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Check-ins (27)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• John Walker (W1JCW)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• John Graesser (KC5DWD)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Meeting this weekend
  • 2024-10-19 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St
  • Should be a brief meeting:
    • There are other groups meeting in the American Legion
    • Radio in the Park at Tanglewood Park after the meeting
• Household hazardous waste collection
  • 2024-10-19 07:00/14:00
  • TAMU University Services Building, enter Hwy 30/Harvey Rd
  • “Rain or shine”
• Confirmation for January Luncheon
  • 2025-01-18 11:00/13:00
  • Cooper’s BBQ

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

• excused

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Ham license exam after meeting
  • 2024-10-19 11:00
  • Make sure you have your FRN
• Lots of other stuff going on at the Legion this Saturday!
  • Randy Gutenberger giving his seminar at 12:00
  • Veteran’s Breakfast 08:00/10:00

Announcements / Comments

Question #198 for conversation: Do you have any antique radio equipment?

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

John Graesser (KC5DWD)

• Is American Legion Post firearm friendly?
• W5HVS: concealed and open carry are allowed

Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)

• I inherited my wife’s grandfather’s old Kenwood TS-520: he’s now a silent key.
• Need to get it from Austin
• N5ZKF: if it hasn’t been used in a long time, be sure to warm it up gently.

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• Got Atwater Kent at the Belton Hamfest a few years ago
• AM broadcast receive only
• 4 tubes, had to build a power supply for it

Bill Preston (KZ3G)

• Just acquired a Collins 75A-4
  • Not in service yet
• Old, but maybe not antique: Yaesu FT-1000D

Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)

• I had a Collins that didn’t survive the Katrina flood
• Also have a Kenwood TS-520S from 1972
  • Needs to be fully grounded before you transmit, or “it will tickle you”

Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)

• Oldest radio is a shortwave receiver: Heathkit 717 solid-state
• Purchased in 1973, assembled it, and sent it to Heathkit to get it aligned
• Still operational as of 2 years ago

Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)

• Had a couple of tube radios over the years
• Drake, old Kenwoods, etc.
• “They had a unique smell”

Closing Remarks

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