opened

20:00

closed

20:34

Check-ins (30)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Thomas Sanborn (KJ5DAA)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Ricardo Pena (WN5RMP)
• Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
• Vic Pears (KX8V)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Jon Edwards (KI5YZR)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• John Graesser (KC5DWD)
• Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
• Jared Cleere (KJ5KGD)

Opening Remarks

• A little bit of interference on the repeater this evening, apologies.

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Net attendance is slowly climbing!
  • Thank you all for being here!
• SKYWARN training sessions on 2025-04-17
  • Afternoon session 13:00/15:00
  • Evening session 18:00/20:00
  • CEOC in Downtown Bryan: 110 N Main St, Ste 100 [Google Maps]
• Club meeting
  • 2025-04-19 09:30
  • American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan [Google Maps]

Vice-President

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

• Radio in the Park 2025-04-19 after the meeting
• Tanglewood Park in Bryan [Google Maps]
• Club will be providing lunch!
  • Layne’s chicken fingers
  • Need a head count for how much food to get
  • Contact tomdj56@yahoo.com to RSVP

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 71 members
• Bank balance: $11,710.37
• Next Ham License Exam
  • 2025-04-19 11:00 (after club meeting)
  • Looking for volunteer examiners
  • Will head to Radio in the Park as soon as it’s over
• Robertson County ARES meeting this weekend
  • 2025-04-12 09:30
  • Volunteer Fire Dept on Glass St [Google Maps]

Announcements / Comments

Question #218 for conversation: What frequency(-ies) do you regularly monitor?

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

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• CEOC visit this Friday, 2025-04-11 09:00
  • Call in on 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater if you’re late

Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)

• We’ve done it! Mostly sun and warm temperatures for the foreseeable future!
• I monitor KD5DLW in the car, and KD5DLW and W5BCS on my handhelds

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• From when I was in Bryan:
  • I used to monitor KD5DLW’s cross-band repeater
  • 29.6 MHz FM - talked all around the world!
• N5ZKF: what’s your Echolink setup like?
  • Just using my iPhone for now, but also have it on my PC

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• I’ve been hooked on scanning for a long time
  • Constantly rolling through a bunch of frequencies all the time
  • VHF, UHF, DMR, D-STAR, etc.
  • Many local repeaters: KD5DLW, W5BCS, W5AC, K5ZY, KI5MMC, etc.
  • Not much on HF, though.

Closing Remarks

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