2025-11-11 Net Minutes

Check-ins (27)

David Bailey (K5DKB)

Upcoming monthly meeting this Saturday, 2025-11-15 09:30
- American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan [Google Maps]
- Kit build afterward
- Hope to see you there!
Elections are upon us:
- We’ll need to approve the ballot this coming meeting
- Elections will be held in the December meeting
- If you’d like to nominate someone (including yourself), reach out to Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
Geomagnetic storm reports
- Coronal mass ejection made it here pretty quick
- https://spaceweather.com reports folks as far south as Leander, TX, have photographed the aurora

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

Minutes will be sent out after the net.
A really good friend I haven’t seen in a long time has invited me to tailgate and game this weekend
- Will be missing the meeting and build this weekend :(

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

81 members
Bank balance: $11,850.59
Ham license exam Sat 2025-11-15 11:00
- After club meeting along with kit build
- Will need volunteer examiners to proctor the exam

Question #249 for conversation: What is your preferred fuse type: glass cartridge or automotive blade?

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

CEOC visit this Friday, 09:00
ARES meeting next week
- Mon 2025-11-17 18:30
- American Red Cross, 4244 Boonville Rd, Bryan [Google Maps]

Question for exam session at meeting: Are FRNs available yet?
- KI5FIZ:
  - ARRL workaround still in effect, but who knows if it’ll be open by Saturday.
  - Applicants able to take exam and send FRN to ARRL as soon as they get one.