opened

20:00

closed

20:27

Check-ins (23)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

Opening Remarks

• It’s wet out there, but I’d rather have it wet and the current temperature than wet and the temperature it was
• Be safe, though: flash flood warnings across the Brazos Valley

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Good to see everyone at Cooper’s!
• It was lots of fun to look back over 2023
• Looking forward to seeing y’all again this weekend for Winter Field Day!

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• It was great to see everyone at Cooper’s last weekend.
• Looking forward to seeing everyone at Winter Field Day this weekend.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 47 members
• Bank balance: $8,575.06
• It was great to see everyone at Cooper’s last weekend.
• Looking forward to seeing everyone at Winter Field Day this weekend.
  • American Legion Post 159
  • Lots going on:
    • Presentations and Panel discussion
    • Spaghetti dinner
    • Operations overnight
    • Pancake Breakfast
    • 10:00 Pico Balloon launch
    • 11:00 Ham License Exam
  • Help us make contacts, check out our setup
  • Last Winter Field Day Committee meeting tomorrow evening 18:30
    • Contact me if you don’t have the Zoom link and would like to join

Announcements / Comments

Question #161 for conversation: What are your plans for Winter Field Day this weekend?

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

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Will be at Winter Field Day, moderator for panel discussion
  • Keeping questions secret :)

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• Helping with setup, cooking, and wherever needed
• Bringing Yaesu FTDX-10
• Planning to have a good time!

Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)

• Planning to stop by
• Looking to get a special interest group together for Yaesu System Fusion

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Sounds like KG5SDF’s transmitter isn’t transmitting the PL tone for the repeater
• N5ZKF: a long time ago, we used to disable the tone remotely prior to net (not all radios supported sending a PL tone at the time)
  • W5DZ: this new repeater can’t disable the input tone requirement remotely; has to be done on-site