President Pete Speaks
WB7AMP

15. Please contact Sterling Tally to help out with that event.
   Field Day 2000 is "screaming down" on us, and I will be contacting several of you to bring things and stations etc. to set up at the site. One site is outside at the clubhouse and a  possible alternative is a park south of the clubhouse. I will check it out. It at least has some shade trees according to Ken Williams, K5JOG. That may be a great asset because it sure is going to be hot!!! Get your stuff ready and join us in M.A.R.C.'s Field Day 2000. June 24 & 25.
   I have made several trips to the hospital in Lubbock to be with my son Mikal. I just returned today Monday, May 29th. I have been there since the 25th with him. The bone that they put back in his skull got infected and he went back in surgery to take it back out. He will return and the doctors will make him a skull flap out of a new plastic material that will be harder than his original bone. Thanks to everyone for their prayers. I have had a hard time keeping up with all of the activities by being gone so much, but it will all work out soon.
   I encourage you to come to our club meetings. The next one will be Monday, June 12th, at 7:30 PM. I will keep the business part as short as possible and we will have a program . I will show you part of my military radio collection. I will bring 3 examples of British Army radios the No. 19 MKII the No. 62 MKII and the Wireless set C-12. At our last meeting, I presented a example of a homebrew multi-band mobile antenna and the pieces to build another one. We used Ken Williams MFJ ant analyzer, and tried for the first time to see if I had reached my target frequency of 40 meters. It was a little short of that, so I will work on it some more. I have built another one that looks like a Australian Outbacker. If I can get it to load I will bring it too.

   Howdy: Well it seems like no time at all has passed, since I sent a note to Dewey for the newsletter, but here it is time again. The members of M.A.R.C. have been busy this past month with Ken Williams, K5JOG, Robert Boyd, KC5ZJO, Dwayne Fox W5ZOX, Dick Titchen, W5RCB, Trey Watkins, KD5HCQ, and myself participated in the March of Dimes Walkathon in Midland. They had over 800 people that walked in it. They had a very good turn out. The weather was cool but warmed up and then the wind blew. Imagine that! Thanks to all that helped out. The walk had no emergency so our job went smooth.
   Beverly Harwood, KC5BNT, started the ball rolling with other people to get goods, foodstuff, clothes etc. donated to the burnout victims of the Los Alamos fire. The Mayflower Moving Co. donated a van and truck driver and Wal-Mart let them park it on their lot. Beverly reported they filled up the van in spite of the bad weather on that Friday. There were several other hams involved. I don't have the names of  the people who helped from the club, but I thank you very much.
   Jim Reid, K5KUX, asked the club to participate in a county wide emergency exercise conducted by the Red Cross and need about 15 hams. Contact Jim Reid,  K5KUX, or Janet Cross at the Red Cross to volunteer. That will be on Saturday, July 8th.
   Sterling Talley, WB5G, reminded us that the Cactus Crude 150 Mile Bicycle race will be Saturday, July

   Well summer had arrived in a "bit" hot way, so have the blasted mosquitoes. They eat me alive every time I go outside (My neighbor has what he calls a cattail pond but in reality is a mosquitoes breeding farm). Just remember to drink plenty of water, cover up exposed skin or use lots of sun block and enjoy.
   President: Pete, WB7AMP. Hey is that my current call or what!

Southwest Lynx System to have exercise

   The Southwest Lynx System will be having the first "exercise" of the year. The exercise will begin on June 14, 2000. W5PPF, Lee, in Abilene will start the exercise off. Get the details of the exercise on the Lynx frequency. The "exercise" will last two weeks.     
   Contact Lee, W5PPF or Dwayne Fox, W5ZOX.