date

2021-09-28

opened

20:00

closed

20:24

Check-ins (26)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Chris MacCannell (W5FN)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
• Lee Lance (KK5QO)
• Carol Dodds (KJ6LHH)
• Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Looking for members to help with the following committes
  • Field Day Committee
  • Web and Social Media Steering Committee
  • Contact n5zkf@arrl.net if interested
• Upcoming Events this weekend
  • CA QSO Party
  • Oceania DX Phone Contest (Australia, New Zealand, etc.)
  • Strait Key Century Club (SKCC)
  • Radio Society of Great Britain DX Contest
  • Special Event Stations (via ARRL)
• Planning for our own special event station:
  • City of Bryan 150th Anniversary of Charter
  • Planning to be stationed near the Farmer’s Market in North Downtown Bryan
  • Will look a lot like Field Day
  • Contact n5zkf@arrl.net if interested
• Looking to get in touch with James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Think about signing up for committees previously mentioned
• Always looking for ideas for after-meeting presentations
• Contact me if interested: vice-president@bryanarc.org

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Sister is in town visiting from California
• Net minutes will be sent out as usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Current balance: $6,873.28
• Currently 69 members

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Do you use a directional antenna or antenna array?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Upcoming events:
  • This weekend is ARRL simulated emergency test (SET) exercise
    • All are welcome to participate; you don’t have to be an ARES member
    • 2021-10-02 09:30 check-in on 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
    • Winlink exercise
  • 2021-10-04 is ARES net on KD5DLW repeater
  • 2021-10-11 is ARES meeting at Red Cross Building on Boonville Rd

John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)

• Belton Ham Fest is coming up
  • Personally won’t be able to make it
  • N5ZKF: I think they’re sold out
• Have a commercial directional antenna for some of the HF bands

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Don’t use a directional antenna at the moment
  • Built one before out of a tape measure
    • used for testing and fox hunting
  • 2m beam assembled but not in the air
• helpful for getting signal out further in one direction

Lee Lance (KK5QO)

• shout-out to Carol Dodds (KJ6LHH)
  • helped put together a Tech training class earlier in the year