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Palestine/Anderson County Amateur Radio Club – K5PAL

www.pacarc.org P.O. Box 1376, Palestine, TX 75802 K5PAL@arrl.net

MEETING MINUTES

The regular monthly meeting of the PALESTINE/ANDERSON COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB - K5PAL was called to order at 7:00pm Tuesday, November 3^rd, 2026 by President Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK. This was a dinner meeting. Justin Smith, KJJTJ, led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were eight (8) members and three (3) guest(s), for a total of eleven (11) persons present.

The Minutes and Treasurers Reports were posted from the last monthly meeting. The current Treasury Balance is $2700.00

There were no application(s) for membership.

NET CONTROL:

December 7^th Ken Vickery, KI5JRY

December 14^th Charles McReynolds, W5IAK

December 21^st Ronny Jenkins, KI5WXC

December 28^th Tim Hasselbach, K9ZZK

Monthly Speakers: Tommy Sprinkle, N5NTS, introduced his new Amazon combination Multi-meter, oscilloscope, and signal generator available on-line for about $100. It’s a very handy piece of test gear for in the field at reasonable price point.

Activity Reports:

None due to the presentation.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

ARES: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, reminded members about the nets and the county burn ban.

VE: Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD reported no VE sessions this month. He is working to get his VE’s registered with Exam Tools, now used by the ARRL VEC

BUILDING MAINTENANCE: Charlie McReynolds, W5IAK, reported he will work with the lawn mower in the upcoming week and Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, will also look at it. Fortunately, the lawn did not need mowing before the meeting.

FIELD DAY: Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, discussed Spirit Lake for Winter Field Day. It is located about four miles out FM 315 from Hwy 155N. More information, such as a map and scheduling will follow as we get closer to the event.

TUESDAY PROJECT NIGHT: Project Night meetings are held on the 2^nd and 4^th Tuesdays of each month. No meetings this month.

OLD BUSINESS: Picnic-In-The-Park, (PITP), was to be held October 25^th, but had no attendance. The Board meeting was held October 25^th by on-line meeting. The next PITP will be November 29^th, and will be at Dogwood Park or at Whataburger. The board meeting will be November the same day. Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD, still has ham gear Gay Bradley is selling along with the suggested pricing of each item. The Christmas party will again be at The King Buffet back room and is Dutch treat. The time is December third at 7:00pm. The club will provide door prices and members are encouraged to contribute prizes as well. The Ham of the Year and the Elmer of the Year awards were voted on and the plaques will be presented at the dinner.

NEW BUSINESS: None at this time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

East Texas Broadcast Museum will be October 31, 2026.

The El Campo Hamfest will be November 13-14, 2026.

Cowtown Hamfest January 15-16 at the Forrest Hills Civic and Convention Center

The club library is open and available for all members to use the materials. Just let WB4WXD know what you have borrowed and when you return it.

Club patches are available at $3.00 each.

The next Meeting will be on December 1^st, and will not be a dinner meeting. Ken Vickery, KI5JRY, made a motion to adjourn and Ronny Jenkins, KI5WXC seconded it.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.

Jeff Montgomery, WB4WXD

Secretary/Treasurer 2026-2027

PACARC

11/7/2026