opened

20:00

closed

20:23

Check-ins (22)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Next Club Meeting 2023-08-19 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159
  • Presentation by Dave Gent on QSL Card bureau after the meeting
  • VE session after that

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• As usual, I have nothing to report

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 67 members
  • If you’d like to join the club, you can join via:
    • https://hamclubonline.com
    • Sending us a check
• Bank balance: $8,615.06
• VE licensing exam after meeting
  • 2023-08-19 11:00
  • fee is $15
  • we try to have one every month after our usual club meeting

Announcements / Comments

Question #138 for conversation: What have you been doing to beat the heat this summer?

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

Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

• 20 m band has been doing weird things lately
  • Contacted someone in Slovenia (04:00 over there)
  • K5DKB: similarly contacted someone in Bulgaria late in the evening here

Don Ling (WB5CKO)

• 20 m usually stays open around the clock; 15 m likes to go away
• Perseids meteor shower is coming up
  • Perfect opportunity for meteor scatter
  • Peaks 2023-08-12/13 (90 meteors / hr)
  • Point antennas to the northeast

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Pinch question for discussion tonight…
• I’ve been to SeaWorld in San Antonio twice this summer
  • Sat in the splash zone for some of that 52°F saltwater from the orca tank
• laps in the swimming pool

David Barry (KG5UZA)

• Going out to the lake in the boat
  • Cool water under the thermocline in the middle of the lake

Buy / Sell

Travis Scott (KI5TMS)

• I have a younger friend in college studying for his license
  • Anyone have a cheap UHF/VHF base station for him?
  • Good on QRZ.