Date

2018-04-03

Opened

20:00

Closed

20:32

Check-ins (30)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• David Barry (Dad) (KG5UZA)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Kevin Phillips (W5TTY)
• John Walker (W1JCW)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Doug Cummings (KG5UDT)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Lucas Hastings (KG5LYQ)
• Tom Small (N1TOV)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Ernie Pyle (KI5WG)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
• Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Dwayne Walters (KG5LYG)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• 2018-04-07 (this Saturday) Belton Hamfest
• 2018-04-14 10:00 (next Saturday) Radio in the Park (weather permitting)
• 2018-04-21 Club Meeting (09:30) and VE test session (08:00)
• 2018-04-28 ARRL Convention in Garland, TX

New section: Any question for any officers?

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Email from Ryan Gills (KG5TNK): met one of our members in Huntsville Firestone tire shop
  • Wants to get back in touch.
• Homeschool Morse Code lesson
  • proficiency not necessary
  • only some basic practice and history
• Upcoming meeting presentation by Dr. Don Conlee about weather ops and WSPR location reporting
• Get on the air! (search for events on http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations)

Secretary KG5LYE

• ARES net tonight at conclusion of this net or 20:30, whichever is later.

Treasurer N5GQB

• Current membership: 69
• Radio in the Park
  • Usual place at Tanglewood Park, concrete table
• Will be at Belton Hamfest selling stuff
  • bring your stuff if you have anything to add
• Repeater Status
  • Repeater still on order
  • KD5DLW tower is starting to be dismantled
  • Intermod interference is still present, but will continue troubleshooting after old tower has been dismantled

Announcements / Comments

K5ZY

• KG5TNK spoke with N5BLW in Huntsville

KX8V

• thunderstorms have moved on; let’s try for 10m net 28.450 MHz

N5ZKF

• DMR get-together on the local talk group

Info Exchange

K5ZY

• µBITX QRP radio kit (10m through 80m)

N5ZKF

• Logbook of the World (LotW)
  • new “worked all zones” CQ Magazine award