date

2022-03-29

opened

20:00

closed

20:22

Check-ins (16)

• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Pancho Smith (W5EWS)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Last call: Gayle Burrage (W5HMM) /SK
  • founding member of the radio club
• Bands have been hopping
  • contest this weekend: CQ World-Wide DX
  • 10 m: Spain, Puerto Rico, Indies, South America
  • 2 m simplex: Louisiana
• Coronal Mass Ejection that could be causing some issues for sensitive equipment
• Supposed to be stormy tonight
• Special events this week

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Field Day
  • Raffle tickets available to buy and sell
  • keep an eye out for door prize items
• Turn in your ideas for presentations if you have any

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Expect minutes at conclusion of net

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Current balance: $5,832.02
• 39 members so far
  • send in membership by mail or at meeting

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Did you go to the Belton Hamfest?

Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• ARRL Website is currently down: upgrading to a new system
• Went to Belton Hamfest
  • saw familiar faces
  • Got a USB Signal Link from Tigertronics

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• FCC will start enforcing the new fees for Ham Radio licenses on 2022-04-09
• Went to Belton Hamfest and saw a lot of other friends
• Found 3 of 4 items on my list, including an antique Yaesu radio