2018-04-10 Net Minutes

Date
2018-04-10
Opened
20:00
Closed
20:30

Check-ins (23)

  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Wyatt Stevens (KG5OOE)
  • Jonathan Graham (KD5TEF)
  • Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
  • David Barry (Dad) (KG5UZA)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Kevin Phillips (W5TTY)
  • Vic Pears (KX8V)
  • Jeff French (KM5TW)
  • John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
  • Bob Henglein (W5GC)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Tom Small (N1TOV)
  • Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
  • Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Max Witek (KG5YRW)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

  • Upcoming Events
    • 2018-04-14 Radio in the park
      • Good forecast, but might be windy
      • Bring your gear
      • Set up around 10:00
    • 2018-04-21 Monthly meeting
      • start planning for Field Day (74 days until)
      • prizes, contact officials and guests
      • documents submitted for donations
    • 2018-04-28 ARRL Convention
      • Irving, TX
      • Hamfest to go with it

Vice-President N5ZKF

  • Belton Hamfest
  • Next meeting presentation:
    • Dr. Don Conlee from TAMU Meteorology
  • Congrats to
    • KG5WIV for getting on HF
    • KG5LYG now W5DPW, general license
  • Special event stations:
    • New Zealand
      • ZM50GW – through end of month – commemorating the loss of TEV Wahine
      • ZM50LA – June 2018 – commemorating the loss of the MV Maranaui
      • ZM50MAQ – August 2018 – commemorating the fire onboard the SS Gothic.
    • This weekend:
      • K4S – Sharks Tooth Festival, Venice, FL – <www.qrz.com/db/k4s>
      • NI6IW – USS Midway Museum Ship Special Event: Doolittle Raid
      • K5P – 100th Anniversary, Payne Field – WW1 training facility and first airport in Mississippi.
  • Get-together on local talk group

Secretary KG5LYE

  • Nothing to report

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Not much to say
  • couple checks made to pay for tower
  • More details at next meetings
  • Good time at Belton
    • Sold lots of donated items
    • Leftover things (coax, various connectors/adapters, books, etc.) will go to the club
  • Repeater still on order
    • hopefully get an update from Yaesu this week
    • May or may not solve interference issue

Announcements / Comments

KX8V

  • 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB
    • Talking about lightning

KG5WIV

  • Got on HF about 2 weeks ago on used Kenwood TS440
    • Get your General!

Buy / Sell

N5GQB

  • Kenwood TS-590S
    • Desktop HF Rig
    • Like New
    • All upgrades installed
    • Asking price is $800
    • Contact n5gqb@arrl.net if interested

Info Exchange

N5ZKF

  • Still have open request from homeschool
    • Would like to learn morse code

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