2023-06-06 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:38
Check-ins (22)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
Opening Remarks
- Bad allergy day
- Development in the tropics
- Big storm a few nights ago: 40 mph winds at N5ZKF’s house
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
excused
Proxy N5ZKF:
- Raffle tickets for sale
- $10 each
- $100 worth includes next year’s club membership
- Prizes:
- $500 Burdett & Son Outdoor Adventure Gift Certificate
- $400 Visa gift card
- Wouxun KG-UV980P Quad Radio
- Yaesu FT-60R
- $100 Casa do Brazil gift card
- 100th Anniversary Special Edition handbook
- Contact k5dkb@outlook.com if interested
- 2023-06-17 09:30 is our next club meeting
- American Legion Post 159
- final prep for Field Day
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Proxy N5ZKF:
- Posters available if you have a bulletin board where you can post it (and take it down)
- You can contact him at paul@conspiracy.net
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Got an email earlier about BARC name tags ready for pickup!
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 61 members
- Bank balance: $6,913.94
- Next ham license exam: 2023-06-24 14:00 (at Field Day)
- Field Day Committee meeting tomorrow, 2023-06-07 18:00
Announcements / Comments
Question #130 for conversation: What is your amateur radio elevator speech?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- ARES net tonight 20:30 or after BARC net, whichever comes later
- 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
- No June ARES meeting due to Field Day
- CEOC visit Friday, 2023-06-09 09:00
- Call to be let in: main CEOC number, on radio, or my phone 979-229-7304 when at the door
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- WB5CKO is at St. Joseph Hospital:
- Had a bad upper respiratory problem and caught RSV
- Dehydration and kidney shutdown
- Will probably be out Friday
- Got a Roku dongle to watch on old TV, next day the TV blew up
- Don’t let your equipment know it might be replaced.
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Elevator pitch:
- Usually tailored to the person I’m talking to
- Something for everyone: from personal to technical
- Emergency communications
- Reference to website or ARRL for more info
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Someone usually notices my callsign on my license plates and asks, “Is your husband a ham radio operator?”
- I’m sure other YL’s can relate
- Wish more would call into the net :)
- People generally surprised that Morse Code is not a requirement
- Depends on the person, their interests, age, gender, etc.
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- I carry those ham radio info cards
- Handed one out at ACE Hardware
- Always great to talk to people who are interested
- However, don’t overwhelm them, stay positive
- Thanks to KA5HIA for the reminder last week about Museum Ships on the Air
- Lots of noise, interesting propagation; sometimes even from Europe
- Worked someone in New Zealand!
- United Nations HQ in New York
- USS Midway (KI5IW)
- Parks on the Air
- KY QSO Party
- Paul Bilke’s mother passed away early this morning
- Has been a long running challenge of late
- Thoughts and prayers for him, his family, and the repose of his mother
Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- My wife is also a ham radio operator
- We both have our callsigns on our license plates
- Get asked about it often:
- “Is that your callsign?”
- “No, it’s my wife’s!”
Buy / Sell
Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- Do people in the area build things with components?
- Finding a lot of parts
- Contact me at glueck@suddenlink.net if interested
- KI5FIZ: maybe bring to Field Day for swap table?
Closing Remarks
- Iceland is on the air right now!
- 14.282 MHz USB