2026-04-28 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:39
Check-ins (28)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
- Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
- Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
- Richard Taylor (KJ5LXI)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- Jason Cox (KB5MPJ)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Mark Zimmerman (N5NBD)
- Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
- Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
- Travis Scott (KI5TMS)
- Roseanne Cunningham (KC5FGG)
- John Graesser (KC5DWD)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Nothing to report
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- ARRL Field day coming up in June
- need volunteers to help plan and make things happen
- If interested, let me know at tomdj56@yahoo.com. Also good on QRZ
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- 73 members
- Bank balance: $12,549.29
- Next Ham License Exam 2026-05-16 11:00
- at CEOC, 110 N Main St, Bryan [Google Maps]
- This is where our next meeting will be as well!
- Veteran’s Coffee Thursday, 2026-04-30 08:00
- We’ll be providing Kolaches since it’s a 5th Thursday
Announcements / Comments
Question #273 for conversation: Influential people in amateur radio: Which amateur radio operator(s) do you admire or is/are otherwise famous?
(If interested in submitting a weekly question, email n5zkf@arrl.net)
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Only “famous” person I actively know: Leo Laporte (W6TWT)
- Host of TWiT podcast network (This Week in Tech)
- Lot of Tech-related podcasts, several of which I listen to
- Former home of Ham Nation podcast (now hosted by Josh Nass)
- I’ve been working on a 3D printer upgrade!
- Formerly a Prusa i3 MK3S+ with MMU3
- Upgrading to MK3.9S (functionally identical to MK4S, but with original motors)
- Printed several of the parts used for the upgrade
Mark Zimmerman (N5NBD)
- Playing with DigiPi
- Just released 2.1 Beta
- Lots of fun, and just about every digital tool you can think of
- Sorry I missed POTA activity
- Was ill last week
Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
- Bob Heil (K9EID) /SK - Renowned for lots of great sound engineering feats
- Josh Nass (KI6NAZ) - Ham Radio Crash Course
- HF is hopping tonight: get on the air!
Buy / Sell
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Selling 2 element Hy-Gain 20/15/10 m beam antenna
- First mentioned it a few months ago
- Split driven element and split reflector
- leads can be used to make vertical antennas
- Asking $50
- If interested, let me know at wb5cko@arrl.net; also good on QRZ
Information Exchange
Matt Robinson (W5XMR)
- Warning about cross-coupling signals
- I have 3 coax cables: two LMR-600, one RG-8
- If I go over 300 W, it instantly goes out of tune
- Feed line was coupling on nearby coax cables through ferrite chokes
Closing Remarks
- Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.