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20:00

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Check-ins (36)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Jason Ross (KJ5QLS)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• Bill Hobson (NW5C)
• Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
• Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Richard Taylor (KJ5LXI)
• Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Timothy Pierce (KJ5QOU)
• Liam Sanders (KJ5QVW)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Steven Payne (AA5BX)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Mike Streiff (KW6P)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)
• Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
• Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
• David Snyder (KJ5PZM)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• David Barry (KG5UZA)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)

Opening Remarks

• New hams!
  • Jason Ross (KJ5QLS)
  • Timothy Pierce (KJ5QOU)
  • Liam Sanders (KJ5QVW)
• N5SBN: calling from Ketchikan, AK
• N4RMF: just got a “full sweep” on the 13 Colonies

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Congrats and welcome to all new hams!
• Next monthly club meeting on 2026-07-18 09:30
  • Already just under 2 weeks away
  • American Legion Post 159, 101 Waco St, Bryan [Google Maps]

Vice-President

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

• Thanks to everyone who came out to our Field Day!
  • The most fun Field Day I’ve had in a long time!

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Still need to compile and submit the Field Day points and summary
  • Hoped to have it ready this week, but I’m a bit behind and should be ready by next week

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 80 members
• Bank balance: $13,030.77
• Welcome to all new hams!
  • We ask you to consider becoming a club member :)

Announcements / Comments

Question #282 for conversation: What recent changes have you made to your amateur radio station?

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

Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)

• CEOC Visit this Friday, 2026-07-10 09:00
• ARES Net tonight after this net on 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater
• More info at https://brazosares.org

Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)

• Recent changes:
  • Page out of N5ZKF’s book…
  • Got a Yaesu FTM-500D base station that I’m using right now
  • Have it set up for WIRES-X
• N5ZKF: would like to do C4FM on repeater or simplex!

Bill Hobson (NW5C)

• Currently working on two ham projects:
  1. Getting radials to stay buried beneath the grass so I can mow
     • #14 copper wire has gotten expensive! (used to be $0.03/ft)
  2. Setting up a separate listening antenna “on the ground” (M-waves vs. E-waves)

Jason Ross (KJ5QLS)

• Brand new ham!
• Put up a VHF/UHF antenna 2-3 days ago and am trying to see how many repeaters I can hit
  • 2-story house on a hill in Grimes county; Antenna is 9.5 ft above that
• Hoping to put up a 10 m dipole!
• Member of Grimes County ARES, and might join up with W5BCS

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• My slow, recent changes: I’ve been labeling things… everything
  • Knowing what connects to what
  • Nifty idea: use a sharpie to write on bread clips and put around cables

Closing Remarks

• Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.