Net Minutes

date

2021-08-31

opened

20:00

closed

20:23

Check-ins (19)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Brad Snyder (KG5SDE)
• David Bailey (KI5RJG)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• John “Pocat” Walpole (K5ZY)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Hurricane Ida definitely came up quick
  • FCC has got interop on ch 1 & 2 of 60 m band if interested in monitoring
• On-the-air
  • opportunities last weekend
    • KS QSO Party got 20 counties
    • OH QSO Party
    • HI QSO Party
  • this weekend:
    • CO QSO Party is coming up
    • IARU Region 1 (Europe) Field Day is this weekend
    • Lots of special event stations
• Kit build poll is still open if you’re interested
  • Can send me an email directly if you want n5zkf@arrl.net

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Keep ideas coming for after-meeting presentations
• Get on the air and exercise your privileges
  • Repeater has been rather quiet recently

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Net minutes will be sent out as usual
• Google Photos “backup” feature used to not count against your storage
  • Now it does… will eat up your online space

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Just got our second donation from Amazon Smile!
• Current bank balance: $6,853.19
• 65 members

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Have you ever been through a tropical storm or hurricane? If so, how did you prepare?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• 50 years ago (1961-09-03)
  • Grew up in Houston
  • went through Hurricane Carla

Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)

• Lived through several hurricanes: Carla, Beula, and Alicia
• Lots of water damage; fortunately nothing

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Grew up in Port Arthur
• kept a hurricane tracker
• Weathered some tropical storms
• Evacuated for some big hurricanes
• Played frisbee in the eye

Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Lived through Hurricane Hugo
• Fortunately took a dive toward South Carolina
• Amazon Prime includes unlimited photo storage