2025-06-03 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:35
Check-ins (28)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Paul Bilke (KF5WGJ)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
- Brian Gaskamp (KA5BKG)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Curtis Pool (KD5HEY)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
- Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Nothing to report
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- ARRL Field Day plans coming together
- Committee meeting Thu, 2025-06-05 18:30
- Email me if you didn’t get the invite
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes from last week and this week will be sent out after the net.
- Spent the week on the beach in Destin, FL
- Wonderful time with family
- Yes, of course there were dolphins!
- Chance to unplug, but realized too late to check in remotely via Echolink
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bank balance: $9,654.11
- 74 members
- Next License Exam will be Field Day, 2025-06-28 13:00
- Need volunteer examiners to proctor exams
- Thanks to all who helped out at the Veteran’s Coffee event last Thursday!
Announcements / Comments
Question #226 for conversation: Has any of the new equipment shown for Dayton Hamvention interested you?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- GMRS Tabor Repeater is online!
- 462.70 MHz FM, CTCSS/PL tone 156.7 Hz
- Shared repeater from KD5DLW: don’t use other PL tones, please!
John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Radio Fiesta this Friday and Saturday, 2025-06-06/07
- Swap meet in Schertz
Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Brazos County ARES Net tonight
- 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Excited about new Kenwood Mobile radio (750?)
- I currently have a KC-75
- Great, accessible radio for non-sighted individuals
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Did anyone work the Armed Forces Cross-Band exercise?
- Will try again next time.
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Haven’t been to Dayton, but will in the future
- New stuff from Kenwood, Flex, Ten-Tec, and others
- SteppIR is stopping production as of 2025-08-31
- Will support spare parts as they last, but no new antennas
- OptiBeam antenna manufacturer completely bought out by WiMo
Buy / Sell
Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Ham back home in need of dual-band VHF/UHF radio, preferably 40+ W
- Want to give him a birthday gift.
- Call me at (979) 324-4348
Information Exchange
Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Replaced 2 motorola radios with Alinco DR-MD500 radio
- Used to have very large pops when changing modes
- Known problem with this vintage
- Made a hi-pass filter using non-polarized 100 mF capacitor in series with speaker
Closing Remarks
- Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.