opened

20:00

closed

20:43

Check-ins (27)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
• Thomas Sanborn (KJ5DAA)
• Robert Grigsby (KI5WFZ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Mike Streiff (KJ5EEV)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Dennis Norris (KJ5DWC)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)

Opening Remarks

• Congrats and welcome to newly-licensed hams:
  • Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
  • Mike Streiff (KJ5EEV)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thank you to everyone who made Winter Field Day so successful!
• Here’s to looking to a bright 2024!

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Great to see everyone at Winter Field Day!
  • I don’t have the scores tallied up yet, soryr
• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 47 members
• Bank balance: $9,086.47 ¹
• Next meeting 2024-02-17
  • American Legion Post #159
• Winter Field Day was very successful
  • Lunch, Dinner, and Breakfast
  • approximately 200 contacts
  • 5 VE candidates, who all passed!
  • Pico balloon launch was “successful” in that the balloon went up, but the payload didn’t

Announcements / Comments

Question #162 for conversation: Are you planning any radio projects for the Spring?

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

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• Helped cook pancakes, and thanks to Paul and Rick for their culinary contributions as well!

Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

• Winter Field Day was great!
• Put up and took down 3 antennas—safely!
  • Beam, dipole, and mag loop

Dennis Norris (KJ5DWC)

• First time on the net!
• Handheld is making it all the way from Navasota!
• Plan to put up a 40’ tower with J-Pole antenna on it
• Also hope to get General, get on HF radio

Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)

• Welcome to Ron and Mike
• Echolink on Repeater?
  • N5ZKF: Yes, W5BCS-R is online now! Automated voice comes on as part of software package

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• Howdy from North Carolina!
• Signal report?
  • N5ZKF: sounding good!
  • (little bit of a delay in transmission)
• Got to speak with W5BCS during Winter Field Day on 20 m

Buy / Sell

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Item from Saturday, Winter Field Day
• “Friend of a friend” kind of thing
  • Wants to sell a vintage Drake R7 Receiver (solid state)
  • No price or direct contact info yet
• If interested, contact n5zkf@arrl.net

Information Exchange

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• I noticed a delay in the Echolink transmission when N4RMF was responding.
• N5ZKF:
  • Propagation delay from repeater to app, then back from app to repeater
  • Be patient when talking to someone over Echolink

Closing Remarks

• Once again, a warm welcome to Ron Estes (KJ5EFO) and Mike Streiff (KJ5EEV):
  • thanks for joining us on the air tonight!