2023-06-20 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:36
Check-ins (21)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Robert Pickell (AA3RP)
Opening Remarks
- It has been hot outside! Hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated!
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- This weekend is Field Day, “it’s kind of a big deal”
- American Legion Post 159
- Setup Saturday, 2023-06-24 09:00
- Contest starts 13:00
- Teardown Sunday, 2023-06-25 13:00
- Good news:
- Had good talk with Ray and Gary from SFA Radio Club about balloon release during Field Day
- Balloon launch scheduled (weather permitting) Sunday after our 08:00 pancake breakfast
- Impassioned plea:
- Can’t happen without your help: we need volunteers (pleeeease!)
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Echoes impassioned plea
- Sent out listserv email with links to online sign-up forms
- If you can’t be there in person, we could still use your help:
- Need people to be able to respond to GOTA station radio
- Frequencies TBD, probably talk-in on 146.680, GOTA on 443.425?
- Can donate points to the club from your own station
- Need people to be able to respond to GOTA station radio
- Hope to see y’all there, but if you can’t make it, we’ll miss you!
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 63 members
- Bank balance: $7,260.94
- Raffle tickets: $10 ea.
- if you buy 10 or more, you get next year’s membership for free
- VE Test Session 2023-06-24 14:00
Announcements / Comments
Question #132 for conversation: Do you have family members or in-laws who are amateur radio operators?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Now is a good time to get your equipment working (even though conditions are terrible outside)
- Lots of contacts with Parks on the Air … tuning in from where the weather may be better?
- Get equipment in working order before Field Day
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Immediate family, in-laws, and even neighbor have their license
Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- My son, Kevin, and my wife have a no-code tech
- Works at the University, (co-worker of N5ZKF)
- Several now-silent-key family members
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Just myself and my dad, Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
Buy / Sell
Skip Glueck (K5ZUA)
- Have a lot of stuff, plan to bring some of it to Field Day for swap table
- Will bring list of everything and can meet up later
- Tektronix scope probes (for various models), curve tracer
- AHP signal generator, vector impedance meter
- Lots of parts
Closing Remarks
Robert Pickell (AA3RP)
- Guest check-in from Lake Limestone!
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Opening on 10m, talked to Beaumont for a few mins
- Common this time of year: keep your radios on!
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Mind the weather, mind your safety, and mind the tropics this time of year