opened

20:00

closed

20:25

Check-ins (20)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Dominick Adamo, Jr. (KG5JRA)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Jerry Xu (KI5VYD)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Becky Miller (K5BEC)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• nothing to report

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Final score from field day 2,724
  • Missing documentation for public info table, so might miss out on those 100 bonus points
  • Score should be at least 2,624

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Paul, KF5WGJ is under the weather
  • We hope you feel better soon, Paul!
• Bank balance: $8,585.06
• 66 members
• Next Ham License exam will be 2023-08-19 11:00
  • after regularly scheduled monthly club meeting

Announcements / Comments

Question #136 (#2 for K5DKB) for conversation: Is there any particular QSO that you’re proud of?

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

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• My wife made her first contact with Costa Rica
• Have worked DX on Charlie’s gateway repeater

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• CEOC visit Friday 2023-07-28 09:00
  • call (979) 821-1012 or KD5DLW repeater
• Brazos County ARES Net next week (first Tuesday of month)
  • 2023-08-01 08:30 or after W5BCS net

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Recent one I’m proud of: worked Australia and got DX category for Field Day

Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)

• Museum Ships on the air on 20 m
• WWII-era ships

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Robertson County ARES Net
  • Thursday 20:00
  • 146.96 MHz (Franklin) repeater
• Invitation / reminder:
  • Breakfat every Saturday morning 07:30
  • Coco Loco on Welsh Ave
  • Bunch of hams just get together to hang out

Buy / Sell

Jerry Xu (KI5VYD)

• Looking to buy a car
• Available via email at wx321@tamu.edu

Closing Remarks

• K5BEC: have a 3D-printed nametag from Paul and have gotten a lot of remarks about it!