opened

20:00

closed

20:21

Check-ins (24)

• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• balloon release last Saturday
  • Headed northeast
  • check email from this weekend if you want more details
• enjoyed seeing everyone at the meeting

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• nothing to report

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

absent, proxy David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Out of town this evening
• Will send out minutes later

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 66 members
• Bank balance: $8,585.06
• VE session after club meeting:
  • One new Technician

Announcements / Comments

Question #135 for conversation: Are you a CW operator and don’t use a straight key regularly, what are you using? a bug or paddle/keyer?

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

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Robertson County ARES Net
  • Thursday 20:00
  • 146.96 repeater

Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)

• Radio operator for a few years; interested in CW operations
• straight key from Jim in Robertson County
  • Could only go so fast with that
• Started using a vibrokeyer and an electronic keyer
  • More accuracy

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• No CW operations yet
• Assembled paddle from a kit
• And have a little magnetic metal travel paddle that I can practice with

Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)

• prefer to use bugs instead of straight keys
• Coffin bug from hiMound in Japan

Buy / Sell

Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)

• Power supplies
  • Pyramid PS14KX 14 Amp (asking $10)
  • Astron RS-20M (asking $30)
  • Astron RS-20A (asking $20)
• Good on QRZ