- date
- 2022-04-26
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:35
Check-ins (21)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Marshall Walpole (KG5IQY)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Kenneth Gray (AA5VF)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Radio in the Park recap
- It was a park, and there were radios in it
- Couple of HF rigs
- VARA FM Winlink
- Still getting suggestions for club activities/events to host
- will send a poll out eventually
- Bring them up on the net or send me an email (n5zkf@arrl.net) if you have any ideas
- Field Day is coming up
- Raffle tickets are available to purchase $10 ea.
- Send me an email if interested; can meet you somewhere (work at Research Park)
- W5AC, Texas A&M Amateur Radio Club
- needs help storing a lot of their equipment
- A&M is kicking them out of their clubhouse/ham shack
- Contact them at clubofficers@tamu.edu
- Get on the air
- Strong signals on 20 m even into the late evening
- Slovenia
- Special events this week
- NASA-related stations – 50th Anniversary of Apollo 16
- W0ZSW – Handy Ham
- W4M – Moonshine Heritage Month
- FL QSO Party
- Church bell as an antenna?
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Send ideas to myself or other officers for after-meeting presentations
- Field Day preparations
- Get your raffle tickets (to buy and sell)
- keep an eye out for door prize items as well
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Expect minutes at conclusion of net
- Thanks to everyone who came out to Radio in the Park
- Final exams and project deadlines coming up
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Current balance: $6,186.32
- 46 members so far
- thanks to all who have renewed their membership!
- if you haven’t renewed your membership yet, you can do so:
- in-person at our next meeting,
- online at https://hamclubonline.com via PayPal, or
- by mail to the PO box using the form on the website
- email treasurer@bryanarc.org (no private info, please)
- Had a great time at Radio in the Park… and Luca did, too! 🙂
Announcements / Comments
Question for conversation: What’s the strangest object you’ve used as a radio antenna?
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Prior to amateur radio, was in Air Force
- Mark 108 radio Jeep
- Took jumper cables and loaded up a Quonset hut
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Friend loaded up his tower rather than an antenna
- Made a contact in FL
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- 5 W or 10 W incandescent light bulb
- 2 100 Ohm Resistors on the end of a 100 ft coax cable
Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
- Finally got a mobile radio UHF/VHF
- with Radio Operator plates!
- Thanks to AD5RN and KG5LYE
- Say hi on your morning commute!
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Early 70’s doing ship stuff on tankers
- Hand-cranked radios
- Put it on the air at 500 KHz: antenna in the air, ground in the water
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Not really unique or strange, but built a copper water pipe J-Pole
Information Exchange
Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- attempting to set up a USB DMR dongle
- BlueDV and DVStick 30