opened

20:00

closed

20:24

Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Two quick tips :-)
  1. You can’t hear the net if your volume is all the way down
  2. You can’t call into the net if you’re transmitting on a different frequency

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Will not be able to make the club meeting in May
  • My friend (and brother seminarian) is getting ordained as a deacon that day

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Bank balance: $9,227.82
• 72 members
• Our next ham license exam will be 2024-05-18 11:00
• National Train Day is 2024-05-11
  • See you at the Hearne Depot Museum 09:30/14:00

Announcements / Comments

Question #175 for conversation: Have you heard the news about MFJ’s recent changes to their business? What are your thoughts?

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

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• CEOC visit this Friday 09:00
  • Call (979) 821-1012 or on the KD5DLW repeater
• Next Tuesday, 2024-05-06, will be the Brazos County ARES net

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Many events are coming up on the contest calendar
• Sad to hear about MFJ, but he is entitled to do what he wishes with the business

Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

• What’s going on with MFJ?
• N5ZKF:
  • MFJ has been struggling lately, and the business owner, Martin Jue, has decided to stop manufacturing new MFJ products on-site
  • Refer to their recent newsletter for more details