2026-06-23 Net Minutes
- opened
- 20:00
- closed
- 20:25
Check-ins (31)
- Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Bill Rose (K5WTR)
- Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
- Mark Zimmerman (N5NBD)
- Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
- Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
- Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
- Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
- Blake Hearen (K5BAH)
- Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
- Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
- David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- John Walpole (K5ZY)
- Brandon Roberrson (KJ5JWV)
- Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
- Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
- Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bill Hobson (NW5C)
- Bill Preston (KZ3G)
- Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
- Steven Payne (AA5BX)
- Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
- Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
- Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
- Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
- David Snyder (KJ5PZM)
- Emery Hyden (K5OWO)
- Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
- Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
Officer Reports
President
David Bailey (K5DKB)
- Thanks, everyone, who came to the meeting this Saturday!
- Field Day preparations
- Great testing session
- Tower trailer repairs
Vice-President
Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
- Field Day is coming up this weekend!
- Food, Movie night, Wago/PowerPole adapter
- Door prizes, raffle, special youth raffle
- Radio operations
- Testing session
- Swap tables
- American Legion Post 159
Secretary
Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
- Minutes will be sent out after the net.
- Look forward to seeing y’all at Field Day!
Treasurer
Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
- Bank balance: $12,074.04
- 78 members
- Look forward to seeing everyone at Field Day!
Volunteer Examiner Liaison
Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
- First VE test session this past weekend!
- Very successful!
- Thanks to everyone who helped out!
- Next license exam
- 2026-06-28 10:00 (during ARRL field day)
- American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan [Google Maps]
- Be sure to have FRN, Photo ID, and $15 exam fee
- If you’re a VE and avaialable, we’d appreciate help! Please reach out to ve@w5bcs.radio
Buy / Sell
Don Ling (WB5CKO)
- Two items for sale:
- Collins 30-L1 (no tubes)
- Unsure whether it works
- Asking $350
- Can bring it to Field Day
- Heathkit SB-200
- has 8 11A tubes
- Old power supply
- Half of diode stack is out
- About $300 worth of repairs
- Good on QRZ
- Collins 30-L1 (no tubes)
Closing Remarks
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