2024-11-05 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:34
Check-ins (32)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Vic Pears (KX8V)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- John Walker (W1JCW)
- Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Sherrie Walpole (N5SLW)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Next meeting: 2024-11-16 09:30
- American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan
- Polling locations may have closed, but it’s still election season for the club!
- If you have any nominations, please contact Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Ballot will be presented and approved at the meeting for voting in December
Vice-President
Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- excused
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Actively avoiding getting stressed about election results at the moment
- Whatever happens will happen, and we’ll find out about it soon enough
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 84 members
- Bank balance: $8,139.72
- Next ham license exam 2024-11-16 11:00 (after club meeting)
- American Legion Post 159
- You must have your FRN prior to taking the exam!
- Robertson County ARES Meeting this weekend
- 2024-11-09 09:30
- Franklin Fire Station on Glass St
- Will be building a J-pole antenna
Announcements / Comments
Question #201 for conversation: What amateur radio project do you have coming up?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Brazos County ARES Net tonight 08:30 or after W5BCS net
- CEOC visit this Friday, 2024-11-08 09:00
- If late, call on 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater or radio room at (979) 821-1012
John Walker (W1JCW)
- What’s the address/location for the CEOC building?
- 110 N. Main St, Bryan
- More info at https://brazosceoc.org
- Speaker available up for February meeting
- My project: putting up a new antenna tower!
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Working on APRS transponder
- Antenna work: OCF dipole
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Would love to have presentation for February!
- Might be new club officers, but we’ll get him on the calendar!
- k5dkb@outlook.com
John Walpole (K5ZY)
proxy N5ZKF
- Project(s) in progress:
- Replacing all coax on tower
- Replaced rotor to a tail twister
- Beam back functional now
- currently have 10 m, 15 m, 20 m, and 40 m functional at home after recent lightning strike
Closing Remarks
- Important election time in the US right now
- Things have been contentious and divided politically lately
- Glad to have a fine united group of amateur radio operators here
- Stand in service to community regardless of political differences