date

2022-10-04

opened

20:00

closed

20:34

Check-ins (21)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Chris MacCannell (W5FN)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
• Kevin Walton (K5BTX)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Remembering Ernest Laney (K5ENL)
  • Any additional news? Arrangements?
• Special events this week
  • AZ QSO Party
  • SD QSO Party
  • PA QSO Party
  • 10-10 International Day 10m sprint
  • Scouts Jubilee (Jamboree?) on the Air
  • NI6IW (USS Midway) Birthday of US Navy
• Other events
  • 2022-10-22 07:00/14:00 – Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Hazardous Household Waste collection
    • old TI building (off Harvey Rd on the other side of Hwy 6)
• Next club meeting
  • 2022-10-15 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159
• Officer elections coming up
  • need temporary nominating committee (now until January)
  • maybe just 2 people
  • contact n5zkf@arrl.net if you would like to help

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
• Might be absent from October club meeting

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 59 members
• Current bank balance: $8,229.93
  • Includes $20.66 Amazon Smile donation!
  • Thanks to all who have set W5BCS as your charity on Amazon Smile!

Announcements / Comments

Question #95 for conversation: Have you used PACTOR, AMTOR, or any other phase-shift keying modes?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• ARES monthly net tonight
  • 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
  • 20:30 or after this net, whichever is later
• Monthly meeting 2022-10-18 19:00
  • American Red Cross Building

John Walpole (K5ZY)

• Work some PSK, RTTY, SSTV
  • My longest SSTV contact is to Mauritius Island (other side of Madagascar)
• How much actually gets bought from Amazon Smile?
  • KI5FIZ: Amazon donates 0.5% of purchase price from eligible purchases (excludes rebate and shipping)

Vic Pears (KX8V)

• Worked AMTOR with MARS
• Copied SSTV

Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)

• weekly reminder of N5RCO ARES net 2022-09-29 20:00 on W5KVN repeater
  • monthly meetings are usually on the 2nd Saturday
  • but Woodlands ARES needs help with “Ten for TX” event this weekend (2022-10-08)
    • Contact me if interested
    • QRZ page has been updated with email address
  • this month it will be on 2022-10-22 09:30
  • will meet in Franklin, TX, at Methodist Church Activities Building
  • Peer-to-peer Winlink operations
• established a Zoom room for anyone in club who is interested in CW
  • all are welcome!
  • contact me at w5cyntx@gmail.com if interested