radio in the Park after
- got a little sunburned
- made several contacts
- 2023-05-20 will be our next meeting
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF):
- Field Day committee
- Write paul@conspiracy.net
- Meeting online tomorrow at 18:00
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- N5ZKF: I presume you were at Belton Hamfest, correct?
- yes, had a lot of fun; also had other things to take care of there
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 59 members
- Bank balance: $8,172.94
- Successful VE session this weekend before the meeting
- New Tech: Patrick Z.
- Two upgrades to Extra: Kevin W. and David V.
Announcements / Comments
Question #123 for conversation: How are you celebrating World Amateur Radio Day?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Got on 10m this morning, and it was really busy
- Worked Cuba, Slovenia, and Italy on 100 W
- Also received Elecraft antenna tuner back from being serviced; working fine so far
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Talked with some folks about amateur radio
- Worked special event station on 20m
Buy / Sell
Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- have a bunch of electronic gear available
- worked at IBM for a long time
- picked up a lot of equipment as they were going out
- Non-exhaustive list of equipment:
- TM-500
- oscilloscope, counter, pulse generator, function generator,
- ICOM 220
- Hammerlund HQ-129-X radio
- Impedance meter, multimeter
- 191 const amplitude oscillator
- resistors, capacitors
- Also have MFJ 1786 loop antenna that needs a new home
- Contact me at glueck@suddenlink.net if interested
Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- MFJ 556 code oscillator and key
- asking $40
- Northwest Digital Radio DRAWS hat for Raspberry Pi
- comes with Raspberry Pi and case
- flashed with HamLib image
- asking $200
- comes with Raspberry Pi and case
- Good on QRZ
Information Exchange
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- For Dick Zimmer (W5DZ): how are you doing?
- W5DZ: It’s been a long situation
- started with knee replacement 2023-01-01
- dealt with several rounds of infections and complications; needed follow-up
- In rehab facility
- “Belt-up, I’m fine. Belt-down, not so good.”
- We’re all praying for you and rooting for you!
- Proxy check-in for Don Ling (WB5CKO); he’s feeling under the weather