2018-05-01 Net Minutes

Date
2018-05-01
Opened
20:00
Closed
20:20

Check-ins (23)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Jeff French (KM5TW)
  • Karsten Pearce (KG5YRX)
  • Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
  • John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
  • Vic Pears (KX8V)
  • David Barry (KG5UZA)
  • Daniel Fowler (KG5WUO)
  • Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Tom Small (N1TOV)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
  • Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

  • Field day in 52 days
  • 2018-06-08 ARRL Western Conference Division in Plano, TX
  • 2018-07-07 Texas City Hamfest in Texas City, TX
  • 2018-08-03 Convention in Austin, TX

  • 60/40 tin/lead solder
    • unable to find anywhere except at new Ace Hardware store near SW Pkwy
    • check it out

Vice-President N5ZKF

  • 20m was open this weekend
    • Florida QSO party
    • Don’t be discouraged by weird solar cycle, get on the air!
  • Field Day
    • No update from Academy Sports & Outdoors

Secretary KG5LYE

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

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Deposits to club from recent sales and repeater funds

Announcements / Comments

W5DZ

  • Sly and I are working on the noise mystery
    • Probably intermod (146.680 MHz output mixing with something else to produce something on input frequency)
    • using spectrum analyzer and software-defined radios
    • narrowed down to a block

KX8V

  • 10m net on 28.450 MHz USB
    • Today’s topic: Grounding problems

K5ZY

  • N5BLW tried to check in
  • Bennie had hip replacement surgery yesterday
    • no updates yet

KG5MCN

  • Reminder: Grimes County weekly net on Thursday at 18:30 2m 146.740 MHz

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