Date

2018-01-09

Opened

20:00

Closed

20:28

Check-ins (24)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Anthony Alotto (KG5PDS)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
• John Walker (W1JCW)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• David Barry (Dad) (KG5UZA)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)

Officer Reports

President KF5WGJ

• Schertz Hamfest this weekend, San Antonio area

Vice-President KG5EYV

• Thanks to Paul for a year of great leadership
• Annual meeting 2018-01-20 11:00
  • C&J Barbecue

Secretary KG5LYE

• (nothing to report)

Treasurer N5GQB

• Renewals! Get them turned in!
  • At meeting on 2018-01-20
  • Print, fill out, and mail online form: https://www.bryanarc.org > About Us > Join BARC
    • Has been updated to 2018 form
    • Bring your family!

Announcements / Comments

N5ZKF

• Canada Sesquicentennial celebration: RAC150
  • Online search for special event stations
• DMR Chat on local talk group
• New VHF Antenna has arrived and is ready to be installed when KD5DLW builds the new tower!
  • Construction is underway
  • Don’t go and visit: closed area

K5ZY

• Did coax come in?
  • W5DZ: no it has not.

Info Exchange

KG5EYV

• 6m Net: need to build a 6m antenna
• Hexagonal beam antenna – Like an umbrella without the fabric
  • anyone dealt with any of these before?

W1JCW

• Met with KD5TEF earlier today (while at work)
• Still new to the area
• Just found some land and ready to put up some hardware when it closes
  • Need help augering holes, put in concrete
• Recommend K5ZY for commercial contact

N5ZKF

• DMRTrack Ty Weaver (KG5RKI)
  • Developing for Amazon’s Alexa
  • Firmware updates for Tytera MD380 with yet more new features