date

2022-01-25

opened

20:00

closed

20:30

Check-ins (22)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Ron Hambric (N5SBN)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Mike Wisby (KA5HIA)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Jerry Redman (KG5YSD)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• James Rosser (AA5W)
• Edward Brackin (KF5RHF)
• Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)
• Chris MacCannell (W5FN)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Last Call: Jerry L. Smith (WB5PCO) /SK
• Lots of activity On-the-Air
  • Recently: North American QSO Contest
  • Upcoming this weekend:
    • 160 m CW Contest
    • Winter Field Day
• Upcoming February Meeting
  • 2021-02-19
  • VE test at end of meeting

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Let us know if you have ideas for additional after-meeting presentations
• Get on the radio and exercise your privileges!

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Long time no see!
  • Returned from Pennsylvania
  • Funeral for Grandpa: WW2 veteran, artist
  • Thanks to all who helped in my absence
• Expect minutes at the conclusion of the net as usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Current balance: $6,953.93
  • Should have more to report soon!

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: What have you done with your hobby? Any changes to the station for the new year?

Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

• Looking at setting up new stations for VARA FM digital mode
  • Faster than AX.25 Packet

Kerry Miller (WD5ABC)

• Getting solar panel and battery set up for QRP

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Signal link connected (at least temporarily)
• Foot switch and headphones

Bill Rose (K5WTR)

• to Kerry Miller (WD5ABC):
  • be sure to put a controller or diode on the solar panel if it doesn’t have one already
  • otherwise it could generate a lot of noise

Buy / Sell

Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

• Accidentally bought mobile dual-band UHF/VHF antenna Comet CA-2X4SR with wrong connector
  • selling for $65