Adele (KG7GIS) has sent out the May edition of the club newsletter.  If you didn't get it, you can download it from the Club Newsletters page.

Travis (KG7KFC) announced on the Sunday net yesterday that his wife has available a large quantity of baking yeast.  She is looking for $5.00 for four ounces to recoup some of her costs.  Please contact Travis directly if you are interested.  Travis's contact information is available on the MARC Roster, which is accessible to all club members.  If you can't get a copy of the roster, and you think you should be able to, Contact Us.

Since we are not having an in-person meeting this month on the 19th, we have decided to add an additional on-air net on our normal frequency at a 6:30 PM (same time we would normally have our club meeting).  This net will be on the Ensign Peak repeater at 147.16 MHz tone 127.3 Hz.

Turn on your radios and check in!

There was a 5.7 earthquake a little north of Magna this morning.  There have been several aftershocks.  We are asking all club members to check in either here (post a comment on this message) or via e-mail to the club.  Joey has advised that the city is okay, some minor water breaks, but nothing major.  No need for a club activation at this time.

Due to the COVID-19 (a.k.a. Corona) virus, it has been decided to suspend in-person club meetings at this time.  We will NOT be meeting on the 19th of March.  We will continue to have our weekly Sunday evening nets.

Best wishes to all and stay safe and healthy.  If you have been exposed to the virus, take appropriate action, including contacting your health care professional(s).  While primarily dangerous to the elderly, young, and those with compromised immune systems or respiratory disorders, the disease is not fun no matter what your health condition and you should avoid it if you can.  Wash your hands regularly with soap and water.

Given the shortage of items such as hand sanitizer, wet wipes, cold medicine, and other related products, you may want to experiment with making your own hand sanitizer.  This can be done quite simply by using a mixture of 2/3 rubbing alcohol with 1/3 aloe vera gel.  Keep it in a sealed container to prevent evaporation.  While helpful when soap and water are not available, hand sanitizer is NOT a substitute for proper hand washing.  Hand sanitizer kills some of the virus, but soap and water washes it away entirely.

`Our glorious leader has made arrangements for us to be able to get ID badges.  Visit Ham Badges to order your own badge.

Now, you'll notice that there are several color choices to choose from.  There has been some discussion on the club mailing list about everyone sticking with a common color scheme.  Given this, you might want to wait until a final decision on the "approved" colors has been reached.

The badges are available in small, medium, or large and can be ordered with a pin fastener or a magnetic fastener.  See below for some example images:

Don't forget, our February monthly meeting on the 20th will not be at the usual location.  We will be visiting the Salt Lake Crossroads Amateur Radio club which is meeting at the Glendale branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library.  This meeting will start at 7:00 PM at the library and we will be treated to a presentation on WinLink, a mechanism for sending "e-mail" messages using amateur radio.

If you have a laptop, bring it to the meeting and you will be shown how to install and configure the WinLink software and will be able to practice sending and receiving some messages (via the TELNET protocol over the Internet).  If you have a radio with a TNC, bring that too and we'll try to get it set up.

Check out our Monthly Meeting event for more details including where and when, and even a map to the location.