Aug 23

2022-08-23 Net Minutes

date
2022-08-23
opened
20:00
closed
20:18

Check-ins (18)

  • Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
  • David Bailey (K5DKB)
  • Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
  • Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
  • Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
  • Rich Rychetsky (KI5QNR)
  • Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
  • Don Ling (WB5CKO)
  • Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
  • Christian Hurst (W5FCH)
  • Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
  • Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
  • Jason Shutt (KI5LGO)
  • Bill Rose (K5WTR)
  • Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
  • Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
  • Robert Carter (NC5R)
  • Ron Hambric (N5SBN)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

  • Special events this week
  • Thanks to all who came to the meeting
    • forgot to mention survey results for club activities:
      • lots of interest in holding a special event station of some type:
        • Winter Field Day
        • Parks on the Air
        • Partner with Other Local Activities (like Farmer’s Market in Downtown Bryan)
        • Radio in the Park
      • Some interest in doing techy-stuff
        • Fox Hunt
        • Kit Build

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (W4RDP)

proxy Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

  • Please send any ideas for after-meeting presentations
    • Presentation last weekend by Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ): home-built battery box

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

  • Students are back in full force
    • Watch out for increased traffic and reduced stock at grocery stores
  • Net minutes will be sent out at conclusion of net as usual

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

  • 60 members
    • 2 new members!
    • If you’d like to renew or join,
  • Consider setting the Bryan Amateur Radio Club as your charity on Amazon Smile
  • Current balance: $8,539.99
    • might consider donating a penny to make that even 🙂
  • Built a battery box and showed at the meeting
    • Lot of fun to build!
    • If anyone else is interested, come find us at Coco Loco on Saturday Morning

Buy / Sell

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

  • Still have my 2005 Honda Gold Wing for sale
  • info from 2022-07-26 net minutes:
    • 6 cyl / 1.8 L / 1800 cc engine
    • Garmin GPS
    • 13,000 actual miles
    • asking $9,500
    • if interested, call 979-595-6916 or email jeffjmcdowell@gmail.com
      • if I don’t pick up, please leave a message!

Information Exchange

Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)

Friend showed me a handy chart to convert SWR to percent loss

swr-chart

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Transcribed version for accessibility:

SWR Reading Percent of Loss
1.0 0.0%
1.1 0.2%
1.2 0.8%
1.3 1.7%
1.4 2.8%
1.5 4.0%
1.6 5.3%
1.7 6.7%
1.8 8.2%
1.9 9.6%
2.0 11.1%
2.1 12.6%
2.2 14.1%
2.3 15.5%
2.4 17.0%
2.5 18.4%
2.6 19.8%
2.7 21.1%
2.8 22.4%
2.9 23.7%
3.0 25.0%
4.0 36.0%
5.0 44.4%
6.0 51.0%
7.0 56.3%
8.0 60.5%
9.0 64.0%
10.0 66.9%

Matthew Barry

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