2025-10-21 Net Minutes

Check-ins (30)

David Bailey (K5DKB)

Thanks to all who attended the meeting this weekend
Special thanks to those who came to our first-ever Parks on the Air activation
- It was officially a success! We activated Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site!
- 14 club members present, a couple of hams from outside the area (New Mexico, Beaumont)
- It also happened to be Support your Parks weekend!
- 5 additional family members!
- Feedback:
  - “We should spread out a bit more”
  - “We should do this again!”
Election season is upon us
- November meeting is deadline to finalize ballot for club officers
- December meeting will be elections
- If you’d like to nominate someone (including yourself), reach out to Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

Not too late to volunteer for the Winter Field Day committee
- Volunteers always needed
- Anyone and everyone who is interested, contact me at tomdj56@yahoo.com or on QRZ

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

Minutes will be sent out after the net.
Parks on the Air was a lot of fun!
- Shout-out to Emery Hyden (K5OWO) for the impressive setup

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

79 members
Bank balance: $12,064.97
Next Ham License Exam 2025-11-15 11:00
- FRN is generally required, but there is a workaround in place in case the government is still shut down at that point

Question #246 for conversation: POC: Have you used PTT over Cellular or Internet Radio? (e.g., Talkpod, Rapid Radios)

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

Today is the last day for Brazos Valley Gives
- Can donate online at n5brzcares.org
Plan for rain this weekend
N5ZKF: Tropical Storm in the Caribbean now

Speaking of elections, early voting opened yesterday
Apple Watch has watch-to-watch talking built in
- Have heard of but not used PTT-over-cellular or over Internet
- Ham radio is more fun anyway! :-)

If you’re traveling through East Texas (Lufkin), check out the Angelina Amateur Radio Association
Repeater 147.260 MHz FM, 141.3 PL, negative offset
Nets Thursdays at 20:00
Closest thing I had to a PTT device is a Nextel phone

Parks on the Air: What parks count for that?
- N5ZKF: there’s an official international list at https://pota.app/#/parklist