Net Minutes
- date
- 2020-06-30
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:56
Check-ins (28)
- Mike Blair (N5MB /SK)
- Trent Owens (AG1TX)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Gina Miller (K5GKM)
- James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
- Rick Swaims (W5RTF)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- David Barry (KG5UZA)
- Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
Silent Key Ceremony
In Memory of our friend and club member Mike Blair (N5MB /SK)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Another successful Field Day operation. Field Day 2020!
- Thank you for everyone who participated, volunteered, tested or came out to see what Field Day and Ham radio was all about.
- 39 attendees
- Big Thank You to Brazos County ARES and Texas A&M University Amateur Radio Club (W5AC) for their contributions.
- We had a successful Test session! Those results are off to the ARRL.
- If you participated in Field Day from home, You can contribute to the club effort and add your scores to W5BCS club scores.
- CLICK HERE for instructions on sending your contacts to ARRL.
## Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
Unavailable tonight..
Secretary Trent Owens (AG1TX)
- If anyone is interested in controlling a net, please let me know! I can set you up to run the net similarly to how David is tonight where I do all the back end data entry and all you need to do is concentrate on the script and the flow of the net.
- Field Day Contacts:
- 254 Phone Contacts
- 43 Digital Contacts
Treasurer Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
- Quiet on Treasurer’s end
- Small deposit and contribution of $50
- I’m compiling Field Day results and sending to ARRL.
- Contacted by Garrett Martin (W5HVS) earlier. He worked Field Day from his RV as a 1D station and added 60+ contacts.
- New, rebuilt gas pumps at Walmart on Briarcrest has ethanol free gas! Great for small engines.
- Roughly $2.50 per gallon
Announcements / Comments
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
* Thank you to the ARES group who helped out with the WINLINK station at field day!
Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
* Two antenna trailers at Field day. Rotor failure on the small one, it went up in smoke. I took it apart and it has reached the end of its life. If anyone has a rotor, we would appreciate the donation.
* Please contact me at: w5dz@arrl.net
Jim Laird (KF5YY)
* I get 6-10 miles per gallon better on nonethanol gas.
Buy / Sell
Jim Laird (KF5YY)
* PC and Monitor for sale
* Contact me at: 832-655-6197
Information Exchange
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