- date
- 2018-07-21
- convened
- 09:38
- adjourned
- 10:45
Officers
-
President:
Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV) present -
Vice President:
Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present -
Secretary:
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present -
Treasurer:
Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) present
Attendees (25)
- Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
- Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
- Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
- David Snyder
- Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Vic Pears (KX8V)
- Jim Worster (NV5S)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Nicholas Lowman (KG5UDO)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
- Marty Nau (W5MHN)
- Trent Owens (AG1TX)
- Jim Laird (KF5YY)
- Tom Small (N1TOV)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Richard Condie (KG5ZUA)
- James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
Health and Welfare
- Happy Birthday, Jim (NV5S)!
Officer Reports
President KG5EYV
- Stolen radio causing trouble for Gilmer Fire Dept
- setting off alarms
- Club project: direction-finding array
Vice President N5ZKF
- Great job at Field Day!
- Lots of officials
- CS Fire Dept
- KBTX News slot
- have elevator pitch for Amateur Radio; get the word out
- Presentations wanted!
Secretary KG5LYE
Approval of Meeting Minutes
- Motion to approve as read by KF5WGJ
- Seconded by N5ZKF
- Passes
Treasurer N5GQB
June Statement
- starting balance $2303.13
- checks out
- PO box renewal $102
- Donut shortage: $32.42
- ending balance: $2168.71
Field Day Report
Scores
- 1356 total
- 950 Bonus Points
- No GOTA station
- 2A station (simultaneously two HF, one VHF)
- Generator
- Media publicity + signature
- public location
- info table
- w1aw broadcast
- visited by elected official (need copy of invite)
- Mayor of College Station
- Officers from local agency
- College Station Fire Dept
- Web submission
- Safety report
- 406 Contact Points
- 127 Contacts
- No CW contacts
- 1 Digital
- versus 2017
- fewer contacts
- 1428 total points
- 950 bonus points
Income & Expenditures
- Raffle Tickets
- sales: 9×$5 + 16×$25 + 3×$50 + 7×$100 = $1295
- prize cost: $1350
- net: −$55 (ouch)
- Meal Tickets
- sales: 33x$10 = $330
- cost: $315.75
- net: +$14.25
- No silent auction
- 1 new membership
Prizes
- Free raffle ticket to KG5OOE for license upgrade
- baofeng to all newly licensed techs KI5AVM
- major prizes
- W5MHN – $50 Sam’s Club
- KF5RHF – $50 Academy
- WW5OBA – TYT dual band HT
- K5SOU – Ant. Analyzer
- W5VUI – Yaesu FT-450
- door prize winner
- KG5SDG – “Mr. Lucky” (won about 10 of 25)
Old Business
New Business
Pancake Social
- 2018-08-11 07:30
- IHOP in Bryan: 758 N Earl Rudder Fwy, Bryan, TX 77802
Club Project
- Started on 10m net
- Options
- (WD5ABC) 40m $6 Pixie CW transceiver
- (WD5ABC) Funk Antenna Analyzer / SWR plotter $125
- (WD5ABC) Rebuild Amplifier
- (µ-)BITX radio
- (W5DZ) 10 min timer for station ID
- (KF5WGJ) low voltage cutoff; custom-printed circuit boards
- (N5SBN) Antenna, maybe dual-band trap
- When and where?
- Red Cross on a Saturday in September?
- Cost limit?
- keep around $20 for starters
- Motion to delegate to committee by N5ZKF
- Seconded by N5SBN
- passes
Next Meeting
- 2018-08-18
- VE Test Session
Closing
- Motion to adjourn by N5ZKF
- Seconded by W5VUI
- Passes
