Date

2018-06-12

Opened

20:00

Closed

20:33

Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Scott Rodkey (N5WKY)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5MCN)
• Marvin Lowman (KG5UDO)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• John Kliewer (AC5NB)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
• Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Daniel Fowler (KG5WUO)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• Meeting 2018-06-16 09:30 (be there at 09:00)
  • Peace Lutheran Church (2201 Rio Grande Blvd, College Station, TX 77845)
  • Shirts should be in by Saturday
  • Sly has been very busy, but on top of field day prep
  • Raffle Tickets will be available on Thursday (and at meeting for purchase)

Vice-President N5ZKF

• No presentation following meeting this weekend
• Use entrance at center of “L”
• Still getting word out to media
• Amateur Radio Business Cards
  • Pass them out to anyone interested in Ham Radio
  • Great way to let others know about the hobby

Secretary KG5LYE

Treasurer N5GQB

Announcements / Comments

KX8V

• 10m is wide open tonight
• Unable to call net: not feeling well
• KG5LYE will try if usual frequency (28.450 MHz) is available
  • Update: active QSO on frequency; no 10m net tonight

KG5EYV

• Hurricane Season is here!
  • There’s already one (Bud) just off the west coast of Mexico
  • Check emergency supplies
    • If HEB supply center in Houston closes, HEB here loses supplies
  • Check radios and frequencies
    • Hurricane watch net 20m – 14.325 MHz USB
    • Main frequency 40m – 7.268 MHz LSB
    • Marine Mobile net 80m – 3.815 MHz
    • Caribbean net
      • South Florida 3.940 MHz
      • North Florida 3.950 MHz

W5DPW

• Opportunity to purchase raffle tickets besides the meeting and field day?
  • KG5EYV will rendezvous

Info Exchange

KG5EYV

• Playing around with 10m antenna
  • Able to hear 20m, but poor SWR (no transmit)
  • able to transmit on 15m and 17m

N5ZKF

• Interference update?
  • Work continues
  • Still trying to identify what is causing interference
    • Gets later and later
    • Might be an IOT device

WB5CKO

• Antennas for 40m tend to work well on 15m
  • 40m vertical will sometimes work well on 6m (2:1 SWR or less)

W5DZ

• 6m and 10m are open: https://dxmaps.com