Check-ins (20)
- KG5LYE
- N5GQB
- WB5CKO
- KG5OOE
- KG5EYV
- W5GC
- K5DNC
- WW5OBA
- NV5S
- NC5R
- KG5LYQ
- N1TOV
- K5ZY
- N5ZKF
- KF5WGJ
- N5WKY
- N7ALM
- AG1TX
- KM5TW
- W5RYC
Officer Reports
President KF5WGJ
- 2017-06-10 (this weekend) Ham Con in Irving, TX
- 2017-06-17 11:00 Club Meeting at C&J Barbecue at the bend on Texas Ave. in Bryan
- 2017-06-24 Field Day
Vice-President KG5EYV
- echo Club meeting on 2017-06-17 for field day planning, and
- Field Day on 2017-06-24
Secretary KG5LYE
- Hurricane Charlie exercise was today
- personally wasn’t able to attend
- hope everything went well
- ARES net moved to a later date since N5SBN is away
Treasurer N5GQB
- empty PO box
- no money in or out recently
- except perhaps for re-file for 501(c)(3)
- will know more for sure once statement arrives
- Subscribe to list-serv on http://bryanarc.org
- Next club meeting 2017-06-17 11:00 at C&J Barbecue small room
Field Day
- Lots of last-minute preparation between now and Field Day
- much of which will be done at next club meeting
- tables for swap-fest – money goes to you
- donations for silent auction – money goes to club
- raffle grand prizes (need not be present to win):
- Yaesu FT-891
- Escape Room BCS (for up to 8 people) donated by KG5IAD – Thanks!
- SDR Play v2 receiver
- Tytera MD-380 Analog and DMR radio
- Gift Cards: resaurants, shopping (still undecided; Academy?)
- smaller door prizes (must be present to win):
- ARRL Repeater book directory
- $50 ARRL gift certificate
- Field day swag (hats, shirts)
- Radio Tape Measure (with wavelength markings)
- meal and raffle tickets will be available at club meeting and at Field Day
- VE test session in afternoon at Field Day
- next test session probably won’t be until August or September
- Baofeng handheld radio door prize for one lucky new ham!
- licensing exam study guides available for sale at Field Day
Announcements / Comments
WB5CKO
- 2017-06-10 09:00 to 11:00 American Legion Post 159 Memorial Breakfast
- free memorial breakfast honoring WWII veterans
- 101 Waco St, Bryan, TX 77803
- 2017-06-14 (D-Day plus 10) 11:00 to 16:00 Camp Hearne Open House
- free weapons displays and demonstrations
- donations appreciated
- 12424 Camp Hearne Road, Hearne, TX 77859
- 2017-06-17 Blackjack Volunteer Fire Department Pct 2 Fish Fry
- Good fried catfish!
- 9061 FM 391, Hearne, TX 77859
- 2017-06-07 05:37 (45 minutes before sunrise) Meteor Shower
- to the East (between bearings 60º and 120º), just above the horizon
- 60 per hour
- great chance to try out meteor scatter propagation
Buy / Sell
K5ZY
- MFJ 1786 20m Loop antenna, like new – $350 in Irving, $325 local
- Yaesu FT-450 100W – $550 in Irving, $500 local
Information Exchange
KG5EYV
- built 1/4-wave vertical ground-plane antenna based on info presented in recent antenna theory presentations
- more ground planes really help with reception
- contacts as far as Australia
WB5CKO (in response to KG5EYV)
- Earth is a lossy conductor, but radials make it more like a perfect ground
- raising the antenna off the ground gives even better isolation
- also better to use lots of short radials versus a few long radials
K5ZY
- 6m has been open for a while (not as a result of meteor shower)
Closed
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