opened

20:00

closed

20:30

Check-ins (24)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• Brandon Bartlett (KG5LYN)
• Dan Quates (KJ5EPW)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Troyce Wilson (KC5CBI)
• Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• David Vickers (KI5WEH)
• John Graesser (KC5DWD)

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thank you to everyone here tonight and to those who were at the meeting this weekend!
  • Sorry about Radio in the Park, though. We’ll try for next month!
  • We do need the rain!
• Is there anyone else interested in helping us prepare for Field Day?
  • Contact me at k5dkb@outlook.com if interested.
  • We will have a brief committee meeting tomorrow, 2024-04-24 18:30, to determine when our future meetings will be. :-)

Vice-President

Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)

excused

• N5ZKF: he brought the new W5BCS repeater to the club meeting, and we had an unboxing!

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Great to see everyone at the meeting this weekend!
• This net’s minutes will be sent out afterward.
• The PDF from this weekend’s minutes had some broken links, so I’ll send them out again with working links this time!

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 70 members
• Bank balance: $9,227.82
• Ham License Exam Session
  • 1 new Technician
  • 1 returning Extra whose license had expired
    • If you pass just the technician exam, the FCC will automatically give you back your Amateur Extra license.
  • The next Ham License Exam will be 2024-05-18 11:00 (following the club meeting).

Announcements / Comments

Question #174 for conversation: What is your favorite “test instrument?” Oscilloscope, Multimeter

(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• CEOC visit this Friday 09:00
  • Call in on KD5DLW 443.425 MHz FM repeater or the radio room phone at (979) 821-1012

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

• I’m available to fill in or help with radio work where needed. Let me know if you want me to help!

Don Ling (WB5CKO)

• If you can afford it, a dual-trace oscilloscope is really nifty!
• 260 analog multimeter with reflector scale is a little cheaper but just as nifty!

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• My favorite piece of equipment is my Comet SWR meter
  • N5ZKF: the current model is the CAA-500 Mark II

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• I, too, have a 260 multimeter, and I’ve used it a lot!

Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)

• Don’t use it often, but just an antenna analyzer
  • It can be helpful to diagnose a problem without dropping or climbing the tower
  • MFJ (model 9232?)

Closing Remarks

• KC5DWD: Connected to Brandmeister DMR network through Pi-STAR