opened

20:00

closed

20:37

Check-ins (35)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Gabriel Rodriguez (AI5TN)
• Robert Grigsby (KB5RAG)
• Larry Shiver (KJ5KFU)
• Ken Wilson (KE5DFR)
• Brad Snyder (W5BLS)
• David Snyder (KJ5PZM)
• Jason Ross (KJ5QLS)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• John Graesser (KC5DWD)
• Richard Taylor (KJ5LXI)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Brandon Roberrson (KJ5JWV)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)
• Bill Preston (KZ3G)
• Thomas Sanborn (KJ5DAA)
• Elizabeth Shutt (KJ5IDP)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Mike Mertes (KZ5M)
• Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
• Rich Rychetsky (W5SON)
• Russ McDonald (KL2PB)
• Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)
• Pierre Catala (WA1UAT)
• Nathan Wood (KN4TTV)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Liam Sanders (KJ5QVW)
• Roseanne Cunningham (KC5FGG)
• Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)

Opening Remarks

• Today at 7pm was the autumnal equinox
  • Equal time day and night
  • Official beginning of the Fall season
  • …despite the fact that it was 99°F outside… 🔥

Officer Reports

President

David Bailey (K5DKB)

• Thanks to everyone who made it out to the meeting on Saturday!
• Weekend of annual hunting trip with my father
  • Relishing the time I still have left with him
• Sorry I couldn’t be there to show off my Baofeng collection

Vice-President

Tom Johnson (KI5ZPG)

• Great meeting: did not dissolve the club
• Lots of Baofeng models, some of which I’d never seen

Secretary

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes will be sent out after the net.
• Great seeing everyone (and their radios) at the meeting as well!
  • Should bring radio to every meeting!
  • Always happy to listen to show-and-tell!

Treasurer

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• 83 members
• Bank balance: $12,618.47
• Enjoyed the meeting this weekend, and I always enjoy show-and-tell!

Announcements / Comments

Question #293 for conversation: QSO One application: runs under Windows or Android and gives access to ham radio digital networks (All-Star, Echolink, DMR, etc.)… Have you used it? What do you think about it?

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

Brian Gaskamp (N5WCT)

• Brief recap of TX QSO Party
  • Thanks to all who contacted me on 40 m Saturday/Sunday
  • Lots of contacts on 2 m and 70 cm simplex, too
  • Only operated 16 hours
  • Last year: 155 contacts, unknown counties
  • This year: 359 contacts, 71/285 counties, 82K points, 1st or 2nd place!
  • Looking forward to next year!

John Graesser (KC5DWD)

• QSO-1 app: started to set it up, but didn’t want to give it too much information
  • Was asking for passwords, etc.
• N5ZKF: assume it needs credentials to act on your behalf
  • Definitely be judicious about who you give your info to

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• Haven’t heard Dick Zimmer (W5DZ) on the air recently… Is he OK?
• N5ZKF: did check in once in the last several weeks
  • Doesn’t check in as often as he used to
  • Heard 20:00 conflicts with another event (favorite TV show)

Ron Estes (KJ5EFO)

• W5DZ is doing well
  • While at CEOC, Mike Wisby (KA5HIA) said he spoke with him recently and all was good
• ARES update
  • Thanks to all who came to the meeting last night
  • Exercised American Red Cross radios
  • CEOC meeting this Friday 09:00
  • Check out WhatsApp group for info about upcoming events

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Heard about QSO One app recently, early in its development
  • Spent a little time playing with it
  • Needs some more development, but is usable
• It does request a bit of info from you and wants to authenticate you
• Single console (“pane of glass”) that permits so many ham radio digital networks from Windows/Android device
  • No radio hardware required
• Available on Google Play app store
• Lots of info available at your fingertips
• Seems like a very interesting tool

Buy / Sell

Michael Bobinski (N5NYL)

• Anyone in the club going to Belton Hamfest?
  • Would be interested in sharing the cost of a seller table
• Have several items that I’m trying to sell.
  • See, e.g., 2026-07-28 Minutes
  • Good on QRZ

Closing Remarks

• Visit us online at w5bcs.radio.
• D-STAR repeater on 443.400 MHz (KI5MMC)