Why there isn't a Pres column for the QFiver this month... Dear Board, $#(@#*$ ...email ! This column was sent out on April 21st and I just received a reply that it was undelivered. Just in case you wondered why there might not be a column from the Pres. this month. I feel better after venting. See you next month. \73, Phil Welcome to the month of May and our May issue of the QFiver. This month is named after the Roman goddess of spring and growth, Maia. And that it is! The wild flowers are blooming, the grasses have turned green, birds are singing, and the sounds of lawn mowers fill the air on the weekends. And just like the month of May, OH-KY-IN ARS continues to grow. I want to thank all those who have renewed their memberships or are joining us for the first time. Your continued support greatly helps maintain our fine repeater systems and other valuable club services we provide. I know you won't be disappointed. May is also the end of our Spring Classes and the passage of many non-hams to their first license. We wish you the best of luck on your exam(s), and hope that you will consider joining us to further your knowledge, interests and talents in this fine hobby and organization. May is also the month for Dayton Hamvention and any gear you wish to sell. Judd N8RVR will be on-hand at our next meeting to coordinate this effort. This month's general meeting is equally important to attend to prepare for Field-Day 2004. (More about this is listed below in the VP's column). We hope to count you in for this fun and exciting event. And last but not least, don't forget to honor your mother on Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day mom! You'll always be loved and remembered. 73, Phil, KG8AP From the President KG8AP’s column is missing again due to overwork (his). Ken N8ASV receives the Ham of the Year plaque. Photo N8RVR wouldn't copy At the awards dinner: Roses for the YLs and XYLs Wallpaper printed courtesy of Federal Reserve Bank New book of jokes for KD4PYR Medals: BP gas card for N8RVR for all the running he does Little Etch-a-Sketch (super slow scan) for WA8LOJ Wire cutters for K4BRI Sample of rubbing alcohol for WD8JAW (folks think he’s still Hamfest chair) Canned ham for extra effort for WB8JHT Jalapeno sauce for hot wings for KG8AP More popcorn for meetings for WA8YL John Hugentober CW Proficiency Award: 2d place KA3MTT 1st place KB8ANY (Paul D Flaugher) Fox hunters, all year: W8EH and KC8WOL (Elaine) Youth Achievement: KI4BOR, K4MLE, KF4YWG Meritorious Service: WA6EZV, WB4SUV, N8BV Next meeting The next meeting of Oh-Ky-In ARS will be Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 7:30 PM at the Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Ave. The plan is for Nathan Ciufo KA3MTT, new Field Day chair, to go over the logistics for that event in some detail. Coming west on Glenway Ave, pass Ferguson Rd and turn left into Sidney between the BP gas station and Sebastian’s Greek restaurant, just before the Frisch’s. Then turn right at the stoplight at Covedale into the drive down to the church parking lot. The entrance is at the back of the building. Plenty of parking is available. 73, Brian K4BRI Minutes of members’ meeting, Tuesday, April 6, 2004 Phil KG8AP called meeting to order with Pledge of Allegiance and self-introductions at 7:35 PM. There were about 35 present including guest Mark Reising WM8R, new Affiliated Clubs Coordinator. Health and welfare: Tom Wallace KC8VIX became SK on March 9. Brag: Phil KG8AP’s son Ben passed his Technician exam last Saturday. No call sign yet. Rick KD4PYR announced that daughter Becky KG4BDO has selected Thomas More College to attend and will receive a full scholarship. Since this is the second daughter who’s chosen Thomas More, they only need pay $1000 tuition total. Susie N8CGM’s Sweet Adelines chorus, Queen City, took 1st place in the small chorus division again at the recent Region 4 contest in Covington, and 5th place overall among 15 choruses. There are medals which clink in the night. Brian K4BRI then began the program on what’s old and new at 146.67 and 146.925. He distributed a folio of photocopies illustrating and documenting the state of the repeaters. Everything at .67 has been replaced in the past 2 years. The last page is what’s there now v. what used to be there. .67 antenna is up the Ch 5 tower at 607 ft. Remote sites at Rumpke and St E listen on 146.07, East will listen there when it’s installed. GE Master XXs were state of the art on the 1970s when they were installed. Idea is for remotes to be Interchangeable and frequency agile. For .925 what’s listed on the last page underlined is still in use, which isn’t much! Technical committee is responsible for repeaters, and badly needs more members, not just K4BRI. Highlight of the awards banquet was choice of Ken N8ASV as Ham of the Year. Digital presentation photo was provided on disk. Remainder of wallpaper and plaques were distributed by Phil KG8AP. Bob WA6EZV and Dick WB4SUV will be in CA the week before Field Day, Nathan KA3MTT needs help. Next month’s program will be on Field Day, more extensive than the brief overview that was given this time. Weak signal is a free station, probably will not double as cicada-killer. Break at 8:05 PM, business meeting convened at 8:20 PM. Phil KG8AP thanked the Haltermons for hospitality duty. Pete KC8BZM moved to accept the minutes of last meeting as printed in the Q-Fiver, Judd N8RVR second, motion carried. Ken N8ASV reported 138 paid up members for the current year. He asked those present to chat up non-members who use the repeater and get them to join. If we get more members we may not have to raise dues. Rick KD4PYR gave the treasurer’s report; awards dinner was the main thing out of the ordinary, raised $635 but only cost about $150. 2 years’ worth of donations was given to the church where we meet, as we hadn’t last year Silent Key: Tom Wallace KC8VIX is the only recent one. He died March 9. Technical committee: Brian K4BRI plans to fix the north remote this weekend, scheduled meeting next month. Harry WA8LOJ noted that it’s time for an equipment inventory. Brian K4BRI and Jim KC8PRY will help devise a plan to track the gear. Classes: 1 Tech and 1 General have passed with 3 weeks of classes to go. Saturday May 1 is VE Exam Day, numerous are needed to offset the number of instructors. Next classes start Sept 23. Brian K4BRI reported no March fox hunt due to lack of hounds. There was a good ARDF practice session, resulting also in a new map of Stanbery Park on the east side of town. Simpler fox hunts, mostly mobile, are planned; there may be one this Saturday. DXers will meet at Lynn WD8JAW’s on the 3d Tuesday. Mark WM8R, new Affiliated Club Coordinator for the OH Section, thanked Oh-Ky-In for inviting him to the meeting. “It’s a great organization; keep it up!” he said. QCEN, of which he is president, plans a field trip to the Radio & Technology Museum in Huntington WV on Sat Aug 2 1 for $30, 55 seats on the bus. Brian K4BRI reported for robotics that they’re moving along on computer to robot inter-faces, working toward a ham radio to robot DTMF decoder. Librarian JIM KC8PRY reported that magazines are free to circulate. The Oh-Ky-In Hamfest is Saturday, July 24. Carol WA8YL and Bruce N8BV have tickets. Tech Talk: Bruce N8BV encourages check-ins. Pete KC8BZM reported that the WARN training net was last week. Rick KD4PYR added that the net will be monthly. There’s a wish to keep the net formal;, please be quiet if not properly trained (i.e. no: “it’s still raining here” reports. Pete had further news of the MS 150 bike ride, a 2-day event, can work any part. The Flying Pig Marathon will be Sunday May 2, still 10 hams short, shifts between 5 AM-12:30 PM. Potential Pig communicators were asked to attend the April 16 QCEN meeting, save time and trouble for preparation. Those unable to attend please contact [n8tfd@qcen.net]. More than 10 can be used; 146.67 is traditionally reserved for Pig medical net. Website: Dale KC8HQS reported that the calendar and Ken N8ASV ‘s photo are courtesy of Judd N8RVR and the Hamfest. Old business: Bruce N8BV thanked those who worked Scouting for Food & Clothing. Article in the May Q-Fiver. New business: Current attendance awards are based on atmospheric noise. Winner is Judd N8RVR who is present. Sum returns to $5 next month. Slow-scan TV is pretty much dead. Harry WA8LOJ and Lloyd WD8NNG have been the only check-ins for weeks. Harry recommends that net go to dormant status for a while. Gene NU8U won $14 in split the pot. Judd N8RVR has blank sheets to list items for Dayton. There being no further business, Pete KC8BZM moved to adjourn at 8:48 PM, Judd N8RVR second, motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Susie Scott N8CGM, Recording Secretary The May Membership notice: A big thanks to everyone for supporting OH-KY-IN by paying your dues for 2004. Please suggest OH-KY-IN membership to your non-club-member friends. Let them know we have a great club with lots of enjoyable activities. Invite them to a club meeting so they can see first hand how many activities there are each month. Membership forms and instructions are available to all at www.ohkyin.org. Ken N8ASV OH-KY-IN Membership Chairman Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:22:46 -0400 To: Today I received the tickets and passes for the Dayton Hamvention Flea market spaces. As in the past, OH-KY-IN will be set up in 4007 and 4008. 73 Rick KD4PYR Tally PBS-KET! The fox hid in the gravel parking lot of the WCVN KET transmitter site in the very southern part of Covington KY. Trying to return to a simpler type of hunt, the hounds were only required to find the fox in his vehicle. I ran horizontal polarization and alternated between 5 and 25 watts - seems to have been effective. \Results: Bob, WA6EZV 16.4 miles 38:11 Dick, WB4SUV and Janie 22.0 miles 54:40 Ernie, W8EH 26.9 miles 81:34 Looking forward to next month - Come on out and give it a try! 73 - Brian K4BRI Contests May 2004 1-2 MARAC County Hunters Contest, CW; 10-10 International Spring Contest, CW & Digital; 2 GHz and Up World-Wide Club Contest; European Union Contest 2004, all mode; Int'l Police Assoc., IPA, Contest, CW & SSB; Microwave Spring Sprint; IN QSO Party CW & SSB; ARI International DX Contest, CW, SSB, & Digital; New England QSO Party, CW& SSB 1-10 NA Spring Meteor Scatter Rally 8-9 Mid-Atlantic QSO Party, CW, SSB, & FM; NV QSO Party, CW, SSB, & RTTY; OR QSO Party, CW & SSB; FISTS (CW) Spring Sprint; Alessandro Volta RTTY DX Contest; 50 MHz Spring Sprint; Portuguese Navy Day, CW, SSB, & PSK31 15-16 His Majesty King of Spain Contest, CW; Newcomers Run, CW; Baltic Contest, CW & SSB; US Counties QSO Party, SSB 29-31 CQ WW WPX Contest, CW; Great Lakes QSO Party, all mode; QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint, CW; MI QRP Memorial Day CW Sprint Lots of contests especially for CW. Have fun. For more information see QST, CQ, or http://www.arrl.org/contests/ 73, Dan KF4AV Amateur radio club offers “ham radio” licence exams Amateur radio license examinations will be given in the Cincinnati, Ohio area by the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on Saturday, May 1, 2004 at the Salem Presbyterian Church in Western Hills. The church is located at the intersection of Mozart and Higbee, just behind the White Castle restaurant located at the corner of Harrison and Boudinot. The examinations will begin at 12 noon. Amateur radio examinations will be given for all levels of license. WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!! For advance registration (not required), send your completed NCVEC Form 605 (pre-Dec 2003 issue not yet barred from acceptance but will be soon, ARLB 010) and a check or money order made payable to OH-KY-IN A.R.S. in the amount of $12, along with a copy of all certificates of successful completion and your current license (if any) to the following address: Brian DeYoung K4BRI 5043 Pleasant Ridge Road Alexandria, KY 41001-9716 For more information, contact Carol Hugentober WA8YL at 513=661-5323 or send email to [wa8yl@juno.com] or visit the OH-KY-IN Amateur Radio Society on the World Wide Web at: www.ohkyin.org. Scouting for Food & Clothing Drive The 2004 Scouting for Food & Clothing Drive was held just a bit earlier this year than has been in the past. Although that did not cause for any strange weather conditions or anything. In fact, the event started off on a Sunday afternoon with a temperature of about 74 degrees F. As the day progressed it got even warmer, to about 78 F. Not bad for a March afternoon !! No real unusual events happened this year. It seemed as if contributions were rather small both for food and clothing. I and many others that worked the event mentioned that they saw absolutely no publicity for the event, not even the usual paper bag in the Sunday Enquirer. Thanks again to all 21 operators for working the 2004 Scouting for Food & Clothing Drive. We had a few new operators this year and everyone did a great job providing communications for this worthwhile event. I’ll look forward to working with you again on next year’s event. I'll be,in touch. KC8SVB W8QIW KB8JVK WD8JAW WA8LOJ WB8JHT KI4BUM N8RVR KC8YZW KB8UBG KB8WEI KC8TPN K9OHE KD4PYR KD4PYS KF4YWG KB8ROA KA8CXG KC8BZM KC8VIG N8BV 73, Bruce N8BV ==>FCC proposes wide-ranging changes to amateur radio rules The FCC has released an "omnibus" Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that seeks comments on a wide range of proposed Amateur Service (Part 97) rule changes. The FCC also denied several petitions for rule making aimed at altering portions of the Amateur Radio regulatory landscape and ordered minor changes in Part 97. The NPRM is a result of a dozen petitions for rule making, some filed more than a year ago and a few dating back as farmas 2001. Comments on the proposals put forth in WT Docket 04-140 are due by Tuesday, June 15, with reply comments by Wednesday, June 30. Among other changes, the FCC has recommended adopting the ARRL's "Novice refarming" plan . "Because the ARRL petition addresses the operating privileges of all classes of licensees on these Amateur Service bands, we believe that the ARRL petition provides a basis for a comprehensive restructuring of operating privileges," the FCC said in its NPRM. "We note that, as proposed, no licensees would lose any spectrum privileges and that General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class licensees would gain spectrum for phone emissions, one of the most popular operating modes on the HF bands." The ARRL referenced its Novice refarming proposal in its recent Petition for Rule Making, RM-10867 , which, along with three other petitions (see "FCC Invites Comments on Amateur Radio Restructuring Plans," ) remains open for comment until April 23. The FCC also has proposed essentially eliminating its rules prohibiting manufacture or marketing of Amateur Radio Service power amplifiers capable of operating between 24 and 35 MHz. Originally put on the books in 1978 to keep high-powered amateur amplifiers out of the hands of CBers, the rules now "impose unnecessary restrictions on manufacturers of Amateur Radio equipment and are inconsistent with the experimental nature of the Amateur Ser-vice," the FCC said. The FCC additionally proposed a rule change that would make Kenwood's Sky Command system legal for operation within the US. The proposed amendment to §97.201(b) of the rules would permit auxiliary operation on 2 meters above 144.5 MHz--with the exception of the satellite subband 145.8 to 146.0 MHz--in addition to frequency segments already authorized. The Sky Command system permits the user to operate certain Kenwood equipment remotely via a VHF/UHF handheld transceiver. In response to an ARRL petition, the FCC proposed extending the bands available for spread spectrum experimentation and use to include 222-225 MHz. On its own initiative, it also recommended including 6 and 2 meters as well. Current rules limit SS emissions to frequencies above 420 MHz. Among other changes, the FCC also proposed to prohibit acceptance of more than one application per applicant per vanity call sign; permit retransmission of communications between a manned spacecraft and its associated Earth stations, including the International Space Station; allow current amateurs to designate a specific Amateur Radio club to acquire their call sign in memoriam; eliminate §97.509(a) of the rules, which requires a public announcement of volunteer examiner test locations and times; and add to §97.505(a) to provide Element 1 (5 WPM Morse) credit to any applicant holding a Technician license granted after February 14, 1991, and who can document having passed a telegraphy examination element. The Commission ordered some changes in Part 97 without requesting comment. It ordered, among others, the revision of the definition of an "amateur operator" in §97.3(a)(1) to reflect that entry in the FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS), not a license document, determines whether a person is an Amateur Radio operator. The FCC also adopted a technical change--in line with a recent amendment to the international Radio Regulations--to specify that the mean power of any spurious emission from a new amateur station transmitter or amplifier operating below 30 MHz be at least 43 dB below the mean power of the fundamental emission, 3 dB greater than the current requirement. The FCC turned down a petition would have established distinct CW and phone segments in the 160-meter band. Although a majority of commenters supported the proposal, the Commission said the current voluntary band plan "adequately accommodates the operating interests of all licensees who use the 160-meter band because it was based on input from those who use this spectrum." Among several others, the FCC turned down petitions that would have imposed restrictions on the time, length or transmission frequencies of bulletins or informational transmissions directed at the amateur community. Also denied was an ARRL request to add to the special event call sign system certain call sign blocks that designate territories and possessions that have no specified mailing addresses. The FCC suggested using self-assigned indicators instead. The FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket 04-140 is available on the FCC Web site. As soon as the document has been posted, comments on the NPRM may be filed via the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) . Click on "Submit a filing." To view filed comments, click on "Search for filed comments." In either case enter the NPRM number in the "Proceeding" field as "04-140" (without the quotation marks). ==>ARRL requests filing deadline extension in BPL proceeding The ARRL has asked the FCC to extend the deadline for comments and reply comments by 45 days in the Broadband over Power Line (BPL) Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in ET Docket 04-37. Comments now are due by May 3 and reply comments by June 1. Although the FCC does not routinely grant such time extensions, the League said it wants to allow time for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to conclude its study at BPL field trial locations. The ARRL said it anticipates the NTIA study to go public very soon, allowing only a couple of weeks at best to evaluate its conclusions and incorporate them into comments in the proceeding. "This proceeding stands to have a profound effect on the Amateur Radio Service, and a full and complete opportunity to evaluate the results of the NTIA study is critical to the ability of ARRL to respond in a meaningful manner to the proposals in the instant Notice," ARRL said in filing its request April 9. "At the same time, there is no need for any rush to judgment in this proceeding, since BPL trial sites are only now commencing operation." If the FCC okays the request, the comment date would move to June 14, and the reply comment deadline would become July 16. Granting the request, the ARRL contended, "will have no adverse effect on any interested party to this proceeding." The League said the new deadlines would provide everyone with approximately 60 days to review and evaluate the NTIA's study before having to file comments. "Should the NTIA report be substantially delayed in its public release, ARRL reserves the right to request additional time as necessary," the League said. Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Michael Powell turned down a request by US Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI (ex-WB7OCE), who--as a member of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet--had asked the chairman to delay further action on the BPL proceeding until the NTIA study had been completed and stakeholders had had a chance to evaluate it before commenting. Powell assured Walden February 3 that the FCC would give "thorough consideration" to all BPL studies before it takes any final action in the proceeding. For more information on BPL, visit the "Broadband Over Power Line (BPL) and Amateur Radio" page on the ARRL Web site. VE exam opportunities May 2004 Sat .May. 1 at Hartwell Presbyterian Church, Parkway & Woodbine Avs, sponsored by CRA. Registration 8:30 AM; walk-ins only! Info: Herb Blasberg WA8PBW, 513=891-7556 Sat. May 1 at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot, sponsored by Oh-Ky-In. Registration 12 noon, walk-ins accepted. Info: Carol Hugentober WA8YL 513=661-5323, Talk-in 146.67 Sat. May 8 at the Butler Co VHF Communications Centre in the D Russel Lee Vocational School, 3603 Hamilton-Middletown Rd (Rt 4), suburban Hamilton, sponsored by Butler Co VHF Assn. Registration 8:30 AM. School's talk-in: I-75 to M Fox Hwy (SR 129), follow 129 to Bypass 4 to Rt 4 .2 mi on the right, 1st drive. 4-way stop & a yield, beyond which is new addition with lots of glass; you're there.. Info: Ted Wilson K8TCR, 513=868-7012. Talk-in 146.97 Mon.May 10 at Turkeyfoot Middle School, 3230 Turkeyfoot Rd, Edgewood KY, sponsored by NKARC. 6-8 PM. Pre-registration encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted. No photocopying on site; please bring everything you need! Info: 859=472-6690 or 859=356-5460. IN ALL CASES 2 IDs (at least 1 with photo), originals (bring to exam) & photocopies (enclose with preregistration or bring to exam to file with NCVEC Form 605, of license & CSCEs), blue or black pen for answers & form filling are required. Headphones for the CW element and photocopying available at Oh-Ky-In exams but not at most other testing locations (call for info). Pre-registration encouraged where available (see specific exam info for where to send, enclose SASE for confirmation and NCVEC 605). $12 is the current ARRL/VEC exam fee. VE exams at Dayton Hamvention If you wish to take only the test and not participate in the rest of Hamvention, go to Guest Services, where arrangements will be made to get you to the testing area at the back of the Main Arena. Technician thru Extra class exams will be given at: Friday, May 14, 2004 0930 local time and 1430 local time Saturday, May 15, 2004 0930 local time and 1430 local time Sunday, May 16, 2004 0930 local time Reservations recommended tho hard to get, walk-ins accepted if room is available. If you pre-registered, be at the testing area NLT 15 minutes before start of exam, or your place will be given to a walk-in and you get to take your chances with the rest of them. Hamfests &c. May 2004 1 Big Sandy ARC Hamfest at Louisa KY Community Ctr, corner Pike & Jefferson US 23 to Louisa, turn off on Rte 2566, go 1 mile to 1st tfc light at Food Land Plaza, follow marked hwy ½ mi to Pike St, turn right at Fire Station, go ¼ mi across RR tracks, Community Ctr on right. ARES Spl Dist 9 mtg, ARES forum with KY SM John Meyers NB8K, VE sessions. Talk-in 147.39. Gate $4, Info: Fred Jones WA4SWF, 606=638-9049, [wa4swf@foothills.net], www.bsarc.org 14-16 Fri 8 AM-6 PM, Sat 8 AM-5 PM, Sun 8 AM-1 PM. Dayton OH Hamvention, sponsored by Dayton ARA. Hara Arena Comples, 1001 Shiloh Spgs Rd. 2004 theme is “Year of the Contact”. Exhibitors & vendors show their latest products & gear, huge outside vending area, forums on all facets of Amateur Radio all 3 days, VE sessions all 3 days (see VE exams at Dayton). Spl Events Station. Advance $20, gate $25 (valid all 3 days), under 13 free. Info: Henry Ruminski WD8JOI 937=775-2950, [henry.ruminski@wright.edu]; [info@hamvention.org], www.hamvention.org 30 Hilliard/Columbus OH Hamfest sponsored by Franklin Co Hamfest Cmte at Franklin Co Fairgrounds, Columbia St. Take I-270 outer belt to W side of Columbus, exit at Cemetery Rd (Hilliard), go 1.5 mi W to Norwitch St, turn right just before RR overpass. Go .5 mi N on Norwitch (look for Fairgounds signs), turn right onto Columbia St, straight ahead to Fairgrounds entrance. Electronics flea mkt (buy, sell, trade), gear. Computers, antique radios, free parking. Talk-in: 146.76. Gate $5. Info: Chris Lind KC8BUO, 614=267-7779, fax 614=263-7934; [clind2@juno.com] What’s coming in May Tue Apr 27 7:30 PM Board of Directors meeting at Carol WA8YL’s Wed Apr 28 9 PM Tech Talk, 146.67, NCS Brian K4BRI Thu Apr 29 7 PM Last code & theory class at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot Sat May 1 12 noon VE exams, Technician thru Extra, at Salem Presbyterian Church, Mozart & Higbee in Westwood-Cheviot, behind Harrison-Boudinot White Castle Tue May 4 7:30 PM Club meeting at Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Rd Topic: Field Day, Nathan Ciufo KA3MTT Wed May 5 9 PM Tech Talk, 146.67, NCS Carol WA8YL Fri May 7 8 PM Hamilton Co Amateur Radio Public Svc Corps at Hamil- ton Co Communications Ofc Conference Rm, 2377 Civic Ctr Dr; park in Bd of Education lot, N side of Civic Ctr Dr Sat May 8 10 AM Monthly fox hunt, hounds start from Mt Storm Park, talk-in to start 146.67 Tue May 11 7:30 PM Technical Cmte meets, probably 146.67 Wed May 12 9 PM Tech Talk, 146.67, NCS Dale KC8HQS Mon May 17 7:30 PM Robotics Group at Brian K4BRI’s Tue May 18 7:30 PM DXers at Lynn WD8JAW’s Wed May 19 9 PM Tech Talk, 146.67, NCS Dennis KB8ROA Fri May 21 8 PM Queen City Emergency Net, Red Cross HQ, 820 Sycamore Tue May 25 7:30 PM Board of Directors meeting at Carol WA8YL’s Wed May 26 9 PM Tech Talk, 146.67, NCS Brian K4BRI Tue Jun 1 7:30 PM Club meeting at Western Hills Church of Christ, 5064 Sidney Rd Topic: Field Day final details, Nathan Ciufo KA3MTT News of members and students in recent classes Our sincere condolences to Mary Ann Wallace, widow of Tom Wallace KC8VIX who died March 9, and family New members Ben Smith KC8ZLF Mike Brainard N8UJY, back after a couple of years out Copy deadline for June issue is Friday, May 14