- date
- 2022-09-13
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:31
Check-ins (17)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Lee Lance (NO5B)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Chris Keeter (KO4EQD)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Joshua Wenger (W5AML)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Special events this week (and next); notably,
- Club Meeting this weekend
- 2022-09-17 09:30
- American Legion Post 159
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 60 members
- If you’d like to renew or join,
- 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
- If you’d like to renew or join,
- Current bank balance: $8,541.00
- Consider setting the Bryan Amateur Radio Club as your charity on Amazon Smile
- Brief Winter Field Day meeting after the club meeting this weekend
- if interested, please stick around for a few minutes
Announcements / Comments
Question #92 for conversation: What omnidirectional VHF antenna would you recommend?
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- recommend building a ladder-line J-Pole
- easy to build and portable
Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- dual-band J-Pole made from copper tubing
- also easy to make, inexpensive, and durable
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Comet GP-1 dual-band antenna at the end of 4 poles
Lee Lance (NO5B)
- Bought a pre-made copper pipe J-Pole antenna
Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Made a ground-plane antenna from a SO-239 mounting
- Tram 1481?
- Diamond
- others
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Made a cactus-like copper J-Pole
- picked up a Ringo Ranger
- Diamond X-300
Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- Ladder-line roll-up J-Pole
- Didn’t make it, but it works well!
Buy / Sell
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Still have a Nitecore Intellicharger to sell
- 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
- Also still have West Mountain Radio CLRdsp ClearSpeech noise reduction processor
- power cord is Anderson Powerpole-terminated
- sells for $200, asking $120
- send email to n5zkf@arrl.net if interested in either
Information Exchange
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Someone in Milam County needs someone to climb a tower
- willing to pay
- Send me an email if you can help: n5zkf@arrl.net