2023-09-12 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:26
Check-ins (23)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- David Vickers (KI5WEH)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Robert Grigsby (KI5WFZ)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Becky Miller (K5BEC)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Regular monthly meeting this Saturday
- 2023-09-16 09:30
- American Legion Post 159, Waco St, Bryan, TX
- Looking forward to seeing you there
- Will be out of town, but y’all will do fine without me
- No official scheduled presentation
- several members of the Brenham balloon group will be there and may talk briefly about it
- 11:00 VE test session following the meeting
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Turns out I won’t be graduating this semester
- I still hope to finish everything up this semester, but graduate in the Spring
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 68 members
- Bank balance: $8,655.06
- As previously mentioned, VE Test Session after meeting
- 2023-09-16 11:00
Announcements / Comments
Question #143 for conversation: Do you have any favorite amateur radio tools?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- CEOC visit
- Friday, 2023-09-15 09:00
- Call on KD5DLW repeater or (979) 821-1012 to be let in
- Brazos County ARES meeting
- Monday, 2023-09-18 18:30
- American Red Cross, 4244 Boonville Rd, Bryan, TX 77802
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- “Time changes everything”
- This year’s B/CS Christmas parade is cancelled on account of the new medians on Texas Ave
- Story on KBTX
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Favorite tool is trusty multimeter
- Useful for a lot more than just ham radio stuff
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Special event this week: Route 66 On the Air
- Stations W6A through W6Q
- Website
- My favorite tool: crimper
- Had always gotten by with the simplest, most incapable set of tools
- Invested in some nice solid crimpers for coax, PowerPoles, etc.
- Always so satisfying to use
- Also a fan of multimeters
Buy / Sell
Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Looking for a dual-band mobile radio (2 m / 70 cm)
- “Doesn’t need to be fancy; just needs to work”
- Cell phone: (979) 645-0484