Net Minutes

Date

2020-03-10

opened

20:00

closed

20:35

Check-ins (20)

• Jeff McDOwell (KI5CES)
• Jonathan Graham (KD5GG)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Bob Christian (KE5GHM)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Richard Chelson (N5BLM)
• Dwayne Walters (W5DPW)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Tom Talley (W5XTT)
• Jeff French (KM5TW)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Jim Snell (WA5PMO)

Officer Reports

• President: Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• I hope you have all of your clocks set after Daylight Savings Time
• I’ve been out recently helping my family.
• Ham Expo is this weekend 13-14 March
• Also this weekend: Texas Association of Metal Detectors Conference at Brazos Co. Expo
• Don’t forget our meeting on Saturday, 21 March.
• Special Event Stations
  • http://www.arrl.org/special-event-stations
  • Pi Day 14 March  N2RE
  • Lots of military events including the American Legion, USS Midway and others.
• Propagation/DX?
  • South Orkney Islands seems to have been a success just not for me.
  • Just a few minutes ago, I copied a SSB station on 20 Meters over 4,000 miles to Argentina.
• Vice President: Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Unavailable
• Secretary: Trent Owens (AG1TX)
• Traveling
• Treasurer: Sly Kapchinski (N5GQB)
• Unavailable

Announcements / Comments

Does anyone have any announcements or comments they would like to share?

• WB5CKO
  • Henry’s Birthday is this Saturday 95?
  • American Legion 8-10AM breakfast this Saturday for all veterans
• K5ZY
  • Greater Houston Hamfest in Rosenberg was last weekend
    • A little smaller
    • Quite a few people
    • Balloon launches
  • Belton Hamfest this weekend.
    • Forecast of rain.
• Ki5hia
  • Comment:  Shout out to Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ) good to hear you on the net.

Buy / Sell

• W5dpw
• Generator for sale
  • Powerhouse 1900W inverter generator
  • $275
  • 979-676-8518

Information Exchange

W5DPW

• Information about current  draw on 12 battery when using an inverter?
  • KI5CES
    • Youtube videos regarding battery capacity
    • You could also just use the inverter generator and make sure you have fuel available
  • W5XTT
    • 400\12=amps
    • Divide amp hours by amps to get run time.
    • Don’t forget that power=current X EMF
  • Wb5cko
    • Check inverter efficiency in specs.
• Roger Dempsey, KI5HYL, is looking for a mentor to advise about configuring HF station.
  • Jeff French might be able to help.