opened

20:00

closed

20:22

Check-ins (24)

• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Ian Duncan (AE5ID)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Becky Miller (K5BEC)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Club meeting this weekend
  • 2023-08-19 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan, TX
  • Come early for coffee and donuts
  • After-meeting presentation by David Gent on “How does the QSL Bureau work?”
  • VE test session after the presentation

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Slow week; nothing to report

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• With family to celebrate birth of his nephew

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 67 members
• Bank balance: $8,615.06
• VE test session after club meeting
  • 2023-08-19 11:00
  • American Legion Post 159

Announcements / Comments

Question #139 for conversation: Do you use amateur radio for anything else such as remote control?

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

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Brazos County ARES Meeting
  • Monday, 2023-08-21 18:30
  • American Red Cross building on Boonville Rd

Don Ling (WB5CKO)

• Remote control wired
• Radio control is over-the-air

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• Article this morning about what to do when there’s no phone or cell service?
  • Amateur Radio!
  • https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-fires/this-device-is-essential-for-disaster-preparedness/

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Robertson County ARES Net
  • Thursday, 2023-08-17 20:00
    • 146.960 MHz FM (W5KVN) repeater