Jul 24

2018-07-24 Net Minutes

date
2018-07-24
opened
20:00
closed
20:28

Check-ins (22)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Jeff French (KM5TW)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • Joshua Shaffer (AG5JH)
  • Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
  • Nicholas Lowman (KG5UDO)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Bob Henglein (W5GC)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
  • Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
  • Trent Owens (AG1TX)
  • David Barry (KG5UZA)
  • Bill Rose (K5WTR)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
  • Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

  • Great meeting on 2018-06-
    • Field Day Stats (Thanks, N5GQB!)
      • Need to increase the “bus factor” a little for next year!
  • Austin Hamfest 2018-08-04
  • Pancake Breakfast Social 2018-08-11 07:30
  • Club project
    • Committee
      • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
      • Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
      • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
    • Ideas
      • Twin-lead Antenna ($cheap)
      • HF radio kit ($59)
      • Vector analyzer ($189)
    • Club provides supplies, participating members reimburse
  • Next meeting 2018-08-18
    • VE test session

Vice-President N5ZKF

  • great meeting!
    • Almost 30 in attendance
    • Lots of show-and-tell
    • great presentation by KG5LYE (aww, shucks, guys…) on Signal Processing
  • Upcoming Presentations
    • Next meeting
      • Presentation by BTU representatives
        • electrical interference
        • how we can identify and report it
        • Maybe have presentation first to accommodate
    • September Meeting
      • SDR presentation by Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
  • Belton Hamfest 2018-10-05 and 2018-10-06
  • Photos and posting on website from meeting: https://www.bryanarc.org/july-2018-club-meeting/

Secretary KG5LYE

  • Nothing to report

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Notes still at home, but I’m at work

Announcements / Comments

N5ZKF

  • Will be absent next Tuesday, 2018-07-31

KG5SDF

  • Handling of supplies for building
    • KG5EYV: club provides supplies, but members reimburse

KG5EYV

  • How to poll for interested members?
    • N5ZKF: will send out details
  • Nikola Tesla’s birthday was on 2018-07-10
    • Credited with inventing the radio
    • Interesting presentation on who did what in radio

Info Exchange

K5WTR

  • Getting APRS signal on 146.090 MHz or nearby…
    • Any ideas of where and what it is?
    • Notify WB5CKO or K5WTR

Matthew Barry

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