opened

20:00

closed

20:29

Check-ins (20)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Thomas Sanborn (KJ5DAA)
• Robert Grigsby (KI5WFZ)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Becky Miller (K5BEC)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)

Opening Remarks

• The weather has been pretty cool lately!

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Next meeting will be this Saturday, 2023-12-16 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159
  • Coffee and various munchables
  • Officer Elections: quorum is needed
  • Current candidates is the current slate of officers
    • No additional nominations
  • Presentation on FT8 afterwards
  • Ham License Exam to follow at 11:00
• January meeting will be at Cooper’s BBQ
  • 2024-01-20 11:00

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Finished my final exam earlier today, so looking forward to some much-needed rest this Christmas break!
• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 74 members
• Bank balance: $8,435.06
• Ham License Exam 2023-12-16 11:00 after club meeting
  • Be sure to bring your FRN and $15 for exam fee

Announcements / Comments

Question #155 for conversation: In which W5AC activities do you participate?

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

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• Fun times with W5AC
  • Served as club advisor for several years back in 1990’s
  • old MSC building: used to be able to just climb out of the windows to check the antennas

Don Ling (WB5CKO)

• Remember climing out the window back in the day.
• Repeater got struck by lightning at one point
  • Worked with W5RAS and W5DPP on tower in Hensel Park

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• from Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• CEOC visit Friday 2023-12-15 09:00
  • Call on KD5DLW repeater or (979) 821-1012 to be let in
• No Brazos County ARES meeting on 2023-12-18
  • Canceled this month: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• W5AC has fox hunts on a regular basis
• They also maintain a lot of repeaters on the air!