2022-03-22 Net Minutes

date
2022-03-22
opened
20:00
closed
20:28

Check-ins (20)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • David Bailey (K5DKB)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • John Walpole (K5ZY)
  • Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
  • Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
  • Bill Rose (K5WTR)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
  • Robert Carter (NC5R)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
  • Clint Loggins (KG5OQV)
  • Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
  • Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
  • Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
  • Jason C. Shutt (KI5LGO)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

  • Hope everyone is doing well after last night’s severe weather
    • W5AC weather net
    • KD5DLW and W5BCS repeaters in use with local activity
  • Thanks to all who came to the meeting last weekend!
    • Field day coming up in June
    • Presentation by Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ) about 3D printing
      • notes will be posted on the club website
  • Radio in the Park
    • 2022-04-23 10:00
      • 2022-04-30 backup date
    • Tanglewood Park, Bryan
  • Special events this week
    • W5B 100th Anniversary of Commercial broadcast station in GA
    • W4LX Honoring WW2 Personnel at Bunkingham Airfield in FL
    • CQ World-Wide WPX SSB contest
      • There has been good propagation even into the upper bands

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

  • Start gathering items for door prizes
  • Raffle tickets are available to buy and sell
  • Please send in your ideas for after-meeting presentations
    • something you’re interested in presenting or hearing about

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

  • Expect net minutes to be sent out tonight as usual
  • Will be sending meeting minutes from this weekend out soon
    • waiting on a few final details

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

  • Current balance: $6,267.02
    • Disbursements for Field Day raffle prizes
  • 42 members so far
    • add Ralph from pre-net traffic
    • can renew by mail using form on the website and sending check to PO Box
    • or PayPal
  • Sorry I missed the meeting this weekend

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Do you use an attenuator or amplifier?

John Walpole (K5ZY)

  • On the mend
  • Bands have been really good lately
    • 21 DX contacts on 10, 15, and 20 m
  • TS-2000 needs a preamp for VHF/UHF to be useful

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

  • Had a great flight last week
    • Special thanks to Phil Gates (N5ZKF) for running the net!
    • Learned that my flight review is coming due (reminder to any pilots to verify your currency)
  • Icom IC-7300 has built-in attenuator and 2 different preamps
    • Great for making signals more readable
    • Attenuators great for fox hunts when you get closer to the transmitter

Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)

  • St. Thomas Aquinas has a large lot next to Hwy 6 would be available for next year if need be

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

  • Belton Ham Expo is this weekend
    • 2022-03-25/26
      • “tailgating” Friday Evening
      • 07:00/12:00 Saturday Morning
    • Belton Expo Center
    • $5 admission
    • Raffle/Door prize (need not be present to win)
  • Don’t use preamp’s much
    • Have built and used attenuators in the past
    • Step attenuator
    • Received a kit to build an offset attenuator

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