Jan 30

2018-01-30 Net Minutes

Date
2018-01-30
Opened
20:00
Closed
20:24

Check-ins (25)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • Ken Hall (AE5EO)
  • Poncho Smith (W5EWS)
  • Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
  • Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
  • Jeff French (KM5TW)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
  • Jonathan Graham (KD5TEF)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • John Walker (W1JCW)
  • Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
  • Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
  • John Kliewer (AC5NB)
  • Tom Small (N1TOV)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

  • Appointment for board: KA5HIA
  • Meeting on 2018-02-17
    • Nothing from ARES
    • VE Test session 08:00

Vice-President N5ZKF

  • Bouvet Island expedition still underway
  • Will give presentation on Mobile radio installation at next meeting
    • Send ideas for future presentations!
  • Field Day preparation
    • Already on the books for College Station Parks & Rec
  • DMR get-together on local talk group

Secretary KG5LYE

  • IFR checkride on Thursday 2018-02-01

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Memberships due
  • Upcoming Hamfests
    • Orange Hamfest 2018-02-24
    • Greater Houston Hamfest 2018-03-17
    • Belton Hamfest 2018-04-06
  • Super Blue Blood moon tonight
    • peaks early morning before dawn tomorrow (05:45)

Announcements / Comments

N5ZKF

  • Listening to KG5LYE on clearance at KCLL
  • Meaning of the “moon convergence”
    • Blue moon: rare two full moons in a single calendar month
    • Super moon: moon’s orbit comes close to the Earth
    • Blood moon: lunar eclipse when earth’s shadow turns the moon red

KG5EYV

  • Heads-up for Sly:
    • Bachmann park reservation; $200 refundable deposit
    • Will be reimbursed 2 weeks after field day
  • ARES announcements (from N5GQB)
    • ARES net 2018-02-03
    • ARES meeting 2018-02-12 18:30 at Red Cross

Info Exchange

KG5LYE

  • Helped W5RYC with some signal strength and noise issues last week
    • watch power supply: power strips and surge protectors can be very noisy
    • watch antenna position and direction

Matthew Barry

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