opened

20:00

closed

20:40

Check-ins (28)

• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)
• Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• John Graesser (KC5DWD)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thank you, everyone, for a great Winter Field Day
  • Especially to our volunteers!
  • Extra-special thank-you to Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) for coordinating!

Vice-President

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

• Repeated thanks for Field Day
• Will have more complete report at next meeting

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Apologies for NetLogger troubles this evening
• WFD: Contacts submitted, pending final score
  • 131 phone contacts, multiplier score of about 7
• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Best Winter Field Day yet!
  • Having to pivot to new venue actually made it better
  • 2 new Technicians from ham license exam
• 62 members
• Bank balance: $9,040.35
• Coffee and Donuts (and Kolaches) this Thursday!
  • 2025-01-30 08:00/10:00
  • American Legion Post 159

Announcements / Comments

Question #210 for conversation: What was your favorite part of Winter Field Day?

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

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• My favorite part of Winter Field Day was giving my presentation about NOAA satellite images from space
  • Thanks to everyone who listened, participated, and gave feedback

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• I misplaced my RTIC mug at Winter Field Day
  • If you have it, give me a call at (979) 595-6916
  • KI5ZPG: I have it and will coordinate returning it tomorrow

Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)

• Rain coming tomorrow and Thursday
• Should clear up and warm up to mid-70s
• Favorite part of Field Day (besides N5ZKF’s presentation and W4RDP’s chili) was seeing news segment on KBTX!

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• We also had Winter Field Day event
  • Member of Johnston County Amateur Radio Society (JARS)
  • Gathered with 15 other people near Four Oaks, NC
  • Our callsign is K4SWR
  • Made contact with W5BCS via KA5HIA during the event!

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• I really enjoyed Winter Field Day, and I enjoy events like it!
  • Very well-attended and engaging for a lot of people!
  • Radio ops, education, troubleshooting, hands-on, license exam, etc.
  • We’ll have to do it again!

Information Exchange

Don Ling (WB5CKO)

• Diameter of little wheel and thickness of Glen-Martin Hazer rotor kit (KR2040)
• If you have one and can make measurements or happen to know it, please let me know: wb5cko@arrl.net

John Graesser (KC5DWD)

• ISS voice repeater: what is the etiquette for using it?
  • I hear a lot of people give their callsign and grid square
  • N5ZKF: this seems to be the format; not many conversations on it
    • Occasionally hear someone call out to another callsign
    • Repeater details on amsat.org
    • Passes overhead very quickly, so only a few minutes of availability at a time
  • KD5GG: can confirm. Check out videos on YouTube (e.g., this one)