date

2022-02-22

opened

20:00

closed

20:22 😀

Check-ins (15)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

Today is 2022-02-22, and in a little while, it’ll be 22:22:22 local time… Happy “Two’s-day!” 🙂

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Last call: Dr. Edward Harris (N5BZI) /SK
  • Biochemistry professor at TAMU
• Meeting last weekend
  • thanks to all who were able to attend!
  • no earth-shattering club business, but we did have quorum!
• There was some good propagation this weekend
  • spoke with Ham Nation host in CO
• Special events this week

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

Proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• See above for special day greeting!
• Great to see everyone at the evening
• Net Minutes will be sent out as usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Current balance: $7,356.29
• 38 members so far
• from Rick Pfeil (W4RDP): had to make emergency run to deer lease
  • hope everything is all right

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: What’s the highest power signal you’ve transmitted? What frequency? Why so much power?

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• repeater is capable of both FM voice and Yaesu Fusion digital mode
  • previously set to auto-in / analog-out
  • changing to auto-in / auto-out
  • this will cause digital “buzzing” noize on analog receivers unless you have tone-squelch (88.5 Hz) enabled
    • unless you have tone-squelch (88.5 Hz) enabled for receiving
  • let me know if you have any questions

Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)

• to Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ): what’s the address?
  • PO Box 4442, Bryan, TX 77805-4442

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• W5AC has been doing fox hunts on campus for the last two weekends
  • They hide it, send out an email, and then leave it active all weekend
  • If you’re interested, you can sign up for their email list on their website: http://w5ac.tamu.edu