2017-12-12 Net Minutes

Date
2017-12-12
Opened
20:00
Closed
20:33

Check-ins (25)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Jeff French (KM5TW)
  • Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
  • Poncho Smith (W5EWS)
  • Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
  • Douglas Cummings (KG5UDT)
  • Roy Wiggins (KR5W)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Justin Groce (W5JDG)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • John Kliewer (AC5NB)
  • Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
  • Vic Pears (KX8V)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • David Barry (Dad) (KG5UZA)
  • John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Ken Hall (AE5EO)

Officer Reports

President KF5WGJ

  • out of town last couple weeks
    • dealing with sick family members
  • Meeting this Saturday 2017-12-16
    • Elections!
  • C&J’s reserved for January Meeting 2018-01-20

Vice-President KG5EYV

  • Elections 2017-12-16
    • Quorum required, pleas come out
    • KA5HIA to present about his visit to the ARRL headquarters

Secretary KG5LYE

  • Sorry for not being able to call previous net
    • shout-out to KG5EYV for the last-minute sub
  • Elections this weekend 2017-12-16
    • I will be out of town on retreat

Treasurer N5GQB

  • “Money is in the bank”
  • Quorum required for elections
    • 76 paid members; need 1/4 (19 members) for quorum
  • Must be paid (ham) member to vote
    • Family memberships: only main holder of membership is allowed to vote
  • Membership Fees coming due
    • Will take early memberships at elections meeting
    • $15 individual / associate
    • $20 family
    • $5 student

Announcements / Comments

KG5EYV

  • at Field Day: Several people bought $100 raffles (which includes membership)
    • N5GQB still needs form, but membership is paid

KX8V

  • Last MHz 10m net for the year on 28.450 MHz
    • Next will be 2017-01-09

N5ZKF

  • DMR get-together on local talk group on the N1WP repeater

W5DZ

  • wondered if dues payments are tax-deductible
    • KG5EYV will look into it

KG5WIV

  • New ham… Welcome!
  • name is Richard
  • Passed Tech / General in November

Buy / Sell

N5GQB

  • Technician Training Guide book for $10 (normally $25–$30)
    • materials ood until Summer 2018
    • Contact n5gqb@arrl.net if interested
  • Next VE session 2017-02-17 08:00

WD5ABC

  • wants to give away Coaxial Cable and Power Supplies
    • contact 979-204-8057 if interested

Info Exchange

KG5LYE

  • Trying out a new antenna from WD5ABC
    • center-fed half-wave 40 m dipole with twin lead to a 4:1 balun
    • also called a “Zepp” antenna
    • analyzer reads high SWR, but low-loss line and balun make for a good impedance match
      • impedance match is really all that matters in this case
    • my radio can tune it on most bands between 40 m and 10 m
    • featured in article of QRZ

N5ZKF

  • DMRTrack online
    • Ty Weaver (KG5RKI) has new release of beta / hacked TYT MD-380 firmware
    • Fixed bugs and updated DMR-MARC database

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