2023-08-22 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:27
Check-ins (23)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Juan Castro (AI5MU)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Thanks to all who came to the meeting last weekend!
- Special thanks to;
- David Gent (W5QZ) for the presentation on the QSL Bureau
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) for the VE session
- Special thanks to;
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Classes have started: taking Distributed Algorithms and Systems
- I guess we’ll find out if that was a good choice… :)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 68 members
- Bank balance: $8,655.06
- Meeting Recap
- Enjoyed W5QZ’s presentation on Saturday!
- VE session:
- 3 new Techs
- 1 new Extra: Charles Lang
- Next VE session will be 2023-09-16 11:00 after the September club meeting
Announcements / Comments
Question #140 for conversation: Have you used any of the QSL Bureaus to send/receive QSL cards?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Brazos County ARES report
- 9 in attendance last night
- tower/antenna/feedline maintenance for the Red Cross station
- 10 m through 80 m end-fed antenna
Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
- Moved into town, so it’s easier to reach the repeater
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- used 2 QSL Bureaus: ARRL and OMISS
Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- I use EQSL
- Interfaces with logging software
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Reminder: Robertson County ARES Net
- Thursday 20:00 on Franklin, 146.96 MHz FM (W5KVN), Repeater