2026-03-31 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:32
Check-ins (30)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
- Blake Hearen (K5BAH)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Patrick Zapalac (KJ5ATR)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Brandon Roberrson (KJ5JWV)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Roseanne Cunningham (KC5FGG)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
- Robert Carter (NC5R)
- Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- Richard Taylor (KJ5LXI)
- John Glover (KC5THR)
Opening Remarks
- 90th day of the year
- Last day of March
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Glad to be here this week.
- Sorry I wasn’t on the net last week; was out of radio contact.
- Nothing to report.
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Lots of good food and music at the Troubadour festival
- Chance of rain this weekend
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Easter is coming up this weekend… Happy Easter!
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bank balance: $12,599.84
- 71 members
- Next license exam will be 2026-04-18 11:00
- If you’re planning to take the Technician exam, you must have an FCC Registration Number (FRN)
Announcements / Comments
Question #269 for conversation: Do you have amateur radio equipment connected to a network? What do you do with it over the network?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- No CEOC visits for the next two Fridays: 2026-04-03 and 2026-04-10
- Chance of rain on Thursday and this weekend
- Networked equipment:
- One computer on the network with a radio attached
- Use it for remote digital operations using another computer.
- Primarily digital modes: WinLink and VARA chat
Robert Carter (NC5R)
- I use a lot of digital equipment for amateur radio
- Two Raspberry Pi-based All-star nodes:
- Clear Node
- Clear Zero
- SharkRF OpenSpot 4 Pro
- D-STAR
- DMR
- YSS
- SharkRF M1KE
- Size of hand mic, but a complete Internet-connected device enabling all sorts of digital modes
- Used for travelling
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- I have a computer and a few “hot spots”
- Raspberry Pi unit
- Yaesu SystemFusion
- D-STAR
- DMR
- Another one (offline)
- Raspberry Pi unit
- Prefer using Repeater, but can use over Internet
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- ISS is about to fly over B/CS area right now
- -4 magnitude (really bright)
- If all goes according to plan, Artemis II is supposed to launch tomorrow night.
- Headed back to the moon!
Buy / Sell
Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Selling two Honda generators
- Includes 3 gal auxiliary tank and pairing cable
- Under 100 hrs run time
- Rebuilding carbeurators on one of them
- Would like to make sure they go to someone in the club
- Asking $1,400
- If interested, contact me at ke5dfr@gmail.com
Closing Remarks
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- 443.400 MHz D-STAR (KI5MMC)