[TCARC-NTX] TCARC Wkly Info and Ragchew Netnotes

[Fred Muehlen]

Net Control: N5WLA
Net opened at 8:00 p.m. local time

Announcements:
    Hardin's sidewalk sale this Saturday early a.m.
    NCTECH Planning Meeting, this Saturday at 0900.  All interested
parties are invited.
    Skywarn School will be held on Saturday, January 31st, at the North
Richland Hills High School Auditorium at 0830.
    Next TCARC meeting will be on February 7th at Checkers Pizza in
Springtown.

Checkins:
    WB5IDM/Paul: Paul requests that any interference from the repeater
be reported to him.  There has been some interference to the simplex
frequency 146.490 reported by local hams and Paul has installed a cavity
filter in an attempt to eliminate it.  If you notice any interference in
the future, please contact Paul.
    KD5VXH/Jim: Checking in for the count.
    KD5KTQ/Wendell: Checking in from Weatherford.
    KD5NXG/CJ: Checking in for the count.
    KM5JI/Wade: Checking in from Saginaw.
    N5NBK/Dan: Checking in from Gainesville, TX.  Running 50 watts to a
Diamond vertical up abt 50 ft.  Fairly clean signal for that distance.
    KD5KGU/Alan: Checking in for the count.
    KD5USO/Dan: Dan has great news: ARRL is providing a Big Project
Grant to Dan's school.  This grant will furnish radios, antennas, power
supply, coax, connectors, Ham technical library and videos.  Dan has
also managed to get Ham Radio on the school's curriculum for next year
and Dan will be teaching the class.  Congrats, Dan.  Let me know if I
can be of any assistance.
    N5MRJ/Joan: Checking in for the count.

Net closed at 8:27 p.m. local time.

Thanks to everyone for their participation.