Apr 23

2019-04-23 Net Minutes

date
2019-04-23
opened
20:00
closed
20:27

Check-ins (27)

  • Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
  • Tom Small (N1TOV)
  • Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
  • Jace Nelson (KE0MXN)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
  • Bill Rose (K5WTR)
  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
  • Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
  • Bob Henglein (W5GC)
  • Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
  • Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
  • Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Trent Owens (AG1TX)
  • Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
  • David Barry (KG5UZA)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
  • Brian Walpole (N5BLW)
  • Steve Austin (W5SGA)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

  • Good meeting last weekend
  • Next meeting 2019-05-18
    • at American Red Cross at 4244 Boonville Rd, Bryan, TX
    • No VE session
      • Next VE Test session at Field Day
  • Radio in the Park 2019-04-27
    • Weather supposed to be beautiful
    • Won’t be able to attend; have to be at funeral

Vice-President N5ZKF

  • Good meeting last weekend
    • Thanks to Salvation Army for hosting us!
    • Good VE session
      • 1 new tech
      • 2 general upgrades
  • Next meeting 2019-05-18
    • Finish planning for field day
    • No presentation
  • Get on the air! Special events:
    • Boy Scouts: W1BSA – Fall River, MA
      • Battleship Massachusetts on the air
      • 2019-04-27
      • 20m 40m

Secretary KG5LYE

  • Just turned in application to seminary
  • May need someone to replace my position

Treasurer N5GQB

  • Quiet time of year for Treasurer position
  • Busy with work otherwise
  • Radio in the Park this weekend 2019-04-27
    • starting around 10:00 until around 14:00
    • Bring anything to get on the air or show off
    • Practice fox hunt at park!
      • Bring direction-finding antennas
      • KG5EYV: what frequencies normally used?
        • 2m band simplex

Announcements / Comments

KG5JDJ

  • Came across 20 KW industrial generator
    • Looking for help on getting it running
    • RPMs are good, but no power output
    • Voltage regulator may be out

N5ZKF

  • Get-together on local DMR talk group on after net

KG5LYE

  • If you don’t have DMR, we’ll have 10m get-together at conclusion of net
    • 28.450 MHz USB

WA5PMO

  • Cleaning out ham shack
    • Have lots of volumes of QST magazine
    • Look me up on QRZ or send email to wa5pmo@arrl.net

Matthew Barry

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