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Check-ins (25)

• Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)
• Don Ling (WB5CKO)
• Jeremy Carter (KF5YAA)
• Joshua Cook (KF5TYX)
• David Cook (KI5GDX)
• Ken Reeves (KE5FIV)
• Joe Napoli (KG5SDF)
• Bill Rose (K5WTR)
• Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)
• Garrett Martin (W5HVS)
• Randy Field (K5RLF)
• Ralph Cobb (W5RYC)
• Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)
• Lance Smith (KI5ETF)
• Avery McIntosh (N7ALM)
• Jeff McDowell (KI5CES)
• James Cravey (KG5ZTZ)
• Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)
• Blount Cody (KD5FPC)
• Harold Turbyfill (KG5SDG)
• Mark Coppock (KG5PDT)
• John Walpole (K5ZY)
• Phil Gates (N5ZKF)
• Bennie Naiser (KA5TWB)
• Travis Scott (KI5TMS)

Officer Reports

President Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• Special thank-you to W5DZ, KA5HIA, and others!
  • continued work on repeater noise
• CQ World-Wide SSB last weekend
• Crystal-clear signal on Friday from VK3MO in South Australia!
• 4-hour North American SSB Sprint contest this weekend
• Louisiana QSO Party
• Florida State Parks On The Air
  • Parks on the air has been a good trend

Vice-President Rick Pfeil (KI5DUJ)

• Field Day 2021-06-26 and 2021-06-27
  • Need help operating radios!
• Send ideas for presentations
  • We’re probably going to start having meetings in-person soon

Secretary Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Minutes and end of net as usual
• Happy Easter!

Treasurer Lorna Flansburg (KI5FIZ)

• $5911.09
• Membership renewals coming in; get yours in if you haven’t already
• Set W5BCS as your Amazon Smile charity

Announcements / Comments

Question for conversation: What coax do you use to interconnect your equipment?

Dick Zimmer (W5DZ)

• Coax cables:
  • low-loss 9913… not good since it gets water in it
  • UHF/VHF: LMR400
  • Shack: LMR240, double-shielded and low loss

Phil Gates (N5ZKF)

• LMR-240 inside
• experimenting with RG-58AU: thin and flexible

Matthew Barry (KG5LYE)

• Center-fed Zepp antenna:
  • low-loss 300-Ohm twin-feed to 4:1 balun
  • short RG-58 coax from balun to radio
• Big fan of BNC connectors