2025-10-28 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:43
Check-ins (32)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
- Blake Hearen (K5BAH)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- David Hyden (KJ5MDC)
- Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
- Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Emery Hyden (K5OWO)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Roseanne Cunningham (KC5FGG)
Opening Remarks
- Last call: Bert Fields (WA5GES)
- Extra class operator
- Lived in Milano
- Born in Bryan, raised in Snook
- 40 year career in aerospace
- Licensed pilot
- Lived in Tulsa for a while
- Married 65 years
- Enjoyed hunting and mechanical stuff
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Approaching club election time
- Election of 2026 officers will be held during December meeting, 2025-12-20
- We’ll need to approve a ballot at the November meeting, 2025-11-15
- If you’d like to nominate anyone (including yourself), please reach out to Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Thanks to Ron Estes (KJ5EFO) “Sky-Ron” for the nice weather recently! :)
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Lots of stuff coming up this weekend:
- Fri, 2025-10-31 - Halloween
- Sat, 2025-11-01 - All Saints’ Day
- Sun, 2025-11-02 - All Souls’ Day / Día de los Muertos
- Also, Change your clocks back!
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 80 members
- Bank balance: $12,064.97
- Next ham license exam is 2025-11-15 11:00 after club meeting
- FRN is required, but we have a workaround in case the government is still shut down
- “Kolache Thursday” is this week
- 2025-10-30 08:00/10:00
- At American Legion Post 159
- Our turn to bring Kolaches to Veterans Coffee and Donuts
- Last day to order the kit for our club build is 2025-10-31
- Fused Anderson PowerPole distribution block
- Costs $52.25 to order
- Order online via PayPal
- We’ll be putting it together after the November club meeting on 2025-11-15
Announcements / Comments
Question #247 for conversation: Radio Astronomy: Have you received any cosmic signals from the heavens? (1.4204 GHz common)
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- YouTube channel recommendation: Save it for Parts
- Lots of technical stuff
- Does some radio astronomy
Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- Question: I haven’t heard Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB) check in in a while. How’s he doing?
- N5ZKF: he moved away a while ago to be closer to family.
Emery Hyden (K5OWO)
- Been working with about 14 other people who are ham
- Have been completely consumed for about 6 months now
- TRCB recurrent nova on 80-year period… supposed to go nova any day now
- 1 to 12 GHz
- .2 to .6 THz
- Been operating a remote 6m dish with amazing LNA: .01 dB noise floor
- Univ. of Arizona
- Have about 5 dishes that we switch between
- Optical and radio data
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Crossroads Radio Club having their first Hamfest
- 2025-11-08 07:00/16:00
- Louise, TX, at “The Mill”
- Northeast of Victoria, about halfway to Houstan
- Have some UV-17 Baofengs that I’ll be selling there
- If you want one, let me know beforehand
- Good on QRZ
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Curious about TRCB: how long does it take before we know about it?
- K5OWO: Technically it went nova about 3000 years ago… It’s already gone nova many times, we’re just waiting to observe them
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Sharing memories of Bert and Henry setting up equipment together
- Solid-state amplifiers
Closing Remarks
- Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.