date

2021-06-08

opened

20:00

closed

20:41

Check-ins (15)

• KI5CES
• N5SBN
• N7ALM
• WB5CKO
• K5WTR
• W5RYC
• W5DZ
• W5HVS
• KA5HIA
• KG5SDG
• KG5PDT
• N5ZKF
• KA5TWB
• W5CYN
• KI5ETF

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Question for later in announcements and comments:  How are you keeping your station log?  A paper log book for contacts?  Software?  What about engineering/ideas/changes to your station?
• I managed to work a couple of ships for Museum Ships weekend but, conditions were tough.  Nuclear Ship Savannah and PT-105.
• If you are looking for HF operating opportunities, I regularly hear stations on the air for Parks On The Air.
• Don’t forget that you should be looking at those FCC RF Safety rules to see if your station is exempt or you need to perform an assessment of your operating environment.
• June monthly meeting Saturday, 19 June at 09:30.  Red Cross Office
• Nothing new regarding the new VHF repeater antenna.
• Announcements / Comments

Announcements / Comments

How are you keeping your station log?  A paper log book for contacts?  Software?  What about engineering/ideas/changes to your station?

• N5SBN
  • Brazos County ARES has an in-person meeting 19:00 this coming Monday at the American Red Cross Office.
• W5DZ
  • Russian cosmonauts on ISS will be transmitting images on 145.8  9-10 June using SSTV.  Check the passes as they’ll likely be on our overnight.  MMSSTV software running overnight will receive the images automatically.  Internet search:  “ariss sstv schedule 2021”
• W5CYN
  • Question about location of Red Cross Building.
  • LOG4OM for contact records.
  • Station layouts, plans, and schematics are kept on paper.
• KI5CES
  • Logging software:  N3FJP
    • Contesting and other applications
• N5ZKF
  • N3FJP software
• KA5HIA
  • N3FJP software
  • Also keep a paper log in the ARRL Log Book.
• W5RYC
  • I only log HF contacts.
  • I have a spiral notebook and a BIG pen.  I have three books of contacts.