- date
- 2022-04-16
- convened
- 09:33
- adjourned
- 10:20
Officers
- President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
- Vice President: Rick Pfeil (W4RDP) present
- Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
- Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present
Attendees (20)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ernest Laney (K5ENL)
- Clark Pennington (KC5BHM)
- Don Hutchcraft (KE5ADX)
- Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Wayne Pecena (N1WP)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Henry Menefee (W5RAS)
- Mike Traweek (KD8SQQ)
- Marty Nau (W5MHN)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Thanks to all for being here on this Easter weekend
- Welcome to AD8SQQ: first time in attendance
- VE Session
- 2 new techs
- Should be a short meeting
- Presentation by Don Ling (WB5CKO) about club history after
- Upcoming Events
- Radio in the Park
- 2022-04-23 09:30
- Tanglewood Park, 3901 Carter Creek Pkwy, Bryan, TX 77803
- Bring your own gear (if you want)
- Backup date in case of bad weather: 2022-04-30
- Solid/hazardous waste collection
- 2022-04-23
- Texas A&M University Services Building
- MS 150 Bike Ride
- 2022-04-30
- if you’d like to help out, you can get more info at https://arrlstx.org
- be sure to read the instructions
- Field Day
- 2022-06-26
- Brian Bachmann Park
- Radio in the Park
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Get your ideas for after-meeting presentations
Field Day
- raffle tickets are available
- $10 ea.
- buying $100-worth gives you next year’s membership
- Buy them for yourself and take some to sell to your friends and family
- Prizes
- Stoeger M3000 12-gauge Shotgun
- $500 VISA gift card
- Yaesu FT-70D HT Radio
- Nano VNA analyzer
- Custom knife by Richard Epting (KG5WIV)
- Need not be present to win
- Be sure you have a legible name and phone number!
- $10 ea.
- Dinner
- Meat, beans, and potato salad will be provided
- bring your own sides
- Especially need help for:
- Setup & Teardown
- Running radios through the night
- If interested, let me know; we’ll let you know where you can help out
- W5AC should be there to help out
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Stickers and window clings with club logo available for $2 ea.
- If you have not renewed your membership or would like to become a member
- Can accept cash/check today; credit cards via PayPal
February Bank Statement
- Starting $7,446.29
- income:
- $32.36 from Amazon Smile
- $30 dues
- disbursements:
- $1,481.63 for Field day venue, prizes
- ending $6,027.02
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes from March and January sent out
- I have made one amendment to add the February starting balance
- FCC fees… but those have apparently changed again
- motion by N5KZF to approve January minutes as sent out
- seconded by Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- passes unanimously
- motion by Clark Pennington (KC5BHM) to approve March minutes as sent out
- seconded by David Bailey (K5DKB)
- passes unanimously
Other Business
Antenna Trailer Follow-up
- From last meeting (Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)):
- Not an emergency, but keep it in mind
- Need a place to park the antenna trailer
- hasn’t been covered, but would be better if it was
- Might need maintenance at some point in the near future
- Anyone have a sandblaster? workshop? lifter (if we need to remove the antenna)?
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC) has offered to store the trailer on his property in East Brazos County
Ideas for Club Activities
- Parks on the Air
- Host a Spring or Fall Swapfest w/ W5AC
- some interest from people in DFW, Austin, Houston area
- Houston Hamfest has been permanently moved to summer
- Another bulid project
- Fox hunt
- Build project could be a fox-hunt antenna
- Car show?
- Anything to get us in the public
- Farmer’s Market
- Participate in 4th of July event with Heritage Society at Heratige Park
- First Friday in Downtown Bryan
- Apply to talk to ISS (need equipment and local interest)
- Camp Hearne Pump House?
- Local schools
- South Pole
- MARS / Armed Forces cross-band test
- Coming up 2022-05-14
- Radio know-how
- How to solder coax terminators
- Working with tubes
W5AC Needs Storage
Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- TAMU is kicking W5AC out of their shack in Hensel Park
- W5AC needs a place to store their radio equipment in the meantime
Health and Welfare / Good of the Order
- If anyone needs help with anything please reach out to the club. You can contact any of the officers at:
- officers@bryanarc.org
- Phil Gates directly: n5zkf@arrl.net
Closing
- motion by Clark Pennington (KC5BHM) to adjourn
- seconded by Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- passes unanimously
May Meeting
Next Meeting: 2022-05-14 09:30, American Legion Post 159