date

2019-02-19

opened

20:00

closed

20:38

Check-ins (23)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Mark Hnatiuk (KG5EYV)
• Michael Narcowich (KI5BPO)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Banjo Williams (KC5GWR)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Bob Henglein (W5GC)
• Brent Anderson (WW5OBA)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Jim Snell (WA5PMO)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• KE5MXN
• Doug Cummings (KG5UDT)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Richard Epting (KG5WIV)

Officer Reports

President KG5EYV

• VE Test
  • 1 new Tech
  • 2 generals
  • 2 amateur Extra: KG5JDJ and KF5TYX!
• Thanks, KG5JDJ, for the great presentation!
• 20-30 active members out of rougly 60 total members
  • Great percentage of active involvement!
• Special events
  • Fox hunts, special stations, …
  • Officers need help from the club members to put these together
• IRS filing: We didn’t make over $50K, so we don’t have to report anything
• Club insurance paid up
• Brian Bachmann reservation for 2019-06-22 and 2019-06-23

Vice-President N5ZKF

• Thank you to Fire Station 6!
• Great meeting all around!
• Will post on club website references from KG5JDJ’s great DMR presentation
• Government has continued working

Secretary KG5LYE

• Sorry I missed the meeting this weekend
  • On retreat visiting Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, TX
  • Had a great time
  • Sounds like there was a great presentation!
  • Thanks to Andrew Byorth (KG5JDJ) for taking minutes at the meeting!
  • Meeting minutes will be sent out with net minutes after the net.

Treasurer N5GQB

• “Money is in the bank” (especially from membership renewals)
  • Currently have 55 paid members
    • Compare to about 70 members from last year
  • Accepting membership renewals through mail or at meetings
  • https://www.bryanarc.org/join-barc/
• ARRL Kickback
  • percentage of new and renewed memberships go to the club!
  • Need to fill out a special form
    • “ARRL Affiliated Club Membership Application”
    • Planning to post on website
    • make checks payable to Bryan Amateur Radio Club
  • At least 51% of club members must be ARRL members

Announcements / Comments

KG5JDJ

• Local Boy Scout Troop 159
  • Camping trailer was stolen
  • Got some stuff back, but not everything
  • Trying to help them replace missing items
  • Ron Hambric (N5SBN) is also quite involved
  • Get in touch:
    • Phone: (979) 676-0225
    • Email: andrew.byorth@yahoo.com
    • Come by the Fire Station at Easterwood Airport (general aviation side)
  • KG5EYV: Approximate value?
    • Still getting a full inventory
    • camping gear, cooking gear
    • will know more in next day or two and send out to listserv
• Will monitor DMR and 144.260 MHz USB after net for anyone interested

N5ZKF

• Health and Welfare / Good of the Order
  • Jack Lester (K5JWL) Laid up at house
  • Give call on radio 443.425 MHz FM (KD5DLW) repeater

WB5CKO

• Email from John (W1JCW) moved into the neigborhood
  • Looking for people to talk with
  • Look up on QRZ
• Reading up on LED light bulbs
  • Supposedly putting out interference, but not hearing any from mine
  • 60W-equivalent GE bulbs available at Lowe’s
  • Cost just over $1 a piece
• Troop sponsored by American Legion
  • Check with Post Commander: theft might be covered under insurance

Buy / Sell

K5ZY

• Affordable DMR radio: Radiodity GD-77
  • Comes up for sale on Amazon every once in a while

Info Exchange

K5WTR

• Trying to copy SSTV from ISS
• Interference from N to NE on 145.800 MHz
  • Digital signal registering S9+
  • North Bryan, Hwy 21 / Tabor Rd exit
  • Fox hunting appreciated
• KG5EYV: article from ARRL magazine
  • chasing down signal using SDR