2017-11-14 Net Minutes

Date
2017-11-14
Opened
20:00
Closed
20:32

Check-ins (24)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
  • Joshua Shaffer (AG5JH)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
  • Bob Henglein (W5GC)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • John Kliewer (AC5NB)
  • Charlie Culver (KD5DLW)
  • Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Vic Pears (KX8V)
  • Philip Gates (N5ZKF)
  • James Rosser (AD5TT)
  • Tom Small (N1TOV)
  • Jacob Morgan (KG5SDD)
  • Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)

Officer Reports

President KF5WGJ

  • (did not check in)

Vice-President KG5EYV

  • Meeting this Saturday, 2017-11-18 09:30
    • No presentation scheduled
    • unable to make meeting due to wedding
  • Christmas Parade 2017-12-03
    • more from N5gQ

Secretary KG5LYE

  • Meeting this weekend, 2017-11-18 09:30
    • No VE test session
      • Next regularly scheduled test session in February (2018-02-17)
    • Officer nominations due
      • elections to take place at December Meeting (2017-12-16)
      • Contact N5ZKF or KA5HIA for nominations
  • B/CS Christmas Parade 2017-12-03
    • More info from N5SBN
  • Big Firefox update (more info in announcements)

Treasurer N5GQB

  • All quiet, nothing moved in or out of the bank account
    • full report at meeting
    • renewals coming due soon, but will not accept until December meeting
      • $15 for one year
  • B/CS Christmas Parade 2017-12-03 (Sunday)
    • Setup around 08:00
    • Lot 50 (intersection of S College and University Dr)
    • Parade starts around 14:00
    • Ends around 15:30
    • Need a lot of help!
      • Anyone come when you can, leave when you have to
      • Contact Ron (N5SBN) n5sbn@arrl.net if you are interested
    • Parade meeting on 2017-11-27 18:30 (Monday)
      • All welcome to attend (not just ARES)
      • Red Cross on Booneville
  • Donuts and Kolaches at meeting
    • Bring some cash for the tip jar

Announcements / Comments

KX8V

  • 10m net tonight at the close of this meeting
    • 28.450 MHz

KD5DLW

  • 443.450 MHz repeater will move down to 443.425 MHz
    • Everything else remains the same
    • Effective this coming Sunday 2017-11-19
  • Requested quote from contractor for feedline and antenna for W5BCS repeater
    • will be for labor only
    • will hand to officers when it arrives

N5ZKF

  • Get nominations into self or KA5HIA
    • Election time coming up
    • Self-nominations welcome
  • DMR chat on Local Talk Group (TG2) on Wayne’s repeater

KG5LYE

  • New version of Mozilla Firefox (v57 “Quantum”) released today
    • pros: very fast, lightweight RAM usage
      • advertised to support 1000 tabs
    • cons: lots of add-ons no longer work
      • if you’re already a Firefox user, check for “legacy” flag on add-ons before upgrading

Info Exchange

KG5EYV

  • continuing DMR updates
    • Thanks to Ty and Phil for getting DB updated
  • New Problem:
    • 40m net: Amplifier not putting out consistent wattage
    • W5DZ: Sam W5DPP can take a look

KG5SDF

  • Question for the group:
    • Anyone running TNC-X off Windows 10?
    • (nothing heard)
    • N5SBN knows someone…

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