- date
- 2021-02-20
- convened
- 09:33
- adjourned
- 10:16
Officers
-
President:
Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present -
Vice President:
Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ) present -
Secretary:
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present -
Treasurer:
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present
Attendees (23)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Lee Lance (KK5QO)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
- Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
- Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
- Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
- Rusty Adams (KI5MNH)
- Bill Peterson (KZ3G)
- Travis Scott (KI5NMX)
- Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
Midtown Park
- the City of Bryan is building a “superpark” where the old municipal golf course used to be
- One of the buildings in the original plan has a large “STEM” room
- Maybe we could establish a presence there?
- Similar agreement with model railroad club
- After consulting with board member Flynn Adcock, the building plan has changed substantially
- No space for the club in that building
- No future agreements like the one with the model railroad club
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
Field Day
- Possibly move to Veterans Park, Sue Haswell Park, or somewhere else
- has been held at Brian Bachmann Park for the last couple years
- Nice that we have been allowed to convene there for free, but would prefer a more public place
- Poll members for thoughts on Zoom
- Need to start planning for operations
- may be abbreviated
- 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
- need to collect/purchase raffle items and door prizes
Secretary Trent Owens (AG1TX)
- Read minutes; no additions or corrections
Treasurer Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
January Bank Statement
- Starting balance 5462.09
- Ending balance 5821.09
- Income from donations, ARRL subscriptions, and club dues
- Disbursements to ARRL
Memberships
- 26 member renewals as of last week
- Planning to visit the PO box on Monday
- Hoping for a big stack of renewals!
- ARRL memberships can be renewed through the club
- club gets a little bonus
- Hoping to set up a way to renew online at some point
Amazon Smile
- Amazon donates 0.5% of their income to charity through https://smile.amazon.com
- W5BCS is now an organization on Amazon Smile!
- Please designate W5BCS as your charity when buying things from Amazon
Additional Business
Webmaster Report Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
- Sorry for being out of pocket for a while; family emergencies and weather have popped up
- Planning update the web page this afternoon
- N5ZKF and/or KI5FIZ will send the ARRL form
Winter Storm Damage Assessment
- KG5LYE: Phillips Event Center had major damage from ice storm (pipe burst)
- N5ZKF: Lots of fire suppression systems compromised; dispatch/officers on “fire watch”
VE Thanks KK5QO
- Special shout-out to the VE team for putting together an in-person testing session
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
March Meeting
Next Meeting: 2021-03-20 09:30 (on the air: 146.680 MHz FM repeater)