Date

2018-04-17

Opened

20:00

Closed

20:26

Check-ins (21)

• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• William Cockerham (KG5CCA)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Larry Wiggins (N5LNO)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• 2018-04-21
  • Texas Independence
  • Club meeting 09:30 (Field Day planning)
  • VE Test Session 08:00
• 2018-04-28
  • ARRL Meeting and hamfest
• Technical Upgrades on repeater
• Great Radio in the Park on 2018-04-14!
  • a little cold and windy
  • great turnout
• grimes county Ham Radio club
  • Net Thursday Nights at 18:30
• QSO last week after net: someone south of Brenham
  • Great repeater coverage

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Radio in the Park
  • Thanks to all who helped at Radio in the Park
  • Contacts all over the continent
• Presentation after meeting by Dr. Don Conlee
  • Weather observations
  • WSPR location reporting
• Get on the air! (ARRL > On the Air)

Secretary KG5LYE

• Moment of Silence for Barbara Bush

Treasurer N5GQB

• Everything is hunky-dory
• Bank statement received
  • details will be read at meeting
  • See you at meeting on Saturday
• Get your membership renewals in
  • https://www.bryanarc.org/join-barc/
• Raised $500 selling items at Belton Hamfest
  • Donated by Martin (WB5PWG)
  • Various Coax cabling, connectors, adapters, and books still available
    • will be available for purchase at meeting
  • All proceeds go to club
• Replacement repeater online!
  • voice announcement capabilities
  • still need to send the old one back
• Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Hazardous Waste Collection
  • 2018-04-28 07:00-14:00
  • Old TI Building next to Veterans Park

Announcements / Comments

KD5GG

• Formerly known as KD5TEF
• Just got vanity call this morning
  • Congrats from the club!

KX8V

• 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB
  • Talking about propagation and other miscellany

N5ZKF

• DMR Get-Together on local talk group

W5DZ

• Yaesu DR-2X
  • 50 W repeater
  • dual transmit/receive repeater in one box
    • We’re using Side A as primary repeater
    • Side B currently used as a UHF control channel
• Mystery interference still present.
  • Keep all your radios’ receive CTCSS tones off for now

K5ZY

• Thanks, KG5EYV for calling the net (especially on such short notice)!