Monthly Club Meeting Minutes
- date
- 2021-07-17
- convened
- 09:37
- adjourned
- 10:49
Officers
- President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF) present
- Vice President: Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ) present
- Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
- Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present
Attendees (23)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Connor Farrell (WG1GEM)
- Joshua Bell (KI5JQD)
- Lee Lance (KK5QO)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
- David Cook (KI5GDX)
- Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
- Jace Nelson (KE0MXN)
- Wayne Pecena (N1WP)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Henry Menefee (W5RAS)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
Officer Reports
President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Thanks to Lee Lance (KK5QO) for arranging our meeting place
- at the American Legion Post 159!
- Opportunity to meet here in the future
- can still also meet at the Red Cross
- Shoutout to members present:
- Wayne Pecena (N1WP) – KAMU communications engineer, DMR repeater maintainer
- Henry Menefee (W5RAS) – one of original founding club members
New Antenna
- Photos
- Thanks to all who helped us figure out the problem and come up with a solution
- Thanks to Charlie for being able to host us all these years!
- Thanks to Craig Lang for being our Antenna Jack!
- Thanks to the ground crew:
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- WA5JOT
- Charlie Culver (KD5DLW)
- Most importantly, thanks to the club benefactors have already paid for everything!
- W5DZ: spoke with manufacturer of old antenna, and it’s being redesigned because of this exact issue
Bryan Sesquicentennial
- W5BCS offered to host an event for the celebration
- Set up a Special Event Station on the air in downtown Bryan
- No confirmation/approval yet
- Where might we set up?
- La Salle Hotel
- CEOC
- Sale Park
- North end open space
Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
Field Day Updates
- No totals on contacts or points yet
- Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB) is still gathering that… Thanks!
- A few hiccups in the early morning, but no more problems for the rest of the weekend
- Need a 3- or 4-person committee for next year
- KI5DUJ will not be able to do it again next year
- This is not a one-person task
- Will ask for volunteers around December
- Need to ask businesses for donations by January
- Got our $200 deposit back
- Any ideas for presentations now that we’re meeting in-person again?
- Send it to any (or all) of the officers
- N5ZKF: on Saturday of FD, someone (probably from Iola) who works for a cell company said they’d like to give a presentation on transmission lines… Anyone know who?
- Raffle Prize Winners
- Ken Reeves: $500 HR
- Brad Snyder: Yaesu HT
- Frank Perry: Knife
- Joshua Schmidt: Shotgun
Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 65 members
- Usual reminders:
- ARRL membership through club gives us some income
- Amazon Smile charity
- Update address in the FCC database
Bank Balance
- starting balance: $4773.93
- expenses:
- insurance: $300
- income:
- dues
- Field Day: $2069
- available balance for the month: $6902.30
- ending balance: $6602.30
- Since then:
- Received $200 back for
- current: $6802.30
Club History
- Did some research at the Carnegie Library
- Found Newspaper Articles from 1955 when club was founded
- Especially applicable with the 150 year celebration going on
- Historian position?
- N5SBN: scan and post on website?
Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Reading of last month’s minutes
- motion to approve by Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- seconded by KG5DSF
- passes unanimously
Special Interest Groups
with Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- lots of local club interest in D-STAR and CW
- Maybe monthly after Tuesday evening nets
Other Business
Club Branding
- Logo, shirts, QSL cards
- Brad Snyder’s wife was “voluntold” to help
- No word, but they are dealing with health issues
- Nice polo or button-up shirt helps with soliciting donations
- Send in any ideas before next meeting
- Website could use some work
EMCOMM Opportunities?
Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- We’ve done stuff like that in the past
- Bike rides,
- March of Dimes,
- 4th of July Fireworks
- Christmas Parade
- KD5DLW has 800 MHz trunked system
- stored at CEOC
- loaned out to local groups
- ARES maintains those radios
- Communications for local hospitals
- ARES maintains radios at each of the local hospitals
ARES Meeting
- Usually 2nd monday of the Month
- N5SBN was out of town last week
- meeting this upcoming Monday, 2021-07-19
Antenna Modeling Software
WD5ABC
- NEC Antenna Modeling
- EZNEC Antenna Software developer will be retiring
- Software will be made freely available at some point
Club Project
W5DZ and KF5WGJ
- Simple $15 microprocessor/soldering project
- Station ID timer
- Contact the officers if interested in building one
- We’ll get a list and organize a build party
Possible Permanent Station?
KI5DUJ
- American Legion Post 159 charter permits a permanent ham radio station at this building
Door Prize
- Copy of the ARRL Grounding and Bonding textbook.
- Congrats to David Cook (KI5GDX)!
Next VE Session
- Possibly next month
- Need to coordinate with Gerald Golub (W5VUI)
- W5AC also administers exams, coordinate with them
Health and Welfare / Good of the Order
- Joy Painter, wife of W5LQS, passed away this week
- W5LQS is currently in assisted living at the Carriage Inn
- Jack Lester was a big proponent of D-STAR
- Let’s have a D-STAR party on the new local repeater Ki5MMC
- After W5BCS Tuesday net
- 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 to adjourn by Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
- Seconded by Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- passes unanimously
Presentation
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) on NetLogger
August Meeting
Next Meeting: 2021-08-21 09:30, location TBD
