2018-04-17 Net Minutes

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
  • 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)!

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