date

2022-05-03

opened

20:00

closed

20:28

Check-ins (14)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Kevin Walton (N4RMF)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• David Bailey (K5DKB)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Robert Carter (NC5R)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Haven’t been on the air lately, but I hope you have been!
  • Kuwait is on the air right now on 14.258 MHz
• Still getting suggestions for club activities/events to host
  • will send an online poll out eventually
  • Bring them up on the net or send me an email (n5zkf@arrl.net) if you have any ideas
• Field Day raffle tickets are available to purchase for $10 ea.
  • Send me an email if interested; can meet you somewhere (work at Research Park)
• Get on the air
  • Armed Forces / MARS Interoperability Exercise (60 m; listen for “channel 1 net” on 5330.5 KHz)
  • “Armed Forces Day” cross-band exercise on 2022-05-14 13:00Z/22:00Z
    • Pentagon Callsign: WAR
  • Also check out other special events this week

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

Proxy Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Field Day door prize items needed
• Send ideas to myself or other officers for after-meeting presentations

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Expect minutes at conclusion of net
• Today is the last day of classes
  • Final exams begin this Friday, and town should clear out nicely by the end of next week

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• Current balance: $6,186.32
• Currently 46 members
• Next meeting will be on 2022-05-21, the actual Armed Forces Day!

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: Did you volunteer for the MS 150 Bike Ride?

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• Monthly ARES net tonight at 20:30 or after conclusion of this net
• 443.425 MHz FM repeater

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• participated in MS 150
• worked evening shift with Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)
• pretty quiet before the event
  • interesting event: “ham net” was supposed to come up around 03:00, but didn’t happen
• couple of ambulance runs
• looking forward to next year!

Jim Hanks Jr. (W5CYN)

• if you have to stay up all night long, Kevin Walton (N4RMF) is the guy to have with you!
• piqued interest in All-Star: Amateur Radio VoIP DMR

Information Exchange

Kevin Walton (N4RMF)

• To Dick Zimmer (W5DZ): Were you working on a DMR thumb drive thing last week?
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ): Was working with DVMega, which just uses computer to work D-STAR and DMR. Won’t work with All-Star; need BlueDV