- date
- 2021-03-30
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:23
Check-ins (25)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
- Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
- David Cook (KI5GDX)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Randy Field (K5RLF)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Blount Cody (KD5FPC)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
- John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Special thank-you to W5DZ, KA5HIA, and others!
- continued work on repeater noise
- CQ World-Wide SSB last weekend
- Crystal-clear signal on Friday from VK3MO in South Australia!
- 4-hour North American SSB Sprint contest this weekend
- Louisiana QSO Party
- Florida State Parks On The Air
- Parks on the air has been a good trend
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- Field Day 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
- Need help operating radios!
- Send ideas for presentations
- We’re probably going to start having meetings in-person soon
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes and end of net as usual
- Happy Easter!
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- $5911.09
- Membership renewals coming in; get yours in if you haven’t already
- Set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: What coax do you use to interconnect your equipment?
Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Coax cables:
- low-loss 9913… not good since it gets water in it
- UHF/VHF: LMR400
- Shack: LMR240, double-shielded and low loss
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- LMR-240 inside
- experimenting with RG-58AU: thin and flexible
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Center-fed Zepp antenna:
- low-loss 300-Ohm twin-feed to 4:1 balun
- short RG-58 coax from balun to radio
- Big fan of BNC connectors