2025-09-16 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:36
Check-ins (33)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- David Barry (KG5UZA)
- Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Matthew Cadman (KJ5IIF)
- Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
- David Hyden (KJ5MDC)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Roseanne Cunningham (KC5FGG)
- Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
- Robert Grigsby (KB5RAG)
- Emery Hyden (K5OWO)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Christy Bailey (KI5WUM)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
Opening Remarks
- Shout-out to all those listening!
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Our monthly meeting coming up this weekend
- 2025-09-20 09:30
- American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan [Google Maps]
- We’ve recently been gifted six Meshtastic devices to give away
- Will be giving them out as door prizes at the meeting this weekend
- Three of them have batteries, and the others require “shore power” to work
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting
- Will discuss Winter Field Day
- Scheduled for 2026-01-24/25
- Looking for volunteers to help make it happen
- Welcome to all of our listeners!
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- I’m back from being absent last week and will send out the minutes from that with this week’s minutes
- I’m looking forward to seeing everyone at the meeting this weekend!
- Up to 241 questions since I started counting!
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 78 members
- Bank balance: $12,050.32
- Ham License Exam
- This Saturday, 2025-09-20 11:00 (after club meeting)
- If you’re planning on taking the technician exam, you must obtain your FCC Registration Number (FRN)
- Looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend
Announcements / Comments
Question #241 for conversation: What would be your dream radio?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- CEOC Visit this Friday, 2025-09-19 09:00
- Meet on the sidewalk
- Will be monitoring the repeater if you’re late
- Work on Winlink, VHF, and HF
Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
Hear ye, hear ye!
- Will be presenting N5BRZ Cares and the upcoming Brazos Valley Gives fundraising events at the meeting this weekend
- Hope to see you there!
- Mind the tropics: still developing weather
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Who has the roll of raffle tickets? Can you bring them to Saturday’s meeting?
- KI5FIZ: I have a feeling that I have them. I’ll search through the boxes…
Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- This weekend is the Texas QSO party:
- Saturday 2025-09-20 09:00/21:00
- Sunday 2025-09-21 09:00/21:00
- Offering a two-day Technician license course with an exam:
- Saturday 2025-09-27 09:00/17:00
- Sunday 2025-09-28 12:00/17:00 (License Exam follows; allow for 2 hours)
- Christ Lutheran Day School, 1104 Carlee St, Brenham [Google Maps]
- Email w5aum@w5aum.radio if interested
- I’m also Good on QRZ
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- My ideal radio probably couldn’t exist
- All bands, all modes: analog, digital, voice, data, including ICOM’s D-STAR and Yaesu’s System Fusion, if that could ever happen!
- Computer perpheral that you’d control with software, mouse, and keyboard
- Wide-band waterfall display
- Important note: License exams usually have a fee ($15), and then there’s the FCC’s fee ($35) to update their database
- There’s a quick start guide on our website with a lot of detail
Closing Remarks
- Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.