2025-05-20 Net Minutes

Check-ins (23)

David Bailey (K5DKB)

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

Summer Field Day preparations
- 2025-06-28/29
- Everything starting to fall into place already!
- Need volunteers to help set up tables on Saturday and tear down on Sunday
- Thank you to all who have offered to help out!

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

Minutes will be sent out after the net.
I will not be available to call the net next week
- Will try to check in via Echolink, though

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

74 members
Bank balance: $9,962.77
Next License Exam 2025-06-28 13:00 (Field Day)
- American Legion Post 159
- Be sure to have your FCC Registration Number (FRN)
- (See the quickstart for more info for more info for more info for more info)
“Kolache Thursday”
- Veteran’s Coffee, 5th Thursday of the Month
- 2025-05-29 08:00
- Club will be providing Kolaches for the Veterans that morning

Question #224 for conversation: Have you started preparations for Hurricane Season this year?

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

Allen Menefee (KD5MMH) needs to borrow a gin pole and potentially a climbing belt to take his dads’ tower down
Contact at (979) 224-2658

Allen Menefee (KD5MMH) has his dad’s equipment for sale
- KT34M2 4-element, 3-band antenna
  - 10 m, 15 m, and 20 m
  - retails for $3,400
- Will have tower sections available for sale (once it’s taken down)
- Ringo Ranger
- 2m vertical
- 9-element 2 m beam antenna
Contact at (979) 224-2658 if interested
- If you help him take the tower down, I’m sure he’ll give you a discount