opened

20:00

closed

20:35

Check-ins (23)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Sorry I wasn’t able to be at the meeting
  • Annual South Texas trip with dad
• Things to be aware of:
  • 2023-10-21 Club meeting, then Radio in the Park
  • Officer elections coming up: looking for nominating committee
    • Chair: Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
      • Contact me if interested in volunteering on committee or would like to nominate officers
      • n5zkf@arrl.net

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Graduation deferred… still lots of stuff to do
• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 70 members
• Bank balance: $8,370.06
• VE Session after last meeting
  • two upgrades to General
  • Next session will be 2023-10-21

Announcements / Comments

Question #144 for conversation: Are you prepared for an emergency? (Water, food, medicine, etc.)

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

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• CEOC visit
  • Friday, 2023-09-22 09:00
  • Call on 443.245 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater or (979) 821-1012 to be let in

Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)

• (to Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)): received weird spearphishing emails about club repeater
  • N5ZKF: I got one too; huge uptick in phishing and spam lately

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• Have received strange emails, too… Including some apparently from myself!
• Communications, water, food (freeze-dried), electricity (solar, battery, and generator), and meds
• Everyone should be prepared: Amateur radio originated as permission from the government to assist with emergency response
• Hint: if getting a portable generator, get one that’s “multi-fuel” (propane/gasoline)

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• 70 gal potable water in a tank
• regarding email:
  • started my computer one day and found a bunch of emails I didn’t recognize
  • looks like someone managed to figure out my password
  • changed it and it seems to have gone away.

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Scout motto: “Be prepared”
• Kinda fallen short in this area:
  • have several cans, beans, rice; probably enough for a week or two if rationed properly
  • water “ballast” in fridge (about 5 gals)
  • no electrical backup for radios other than UPS (could use mobile rig)

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• Regarding multi-fuel generators:
  • LP gas: can get a tap directly from city supply or LP gas tank on property