- date
- 2021-12-07
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:31
Check-ins (19)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Band conditions are pretty poor
- did hear from Barcelona, Spain, with lots of noise (S8)
- Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- Battleship Oklahoma Veteran and Survivor from Oregon
- Next Meeting
- 2021-12-18 09:30
- at American Legion Post 159
- Thanks to liaison Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- need at least 18 people to have quorum for club business; please plan to be there
- officer nominations need to be approved and elections need to take place
- will be distributing proposed amendments to constitution and by-laws for your approval
- VE Test session 08:00
- Contact Gerald Golub (W5VUI) w5vui@w5vui.com if you have questions
- Annual January Meeting / Annual Luncheon
- 2022-01-15
- food at 11:00, meeting at 12:00
- Different venue this year: Cooper’s Barbecue in College Station
- C&J’s was already booked
- We’ll need quorum there too! (ratifying constutution and by-laws)
- Contests this weekend
- USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
- Antique Wireless Association on CW (listen-only)
- ARRL 10m relay
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Presentation by Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX) about transmission/feed line behavior after December Meeting
- Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Expect net minutes as usual
- Looking forward to seeing everyone at the December meeting
- By-laws amendments will be distributed in paper copy at meeting and electronically
- If you have any ideas, let me know!
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 71 members
- Current balance: $7,064.19
- Be sure to set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity for your Christmas shopping
- We just got a $20.31 donation from that!
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: Do you use a pan-adapter or other spectrum display?
Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Monthly ARES net this evening
- 443.425 MHz FM repeater (KD5DLW)
- at 20:30 or after W5BCS net, whichever is later
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Bands are pretty poor: 40m is only thing open for me
- KC4AAA (Antarctica base) was on the air about 30 mins ago
- 14.243 MHz
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Thank you to all of the hams that helped stand my tower up!
- nice to have good antennas for sending and receiving
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Pan-adapters and displays…
- Use one on my Kenwood 590-SG
- RCA output to SDR-Play, which has USB cable to computer
- Computer has HDSDR control software with waterfall and everything
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- little jealous of Kenwood 590-SG
- heard from someone who has a daughter here who is looking to take a VE test
- N5ZKF: VE coordinator is Gerald Golub (W5VUI) w5vui@w5vui.com
Buy / Sell
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Radio for sale
- ICOM 7000
- LDG AT-200Pro II auto-tuner
- face plate extension
- Programming software cable
- looking for $750 for the whole kit
- Contact jeffjmcdowell@gmail.com if interested
Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
- 40m rotatable dipole with mast
- giving away for free if you want it
- (979) 828-1772