2024-10-29 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:39
Check-ins (33)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
- Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Tom Talley (W5XTT)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
Opening Remarks
- Last call: Alice Pears (KD8CWR)
- Tech class with code
- Wife of Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Met at hospital in Pennsylvania
- On the air until health issues prevented it
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Election season for just about everything
- Please exercise your right to vote for general election
- Early voting through 2024-11-01
- Election day is next week, 2024-11-05
- Anticipated to be record turnout
- https://brazosvotes.org
- Club officer elections
- If you’re interested in serving as club officer or nominating someone else, contact Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Please exercise your right to vote for general election
- January luncheon meeting
- 2025-01-18 11:00
- Get a plate of BBQ
- We have the Llano Room until 13:00
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Happy Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and Día de los Muertos!
- Tonight’s question is the big 200
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 84 members
- Bank balance: $8,169.72
- This Thursday is a 5th Thursday
- Veteran’s Coffee at American Legion
- 2024-10-31 08:00/10:00
- Next Ham License Exam
- 2024-11-16 11:00
- After club meeting
- Be sure you have your FRN!
Announcements / Comments
Question #200 for conversation: What is your most exotic Amateur Radio equipment item?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Sent text to ARES members about net tonight
- That is incorrect
- Nets are on first Tuesday each month, which is next week
- CEOC visit this Friday
Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- My exotic equipment: Satellite tracking antenna mount for talking through satellite repeaters
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Robertson County ARES meeting coming up
- 2024-11-09 09:30
- Franklin Fire Dept on Glass St
- Will be building a J-Pole antenna
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- NetLogger forums moving to Groups.io?
- KG5LYE:
- NetLogging software isn’t going anywhere; this is just their online community
- STX Ares also has presence on groups.io
Vic Pears (KX8V)
- New equipment on the air:
- FTdx-101D
- Yaesu FT-991A
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- My exotic equipment:
- Yaesu FT-710 - most advanced transceiver
- Great display showing lots of cool things:
- FFT DSP
- Oscilloscope of received and transmitted audio
- Band pass filter activity
- Powered Noise-cancelling device
- uses phase adjustment to cancel the noise received from a dedicated noise antenna
- Several Whistler brand programmable receivers/scanners
- They do a bunch of modes and modulation schemes across a broad frequency range
- Fun to eavesdrop on local services