May 2025 Club Meeting Minutes
- date
- 2025-05-17
- convened
- 09:30
- adjourned
- 10:30
Officers
- President: David Bailey (K5DKB) present
- Vice President: Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG) present
- Secretary: Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) present
- Treasurer: Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) present
Attendees (24)
Quorum attained!
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Marilyn Kingman (KE5VOT)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Bob O'Connell (KC5DWB)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- John Walker (W1JCW)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- David Snyder
- Micah White
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- Hunter Hambric
- Lee Lance (NO5B)
- Kimber 🐾
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- This week, I got an email from “Lorna”
- Addressed to my president@w5bcs.radio
- Claimed she was out of town and that we had an overdue payment
- This is how I knew it wasn’t Lorna
- Asked if I would be willing to pay it and I would be reimbursed
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) got one claiming to be from Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS) and Matthew Barry (KG5LYE) got one claiming to be from me.
- Be careful online!
- N5ZKF: you have to be skeptical of everything these days
- Time is on your side: pause to think
- You are under no obligation to do anything
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- ARRL Field Day is coming up
- 4th full weekend of June
- 2025-06-28/29
- Tentative Schedule:
- Saturday, 2025-06-28
- 09:00/11:30 - Setup
- 10:00/12:30 - Swap tables
- 11:30/13:00 - Lunch
- 13:00 - On the air
- 13:00/14:30 - License Exam
- 14:30/21:00 - Swap tables
- 15:00/16:00 - Presentation: Jeanelle Johnson
- 16:30/17:30 - Presentation: David Bailey
- 18:00/19:30 - Dinner and Raffle Drawing
- Sunday, 2025-06-29
- 09:00/13:00 - Swap tables
- 09:00/10:30 - Pancake breakfast
- 12:00/14:00 - Pack up
- 13:00 - Off the air
- Saturday, 2025-06-28
- KI5CES: ladder on antenna trailer needs to be replaced
- Recommend purchasing a new one
- We’ll also do some simple builds (Wago to PowerPole connector)
- Usually ask for $500 to fund Field Day expenses
- Paperwork
- Food
- Raffle prizes
Motion by John Walker (W1JCW):
to allocate a budget not to exceed $500 for ARRL Field Day 2025
Seconded by Bob O'Connell (KC5DWB).
Outcome:
passes unanimously
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
Approval of Minutes
- Hearing no corrections, minutes stand approved as sent out
- Minutes from this meeting will be sent out later today
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
Last Month’s Statement
- Starting balance: $11,710.37
- Income: $535
- $25 - donation
- $30 - club dues
- $465 - club sales
- $15 - VE fees
- Disbursements: $2,071.60
- $15 - VE fees to ARRL
- $117.82 - Layne’s chicken
- $475 - to American Legion Auxiliary to sponsor young lady for Girls’ State
- $1,115.97 - three laptops for use at Field Day
- $347.81 - Southern Tire Mart club trailer and ARES tires
- ARES owes $86
- W4RDP’s son gave employee discount, donated labor, and received tax exemption
- Ending balance: $10,173.77
Club Merchandise
- Winter Field Day 2023 stickers: $2
- Club logo pins (limited): $3
- Club logo stickers: $2
- Club logo window clings: $2
- Club logo patches: $5
- Club logo keychains: $2
Membership Renewals
Membership can be renewed in any of the following ways:
- online at Ham Club Online
- request PayPal invoice via email
- mail in cash or check (PO Box 4442, Bryan, TX 77805–4442)
- bring cash or check in-person at a meeting
Other Business
Brazos County ARES
Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- This coming Monday is our monthly ARES meeting
- 2025-05-19 18:30
- American Red Cross on Boonville Rd
- Bring your “Go Kits” for show and tell
- CEOC visits each Friday 09:00
- Radio room check-up
- Training for operations
- KI5FIZ: N5BRZ Cares is now an official 501(c)(3) organization!
Robertson County ARES
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Last meeting:
- Winlink
- Mixed results
- “Telnet Post Office” - Peer-to-peer
- Next meeting: 2025-06-14
- At Lorna’s house: 509 Wheelock St [Google Maps]
- Prepare K5ENL’s equipment for sale at Field Day
- Putting Anderson Power Poles
- Need vehicles that can “haul stuff”
Radio for Sale
- Elecraft KX3 Transceiver “Shack-in-a-Pack” kit:
- Transceiver
- PX-3 Panadapter
- Keyer Paddle assembly
- ES-80 Carrying Case
- Additional equipment:
- Box of cables, connectors, and brackets
- Microphone, but appears to need repair
- AX1 Multi-band Whip antenna
- Elecraft T1 Automatic Antenna Tuner
- Price is about $3,400 new
- Offered to club members for $2,500
- Additional Stats:
- Ultra-portable, all-band/all-mode, high-performance for home/mobile/field use
- 160 m through 6 m; 2 m with KX3-2M module (might or might not be included)
- SSB/CW/DATA/AM/FM modes; 10 W+ PEP (100 W with KXPA100 amp)
- Low current drain (150 mA); takes 8 AA cells
- DSP with dual-watch, noise reduction, noise blanking, auto notch filter, stereo effects, audio peaking filter (APF)
- Software-refined radio (SDR)
- Sale procedure:
- Available for inspection 2025-05-17 09:00 before club meeting
- Taking offers through 10:30, silent auction style for multiple bidders
- 48 hours “buyer’s remorse” window
- Caveats to be aware of:
- Microphone is not functional (needs to be replaced or repaired)
- It does have the keyer (untested)
- Panadapter is also untested:
- Missing connector cable between panadapter and transceiver ($15.95 replacement)
- Power adapter to panadapter is also missing (uses same cable as transceiver)
SKYWARN
Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- It’s going to be hot and humid this week
- Pop-up thunderstorms, but no fronts
- Hurricane season starts 2025-06-01
- Start paying attention to the tropics
RACES
Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- District 5 ARES round-table at CEOC first week of May
- Thanks to KI5FIZ for helping coordinate that!
- New facility at RELLIS is still in progress
- Hardline and dual-band Diamond antennas working very well (SWR 1.02)
License Exam
- No one taking test today?
- Next license exam will be Field Day (not at June meeting)
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:
- Visit us online at w5bcs.radio
Closing
Motion by Rick Pfeil (W4RDP):
to adjourn the meeting
Seconded by John Walker (W1JCW).
Outcome:
passes unanimously
Next Meeting
2025-06-21 09:30 at American Legion Post 159
After-Meeting Presentation
HamClock by David Bailey (K5DKB)
We had a really impressive Geochron presentation previously, and heard about this other similar product