date

2022-09-06

opened

20:00

closed

20:26

Check-ins (19)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Christy Bailey (KI5WUM)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Back in town!
• Lots of Special events this week (and next); notably,
  • 2022-09-11 Patriot Day (September 11) is coming up
  • 2022-09-10/18 Rte 66 on the air
• Other calendar items to be aware of:
  • 2022-09-17 09:30 – Next meeting
  • 2022-09-30 – Belton Ham Expo
  • 2022-10-14/16 – Scouting / Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
  • 2022-10-22 – Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management collection date
  • 2023-01-28/29 – Winter Field Day

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
• Exercise your privileges: get on the radio
  • the repeater has been awfully quiet lately
  • looking forward to seeing everyone in September

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual
• Classes off to a good start: one lecture class (Machine Learning), and one research hour

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 60 members
  • If you’d like to renew or join,
    • you can download the application from the club website
      • turn it in at the next meeting on 2022-09-17 (will have copies in-person)
    • can also send PayPal invoice if desired
      • send email to treasurer@bryanarc.org
• Current bank balance: $8,539.99
• Consider setting the Bryan Amateur Radio Club as your charity on Amazon Smile

Announcements

Question for conversation: What is your favorite battery chemistry?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Brazos County ARES net tonight
  • 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
  • 20:30 or after W5BCS net, whichever is later
  • will be discussing upcoming exercise

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• My favorite chemistry is Iron-Nickel
  • “Edison batteries”
  • Used to be what telephone company used for power backup
  • Lifetime is 25-30 yrs; also very easy to repair
• Second favorite is Lithium-Ion, seems to be the best these days
• Lead-Acid Gel

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Don’t really have a favorite battery chemistry; all have their drawbacks
• Supercapacitors would be the ideal
• Nickel-Metal-Hydride
  • no memory, can deep-cycle without any issues
  • can lose their charge over time
• Lithium-Ion tends to degrade over time if held at full charge
  • Also don’t like to be deep-cycled

Buy / Sell

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Nitecore Intellicharger
  • 4 bay charger for rechargable cells
  • works with a variety of cell types (1.2 V, 3.7 V, 4.2 V, 4.35 V)
  • brand new, will take $20 for it
  • n5zkf@arrl.net